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Anyone who has played the classic “Dynasty Warriors” games will already know it takes approximately 500 swordsmen to defeat one spear.

What I learned from this is that all the video games where a group of enemies attack you one at a time is actually totally realistic.

A Japanese nobleman once hosted a match between Musashi and a spear master. The spear master attacked three times, and Musashi deflected three times. They then stopped. When the nobleman asked why they stopped, the spear master replied, "If my spear can't get past his sword in three attempts, he's the better fighter."

This would be better if you had an old man sitting on a throne, stroking his beard in the background.

Interesting exercise. The spear is called the King of Weapons for a reason. Still, the relative skill of the combatants, fatigue and sheer numbers will always play key variables.

I had no idea spearmanship required such cardio!! 🤣🏃🏻‍♂️💨

I read once a story about a famous spear master that was accused of having an affair with one of the wifes of a great empire's minister and found guilty by the emperor. The sentence for such a crime was prison for life. The emperor, knowing the reputation of the accused as the best master of the spear in the entire empire, decided to give him a chance: If he managed to defeat a platoon of 50 swordsmen soldiers alone in an arena, his crime would be forgiven. The spear master accepted the challenge. And in front of the audience of the arena, the fight left everyone perplexed, because even surrounded by the swordsmen, the master was doing very well and had already killed 20 of the 50 soldiers! But he was momentarily distracted and took hit in the belly. Even though he was bleeding, he kept fighting and still managed to kill 15 more soldiers before collapsing and being killed by the rest. The emperor couldn't understand why he made such an amateurish mistake when he was dominating the fight. Then the emperor looked at the direction the master was looking when he got distracted and saw the reason. The minister had slit his wife's throat, the same woman the spear master was having an affair with. That was the reason for the distraction. The emperor was extremely strict, but he was also fair. He then ordered his soldiers to take the minister and throw him into the arena, giving him the order to take the late master's spear and finish the fight in his place, as punishment for interfering in his punishment. The minister, crying and begging for forgiveness, took the spear and, despite being a competent swordsman, he was unable to handle the spear, which was customized and heavier than normal spears, and was quickly killed by one of the remaining soldiers.

The sad thing is that I haven't seen spears implemented well in any medieval fighting game. It's always just the poke poke move, and maybe a sweeping one, which apparently vastly undersells the weapon's potential.

Love the blood effect. Often when watching sparing video it is hard to see when and if a hit occurred. You have to rely on the combatants obviously calling their hits. Even if they are calling them making it clear to the opponent it is often unclear to outside viewer

Dark Souls and other games really don’t do justice to spears, I think. I’ve always thought of spears as just really weak weapons, only good for poking at people from behind a shield. But this dude gets in the mix, I’m really impressed. I also wish I could these sorts of things, they look so fun

This video is a wonderful demonstration why half of human warfare throughout history was about trying to drive your enemy away with a pointy stick, and the other half was about tossing said stick into your enemy's face.

It reminds me of my kendo days. We used to fight one against two or three to learn tactics and awareness. The singleton needs to use mobility so that they only face one opponent at a time. The group need to be able to launch simultaneous assaults from different directions.

"2 swordsman and a sith lord vs a spearman" Would be a more accurate title. 🤣

There's a reason why throughout history the spear was the standard weapon for the foot soldier. Especially the lesser trained ones. It takes multiple skilled swordsmen to kill one semi trained person with a spear

Each year, there's a demo match of naginata vs kendo that's fun to watch. The katana was never really used like this for a reason. Initially, it was a side arm for archers (archers vs. spearman would be a fun video LOL). Longer swords were used mainly by and to take down mounted cavalry. It became the main sword in the Edo period because of the limitation on sword lengths, by which time guns were already an established part of Japanese warfare. In other words, this was the length that the government figured was too short to be useful.

It was very skillful how the spearman continued to shuffle and flank the group. Kept them all in a single line so he could not be surrounded.

Reminds me of when I used to LARP. A single spear or other pole arm is quite powerful. People mock the "attack all at once" oversight in action sequences, but when the group doesn't have experience working together against one target and the target has experience about controlling the flow dynamics if the group, the single person can manipulate positioning in the battlefield to minimize simultaneous attacks, especially through flanking and charging lone people in such a way that causes the group to get in each other's way.

