The German Martial Arts Tradition

At the tail end of the video the chap was answering the classic "so what" question - why translate and re-create what is essential a dead martial art. I think he gave a very valid reason, which is "why not" -  it is interesting and fun  - and personally I this is a perfectly reasonable answer.

But I think he missed a trick which is the art of sword fighting in the 15th Century was based on real battlefield experience  - the old litmus test for any martial art technique or application. These are rhymes in German, written for a purpose synonymous to Kata, passing on combat principles distilled from the experience of  undertaking real life and death stuff.

... wouldn't these principles also be applicable to modern martial arts ? Maybe we actually have something to learn from 15th Century martial rhymes that may also enrich our own training?

Cheers

Tom Runge