Staff vs. Sword - Guard Breaker?
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- The quarterstaff is often underestimated but it packs a serious wallop. Can a swordsman even block it? We tested it to find out.
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Swordsmith: spend his whole life learning various techniques to produce a proper sword.
Some peasant: *STICK*
And then vlad liked them so much he decided to stick them into as many arseholes as he could.
@@seankrkovich2869 nailed it, just like hats
But scissors beats staff, and nobody brought a rock.
@@meat-hook it's true that not even the essence of my manliness could withstand scissors.
You do realised the stick could have been easily broken
When your a lvl 57 mage but your mana ran out
Also when u try to reformat your stats but you forgot of the existence of micro transactions
LeafyWolfu UwU xD
When you are a mage lvl 64 but casting spells is a pain in the ass and hitting with the staff is faster.
When the ennemie survive with 1%hp and you want to finish it quickly and not wait 1.30s for the spell to be casted.
😂😂
Training in movies: epic montage
Training in real life: two dudes talking in an echoey room
THERE WE GO
@@TheGrandBagel finally a good comedy that isn’t about mana
can confirm
When I used to fence, yeah we basically did stuff in a renovated dance studio
Big stick and big sharp stick: Man's finest weapon until gunpowder, even then we decided to turn our guns into long pointy sticks.
Human will always want to return to monkey
the longer (the gun/weapon), the better, no?
@@peterpan9780 in most practical combat scenarios yeah range is by far your best friend and best chance of minimizing getting hurt but hey sometimes your in a hallway fighting and suddenly that spear or staff lost alot of its usefulness
The spear was considered as the king of the weapons by the three major cultures having produce martial arts : Europe, China and Japan. Almost simultaneously, and for good reasons. There's tons of advantages making the spear the best weapons in the majority of medieval warfare.
@@danestambaugh255 I beg to differ, if you’re in a confined space with a spear and an enemy is charging you from one end chances are they’re gonna meet the business end of your polearm. If you’re being attacked from both sides however, then you might have a problem.
Me:looking for serious comments about his stance and stuff.
You guys:"He has no mana."
Haha monk ouch ouch
YOU HAVE NO MANA
Ok here you go standing still in a situation like this is certain death the staff has the momentum and leverage advantage. A sidestep and parry is basically your best bet in a situation like this but you need to be skilled at parrying and you need good footwork. I will admit though I only have basic weapons training maybe like a year and a half to two years so by no means am I “ the expert “ on this
@@trevormurray617 To be honest I think a short range weapon would be in the advantage. Because it takes a lot of time for the opponent to swing the staff you could just storm at you opponent very quickly and strike. Also considering that you are wearing metal armor you could just deflect that staff with your arm and in a case of a spear get out of the range of the dangerous blade. I mean it would still hurt and you would probably get a bruise but that's it.
Petee Mayer your right I do think it depends on the start distance and the type of staff, I definitely didn’t take armor into account because I’ve always done it in cloth gi’s ( I think that’s how it’s spelled ) so you don’t really get the luxury of using your body that way. Armor definitely changes the dynamic to allow less skilled fighters to stand a good chance since they have protection from attacks and can use their body as a shield to open the opponent up for an attack and then since they have a larger slower weapon it would take serious luck or skill to get out of that situation as the guy using the staff.
"Choose your weapons!"
A: "My weapon took a week to craft! The steel has been honed with perfect precision for balance and lethality!"
B: "I choose a big stick!"
As they say, speak softly and carry a big stick
@topple A long enhanced stick
a week is fast.
@@appa609 not in the modern day. Back in the day, yeah, it'd take a month or two sometimes.
Apple Cider Only on a production line, where it'll be a fair bit faster. It took me about that long just to do the scabbard.
"Or figure something else out.."
Where I'm from, we call that dying.
Extremely underrated
Lmfao
No lie when he I said that I said out loud "yeah, die" 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Made my night!