Spears have been used longer than swords. They obviously give greater reach to a soldier but also they are cheaper to produce…It takes a lot of metal to make one sword, but the only metal on a spear is the spear head so you could make a few spearheads for the same amount of metal as one sword, and wood is usually always plentiful.

I'm a viking age re-enactor and have done both sides of 1 spearman(with and without shield) vs 2 sword/axe and shield. Shields make a huge difference as it makes it much easier to deflect the spear and get past the point. A spearman with a shield is also very different as although they have less control of the spear with only one hand they can now block and attack at the same time. In all my experiences having shields involved puts the spearman at quite a disadvantage, It is quite easy to deflect/trap/parry the spear when you have a shield and a weapon making it impossible for the spearman to keep the tip on target, you then just close in a quick and close as possible. Any other 2 handed weapon is the worst is against spears, dual wielding is better, Shield and weapon is best.

In every single imperial Chinese, Korean or Japanese drama that took place in wartime era, I've always loved their spearmen tactics. Their style was a lot less crude than the gladiatorial spear techniques which I hate. Woldo, Guandao and Naginata all look absolutely beautiful and their combat style even more. This showcase is really great to see the polearm being used so effectively

Wow , this dude is bad ass! Exceptional skill with the spear. And tactics on point versus multiple opponents.

His movement and control with that spear is just beautiful to watch. Love this

I really enjoyed this and the blood effects made it easier to see, thank you! I’ve always loved the spear

the wild thing is with this is that thanks to the spear caparison you don't realize that a shinai is stupendously long. if you hold one and swing it around your range is massive but they look so tiny here

"Spears are the weapon for war. Swords are weapons to take a prisoner." -Miyamoto Musashi

I've geeked out and studied the geometry of 2vs1 and 3vs1 engagements. The idea in any case when you have the numerical advantage is to try to attack from widely different angles of approach. This puts the most stress on the defender's ability to ward off attacks. The objective is to try to create an angle of approach from the two attackers that is such that the defender can't really see and address both/all the angles at the same time. Eventually the hope is one of them can close in from a flank or from behind and strike a serious blow. The interesting thing is that if you consider everyone's mobility to be roughly equal, in a 2vs1 scenario, the two attackers can never really force the engagement from two widely different angles because the defender can retreat when the attackers are close, circle out to counter their efforts to come around on a flank, and if they both move to opposite flanks, he can quickly cross the line between them (given that there's enough distance between them and he moves quickly) and he can escape to make them have to form up and try again to engage him. It really takes a third attacker and a 3vs1 situation for the attackers to be able neutralize the defender's evasive maneuvering. The interesting thing in the video clip shown here is that with the three attackers, they don't really utilize their advantage at all by encircling the defender. They instead seem to stay grouped fairly close together in a line, which puts the least stress on the defender's ability to defend himself, because everything remains for the most part in front of him, within his peripheral vision. If you were to instead combine the efforts of two attackers to create two different angles of attack with a third attacker that is positioned behind the defender, blocking an uncontested avenue of retreat and limiting evasive movements in general, I think the spearman would be overwhelmed by the three separate angles of approach. The spear can be pretty effective transitioning from a forward facing exchange to a rearward facing exchange because either end of the weapon can strike a serious blow. Where the attackers can leverage an advantage is that they are able to threaten from three angles, meaning whichever two approaches the spearman has covered with the two tips of his spear, the third should be able to probe the spearman's defensive guard and force him to pivot, change guards, parry, anything that can open a new angle of attack for one of the other attackers. Anyways, I think this type of drill is great for developing skills, both for the attacking side that has the numbers advantage and for the defender. You have to move tactically and intelligently, but each of those movements can be isolated, identified, and practiced. Plus, the coordination of two or more attackers working together is a great drill for developing tactical awareness.

*Laughs out loud!* This is great in the first place, but the edits make it even more fun! Suddenly, I want a spear. ;)

This was fun to watch. Thanks!

