How to use a military SPEAR

#spear #polearm #hema

[chun_]

Spears are so overlooked in comparison to the other battlefield weapons, but it's important to remember that the spear is what dominated the field. There's a reason in Chinese we refer to it as the "king of weapons".

[eon]

two guys having a spear duel under a bridge goes so fucking hard

[이루칸]

Sword dancer in background. Looks like street fighter stage.

[DreiiFernandes]

Seeing this just made me realize how easy it is to die against a spear, I see that the control of the distance plays so much here

[GYIU]

"Staff for a month, sword for a year. Spear for a lifetime."

[ZarnonElchris]

I'd never really thought about what a longspear duel would look like. Interesting techniques.

[jonlava]

The tricky thing I didn’t realize until watching this practical battle is how quickly the long pole strike can be launched with so little telegraphing. Like cueing a pool stick, a flick forward with the rear arm, sliding along the front hand, the acceleration is like a cobra strike. Hard to block against. Not at all like the Kung Fu movies with the twirling and spinning.

[Sir.Alonne]

Everyone knows that spears rule the battlefield but we still don't give them enough love. Fantastic sparring.

[roro]

Please do more long weapon content! Staff, spear or other polearms would be fun to watch!

[WuzuquanSpain]

It's good to finally see people who know how to hold and thrust the spear to take maximum advantage of its length.

[dramalexi]

These are some impressive fighting techniques. Not just theory, only skill.

[williamchin]

props for the left hand representation to the spear guy on the right of the video! Left-hand pride!

[Ishpeck]

Recently been studying the polarms material in 무예도보통지 and have enjoyed cataloging the overlap between this and the spear/staff/halberd material of Joachim Meyer. Jack Chen from Singapore also has some great stuff worth looking at in this area.

[jiwoo_heo]

Hello everyone! I am the sword dancer in the background. Please leave comments if there are any questions about my sword dancing. Thank you!

[kanubeenderman]

as a side note - impressive sword display in the background as well :)

[TheRealElithica]

Gotta give it to that sword dancer in the background

[frhuntrz]

The real king of the the melee weapons that should be more celebrated than the sword.

[J_Mill]

I really appreciate how these guys fight effectively, while still making it look very aesthetically pleasing! Oftentimes, sparring looks like a mess, but this looked very deliberate

[DensApri]

The spear is so much fun to use! One of my fav weapons to play with!

[JonahsWail]

If i was a medieval warrior I would definitely seek this weapon out. I love thật long range leverage game.