The Pros & Cons of Bludgeons (Maces, Hammers, Sticks, Etc)

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I've compared axes and blunt historical weapons to swords before, but this is a more in-depth discussion of various types of bludgeon, and my updated opinion on a few aspects. It covers the broad category but includes references to specific examples as well, like flanged or spiked maces, indigenous club designs (Polynesian, Native American, African, etc), hammers, some types of polearm, and so forth.
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@wisard734 3 года назад

Maces are underrated to be blunt, but axes have the edge.

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

And nothing is as low as undermining. 🤣

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

Or are maces blunt to be underrated 🤔

@schismannihilator4085 3 года назад

Then again, spears always got the point across 🤔

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

@@schismannihilator4085 that’s going out on a limb 😉😂

@guyjackson1839 3 года назад

Maces do not need an edge, just specifically because a blunt weapon unless you get a kill shot with your axe every single time, a blunt weapon is a lot better because 99.9% of the time you are going for a head shot kill shot

@LeDomge 3 года назад

"I bought a warhammer" "Oh, how much did cost?" "40K"

@QualityPen 3 года назад

40k what? Iranian Rials? That’s like… 4 dollars. Didn’t someone teach you to include units with your numbers when you took physics? ;)

@drmadrid1 3 года назад

“I got that reference.”

@shan9usfc 3 года назад

The Gryphon Rider from Warcraft 3 says that line.

@gideonmele1556 3 года назад

@@QualityPen generally taught that in elementary mathematics but now that’s heresy “Blessed is the mind too small for doubt” - some ministorum person probably

@Alex-tn7pv 3 года назад

You said warhammer instead of war hammer on the internet. GW is going to sue you now.

@JohnDoe-nq4du 3 года назад

I've been trying to decide whether to go to the Bard's College, or join the Thieves' Guild. I'm weighing the prose and the cons.

@grayanotoxin6131 3 года назад

Hey, I just wanted to pop in and tell you that your joke has gone wildly underappreciated, but that I see you. Thank you for the laugh.

@themanofmemes4911 2 года назад

I despise you with all my being now, but the joke was good nonetheless

@BigPanda096 2 года назад

Underrated joke. People need to learn what words mean.

@blizzardgaming7070 2 года назад

Well one is a collection of fetch quests not even related to bards and the other is one of, if not the most developed quest line in the game.

@blizzardgaming7070 2 года назад

You’re missing an “i” in that last word

@mateuszwesoowski9583 2 года назад

In Poland although you were born with the saber the actual weapon for doing someone dirty on the daily was called a nadziak. It was cross between a horsemen's pick and a walking stick. It was so efficient when it comes to lethality that it was actually banned outside of war time. Back when saber duels were considered an entertaining pass time. The extra leverage from the walking stick length, combined with a long spike (doubling as a handle in its walking stick configuration) meant that a single connecting blow often ended both the quarrel and the recipient in one strike. In sabre duels you got some slashes, maybe lost some fingers or an ear. A swing with the nadziak was usually deadly unless it hit the extremities. The swinging motion meant that if you hit the soft belly you ripped the insides to shreds. A hit to the rib cage punctured lungs because of the length of the back spike. And the skull was either punctured or fractured or both. While it was less good for defense or parrying, there wasn't much need for that after you landed the first blow. It's a scary weapon. Similar to your warhammer, only a longer haft, no top and side spikes, and the back spike is a lot longer leaving room to grip it as a handle or al least half handle in the walking stick configuration. These alongside with koncerz (a type of estoc) were the preferred anti armor options used by the hussars on military campaigns.

@puddintame6310 2 года назад

I wish Cold Steel made a longer handle than the one they offer with their warhammer, so it could double as a walking stick. Have you heard of a fokos/fokosh? I believe also called a shepherds axe.

@mateuszwesoowski9583 2 года назад

@@puddintame6310 Oh you can buy them easy in Polish highlands. Here they call them "ciupaga". Most are just ornamental tourist attractions (often with a wooden head just for show) but you can find fully functional ones as well if you step off the main tourist paths. It's one of the main icons of polish highlanders called "góral". As for nadziak Richard Marsden has a good video, he got one custom built.

@puddintame6310 2 года назад

@@mateuszwesoowski9583, thank you! Who builds the ciupaga? Are they custom made or commercially manufactured?

@mateuszwesoowski9583 2 года назад

@@puddintame6310 Both. On the tourist tracks you will get mass produced ones, often with a wooden head - they are purely decorative or great toys for kids. (i had one long long time ago) In some shops you will find some that are of higher quality and ornamentation but not fit to chop wood, more of cool and expensive walking sticks. I'd probably suggest these unless you plan to do some reenactments, and even if you do you can find ones that will withstand some wear. There are some shops that will sell you the real deal - mostly next to traditional blacksmith workshops, but the ones really fit for chopping wood and fighting will probably have to be custom made i think. The custom made you'll be able to get from most blacksmiths in Poland but they will cost you a little bit, the rest will be available mostly in Tatry that's the southern mountains near Zakopane city.

@mateuszwesoowski9583 2 года назад

The good custom made ones will start around 200PLN+ thats not much, 50+$. But they can go up to 1000 PLN thats 250$. The semi good walking sticks will be around 100-200 PLN. The tourist stuff will be below 100 PLN (around 25$) The expensive ones can have really intricate wood carving and metal head ornamentation. But i would go for smooth and sturdy.

@TheFizio 3 года назад

Pros of bludgeons: bonk Cons of bludgeons: the Pros make them irrelevant

@user-fn5pu7go9o 3 года назад

Bonk squad represent

@richynguyen8 2 года назад

Bonk

@StoonCoold 2 года назад

ENENE

@paulpolito2001 2 года назад

Peak Percussive Persuasion

@avancalledrupert5130 2 года назад

I've completed nearly every game I've ever played with a pet , a lightning bolt and a mace 😆

@essenkillerthezombiektz5026 3 года назад

Big con: very hard to spar with as trainers are still dangerous

@TheKingDain 3 года назад

Training with polehammers and poleaxes with my friend at my local HEMA-club. Yes, we have to be careful, even if the weapon's parts are made of rubber on a wooden pole.

@binalith4898 3 года назад

@@TheKingDain your mom and i were training just like that last night.

@kevingray4980 3 года назад

And the feel of sparring with trainers is completely different from the real thing.

@planescaped 2 года назад

@@binalith4898 Brings me right back to 7th grade...

@texasbeast239 2 года назад

@@binalith4898 - No, running around in your training bra is NOT just like HEMA training. So just don't.

@torporvasflam8670 3 года назад

Concerning hand shock, one method to reduce (not eliminate) the vibrations is to allow your wrist and grip to slacken upon impact, then taking back control during the tools rebound. Whip the weight forward then snatch it back after impact. The worst pain comes from trying to control the force during impact. This is a necessary technique learned by people in trades that swing repetitively all day.