Fighter: "Noooooo you're not supposed to outperform me in melee combat noooo stop it!"
Wizard: "Haha guard break go brrrr"
Lmao
Barbarian: *uses large spell tome as improvised weapon, and beats 5 goblins to death with it*
Wizard:.......
Barbarian: Thorg is wizard now....
@@jonhartz2136 that actually made my morning, thank u sir
But swordman has a free hand he can throw an egg at enemy's face
The pommel is a swordsman's preferred throwing weapon.
What,you egg?
*Stabs him*
get egged boi
Ukulele boi ah I see you are a man of culture as well
Either eggs or snowballs can be used to combo the enemy, especially if they're bridging
Imagine if someone put a sharp edge on the tip of a staff...
*wait*
Spear ?
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@@gregorylygeros1738 Yup that was the joke
@@gregorylygeros1738 no a boomerang!
Bambu runcing
The thing about sticks, when broken, your opponent is going to face the might of two pointy sticks
Then you can do full nightwing on a rapscallion
I would hate to break into his house when he happens to be sweeping.
Hate to break in the church while he’s playing Noah.
Hate to crash the Halloween party while he's dressed as a wizard
When you main a sorcerer but max strength instead of Intelligence and attunement
@@pnuke-town997 I don't know if your talking about d&d but it's a finesse weapon I'm pretty sure so either works
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Or when you are out of mana. xD
He picked sorcerer by accident and meant monk..
Oh I thought that was a dark souls reference
Lesson of the day: If I for whatever reason have to fight a temple full of monks, bring a gun.
And ammo
And spare bones
Or a bomb
No need for guns, bring a naked prostitute.
Watch them parry and thrust anyway lol
The idea of a staff clashing with a sword only to just thrust the staff in the sword fighter's face is hilarious to me.
I like the other guy. Doesn't speak on his own, and whenever he does speak, he is just sympathetic to whatever happened. He's just there for you. What a champ.
Almost like he was hired to be sparring in a youtube video, incredible.
@@lecobra418 Exactly, so similar to that.
i also like people who dont talk
@@katatonikbliss and do you also like people who talk by any chance? Asking for a friend
@@lecobra418 probably not hired. He is the head instructor for Blood and Iron HEMA school. He probably just did it of his own free will
Two handed staff hit: strong
One handed staff hit:
Powerful
No hand Staff hit: ultimate
Raid Shadow legends
Yeet
I tried it and got sued for public indecency :(
-1 hand staff hit: power of god and anime.
the force, a storng ally it is...
When the wizard has had enough shit and just beats the goblins with a stick
It's called tenser's transformation
lord of the ring
I wish this was a Nox reference but I'm pretty sure you don't know it.
more like had enough of kobolds. Tuckers kobolds are absolutely brutal and give you all the shit.
FYI tuckers kobolds, aka using kobolds tactically rather than as mindless beasts makes them significantly deadlier ever to high level PCs. Be wary when using them this way as TPK is not uncommon with kobolds used like this.
When you run out of spell slots
Ah yes, bring a tree branch to a sword fight
With a pointy end
Wait....
Don't bring pointy metal to a staff fight
Most of this video: staves have a range and power advantage over swords
Sword fans at the end: but if I'm REALLY REALLY GOOD then no one can stop my sword
Depends on environment
😂😂😂 so many really good sword fighters these days!! Huh?
Add a small hammerhead to the tip of the staff. Done.
