Russian peasant in 1812 British Caricature

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A redrawn version of a Russian caricature (on Napoleon’s 1812 campaign in Russia) by British artist George Cruikshank. A Russian peasant holds a bloody axe above Frenchman’s head, ready to strike. On the ground are the bodies of two French officers, whose skulls have been split by the Russian soldier’s axe. British caricature. Dorothy [...]

Four engaging ways to deal with an incoming attack

Just a short video clip as promised a few posts back.
1. Parry with the poll side of the axe.
2. Parry with the cheek or side of the axe or shaft.
3. Direct block with lead edge then turning to attack.
4. Direct stop with the head of the axe, best done on their hand or forearm.
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Zbojnický tanec – Outlaw dance

Jurošík a zbojník Hrajruka

Another axe dance

Another great axe dance fromt he troope in Arizona with Harnas Dragoslav at the head! These guys have been getting better with every clip I see from them..an inspiration to all us axe swingers out there!

A long and dramatic axe dance!

Stara Basn

Stara Basn…When the Sun was God. Pretty nifty film. Definitely did not win any major awards nor should it have but still fun to watch for self styled warrior types who swing axes around:) 
Set in pre-christian times in the land that would become Poland…Stara Basn tells a familiar tale of greed and betrayal in an [...]

Zbojnicki Dance

 

The Dances of Podhale (Poland)

Joseph Needham
Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Dec., 1937), pp. 117-119

 

The Cornhill Magazine 1879

The Cornhill Magazine
By George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray
Published by Smith, Elder and company., 1879
At one place we had to cross the river, and found the wooden bridge gone. The guides seized their axes—in this country every one carries an axe—and hewed down two trees long enough to span the stream, which they made firm by [...]

Universal Geography 1828

 
“Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe; Accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables” By Conrad Malte-Brun
Published by Wells and Lilly, 1828
 
The peasantry form the great mass of the people, their costume is well fitted for a cold climate [...]