@LendriMujina Год назад

Funny enough, there's a book in The Elder Scrolls games that gives this exact advice. Reading it boosts your Blunt skill in Oblivion and One-Handed skill in Skyrim/Online.

@torporvasflam8670 Год назад

@@LendriMujina Oh man I didn't catch that in my play throughs. Embarrased to say but I've rarely read the books in game. I wonder where the game devs learned it from. I had to learn technique to conserve energy in a brush clearing job where I used a machete all day every day.

@strangerinastrangeland6865 Год назад

Do some work in demolitions or groundwork’s and you learn that quickly

@submari1129 7 месяцев назад

Similarly a drummer does something similar too I think. Someone go fact check that

@backyardmechanic314 7 месяцев назад

@@submari1129drummers do it more to have the sticks bounce back up for them, when I chip ice I use a solid steel chipper and basically throw it at the ground because if I keep hold on it it feels like the bones in my hands start to lock up

@johannesbuchholz3293 3 года назад

Blunts, especially maces, are my favorite type of RPG weapons. I just think they look really badass.

@hosheaak2672 2 года назад

They dont just looks awesome there also pretty effective, swords and spears get way to much attention

@connorsmith4319 2 года назад

@@hosheaak2672 I don't find spears all that common or focused on in RPGs. Double headed axes are more common.

@hosheaak2672 2 года назад

@@connorsmith4319 Uh doesnt have to be in RPGs to get attention. In the HEMA community spears extremely overrated

@ronank2432 2 года назад

fantasy maybe, in kingdom come or just rl theyre boring tho warhammers are acceptable

@nikmenn2751 Год назад

@@hosheaak2672 spears have well deserved attention in difference to swords.

@chadreilly 3 года назад

If all you have is a hammer, every person looks like a nail.

@argumentcrusader 3 года назад

Poetic

@thepacific2933 3 года назад

@@argumentcrusader indeed

@silverjohn6037 3 года назад

Sometimes a nail is just a nail.

@JerehmiaBoaz 3 года назад

If all you have is a blunt, everyone looks hammered.

@luzfire7523 3 года назад

Not sure if that is a Pro or a Con

@colonelkenpachi5009 3 года назад

Finally a response to shad and his big stick energy.

@TrueFork 3 года назад

best thing is you don't need to pay for a scabbard nor the sharpening service

@Ak49xjx 3 года назад

I realize this has nothing to do with the video; but, your name and profile picture are amazing!!

@idonthaveskill5054 3 года назад

@@Ak49xjx I agree

@nemesisofeden 3 года назад

All Hail Big Stick

@shinpuppy50 3 года назад

Everywhere I see stick, I hear his voice

@peterscott2662 3 года назад

Definitely the first choice for the Zombie Apocalypse. Low maintenance, durable, unlikely to get stuck in Zombie, and breaks bones to disable or end them.

@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson 7 месяцев назад

PZ players wondering exactly how they managed to break a crowbar while smashing zombie heads.

@BlissfullWulf 29 дней назад

@@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson There's a lot of braindead hardheads out there.

@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302 3 года назад

"Swords are where it's at for thrusts" (Cries in spear)

@12SickOne34 3 года назад

This episode is about sticks, heavy sticks and reinforced sticks. You have my attention.

@aldrinch8724 3 года назад

Do you like sticks? Name every shape they can have

@AgentTasmania 3 года назад

Now where are my carrots?

@myleshunsdon751 3 года назад

@@aldrinch8724 straight bent and curvy

@LuanMower55 3 года назад

@@myleshunsdon751 WRONG! STICK IS STICK!

@asonipselaup8849 3 года назад

Posted by the shadgang

@fallenbirch9784 3 года назад

Lord: you peasant, you’re going to war with me Peasant: uhhhh I can’t afford a weapon Lord: *glances at branch* NONSENSE

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

Lord cuts your left arm off and says use that as a club 👍

@ivanwrsong4792 3 года назад

@@andrewsock6203 Going the route of Sir Daniel Fortesque i see.

@BlommaBaumbart 3 года назад

Username checks out.

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

@@ivanwrsong4792 now I have to research thanks to you😕😉

@AayYoWhatUp 3 года назад

Yall got any cheese

@ryanadams2671 2 года назад

When I found the dwarven hammer in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt I fell in love and basically didn’t use anything else the rest of the game. I love them in most games just due to the sheer force they produce at the point of impact. Who cares if they eat a third of your stamina with every swing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@sordschie3944 2 года назад

Same, feel it 😁

@arx3516 2 года назад

I wanted to use an axe for monsters and a sword for humans, but there are no silver axes in the game!

@carlborg8023 2 года назад

@@arx3516 I used axes for humans and swords for monsters. Humans wear armour and weapons with which to attempt to parry, monsters don't and are usually larger with deeper vitals. Thus the logic.

@zubbworks Год назад

Yah got two more thirds so I don't see the problem.

@FeedMeChaos1 6 месяцев назад

@@carlborg8023 spear or glaive for monsters, maces for humans would be my setup

@nobodyofimprotance7615 3 года назад

I was wondering if longer maces were a thing (I'm a writer, and they're in my book). Then you immediately showed one. Thanks.

@raphaelvonalchemy7390 2 года назад

What's the name of your book?

@nobodyofimprotance7615 2 года назад

@@raphaelvonalchemy7390 I can't know for sure until it's published. I have a working title, but it's likely to change by the time it is written.

@eyesofstatic9641 2 года назад

@@nobodyofimprotance7615 good luck with your book!

@hosheaak2672 2 года назад

Yeah but not very popular, polearms were basically maces with other stuff on it that made it more versatile

@varggrose5931 2 года назад

@@nobodyofimprotance7615 Hey what the hell, instant curiosity. Is your book out?

@tordlindgren2123 3 года назад

Skall.. when you said 'nerds sitting on a couch eating Doritos' I was actually in the middle of the process on opening a bag of chips while sitting on the couch. how did you know?

@Skallagrim 3 года назад

I know my audience. ;)

@Sunfun818 3 года назад

Tord I second that I was just munching on Doritos cool ranch sitting on couch and surprised how he knew?

@Sunfun818 3 года назад

I’ve always had a large hockey stick and a Louisville slugger around the house back in s Korea. Skall great video man love your content as always

@rumpelpumpel7687 3 года назад

xD i felt caught likewise at ~ 0:37 ^^

@ew3612 3 года назад

Lucky for me I was in bed.

@sergeyw-l2098 3 года назад

“Swords are where it’s at for thrusting” Spears: am I a joke to you?