My body at 1am
Arms: tired
Legs: tired
Every muscle: tired
Brain: *can I parry a wooden staff with my sword*
You can't
6 AM gang
You can disarm someone with a stick if the attack is overhead(did that in self defence academy) , but the best thing is to just run
Soooo... Tired
“Only if he has no mana” -literally every comment
He's only spamming r1
Just means easy parrys
Love the spamming orochis
flipping orochis I swear-
*remembers they're a nobushi main*
Are we talking about For Honor Nobushi?
busterkitty 27 if only I *could* parry >w
It seems to me (layman) that placed in this scenario the swordsman would need to close the gap to eliminate the majority of the momentum. As you said two people of equal skill the staff may win simply due to its reach. I'd see it a a battle of foot work, attempting to close and extend the gap to suit your weapons range.
that is mostly likely what would happen, a battle where the swordsmen and continuously trying to move forward within the staff users effective range while the staff user is trying to step back while also countering with thrusts to force the sword user to step back aswell.
God I'd love to see this in a film for once. No flashy shit, just honest to god appreciation of footwork and mechanics.
The problem is you can pull a spear back in close range and jab still. The actual strat I feel is to slow the staff/spear down and grab it with you offhand while going for a strike
This is actually both extremely entertaining with the small jokes embedded into it and educational.
When you run out of spell slots but took a level in monk
Wizard monk combo sounds so cool
Imagine a barbarian monk multiclass lol.
im doing a war cleric playthrough and consider using a bo
@@cooliocertifier3287 remember, the unarmored defense don't stack
@@cooliocertifier3287 AC 40 monk barbarian lol
And this is why *spears* were one of the best weapons of days past. All the staff fun but with a _stabby pointy end!_
if I had to fight somebody to the death I'd definitely pick a sword... with no experience blocking stabby stabs with a sword is an actual nightmare.
I would take a sword and shield if I can just use a gun lol
Michael this boy forgot about guns.
my brother and i used to fight each other almost religiously with wooden sticks and tent poles (the old school alluminum ones) i can tell you fighting a spear/staff with a sword sized weapon is a real nightmare. your best bet is to wait for the thrust and drop your sword and grab the spear if you can lmao
They were power ful due to their thrusts being harder to block, and be more powerful.
I'm here because I'm listening to The Wheel of Time book series by Robert Jordan, and one of the characters is a farmer (well trained at staff, and being a farmer also means using staff like objects a lot) who beats two trained swordsmen with a staff in a wager. Came here to find out that the staff does have real life advantages over a sword.
+1
+2
He’s explaining why the weapons triangle exists
Which triangle?
@@marquess2004 The sword beats Axe The Axe beats Spear The Spear beats Sword
@@professorlust8921 Oh, that one. Thank you :)
@@professorlust8921 sorry axe beats spear? Am i just missing a joke?
@@gearlock3573 it's a fire emblem reference
Wizard: run out of mana
wizard: start wielding his staff
wizard: become even deadlier
y e s
Smelts the ore, gets the ingots, spends weeks forging a master weapon... gets KO'd by a stick.
By *THE* stick
That brand gives me PTSD
Nice curse mark
it's *enhanced stick*
What game reference is this?
that's why Spear and Halberd soo popular back then
Classic Macedon Kingdom love pointy staff soo much, they make whole army consist of it
There's a lot of different techniques for the staff as well. Watching all these videos made me acknowledge how strong staffs are and I'd say even have the edge over a lot of melee weapons
Sword guy two seconds before his demise:
“I WILL NOT LOSE TO A GUY WITH A *STICK!* “
"Local Hero brained by farmer with a stick; 'I told him to stop stealing my harvest and he wouldn't listen' says farmer"
@@khajiitimanus7432 Wait a minute...
Don't mess with wizards, even without their magic.
This is why in Shadowrun you always "Geek the mage" first.
I cast Fist!
Gandalf going for the staff slap
@@ChessWyrm i cato shitarius cannot feel my teeth
Depends on if the wizard took feats on staff fighting and has proper DeX I bet.
I rememer being bullied in kindergarten cus my favorite ninjaturle was Donatello..
5:55 and that calm "no" had me legit spit my morning coffee, thanks lads xD
No one:
Me with cool stick i found on road side:
My friend with broom stick:
Samurai : I've studied the blade for years.
