2nd thrust you do not have to retrieve it, you can swing like a bat or sword. If it is parried you can follow that momentum around. Many traditional manuals miss these obvious points that can be come to easily through sparring.
I watched and enjoyed the entire video series. What was most interesting to me is a lot of the stuff that I see people doing with polearms in SCA that I always thought was modern made-up stuff, was also done historically. I was most surprised with the thrusts. I did not think that the hand sliding thrusts were historical. I would have never guessed that the extended one handed thrust was historical.
That is a good point, but unfortunately we don't have the ressources for this. We will conclude the staff tutorial with the upcoming episode, and will then go on to another weapon.
@@Dreynschlag Thank you so much for the answer. I was seeking everywhere, even in my local swordmasters (i don't know how to name them) and none of them are trained to fight with left hand. Only hope for me is there, but even if you dont have enough knowledge about that, it doesnt matter. Your films are still very helpful :)
I would try out different variations during flowsparring (If you are already experienced.) You will have to adapt, and find your own style, but the advantage is, that when you got it you probably will have success with it. Because you will be used to fence against right handed people, but no one is used to fence against a left hander. By this you will have a big advantage, alltough the learning is a bit harder, since you have to improvise at the beginning a lot. :)
would a thrust from a quarterstaff be of any advantage from something like a knife wielding maniac whos objective is to tackle me to the ground? Asking in consideration for my own safety.
Great video as always but i have some doubts about the effectiveness of thrusts with quarterstaff. With thrusts you are giving up the crushing blunt force of the staff. Unless you hit directly to the face , it does not deal a devastating blow. Also in case you miss your target , your opponent can easily grab your staff if you wander in his close measure for too long. Thanks Dreynschlag for this technique. I can occupy myself 1 month more with this move :) And R.I.P fruit :D
You can generate a lot of force with a thrust. Beside the face, a direct, hard hit to the ribcage will probably injure the opponent, and while it might not end the fight directly, it takes out the wind of your adversary. However, retreating is very important, because like you mentioned above, there is the risk of the staff being grabbed.
@@oguzhantavus4237if they grab your staff there more than likely open to literally any attack possibly the tackle technique or a good push kick to the crotch
@@Dreynschlag okay let me rephrase: is there no explicit usage of an half open extended lead hand while pushing with the rear hand? Can be used for zucken against binding on or as a intermediate between the two thrusts you showed. In an illustration it would probably look like a long thrust with both hands at the very end of the staff. I think there is an English source that uses this method exclusively...Swettenham or something like that?
Aaaah, now I got you. Yes, this is a valid and effective technique, however in the PHM system that we use, the grip is above. So we don't really use the variation that you discribed that often, because we would have to change the grip (Although in some situations a grip switch might happen). In other sources, like Joachim Meyer, who is fencing hand below the staff, you have this variation quite often.