@ljthepirate170 2 года назад

Rapiers am I a joke to you

@generaldurchbruchmuller7284 2 года назад

Pokie bois

@yourmajestythegoldentoilet6744 2 года назад

@@ljthepirate170 Rapier is a sword.

@ljthepirate170 2 года назад

@@yourmajestythegoldentoilet6744 I wouldn't called a rapier a sword There like cousins but really not the same

@Happycide 2 года назад

@@ljthepirate170 a rapier is a type of sword, just looked it up

@j.vinton4039 3 года назад

That OG Warhammer is beautiful. Not obnoxiously big, and not small either. Great craftsmanship on it as well. I’d love to learn how to use that.

@heroismismissing9516 3 года назад

I've always had a preference for staves and long polearms, particularly for practical / actual use, particularly as a hiker it can be worthwhile to invest in a nice walking stick/battle stave.

@kamaeq 2 года назад

I use the base an old broken US Army issue FM antenna. Hold with the base down, you have a nimble longsword size stave, hold at the cut end, you have a 2 hand mace. Great walking stick too...

@gamerleal9265 2 года назад

Would it be better to get a staff made by a Carpenter rather than an Arms Smith?

@Sr_ECO Год назад

I prefer axes and blunt weapons (especially warhammers) because in the case of axes they don't need to be really sharp, some can be used as tools and they can do pretty nasty damage to a person

@dvmpld9103 Год назад

@@kamaeq I know it's a while but I'm curious. How did you get an old army antenna ?

@kamaeq Год назад

@@dvmpld9103 Commo soldier. The old FM antenna set was never sold as single parts so when the top male screw snapped off in the bottom, it was discard and get a new one. Be aware that TSA has a hissy fit because it has a coax cable down the middle so they think it is some kind of sword cane. Funny as all get out to watch them try to figure out how to pull the nonexistant blade out.

@mnk9073 3 года назад

Kingdom Come: Deliverance became so much easier once I realised that the big blunt chunk of metal I use to knock out knights sucks for everyone else too...

@tommerker8063 3 года назад

early game they are awesome, but with the right perks longsword is king

@man____moth6468 3 года назад

Kind of ruins combat when you realise you can forget spacing and feints and everything and just walk up to a guy with your guard vertical and just bonk him on the noggin twice

@longschlongjohnson6470 3 года назад

@@tommerker8063 well that's because swords have like 3x the techniques of all the other weapons lol

@tommerker8063 3 года назад

@@longschlongjohnson6470 true, but i'm talking about perks like tin opener from blacksmithing, or serated edge, this is what realy makes bladed weapons strong

@SirDieALot666 3 года назад

I just grabbed the best axe and chop choppy chop some motherfuckers in that game.

@groundbreaker91 3 года назад

I always found blunt weapons like maces and hammers to be more fascinating than swords. While not as graceful or elegant, they always struck me as being far more versatile, and even terrifying to a degree.

@nothanks9503 Год назад

The modern Warhammer will be robots that don’t feel pain and can club you with their arm then rip your limbs off

@daruphir Год назад

If you want terrifying try axes speaking from experience the injuries are... Tantalizing

@CallMeMimi27 Год назад

sword injuries: a cut off limb, a bleeding. (lame) hammer injuries: fucked up limbs that hurt like hell because all the tissue has gained the consistency of a sausage, bones became splinters and the limb will need to be removed later without anesthetic because medieval times, internal hemorrhage, internal organs ruptured. (brutal af)

@nothanks9503 Год назад

@@CallMeMimi27 to this day that’s why you can carry a knife in the US but anything even resembling brass knuckles is a felony

@nothanks9503 Год назад

@@CallMeMimi27 then there’s crush syndrome crushed muscle tissue becomes toxic

@philip1950 2 года назад

I always loved the hammer fight between Willem Dafoe and Michael Pare at the end of Streets of Fire-particularly the way they use the heads of the hammer to defend from each other’s blows or to pull their opponent off balance.

@enigma9971 4 месяца назад

I need to watch that

@bulbakip6380 Год назад

I mainly use a mace and shield in Kingdom Come: Deliverance because there are no drawbacks besides reach and speed. But one good bonk is all I need.

@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 Год назад

They made maces way too op. I absolutely love KCD but I think that it's a real shame that swords become obsolete almost immediately. Literally every other melee weapon type trumps swords, whether it's axes, maces, the limited pole arms, I think even shields to an extent.

@jurgisvalancauskas4006 Год назад

@@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 and this is pretty realistic. Most people were using spears, maces, clubs. More effective, cheaper and requires much less training. Swords were more like secondary weapon and reserved for the better off citizens or guard, anyway. You don't see spears or clubs, maces glorified in medieval art because it was considered not noble weapons that were considered brutish and more associated with poorer classes of people

@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 Год назад

@@jurgisvalancauskas4006 realistic sure. Doesn't translate that well into gameplay. There are no sword techniques against armor like in real life either. Only bonking until they fall.

@batteredwarrior Год назад

"No drawbacks"...gives two major drawbacks. 🤣

@batteredwarrior Год назад

@@jurgisvalancauskas4006 simply not true...particularly in the mid to late middle ages... Then most people could afford swords. Maces, war hammers and clubs are not "more effective" than swords. It depends on context. You see all of those weapons fairly often in medieval art...

@johndododoe1411 3 года назад

Relatively soft metal like lead or gold. Imagine trying to assassinate a king and getting your head smashed in by his symbolic sceptre.

@darkalleyrambler8520 3 года назад

To add insult to injury, imagine remaining conscious just long enough to see him move into cave your face in with one of those fancy overwrought spheres that often went with the scepter.

@rumpelpumpel7687 3 года назад

@@darkalleyrambler8520 globus cruciger that is. In german it is called Reichsapfel - which translates to reign apple. It symbolizes the world (the orb) and the power of church and god (a cross, soldered on top of it) while the sceptre symbolizes the power of king/emperor. Earthly ruling power and heavenly ruling power as symbols united within the hands of one - that's basically the idea. sorry for smartassing xD but getting bludgeoned to death by the ultimate symbols of power ... if i have to die, that would be my way of leaving for sure ;D

@jacobvardy 3 года назад

@@rumpelpumpel7687 it might symbolise the world but was chosen because a mace could penetrate armour. Kings and their bodyguards carried maces to take down plate armoured assassins. Which led to it becoming the symbol of monarchy from the Turks to the English.