Some random rice farmer : haha stick go woosh
also samurai: Tanegashima goes boom boom
Bo and later Jo were proper weapons studied by Samurai and professional warriors in Japan, for example by a kind of police force. They can be very effective, quite like Skall demonstrates with the quarterstaff. The Jo, specifically, sacrifices range to gain more flexibility and allow for both ends being used in fights. For example a prepared overhead strike can easily be transformed into a stabbing and vice versa.
Laughs In kanabo
I mean, the "greatest" samurai in history went to duels with a boat oar so... maybe rando farmer's just ahead of the curve.
@@shoutenry one duel, and he basically carved a crude sword out of it
The world's greatest swordsman was defeated by a farmer with a quarterstaff.
Ah yes, the wheel of time
I was looking for this comment
@@kevinwells9751 I see you are a man of culture.
One of my favorite scenes in all of the books.
Who?
Now I wanna see more quarterstaves in fiction, I'd love to see some full on combat with this thing like with the sabers but it's pretty clear why it can't be done to the same degree with the staff.
Nightwing in DC movies has two of them if you want to watch that
The quarterstaff is truly an underestimated weapon.
Also does well against an unarmed aggressor, cross checks and grappling and throwing with the butt end of your staff.
An ideal addition too, is to add an alpine spike to the butt end, and a steel or brass ferrule at the striking end. 🤙
I find it funny that despite hundreds of years of advances in metallurgy and refinement of the blades and swordsmanship the good ol stick still remains a proper contender.
But it is useless against an armored knight
@@omegalongdong I don't know about that. The blunt force of maces was pretty lethal against most armor, but then again, a lot of maces had spikes etc. A good hit with the staff to the head or the side of the knee should still do the trick though.
@@skullinthejar a staff does absolutely nothing against a knight in heavy armor, even greatswords struggle to penetrate heavy armor, historically knight would get close, start wrestling, get the opponent to the ground and try to exploit the weaknesses in the armor with a short dagger, in this dumb game one handed swords have no problen cutting throught heavy armor or chainmail.
@@omegalongdong But that's the thing; blunt weapons don't try to *pierce* the armor. Instead, a mace would simply break the bones underneath the armor, and probably dent the armor too, possibly causing problems if a large enough dent is made in a critical place. And as I stated before, blunt force trauma is especially good against heads, since a good wack with a staff or mace will give you a concussion even if your skull is still intact.
Also, what "dumb game" are you refering to? This video was an educational video, not a game you can play ;)
"If he strikes at my staff..."
*swordsman swings at staff*
*"No."*
Khajiiti Manus Oh. thank you!
@@khajiitimanus7432 *test* _test_
Edit: thanks!
I read that the exact moment it happened in the vedio lol
That was honestly my favourite part of this demonstration. Made me laugh pretty hard
There is a great little side story in the Wheel of Time series. A weapon trainer at the White Tower of Tar Valon mentioned to his class of young Warders that the greatest swordsman in history, Jearom the Gaidin, fought over 10,000 times in battle and single combat, and that he only knew defeat once in his life.
At the hands of a farmer with a quarter staff.
Damn! You just took me back! Loved reading those books back in the day.
Best series ever
Blood and ashes, You beat me to it.
Wasn't he farmer also very sick?
@@molfus3509 the fight right before the explanation was two decent swordsmen versus a recovering quarterstaff farmer, but the story specifically referenced here was just one healthy swordsman versus a healthy staff wielder.
This video actually gave me the inspiration to make a staff wielding fantasy hero. His staff is made of ash with caps on both ends, and langets to reinforce the caps
Good thing I watched this before my next sword battle
and that's why you can't let a Jax go to late game
Lamppost > staff confirmed
Thought i qas the only league player here lol
lmao just played against a Jax
imagine if he had a "real" weapon.
@Jagar Tharn you still used the wrong Jax though, your "joke" doesn't work in this context.
