Video shoot: November, 2010 Viking Combat Training
at Higgins Armory Museum
for American Treasures,
a new show premiering on
the Discovery Channel in spring, 2011
Photos courtesy of Peter Graupner |
We taught Jason and Kirk, the two hosts of the show,
some fundamentals of Viking combat.
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We taught Jason and Kirk using the training techniques
used in the
Viking combat classes
offered by the Guild,
and in our regular
Viking practice sessions.
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We played the shield bind game.
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We did cutting practice against a pell.
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We did cutting practice against a pad.
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We did some grappling exercises.
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We did the Haugbúinn drill to practice defense with the shield...
and we finished with several rounds of the Klámhögg game. |
Viking Day, July, 2009
The Higgins Armory Museum
held a full day of Viking activities to celebrate the release of a new
book,
Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.
 photos by Lauren Davis |
The
Sword Guild
offered a workshop on Viking combat techniques. Museum guests learned a
few fundamentals and then tried some of the techniques using wooden
practice weapons.
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