@rumpelpumpel7687 3 года назад

@@jacobvardy that is partially true, mate. The scepter as a sign of power is much older than plate armour, and much older than 'the turks' or 'the brits' as a more or less homogeneous nation. Scepters are already mentioned in the bible and depicted in egyptian culture as well as with some roman dieties. And while you are absolutely right about the fact, that noble men, archdukes and rulers, kings and emperors used to have maces with incredibly detailed ornamentation in high and late medieval times and further on (which originated from the east, probably from the turks), the actual source of idea for the scepter was not to make a bludgeon look pretty and less intimidating. It had become a pure symbole of power. The material used for ruling scepters (mostly precious metal and rich embellishment with gems) made the ruling scepters (like the one that the emperor of holy roman empire would have had, for example) not dangerous to armoured, let alone plate-amoured, attackers at all. But yes, there where very rich ornamented maces that could have done the job quite well. And those did develope wven further with the attacks of a united turkish ppl from the east and became symbols of power for lesser rulers like bailiffs, reeves, heralds, marshalls and other military or civil leaders.

@lr-zf1ow 3 года назад

Revolutionary peasent: we will free the land! Monarch: *BONK*

@kevingooley9628 3 года назад

Skall: the mace doesn't thrust well. The Flemish: Good Day sir!

@janbernad4729 3 года назад

*starts sweating in French accent*

@petersmythe6462 3 года назад

The Soviet Union? I thought you guys broke up? 140 Flemish villagers: Muahahaha That's what we wanted to think! *Red alert 3 music plays*

@lordfawful2329 3 года назад

The Spear-club: Goudendag!

@thorin693 3 года назад

That 2 handed mace with a spike out the front, well that is a very good day sir!

@JagEterCoola 3 года назад

The Godentag: _OH BOY!_

@voidwise 3 года назад

Awesome video 👌 This was a video I requested two livestreams ago, and I'm always pleased with how you present your views. Thanks for covering my favourite weapon class 💥🔨

@lemonlefleur6236 2 года назад

I feel like I recall seeing a manuscript for blunt weapons in which you’d strike an opponents wrist, breaking in it before swinging your weapon around and striking their head. Since then I’ve found blunt weapons simple fascinating

@aroniusplantonius9108 9 месяцев назад

Is there a place where i can find such manuscripts?

@muhammadabdulrehman1540 3 года назад

You know the best part about blunt weapons? Even stupid people can use them. You know the worst part about blunt weapons? Even stupid people can use them.

@andrewsock6203 3 года назад

You know the other worst part about blunt weapons, Even stupid people can make them.

@muhammadabdulrehman1540 3 года назад

@@andrewsock6203 Oh God, I just realized you're right.

@tbonbrad 3 года назад

@@muhammadabdulrehman1540 I love this whole thread.

@allduckslikewater8017 3 года назад

You know that blunt joke about blunt weapons? Even blunt people can use them

@zoraklocust4088 3 года назад

You know the blunt part about blunt weapons? Even blunt people can blunt them

@scaldedape6213 3 года назад

When all you have is a Shillelagh, everyone looks like a protestant.

@seanthomasdowd 3 года назад

Gael du bragh

@not-a-theist8251 3 года назад

lmao

@ThePhysicalReaction 3 года назад

Everyone is a big man until they get wacked by a high strength warrior wielding a low level weapon weapon with good strength scaling

@Ontarianmm 3 года назад

Amen

@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse 3 года назад

@@ThePhysicalReaction Alls fair in love and war if you roll two sixes

@danpitzer765 3 года назад

The hand shock is a very real issue. I've got some time with maces and staves, and I got so sick of it that I set up a blocking dummy and started wailing on it, trying to build up a tolerance for it. I mostly just got sore hands and wrists.

@James-ep2bx 3 года назад

Mauls(two hand club/hammers) where one of the historical great equalizers, along side pikes and crossbows, any reasonably fit shlup can use a maul and most could get one, and as demonstrated no matter how great a high borns armor a hefty maul and a strong swing can still kill and/or maim them Also lets not forget the guten tag had it's reputation for a reason

@ObjectHistory 3 года назад

Historically an advantage of impact weapons is that non-warriors often already had the muscle memory to use them well from manual labor. Meanwhile there is hacking through brush with a blade and whatnot but swords are really more about specialized, developed skill in swinging properly. For this discussion I’m kind of counting the axe as an impact weapon despite it having a blade... same mass distribution that Skall talked about as with a war hammer, etc.

@SantaMuerte1813 3 года назад

You need blade alignment for axes, too. The same for machetes and billhooks, sickles and scythes, hoes and pickaxes, etc.pp. The common people being predominently farmers and often forced to do all kinds of handywork either at their lord's lands or their own can be assumed to have plenty of experience of swinging properly. Also, even foot soldiers were often equipped with swords as can be seen for examples on the Saxonians, a germanic tribe named after their short swords.

@ObjectHistory 3 года назад

@@SantaMuerte1813 An axe does need the alignment as well, good point. But I think the way you swing a sword in a fight is very different from pruning with farming tools like billhooks, etc. (back to muscle memory).

@FrankBocker 3 года назад

I just finished typing up a long-ish comment from a carpenter's perspective, then stumbled on this relevant content. Object History isn't wrong. The fact that the target is animate, mobile, and trying not to get killed does really change things a lot, but I know just enough about swords to be certain that they have fundamentally different body mechanics that I don't know well. If I'm handed a billhook or a war hammer and told to kill, my first problem is how to deal with the enemy's guard. If I'm handed a sword, my first problem is how to actually cut things with it in one swing.

@kamilszadkowski8864 3 года назад

@@SantaMuerte1813 Axes don't necessarily need a blade alignment to be effective. Primo, you can use the butt of the axe. Microanalysis of the axes found in my country (from the early Middle Ages) showed that butts were made from better material and received better heat treatment than blades suggesting that at least in this region the blunt striking face of an axe was thought to be more important. Secundo, even if you are trying to use the blade of the axe and mess up the blade alignment, it still can make some serious damage thanks to its mass distribution. "even foot soldiers were often equipped with swords" --- How often though? I don't think we can make a proper estimation for the early and high Middle Ages. The late Medieval period is a different story. Plenty of written sources, including payrolls that often specified the armament of employed men-at-arms.

@SantaMuerte1813 3 года назад

@@kamilszadkowski8864 Since my point was to provide arguments that the ordinary levied soldier can be assumed to be able to swing a bladed weapon properly by giving examples of common tools that need edge or point alignment to be used effectively, it follows, that I was talking about axes needing the alignment if you want to actually cut wood with them. And even if those wouldn't need edge alignment to work effectively, the other tools I mentioned do. Heck, even hammers need face alignment, if you dont want to bend or break the nail/rivet/dowel. And couldn't the better heat treatment for the axe butts also simply mean, that they were used as hammers, too? The combo of axe and hammer was very common from Frisia to the Baltics and further south to modern day Poland.

@RevantheBlack 3 года назад

Sticks: I sense this is a response video to a certain stick loving Australian...

