/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10053129
That video is sad (Also I got back my old account which is still banned.)

But I think there is a little misunderstanding, partly my fault.
training JUST for larps with dickswords or even proper larp weapons on a weekly basis is questionable (though I can understand that too)
My main position is however that training for any kind of swordfight gets you better at larp fights and not just necessearily for "winning" it.
Swordfighting is fun, be it HEMA or anything else. You can have fun, get more friends, helps you stay in shape, etc. AND parts of it are useful in larps.

Around here it also helps to build a community. When the weather isn't too bad, once a month we hold a get-together that is open for everyone and it's half part larp fighting just for the sake of fight (not a training or anything formal) and half social meeting. It helps to meet other larps outside of the game.

But we have twice a week a trainings too that is mostly centered around reenacting / HEMA stuff, but has a lot of larpers there who isn't interested in the steel version swordfighting. For them it helps to be a little more competent and to not act like the bumbling fools on the video you posted. I mean would you rather see stuff like that on a larp or stuff like this or the other gifs I recently posted?

Basically it's the same as with any other character: if you pretend to be in a specific profession with a character you try to look into that stuff so you can pretend to be competent. Doesn't have to be good in it but others should't cringe when they watch you doing your stuff. Be it swordfighting or casting magic or just trying to be a noble doing noble things.