Now I can be a barbarian pretending to be a wizard, casting sleep by whacking people's helmet open.
Typical Orc-Wizard
🤣😂😂
XD
That is a wizard, just functions differently
This crack me while drinking
I'm writing a story that has a lot of combat with medieval-era weaponry and your channel has helped me so incredibly much to understand how these weapons work, how they're used, and how some of the matchups go. I love your channel, have a great day and I hope you find an exceptionally kind person out and about soon!
K
I love the staff videos! As a student of Bojutsu, the European perspective adds another lovely dimension and more depth to my practice! Thank you so much for loving these tools!
It's all fun and all until the swordsman have Sharpness V on the sword...
Jokes on you, the staff actually had Impaling V
@@24_hanif5 Jokes on you, the sword has Punch III
Jokes on all of you, the punchline had curse of vanishing
@@painandmisery8971 So the sword is a bow?
*purple sharpness
The swordsman is a such a good sport and he sounds like he's actually having fun
Indeed!
i mean they are not even fighting, why would teb swordsman be frustrated
@@ahmad-aslam3794 he's a training dummy, and he's getting pummeled and poked.
@@christowers7307 tests, experiments and demonstrations can actually be rather fun sometimes.
@@kylestanley7843 unless you do Judo like me.
Matt Cauthon vs. Gawin and Galad from the Wheel of Time series is an amazing fictional example of this fight ;)
Oh shit, I made this joke before I saw your comment!
Was probably my favorite part of that book!
HUZZAH, A MAN OF QUALITY
@@Integer_Overload I always enjoy meeting another person of culture lmao.
The staff is awesome, even with a basic training one can be very dangerous with it
with no training (goes for any weapon) you will probs be disarmed and beaten with your own weapon
The ultimate battle: Excalibur vs slightly carved 2x4
Thats one way to put it lol
What's a 2x4 though ?
@@josephjoestar1771 lol you silly
@@wisdomfruit7162 no i'm deadass serious, english is not my native language, is this what you guys call a piece of wood ?
@@josephjoestar1771 it is a plank of wood 2x4 inches wide with various lengths.
Wood is often sold cut like this.
This is why halberds exist: a large mass on a long stick, that can also pinch you and steal your sword.
But due to how the huge chunk of the weight is at the very end of the handle so you're going to be a bit more sluggish.
@@junthemaledicted yeah until it's a giant of a man with muscles bigger than your head weilding it
@@solusvoid4283 true, but muscle doesn't constitute dexterity, just cuz you're buff doesn't give you everything you need to wield a weapon properly. Technique outclasses raw power more often than not.
@@junthemaledicted the velocity of a halberd being swung by an abolsute beast of a human would be devastating compared to ya average Joe.
@@junthemaledicted you forget the most important thing. Having strength and technique together
I really enjoy using a staff and use a red oak one. Its pretty solid and has taken years of pounding. I'm confident I could defend well against most opponents with a sword but sometimes I have been faced with some techniques that just close the distance too fast for me. The best thing to do with a staff is move around a lot and fast.
The art on the wall is absolutely gorgeous
Camera placement and lighting were 10/10 on this one, I love it.
yep, One of the best testing videos I've seen from him
Oh yeah bud I'd give him extra credit for sound too! For the distance, complexity and the execution of the fighting moves I bet it's pretty hard to record. Mikes can fall off.
Pedro Scoponi 9/10 the camper was off center
Those lav mics can be sneaky buggers with falling off or just not working indeed, and in a full contact fight where both wear protection that + the transmitter/recording part can be a bit fragile too.
The contrast of sound quality difference from the camera when Erik wasn't wearing his mask and commented on things compared to the mic on Skallagrim is huge.
I really appreciate the amount of effort put in to make sure that nobody got hurt while still making an interesting demo.
I agree :-)
Safety squad where you at?
ArkriteTheMad they're professionals after all
+Bob Pickleson I wouldn't call skal a professional. But he's going after it.