@Cru128 3 года назад

A certain Shadiversity.

@Adam_okaay 3 года назад

STICK!

@L_Monke 3 года назад

STICK VERY GOOD!

@CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

"That's not a stick"

@sagagis 3 года назад

@@CathodeRayNipplez (takes another stick) "THIS is a stick"

@despicableduffer7504 11 месяцев назад

i wish we had more instructors like you back in the middle ages, it would have really helped. the instructor we had just couldn't explain things well, he was a veteran who had lost most of his teeth"

@txl3g3ndtx3 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this vid, love ya skall. Makes my day a little bit better whenever I watch one of your uploads… KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON

@Orcus__ 3 года назад

The almighty pommel is clearly the best tool to bludgeon someone rightly.

@TheodoreAzlain 3 года назад

I bet that´s how they got the idea for the mace. Just put a pommel on a stick and you´ll be fine.

@fatguyfrommy8421 3 года назад

If you gotta end someone, might as well end them rightly

@23AlexandreJ 3 года назад

If you think about it, a mace is just a pommel in a stick

@retroterro 3 года назад

Hilarious

@rhett5058 3 года назад

Nice to see an original joke on the channel.

@terrorbilly3367 3 года назад

reminds me of a scene in goblin slayer when he says to adventurer that just lost a sword to use a club"cheap, requires little to no maintenance"

@Wastelandman7000 3 года назад

And he's right. Hammer a few nails in and nip them off as spikes and you have a cheap and fearsome weapon.

@franciscoromancirigliano7887 2 года назад

When was the last time you needed to give maintenance to your personal cool stick? Me neither, and thats why its cool

@Devin_Stromgren 2 года назад

@@Wastelandman7000 Those nails do come with the risk of splitting the wood, although that risk can be lessened if you use hand forged or cut nails instead of modern round ones.

@thiago292 2 года назад

@@Devin_Stromgren even if the wood splits, you still can do a considerable amount of damage with it, and it's also really easy and cheap to repair or simply get another one

@rickengle7208 2 года назад

@@Devin_Stromgren laughs in guttentag

@thepoglin8479 2 года назад

I remember reading about how during a roman civil war a general lured the roman heavy cavalry into a a trap. They then surounded them and proceeded to beat them with clubs and maces to get around their armour

@undyingclearlight7988 10 месяцев назад

Always like how you describe and demonstrate the mechanics of these weapons. Also noticed that sick Therion shirt 🤘

@Mortvent 3 года назад

One reason for a thrust with a stave or other blunt weapon is to knock them off balance, gain some distance (especially staves),etc. Sure you can not really thrust for maximum damage, but tactical advantages can be gained.

@chengkuoklee5734 3 года назад

Yes, by pointing your weapon strategically (especially with longer reach) you can limit enemy attacking choice/angle.

@paddlesaddlelad1881 3 года назад

im pretty sure its gonna hurt too

@ScottKenny1978 3 года назад

Makes a good way to put them out of rhythm.

@Santisima_Trinidad 3 года назад

@@paddlesaddlelad1881 if you hit them just right it can basically end the fight, especially of it's a thrust to the neck. They can be effectively incapacitated for a second or two just catching there breath. During those couple of seconds you can cave therw skull in. Does obviously depend on them not wearing armour where you want to be hitting them, but it's a thing.

@logandunlap9156 3 года назад

this is the reason push kicks/teeps exist

@MM-sx7zs 3 года назад

CON: More exhausting, I know it was brought up that one should always keep the momentum going, but in a stressful situation like combat(or even just sparing), there are so many things going on at once that even if you do remember to do so, it's still likely to not be as efficient as it could be and this will drain you of energy faster. Also, to the point of impact and shock, that'll also drain you faster. Taking consistent shocks of that level again and again will tire and/or hurt the fingers, wrist, elbow, and even shoulder depending on how the strike connects(if it connects at all), your stance, rigidity of the target, and weight of your weapon. Although, there are mitigating measures that can be taken, like gloves, better handles, stances, certain techniques, etc... Note: I am not a fighter, nor a martial artist, nor am I as experienced in Skall is. Not even a novice. I have, however, swung a hell of a lot of hammers, sledges, pickaxes, mauls, axes, mallets, etc... I am *more* than aware of the pain of shock from badly designed or cheap handles, and have been(and am at the time of writing) exhausted by the impact of the tools more than the swinging of them. Shock can severely hurt you, and can do permanent damage to joints, tendons, and ligaments. Note-Part-Two: This is from experience and from what Skall has taught me about his craft. I could have(and probably did) got something wrong, or misjudged something from what Skall has taught me. The only thing I am certain of is the effects and importance of impact shock and its mitigation, which is where my real-world experience lies. PRO: Get to feel like a Caveman. This is a nonnegotiable pro and I will not accept nor tolerate criticism towards my Unga-Bunga.

@ScottKenny1978 3 года назад

It's a great stress reliever to go caveman on something. Especially when that something has been pissing you off.

@timhicks3387 3 года назад

Best comment ever.

@MM-sx7zs 3 года назад

@@timhicks3387 Thank You? Was that to me or the other commenter?

@timhicks3387 3 года назад

@@MM-sx7zs I was responding to your original comment. It was very well written and enjoyable to read "I will not accept criticism towards my Unga-Bunga" right on.

@MM-sx7zs 3 года назад

@@timhicks3387 :) Another coinsure of the Unga-Arts I see.

@Wotan1032 2 года назад

That Bec de Corbin was really beautiful. It's a true knight's weapon. If you don't know, the French name translates to Crow's Beak and is named so for the curved spike that resembles a beak. That's really the perfected weapon against heavily armoured warriors. In the beginning those hammers would get stuck but over time the angle of the spike was perfected to prevent this and thus was the Bec de Corbin born.

@jakefromtx 3 года назад

idea for a video Skall: discuss the evolution of Greek swords (kopis, falcata, xiphos). It would be interesting to know how they are related and changed over time. I know you have talked about bronze swords, but the focus of this video would be the temporal evolution of various greek sword styles. I love your historic/archaeology videos, so it's just a thought!

@brianfuller7691 3 года назад

Blunt weapons and blunt force trauma, yeah! There's a reason why blunt weapons are both very old and still popular today. Whatever you hit will have a bad day.

@gurneyman85 3 года назад

Whatever he hits...he destroys.

@Wastelandman7000 3 года назад

Yep, getting hit in the arm by a sword wearing mail may break the arm. A hammer will pulverize the bone into splinters.

@juniperrodley9843 2 года назад

Tis a fighting strategy older than the dinosaurs: hit it with something long topped with something heavy.

@cappuccinosnephew1382 2 года назад

@@Wastelandman7000 Basically, either way, you're not using the arm again if you're hit with a blunt mace/hammer unless you have plate, and even then you might still be fucked.

