Torneos victorianos
Publicado: 10 Jun 2007 13:55
Una curiosidad,una especie de competiciones internas del ejército inglés a finales del siglo 19
Competiciones:
Singlestick Fencing: 1882 – 1890
Head and Posts (Turk’s Head) Competition: 1880 -1910
Tilting the Ring :1880 –1891
Lemon Cutting: 1880 – 1911
Tent Pegging: 1880 – 1913
Dummy Thrusting: 1911 – 1939
Lance vs. Lance: 1881 – 1883
Lance vs. Bayonet: 1880 – 1903
Sword vs. Sword, Mounted: 1881 – 1920
Sword vs. Lance, Mounted: 1881 – 1920
Sword vs. Bayonet: 1880 – 1903
Sabre vs. Sabre: 1891 – onwards
Sabre vs. Bayonet: 1886 – 1890
Foil vs. Foil: 1881 – onwards
Epee Competition: 1904 – onwards
Bayonet vs. Bayonet: 1904 – onwards
Bayonet Exercise: 1880 –1900
Bayonet Team Combats: 1891 – onwards
Section Jumping: 1887 – onwards
Riding and Jumping: 1891 – onwards
Tug of War: 1880 – onwards
De todo vamos...pruebas de corte,esgrima,demostraciones de gimnasia...
Curiosidades







Competiciones:
Singlestick Fencing: 1882 – 1890
Head and Posts (Turk’s Head) Competition: 1880 -1910
Tilting the Ring :1880 –1891
Lemon Cutting: 1880 – 1911
Tent Pegging: 1880 – 1913
Dummy Thrusting: 1911 – 1939
Lance vs. Lance: 1881 – 1883
Lance vs. Bayonet: 1880 – 1903
Sword vs. Sword, Mounted: 1881 – 1920
Sword vs. Lance, Mounted: 1881 – 1920
Sword vs. Bayonet: 1880 – 1903
Sabre vs. Sabre: 1891 – onwards
Sabre vs. Bayonet: 1886 – 1890
Foil vs. Foil: 1881 – onwards
Epee Competition: 1904 – onwards
Bayonet vs. Bayonet: 1904 – onwards
Bayonet Exercise: 1880 –1900
Bayonet Team Combats: 1891 – onwards
Section Jumping: 1887 – onwards
Riding and Jumping: 1891 – onwards
Tug of War: 1880 – onwards
De todo vamos...pruebas de corte,esgrima,demostraciones de gimnasia...
Curiosidades
Sword Cutting Feat by Sgt. Major Clements, acknowledged to be the champion swordsman in the British Army: Cutting through 2 large sheep, with one stroke of the sword, a feat never before accomplished by any other swordsman.
Sword Cutting Feat by Sgt. Instructor Haigh: He will cut a lemon on a man's head; also on a man's neck; severing a broom handle resting on 2 glasses of water without overturning the glasses or spilling the water; he will also cut an apple on a handkerchief without damage to the latter.