I also thought it was cool how they explained the safety difference in comparison to how a true fight would look/work. That was new info and I will watch other show/display fights differently now:)
Imagine if you just put a pointy end at the tip of a staff... you just might end up with the most deadly weapon of all!
(A spear!)
*until the dude with a spear gets trapped in a small room and a dude with a dagger one-shots him*
VERY nice of you to keep our european classic\middle age kombat tools in check i thought It was all but lost till your VIDS started to appear on my rec list!
TY
As a carpenter I can say...no...you cant slice threw a hardwood staff.
If it was held solid on both ends you might be able to snap it...but if someone is holding it (allowing it to move with the impact)...you wont be able to break it.
It extremely hard to cut through hardwood quickly...even if its rigid and youre using an axe. If the staff can move with impact you just arent going to cut it in half...period.
I thought it was cool you used Ash because I just built an Ash dining table.
Ash is basically like Oak...except with grain more like Cherry. Its some extremely stout stuff.
just sum guy You're a very lonely and pathetic person apparently.
just sum guy
"and no one gave two fucks"
...
Pinned by Skallagrim.
Kek.
What if the stuff was made of bamboo, could it be cut, maybe with an exceptionally sharp sword?
What is the possibility that the sword edge could get lodged in the wood? I know this would make both weapons essentially useless until they were pulled apart. I am just asking too not trying to troll or be a smartass.
One thing I found really interesting about this is that the footwork seems to be the most important piece, because even with the reach disadvantage the sword user was still able to counter in certain circumstances with proper parry and counter techniques. All that said this was an awesome demonstration, thanks for sharing!
Just throw the sword to the enemy.
@Foul Homie121 he was just kidding
@Foul Homie121 I honestly can't tell if you're trolling or not
mainly cause he's out of measure. If he was in measure some of these blows if delivered with the intent to harm while pressing the point of impact forward the staff would easily go through the guard. Regardless of parry. The buttress added at the end of a QS to enhance the weight-to-end of the QS makes them more deadly and heavier to even attempt to deflect. Which would force the sword user to not only shift angle but to attempt to 'flee' the blows each time... Or face a rigid blow to the face or arm, either would put you out of the fight effectively. A broken fore-arm kills just as well as a caved in skull. for a sword user. I'd rather a shield to skate the blows away personally. But if you don't have that option you're effectively boned against someone with a reach advantage. Even with good armor.
@Foul Homie121 "tch."
I have new respect for staff weapons. That was actually very educational. Thank you. Great video.
Videos like this help me with the stories I write that use various melee weapons, so thank you!!
Why collect historical weapons when you can just use a stick
That's right. Check my next video!
Oh boi, a stick!!! Pioneers used to defend themselves with these for miles!
No joke tho. Ratan hurts like shit.
I like how the guy with the sword is wearing all that protection, the guy with the staff against the sword is wearing a fleece
The video focused more on the defenses of the swordsman so it makes sense for him to be wearing the armor
@@zipop7880 Does it also make sense to give him shield that's barely bigger than a mug?
@@dyktafon2162 its called a buckler, not really a shield
@@dyktafon2162 Bucklers were fairly common, alot less weight than a full shield and in a skilled user hands just as capable of blocking a blow
@@DeagleGamesTV Exactly! Less weight. It's hard to block a heavy object with a light buckler (not my language i'm trying ok), also it's easier to block a stab and counterattack if you don't have to block in the exact pinpoint location of the blow.
Once, when I was in the SCA my sparring partner used a greatstaff against me when I had two swords. He was like...over 6ft tall whereas I'm only 5'10. Since that day I fully respect staves and the immense puzzle they can represent to a swordsman.
This is where the little John vs Robin Hood thing came from. A tall dude with a stick, all that reach, momentum and gravity helping them? You bet dude with sword is going home in a wheelbarrow.