@rg-pq1kb 3 года назад

"ive seen that a number of times in zombie head tests" this is going into my file of sentences you didnt hear 30 years ago

@LuxisAlukard 3 года назад

That's a great hobby you got!

@graemewhalen40 3 года назад

Always well thought out and interesting, thank you for this.

@santiagoeltoma5122 3 года назад

Amazing video as always

@TheSonOfTheDragon 3 года назад

If it's good enough for Thor it's good enough for me.

@AxxLAfriku 3 года назад

HELP MY!!! My muscles are too big! I am a big tall man and my muscles are even BIGGER! I use them to get views but they HURT so much!!! Because they are heavy. Do you have any advice, dear wo

@kh3rb 3 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku why do you spam yourself in every video, no one likes you lmao.

@brentbarrus9754 3 года назад

@@kh3rb it was very HELPFUL and BRAVE for you to say that... but I'd recommend growing your channel a bit before you speak out of turn again.

@johnwickinyt3017 3 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku what the f**k dude?

@johnwickinyt3017 3 года назад

@@brentbarrus9754 ok let's go by that rule, ehem, bow down to me peasent

@dexaphobia8085 3 года назад

It’s interesting to think of cavemen practicing and training with their wooden clubs, they had the same brains we have now so it’s very likely that they at least formed some simple martial art systems.

@kevingooley9628 3 года назад

We see neolithic cultures in modern times trained with their clubs and spears, and had "systems", so it only makes sense paleolithic cultures did too. And it is cool to think about.

@Riceball01 3 года назад

That depends on your definition of caveman though. Are we talking about early humans like Neandertals & Cro Magnon? Or are we talking really early man, like proto-humans like Homo habilis or earlier?

@mangoe9523 3 года назад

@@kevingooley9628 at the very very least you would share what works well when hitting someone with a club, the only question is when does it become a "martial art"

@Glimmlampe1982 3 года назад

The thing is, before the Neolithic revolution,there wasn't that much fighting between humans to develop a full fetched martial art. Sure there was some fighting and killing,but very few. Because basically there was enough of everything (except food sometimes). But wood,some e and bone was basically all they used,and that's readily available. So i guess they probably practiced fighting against animals,and used that in the rare case of actual fighting.

@pavolverescak1712 3 года назад

It all needed to begin somewhere

@kurtslavain 3 года назад

As much as I like and favour axes, maces are severely underrated in popular media and they deserve more badass representation in movies and games.

@fancymcclean6210 3 года назад

Great summary of the advantages/disadvantages of this type of weapon. Relatively simple in construction but devastating in application. I admit bludgeon type weapons fascinate me. They have a long history stretching back to our pre-history forebears and even in the Great War (1914-1918) soldiers were constructing crude battering clubs for trench raids. Keep up the good work, Sir. Flaxen Saxon.

@robertwildschwein7207 Год назад

There were dinosaurs that used hammerlike bones on the end of their tail to fend off predetators long before humans existed.

@feroexe7965 3 года назад

I like maces because of that one LOTR scene where Sauron was going ham on the soldiers

@ROYBGP 2 года назад

I like them because it's a stick with a fucking ball at the end. Brutal and simple. Love it.

@xeskenn18 2 года назад

@@ROYBGP I welcome you to the Club Club

@vantablack3831 2 года назад

Maces for the win. For the Eowyn ;)

@gamerweapon4615 2 года назад

I love Maces for the *EXACT* same reason

@Adam_okaay 3 года назад

The only con to a stick is if it has been used to make nunchaku

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 3 года назад

This

@thepacific2933 3 года назад

This

@blacktemplar9499 3 года назад

This

@gramfero 3 года назад

This

@robinthrush9672 3 года назад

That

@johnhulklikehusthust7206 3 года назад

Good to see that you are healthy after your bike wreck. Love your RU-vid channel

@nicholasmccaulley6233 2 года назад

Dude, you're videos are awesome, as well as that Therion shirt!

@junichiroyamashita 3 года назад

That Odo mace is really really nice,i would love to have a design like this in real life,with maybe a spike on top to give all around effectiveness. Like a deluxe goedendag.

@johndododoe1411 3 года назад

It has a nice punching face already.

@goliathz9l597 3 года назад

That's the 1st time I've seen hand shock in slow motion like that. Painful.

@Skallagrim 3 года назад

Yeah, it's rather unpleasant on a hard hit.

@slayer1833 3 года назад

That's quite likely the reason flails ever existed, they lose the ease of use and much of the power of a strike with proper follow through, in exchange for not destroying your own joints.

@QualityPen 3 года назад

Gloves seem to do a decent job of reducing the shock, at least in my experience.

@clothar23 3 года назад

@@QualityPen If they're sturdy enough. Though at that point you're trading dexterity for protection.

@SirPraiseSun 3 года назад

awesome stuff there are so many crazy designs from the past very enjoyable to discuss maces n sticks are always underrated

@christophercook4819 2 года назад

My main thing with blunt weapons is lack of agility which you mentioned. Also I’m a big fan of archery so my first tactic against someone with a blunt weapon would be to disarm or drop them from a distance but keep some sort of blade or axe handy incase they get close

@hankymcspanky9093 3 года назад

I’ve always been obsessed with maces, I love swords too but if I ever had to choose a weapon to fight to the death with I would always pick the mace every time

@chainsaw745 Год назад

There's just something about those fancy clubs. Simplicity, efficiency, beauty; all in one.

@oneballwizard406 Год назад

With a shield too. Block the shot swing for their knees

@kaydoughlow4679 3 года назад

Who besmirches the good name of Stick? Shad surely will have been summoned.

@end-er_1023 3 года назад

Love the energy in this video and the one liners.

@novashnova1232 3 года назад

I wont lie, 1:03 I paused to see that smile....it cheered me up after a very very bad day. Thank you Skall

@junichiroyamashita 3 года назад

How funny,yesterday i was looking at the episodes of this series about the spear and the axe,and hoping you would make one on maces The point about blunt weapons is.... everything with a weight is a blunt weapon,some more apt than others. That means that we can have many different ways to hit and fight with these weapons. Look at a tonfa,a mace,a sjambok whip,a sap,a nunchaku,a mere,a rattan stick,a weight on a chain. They are all blunts.

@shoegazer4113 3 года назад

I wonder what skal would think of a kanabo, it's like a mace but THICC

@junichiroyamashita 3 года назад

@@shoegazer4113 look up Gunbai Ancient Japanese military for the different types of kanabo

@MonkeyJedi99 3 года назад

Nunchaku are weighted self-harm devices, not effective weapons. Get stick!

