Amazon: Total War Screenshots

**parthian shot** · 12-09-2013, 06:46

Libyan Demi-Lancer usering Modular Biometric Animation (MBA) technique

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**parthian shot** · 12-09-2013, 23:57

Themiskyran Demi-Lancer

**parthian shot** · 12-10-2013, 20:52

This may look like dance, but according to Keterina Tarnovska, this is the simile of the original Amazon fighting art in Ukraine...

**BroskiDerpman** · 12-10-2013, 21:01

I'm scared that they'll knock on my door.

**parthian shot** · 12-10-2013, 23:09

Hahaha! It is just dance, nothing more, right?

**-Nietzsche-** · 12-11-2013, 16:26

Well, I don't want to scatter anyones' enthusiasm, but all I see there are 2 or 3 Capoeira moves that can actually hurt someone... and the rest is rather ineffective hopping around. Kicking someone while jumping backwards? Maybe, your Adversary will actually stop fighting because he is rolling on the floor laughing :-S
I guess, real "Amazon Style Fighting" wouldn't have differed that much from Fighting Styles of other nations, and might have much in common with the medieval german Longsword techniques of Talhoffer and Lichtenauer in the video below - but that's just a personal guess of mine. The moves are carried out by guys, but the gender doesn't matter - moves are moves...

**parthian shot** · 12-11-2013, 21:49

Are they wearing any protective gear for their upper torso? if not, this look very dangerous, I can see they are mainly attacking the opponent's head, still one accidental thrust in the wrong direction can puncture a lung or worse..

**parthian shot** · 12-12-2013, 10:31

Originally Posted by -Nietzsche-

Well, I don't want to scatter anyones' enthusiasm, but all I see there are 2 or 3 Capoeira moves that can actually hurt someone... and the rest is rather ineffective hopping around. Kicking someone while jumping backwards? Maybe, your Adversary will actually stop fighting because he is rolling on the floor laughing :-S
I guess, real "Amazon Style Fighting" wouldn't have differed that much from Fighting Styles of other nations, and might have much in common with the medieval german Longsword techniques of Talhoffer and Lichtenauer in the video below - but that's just a personal guess of mine. The moves are carried out by guys, but the gender doesn't matter - moves are moves...

Also, you don't believe the back flip have use in hand to hand combat? because with correct stance, a back flip can be initiated with a kick and when the flip is complete, a punch. They in the video are doing OK, but obviously not quite fluid with the movement.
And their dance does have a great deal of traditional Cossack dance move incorporated in the choreography, that is what Hoppak is.