#cavalry training

‘‘ Тренировка кавалерийской атаки уколом, Англия, 1914 год. Cavalry charge with a point training.  England, 1914. ‘‘

‘‘ Even on horseback, there has been issues where the sword gets stuck in the opponent's body and it's difficult to recover. On horseback and going at a high speed, this would exasterbate the problem. If you notice, the practicioners do the stamping and then swing the sword back. They're simulating kicking the opponent off of the sword. For more information, look at Matt Easton's videos. ‘‘

In short: troopers are insane.

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