@junichiroyamashita 3 года назад

@@MonkeyJedi99 sadly,it is not. Shad has a new myth in the fantasy world but a wrong one. Look up Object History response. Honestly.

@Santisima_Trinidad 3 года назад

@@junichiroyamashita i mean, you say it's a myth, but it's really not. Nunchucks, using the common name because i am, in fact, a commoner, aren't technically a weapon. Looking into the history of them, they are literally just a tool used for threshing. The reason they were used for weapons was because they were avaliable, not because they can do anything particularly good. Much like a hoe, and despiteveing a pretty common weapon, those don't have a particular martial art. Now, They can certainly hit stuff. But, theres a reason so many of the techniques for fighting with nunchucks are centered around making them not hit you. It's because they can hit you. And no matter which way you swing it (well, there are some ways, but not any you would be doing in any circumstance) your not hitting yourself with a stick. Unless the stick breaks and one end bounces off and hits you. Then again, if your hit breaks the stick, I'm willing to bet your opponent isn't in a position to be hitting you. And you've broken your weapon, so getting whacked is the least of your concerns. Still, that's the basic argument. You can't hit yourself with a stick, you can hit yourself with nunchucks, and to not hit yourself with nunchucks your loosing out on a lot of power from your strikes.

@fsmoura 3 года назад

Good points. They're also very good at protecting your virginity, though not as efficient as the _nunchaku._

@yharim180 2 года назад

I’m a knife collector, I don’t need to protect my virginity if it isn’t being pursued.

@aaronfisher5989 2 года назад

Nanchaku requires mucho practice and skill maintenance, plus the amount of pain you encounter in practice would deter most people. Said by someone who once broke their humurous doing a back transfer. Not funny. Idkw people think numbness isn't a feeling, a horrible feeling.

@Sr_ECO Год назад

Mine isn't wanted anyways

@gabrielandradeferraz386 Год назад

@@aaronfisher5989 mucho practice, bastante dificult

@apexfalllegendarium349 Год назад

@@aaronfisher5989 I would be wearing a full suit of armor before i even attempted anything that took skill lul

@seantinney9096 3 года назад

Always some great points, Skal

@noahfranks2892 3 года назад

"We are going to be talking about blunts. No not joints you freaking potheads." I died of laughter then

@loneronin6813 3 года назад

I would love to see a video that discusses hand shock in-depth. I think hearing Skall's thoughts on which weapons may have more or less hand shock than others and his expertise on any possible training or technique that may correct or lessen hand shock, etc. If this has already been done I apologize in advance.

@45calibermedic 3 года назад

Absolutely, it would be interesting to see more discussion of vibrational nodes in swords and other weapons. For example, some thrusting swords are apparently poorly set up for hard cuts due to the distribution of mass and subsequent placement of areas of maximal stiffness, which leads to a lot of hand shock and vibration in the blade (as well as inferior cuts or even damage to the sword, depending on how it's made). I'm sure that there's a lot ot say about non-swords as well.

@loneronin6813 3 года назад

@@45calibermedic Cool! :D Yeah I would definitely watch that video. Thanks so much for reading and responding to my comment, by the way :)

@Diamon_Boots 3 года назад

The best definition of this type of weapon I ever came across is "The Bonkers".

@BassRemedy 3 года назад

love the energy of this video, its great to see u having fun being silly 😊✨

@Overlordien 2 года назад

Wow, this Chivalry 2 blunt weapons guide is so useful!

@amnesicturtles4145 3 года назад

Its time to kick ass and eat doritos, and i'm all out of doritos

@dman1437 3 года назад

Are you sure it's not time to eat ass and kick Doritos😆

@Chroma710 3 года назад

@@dman1437 it's time to kick gum and chew ass

@MonsterPumpkin 3 года назад

@@Chroma710 and I m all out of ass

@josephburchanowski4636 3 года назад

@@MonsterPumpkin I wouldn't want to get kicked in the gums. I like keeping my teeth.

@Mark-hp9bh 3 года назад

@@Chroma710 nuke dukem

@saurianwatcher4437 3 года назад

The big thing when training to use blunt weapons is that you have to train yourself to do follow-through differently. Basically you have to train to not maintain edge alignment thru the target. As you impact, you want edge alignment, but soon as you hit, loosen the wrist to minimize the wrist shock. It takes a while to get muscle memory down for it, but otherwise it's pretty easy to pick up if you have skill with any hafted weapon.

@kamaeq 2 года назад

I wondered if they ever played baseball

@imFunAE 3 года назад

loving the upbeat energy

@kagetsu13 2 года назад

Always happy to see my favorite weapon the crow’s beak. It’s just so cool! Wasn’t expecting my favorite sword the menser to show up too. It was a nice surprise.

@Peptuck 3 года назад

RU-vid stopped to buffer at the exact moment the hammer hit during the intro. It was perfect.

@omnitroph1501 3 года назад

In the words of the great Shadiversity: "GET STICK!"

@rhysjonsmusic 3 года назад

Get stick, got stick, becky lemme smasg

@MonsterPumpkin 3 года назад

@@rhysjonsmusic DAMN IT I WAS GONNA WRITE THAT LMAO

@vksasdgaming9472 3 года назад

That dude should not get stick seeing his utter ineptitude of handling them. He has proven himself great fool.

@scottydu81 3 года назад

MACHHICHICHATIONS!!!!

@dayzproplay345day9 3 года назад

@@rhysjonsmusic bitch*s love stick

@AccessAccess 3 года назад

One thing not mentioned is the lack of hand/arm protection. While this goes for any weapon, it's most true for these. You had better be using a metal gauntlet or something similar to protect your hands if you want to keep them.

@afromancer77 2 года назад

Why wasnt I notified of this vid??? Its great and in line with what I watch....and I have notifications on.. dang you RU-vid!!

@Ranstone 3 года назад

My hand was wrist deep in a bag of Doritos when you said that. Gosh dang it, Skall... X'D

@matejlieskovsky9625 3 года назад

Use chopsticks - keep your fingers/keyboard/mouse clean!

@fatcoyote2 3 года назад

Off the bat (ha), I can think of at least four advantages bludgeoning weapons have: They're theoretically cheaper, they're easier to obtain, the learning curve is low, and they're theoretically better against higher end armor.

@blahthebiste7924 3 года назад

Those first two seem like the same

@Fogaata Год назад

Great intro!! Very funny! Lovd the video

@drok3696 3 года назад

Talking about pot and blunts that 0:48 is a freakin subliminal big pipe hahaha, love your videos bro keep it up!

@eyeballpapercut4400 3 года назад

Skall: does the intro FBI: *profuse sweating*

@Asertix357 3 года назад

FBI: FBI open up! *Five seconds late* FBI: NopeNopeNopeNopeNope! Fuck shit shit I'm outta here!

