MARTIAL EQUESTRIAN ART

II - The Military Horses Riding

4 - The Training for Horseback
Medieval Weapons Wielding

The Training for Horseback Medieval Weapons Wielding demands an appropriate Pedagogy, including the « Training for Horseback Archery » in the first time before tackling the « Training for Horseback Medieval Weapons Wielding ».

Martial Arts Master Trịnh Quang Thắng
from VÕ-TRẬN ĐẠI-VIỆT School System
BÌNH-ĐỊNH SA-LONG-CƯƠNG

A - The Training for Horseback Archery :

The Martial Student of Đại-Việt Battlefields Martial Arts must master various forms of Horsebach Archery in arena in order to make easier the apprenticeship of various kinds of Edged weapons wielding, inherent in Eighteen Sections of Marial Arts on the training area, there are Sword (Kiếm), Blade-Breaker (Giản) and Eight Categories of Pole-Arms (1.Fauchard or Breach Knife of Cavalry "Giáo-Đao", 2.Vouge of Cavalry "Siêu-Đao", 3.Spear "Thương", 4.Halberd "Kích", 5.Pertuisane "Mâu", 6.Trident "Đinh-Ba", 7.Battle Axe "Phủ-Việt", 8.Great War Mace "Đại-Trùy") specifical to Cavalry from Đại-Việt.

Martial Student was training for various figures of Đại-Việt Archery
on Wooden Horse before the training for
Archery on War Horse (Kị-Xạ).

Female Martial Student waiting the training for
the Đại-Việt Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ).

Martial Student was training for various technical figures
of Archery on War Horse (Kị-Xạ) at indoor arena.

Martial Student of Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Section from
Bình-Định Sa-Long-Cương School System waiting the start of
training for various technique figures of Archery
on War Horse (Kị-Xạ) in Martial Training Area..

Martial Student of Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Section from
Bình-Định Sa-Long-Cương School System training for various techniques figures of Archery on War Horse
(Kị-Xạ) in Martial Training Area.

Martial Student was training for various technical figures
of Archery on War Horse (Kị-Xạ).

Martial Student was training for Medieval Equestrian Archery - Kị-Xạ
throughout the Codified Sequence of « Bow with Metal Frame - Thiết-Thai Cung ».

B - The Training for Medievales Weapons Wielding on Horseback :

After having been experienced in Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ), the Martial Student of Đại-Việt Battlefields Martial Arts, requires to get in use to Shield wielding on Horseback (Thuẫn-Kị), all as he requires to know the wielding of the Blade-Breaker (Cử Giản) and the Sword (Bạt Kiếm) on Horseback, before moving up to the stage of the « Training for Medieval Weapons wielding on Horseback ».

1 - The Training for the Shield Wielding on Horseback :

The use of Shield on Horsebackl (Thuẫn-Kị) is not so simple such as we believe because it demands a real knoweledge of the Shield Wielding and the Horse Riding.

Martial Student was training for various forms of Equestrian Figures at indoor arena with the Shield wielding on Horseback.

Martial Student was training for various forms of Equestrian Figures at outdoor arena with the Shield wielding on Horseback.

2 - The Training for the Blade-Breaker Wielding and the Sword Wielding on Horseback :

To learn to strike with the Blade-Breaker (Cử Giản) and to cut with the Sword (Bạt Kiếm) on Horseback are fundamentally necessary things for Martial Student of Võ-Trận Đại-Việt.

Martial Instructor NGUYỄN Phi-Hổ Marc was training
for Blade-Breaker Gian (Shock Weapon) wielding
on War Horse

Martial Student LÊ Anh-Tuấn Philippe was training
for Sword (Edged Weapon) wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student Nicola ROUX was training
for Sword (Edged Weapon) wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student Benoît ROUX was training
for Sword (Edged Weapon) wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Edged Arm
of « Long Sword - Trường-Kiếm » wielding on War Horse.

3 - The Training for the Pole-Arms on Horseback :

The use of eight categories of Pole-Arms (1.Fauchard or Breach Knife of Cavalry "Giáo-Đao", 2.Vouge of Cavalry "Siêu-Đao", 3.Spear "Thương", 4.Halberd "Kích", 5.Pertuisane "Mâu", 6.Trident "Đinh-Ba", 7.Battle Axe "Phủ-Việt", 8.Great War Mace "Đại-Trùy") is an essential thing in Teaching Program of Võ-Trận Đại-Việt. And the traiining for Battle Staff wielding on Horseback must be tackled in the first place on the pedagogic plan.

Martial Student was training on Wooden Horse for techniques of Battle Staff wielding
before tackling the training on War Horse.

Martial Student was training on Wooden Horse for techniques of Battle Staff wielding before tackling the training on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for various
techniques figures of « Battle Staff » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
of « Battle Staff » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
of « Battle Staff » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training on Wooden Horse for various techniques of « Spear Halberd - Kích-Thương »
inherent in Pole-Arm from Đại-Việt before tackling the training on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
of « Spear Halberd » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
« Giáo-Đao » (or Phác-Đao - 撲刀) on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
of « Antique Cavalry Vouge » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training for Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ)

Martial Student was training for Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ).

Martial Student was training for Pole-Arm
of « Antique Cavalry Vouge » wielding on War Horse.

Martial Student was training on War Horse for
« Antique Cavalry Vouge » wielding technique of
« Xung-Thiên » in the Codified Sequence
« The Vouge Sorring Up towards the Sky »
(Siêu Xung Thiên).