In the tai chi we did, sabre techniques were mostly against spear or staff. The theory being that the sword was the back up weapon and would normally be deployed if you lost or broke your own spear. Wish I could share some of those techniques. I think you’d find them interesting. I’d be interested on your opinion on them from your western perspective
I would be very interested to see that if you ever uploaded some videos.
Damn, old world weapons are so much cooler than guns. Now people can’t even see what they are fighting most of the time.
yeahhh they actually kinda took skill eh?
I dunno man, I like medieval arms and armor but snipers in WW2 say otherwise
Ikr I think the same about ships. Nowadays they have helicopters and planes and turrets and all this stuff but back then it was just cannons and swords
Both of em are cool but an medieval battle is so much coller
@@AVGyerra22 sniper are about the ONLY thing imo that takes skill gun wise. takes half a brain atleast. it isnt just aim and shoot. theres algebra and mathmatics and figuring out the weather and crosswinds and all kinds of shit.
much more skill than a pistol takes by a "long shot" ;)
Can you imagine the epitaphs “In memory of swordsman, died by pool cue”
the fallout nv pool cue worked well
Rip Sasaki Kojiro, the master swordsman that Miyamoto Musashi killed with a somewhat carved boat oar.
one stomp on a pool cue and you have a spear
@1:25 The reason it is more powerful is because of Angular Momentum. A longer stick, the end will be further away from the axis of rotation, thus the further end will have a higher rate of speed. It must have a higher rate of speed because it has more distances to cover in the arc relative to axis of rotation. Thus further away faster the speed. Momentum is mass times velocity or p=mv. The faster the object, the more momentum..... the higher the Momentum the higher the Force will be on impact. This is what He referrers to as "oomph" I
That was a very large, skilled, polite, and quick person you sparred against lol
Now Canada will ban sticks.
I heard that ISIS uses Skals videos for training purposes. HHAHAHAHA
The Treblemakers Isis militants found using ash wood staffs to attack US and Canadian troops the assault Staff is banned in canada as a result
Walter 1408 Them god damn trees!
Now I want to have a tactical staff!
Only sticks less than 35" because you know, long sticks are ok but short sticks could be concealed and are thus dangerous
Me: *swings and casts fireball*
Enemy: *what the fu-*
1:20 "There's something I haven't told you"
"What?"
"I'm not left-handed"
Got me a walnut walking stick I've had for over 20 years. Love it and use it everytime I go hiking. I remember about 11 years ago I walked up on two HUGE hogs that decided to charge me. I managed to run up a live oak and just started swinging my walking stick like a club. Managed to eventually hurt the hogs enough for them to run off. Stayed up in that tree for hours.
And the message is
Dont play with your staff too much, you'll go blind.
Lies lies
Hohoho .lol
@@ShivaMurary cant you see the truth in his words? :P
the fact that it's He-Man telling you that is even funnier.
The spew is no joke, and damn does it burn
I’ve always laughed when other combat/defense channels talk about how things would go on a static target. Glad to see someone with a partner that actually moves and counters.
I hate people who talk like a fight is measurable beforehand. It's just chaos, and there is no crane kick in real life.
finally someone who know what their talking about and demonstrates it
This reminds me that I miss training with these guys, it's a good time
While BnI is basically gone, many of the people are still involved in HEMA after the Exodus. We're you one of the Victoria crew?
I wanted to learn this stuff but I dont have long hair=(
Don't worry you can still be bald and communist
Don't worry. You can be bad and smack a ruler
and a long beard
Growing mine out just so I can master the staffs
You have a circlet ? Use that
Today on Skallagrim: Sparring with Darth Vader...
Darthplagueis13 his mask reminds me more of kylo ren rather that vader
lol that's actually probably their best chance in this scenario so it seems, to use the force XD
and Darth Maul
But Kylo Ren is such a whinebasket... Doesn't look fearsome at all. Ever. He just doesn't have the face or expressions for it. I've NO clue why they picked HIM for the part. Although he IS in line with the Emo-Vader of the Prequels I presume... *shrug*
This was fun to watch great video.