@samconduct1356 3 года назад

"You will never be as cool as M.C Hammer" I regret everything.

@Xeonort 3 года назад

Don't regret it too much. You'll also never be sued like M.C. Hammer either.

@bayardkyyako7427 3 года назад

I love long maces, not very easy to work with at first but once you got the hang of it they are very fun.

@philvess6376 3 года назад

Fun and informative, thank you good sir.

@magoshighlands4074 3 года назад

Nice to see you in a happy, bouncey mood Skall! That damn smile of yours is so bloody infectious!

@nimrodthewise836 3 года назад

Skall: "swords is where it's at, for thrusts.. Spears: am I a joke to you?!

@chengkuoklee5734 3 года назад

Spears are basically swords/dagger with extra long hilt.

@jooot_6850 3 года назад

@@chengkuoklee5734 swordspear gaming

@nimrodthewise836 3 года назад

@@chengkuoklee5734 lol, that's like saying that swords are just flat metal cudgels..

@RiderOftheNorth1968 3 года назад

@@nimrodthewise836 BAD flat metal cudgels.....

@nimrodthewise836 3 года назад

@@RiderOftheNorth1968 depends on the sword..

@morrigankasa570 3 года назад

No matter what my preferred weapons if I was thrust into a war situation would be a Handaxe or Bow or Flanged Mace. Because Swords, Daggers, Staffs, and Flails all require too much technical skill.

@zehkiel8018 2 года назад

Staves require too much skill but bows don't? Honestly, staves are pretty easy and simple to use very effectively. You can get fancy, and benefit from the effort, but there's no actual need.

@morrigankasa570 2 года назад

@@zehkiel8018 Staves/Staffs if your fast enough and the enemy isn't wearing any serious head protection. Then yes you don't need much skill and can just brute force it to defeat them. But if they are wearing protective equipment then you need the skill/training to be effective with them. While a Bow yes you need some skill/training but that's mainly for longer range/wind issues. But if the enemy is within 200 feet and there isn't a lot of wind you can at least injure the enemy no matter where you hit even if they are wearing protective equipment depending on type of protection and Arrowhead.

@The_Bird_Bird_Harder 2 года назад

@@morrigankasa570 Believe me be it does require at least basic skill to hit anything.

@ronank2432 2 года назад

@@morrigankasa570 theres a reason bowmen became a specific soldiers in war and add to that they volley simply because hitting someone is hard and targets arent stationary

@RobertJones-vb2qi Год назад

Crossbow would be the easiest ranged option. Funnily enough your regular bowmen were the strongest men on the battlefield due to how powerful the bows were then.

@andrezunido 3 года назад

Nice video, very educational!

@RainMakeR_Workshop 3 года назад

I don't own a real Mace, or one of those rubber head SCA/HEMA trainer ones. But I do own a LARP mace that I love. I hate that the guards are useless and you're not allowed to thrust with LARP swords. So I switched to mace and shield.

@B.U.K.O. 3 года назад

Depends where is LARP organised, and style of LARP. Here in middle a and eastern europe we have big tradition in HEMA and lot of difgerent kinds of LARPs. I was on battle LARPs in Czech republic where we have steel pommels on swords and sabres and blades was laminated composite with rubber outside. And if you go on living history reconstruction or LARP, there are legit fighting, with blunt swords, axes, maces and spears. Everyone is inspected if he has proper armor and on hardest battles you sign testament in which it is stated that you take responsibility for your eventual death. Hardcore LARPs like this is mainly in Poland, Ukraine, Russia and Bellarusia, but if you want go to some of best LARPs and living history reconstruction battles Czech republic, Slovakia(there I live), Poland and Serbia have best 😎

@RainMakeR_Workshop 3 года назад

@@B.U.K.O. Well we don't have that in the UK and even with trusting allowed, the guards on foam sword still don't work. and honestly I would have ZERO interest in LARP with steel weapons. I'll stick with HEMA for that. Pretty sure armoured fighting with blunt steel isn't LARP anyway. There probably no roleplay for one thing. That's more Armoured Combat League kind of stuff. Rather than a game with elves, demons, orcs and magic.

@B.U.K.O. 3 года назад

@@RainMakeR_Workshop you could be surprised, I was on many LARPs where is storyline roleplayed, but if once come fighting, you depends on your own abilities. I think medieval fantasy style LARP without scratches and bruises is more child game, I like real world harshnes where is adrenaline. Friend was on bigest europan medieval battle in serbia with 8000+ fighting mens and endured to the end with broken ribs... You were afraid of bruises or what?

@RainMakeR_Workshop 3 года назад

@@B.U.K.O. Ok, I realise this is from someone talking about foam weapons and LARP... But you're a damned child. I'm talking about a fun casual game and you're coming at me with what is essentially "ooh whatcha playing there baby? Got your baby game and your baby toys"... Grow up ffs. I'm sorry if you're so insecure in your masculinity that you feel the need to get broken bones to prove... something or other. Whatever gets you off and shows how much of a big and tough guy you are I suppose. I'll keep my LARP "GAME" as a game where beginners can come and have fun and *play* at magic and elves without having to worry about some meathead with shit for brains putting them in the hospital. It wouldn't surprise me if you're the type who "practices HEMA" with a sharp sword and no protective gear.

@stanlim9182 3 года назад

A mace is just a Pommel on a stick.

@zsDUGGZ 3 года назад

Thats why the mace is the best weapon. Always ends foes rightly.

@brittakriep2938 3 года назад

Up to 1920s/1930c ,Gentlemen' carried canes with metal handles, also a hidden mace.

@Santisima_Trinidad 3 года назад

A Weapon to Surpass Metal Gear!

@blacknote6945 3 года назад

Attach a nuke to a stick

@zanemob1429 3 года назад

That’s a good point... I like them more now.

@andreasottohansen7338 3 года назад

I have a deep rooted and overwhelming Caine Instinct, so bludgeons have immense appeal to me, because bonks are wonderful

@cosmiccatgirl8310 3 года назад

*_Very nice montage at the beginning_*

@CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

Puts a new meaning on 'Going Clubbing'.

@demonic4297 3 года назад

What i think is the weapon I'll wield in a battle:something fancy Vs What I'll actually pick :a big stick

@MalloonTarka 3 года назад

A big FANCY stick!

@Santisima_Trinidad 3 года назад

The best part about using a big stick is that everyone thinks your a wizard, so they rush towards you to secure an easy kill. They are then whalloped by your stick whilst the party wizard (whos fear of being smited has caused them to constantly wear a Faraday cage that just so happens to look like a suit of plate) prepares a fireball.

@demonic4297 3 года назад

@@Santisima_Trinidad Deception-100 >:)