Comment on Swords suck, spears are a way more effective weapon
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoYou only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not.
Yes, but getting in close without getting stabbed is really hard.
Here’s an actual example of modern HEMA folks giving it a lot of goes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk
jakwithoutac@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
This was incredibly nerdy and I loved every second of it