Old video, but I'm catching up.
Good job guys, very interesting, well made and worked through. Kudos!
This is why active parries in Sekiro are better than just holding block
Thats why active parries are better than blocking in every game
@@nurs3826 Dark Souls 3 Greatshields want to say hello though.
You can even block while attacking which is even better than a parrie.
And Fallen order
@@dynamicdissonance4016 that's only with thrust type weapons, and split damage sends its regards
And there is mikiri counter
Funny I trained with a staff when I was young for 6 years. Always thought ppl would think it's lame so I kept I to myself. Now I kinda feel badass.
Same
I wish I still had my long stick
That was the same height as me
Dont worry, i got guns.
@@Aina_0w Like airsoft? This way no one bleeds too heavily. Just because something is old, like swordfights and stuff, doesn't mean you can't have fun! Plus, in places where guns are illegal, this may come much more in handy.
Just tryin to put some perspective on this.
@@creamsicleorange8266 POV: It's a joke
He almost said kata, you have no idea how much I appreciate that. I've never really used swords but the staff, or the Bo to me was the first weapon I learned in Taekwando when I was younger.
this is incredible and exactly what i thought. its crazy to see just how powerful a staff really is against a sword. and yes it def highlights why great swords were made. ive seen how they are used and its terrifying lol.
I’ll carry this knowledge with me whenever I randomly imagine how well I would fight during medieval times
Hahahaha
Fuel for your shower thoughts
Yep
You’d get killed by an arrow before you ever got a W
@@hiddensaint3251 not if I have full plate and a kite shield 🛡
That's why Grima freaked out when Gandalf brought his staff in. Even without magic it is still far more superior.. 🙄
Gandalf is an Ainur, he wouldn't have needed the staff.
Acrid Gandalf is a maiar
@@aldrydd1 ainur include maiar
Ah I love Skallagrim's videos, I've been watching for 10 years now! Keep up the great content, Skall!
I'm not going to lie, I REALLY like the experimentation and exploration in this video of different weapon match-ups.
While there are videos of spars between different weapons, I liked how this illustrated the theory and mechanics behind issues of various parries and attacks in and out of measure.
From an artistic perspective, I feel like videos like this can be a helpful reference for anyone interested in depicting swordfights and/or other types of combat in their art.
Thats exactly why I'm here
Staff op op, devs please nerf.
God, please nerf stafs
Not being a huge weapon enthusiast just a passing interest due to being a sword lover when playing fantasy games, I've was surprised when watching a few of your vids as well as Shads, that even though the sword is shown as the go to weapon in these games as well as on screen, that you guys say it was actually the polearm, was the main battle field weapon, so this video really opened my eyes as to why that was. Also enjoyed the video but especially the part where rather than stating what you guys know, you actually played around with the best way to defend with the sword/buckler.
When I did reenactment [no-contact, non-SCA, non-HEMA, no armor] I LOVED doing staff vs sword fights. since we started the new people with staff, most people gave it up once they progressed to sword. I was the only one who took my stick up against shield & mace though. :)
There's your exotic fantasy weapon right there. No need for flashy swords with perpendicular spikes on the guard.
Just a long and sturdy staff
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Just a long and hard wood
Just be careful not to get your wood wet
jUst SoMe haRd w00d
Me in school: ah yes, the *broom*
Nice, learned something. Realy needed.
Apriciated, thanks.
Very interesting. Thankyou for sharing with us.
Shaolin mains: laughs in superior weapon*
Also shaolin mains: wait that's illeagle
@@christheog7197 Oh no! I hope it gets well soon!
So we are going to ignore the most versatile weapon ever invented, the law bringer?
Johan Sadewa
Do not speak that name, you’ll blow my cover
cries in no opener