Great battle good to see everyone having a great time can see the friendship between competitors keep up the action well done spearman Han moo👊

Throughout history, the best weapon has been the one that allowed one man to insert metal into the other from the greatest distance. When men started using sticks and clubs, they could easily beat someone who only had their fists and their teeth, although since they were not metal they could only stun them not kill. When men started adding metal to weapons, they could kill at a longer range than those who could only stun with wooden implements. The spear became the dominant weapon, as it allowed one man to put metal into the other man before the opponent could put metal into him. The bow later dominated warfare as it could put metal into a mans stomach before he got close enough to use his spear. The musket beat the bow, again longer range. The breechloading rifle took the place of the musket, as it not only could get metal into a man at a longer distance, it gave you better rate of fire allowing you to get metal into more men in a shorter period of time. Artillery later became the king of weapons, it outranged any gun as well as having a huge area of effect where one shell could send bits of metal into the stomcahs of many men at once. Aircraft then took over from artillery, they have an even longer range, and carried multiple warheads all capable of putting metal into many men at once. Now people say the war of the future will be fought with Drones. Whats special about Drones? Well, a guy sat in an office in San Francisco can press a button and put metal into the stomachs of several men he sees through his video feed in Baghdad. Its all about range. And thats why the spear beats the sword.

Love the blood splatter effects. Great video

That fromsoft ending was classic. So fun. You earned that like and it was very educative to see how powerful the spear really is

For those thinking that there is rivalry between spears and swords, in warfare the infantry equipment has always been spear, when the sword was introduced it was added and not replaced the spear. The probable order was a club; spear; spear + shield; spear + sword + shield.

They would usually have short swords on their sides, when the enemy would get close enough that the spear was no longer effective. Incredible display by the Spearman, and good effort from the swordsmen.

woah. the editing is phenomenal!

This is hilarious to watch. They had to have had a lot of fun doing this. Spears were cheap to make and doesn't require a great amount of skill to be used effectively which is why they were used so much in history. Great demonstration to the advantages that a spear had.

Interesting. Though ideally the spearman would've been fighting in formation w/ other spearmen historically speaking which would've changed things immensely. A sword is just a sidearm. A backup weapon.

Told a buddy of mine about how good the spear is. I will be sharing this with him.

This looks so fun. I don't usually laugh easily but I laughed and felt like a little kid watching this.

not gonna lie, this video was way more entertaining than I thought it would be, I thought it would be very confusing following what was happening, but the subtitles help a lot. Good job

Great combat! Very Cool! Swords are oft portrayed in pop culture, but on the battlefield, companies of Spear (Yari) conscripts or trained militias were one of the most common front line soldiers in history. The spear is long, powerful and typically requires much less metal to produce on a mass scale. Training to be a novice with spear can be taught to larger groups than specialized, close combat arms. The stick is pretty universal, but techniques vary across the world. Also defensive formations are much stronger with long arms. See Phalanx, Schiltron, Pike Wall for breaking horse charges, etc.

I absolutely lost it at "trauma" HAHAHAH I NEED MORE THIS IS TOO GOOD

Good video!! Thanks!

So the “broom technique” is the ultimate supreme attack, noted. Jokes aside that was most interesting; very cool to see how the spearman changed his tactic from one match to the next. I would be most interested to see more test with different swordsman and spearman, so to see more scenarios. Great video

The quality of content almost makes me wish it required a short interview before watching. So many secrets here. The footwork shouldn’t be taken for granted. The tactics of the spear are top notch. You know it’s Budo when increasing opponents makes your life easier. The fact the swordsmen didn’t trip or strike each other by accident is a credit to their training. So good. It’s philosophy in motion. I hope we have another resurgence of Budo in the west. With MMA it seems to leave you sore. With Budo you leave having lived a dozen lives and died a thousand times. With MMA you are happy to have won. With Budo you will meditate on what was lost, and if the cost can be justified. I’m beyond grateful for having this training before going into service. It saved lives and allowed a type selfless service that is difficult to describe. Shinshin Shigan is a feeling I hope many more people are introduced to through Budo. Thanks for letting me ramble.

The spear was like the AK-47 of ancient times. Easy to make and use, and covers a large array of sinarios. It might not be the farthest ranged weapon, but it can be used for a good distance. It can only be beat fairly by either another spear or a bow (sniper).

Need more videos of this type! It was super imteresting!

Aye cool dark souls tribute man♥️♥️ loved this

Thank you for adding the subtitles! It was super helpful for those of us who don't speak Korean. These videos are so fun, not to mention educational. Thanks so much for sharing these videos!

And people always question me when I use polearms in D&D. Figures like Sky Lance in Hero and Guan Yu in Romance of Three Kingdoms always struck me as more skilled and awesome warriors than your typical sword and board fighters.

This is so fun to watch!! Bet it is even better to play.😊

oh cool. My new favorite youtube channel. I was looking for one of those

for the most part the spearman does an excelent job controling the movement of his opponants. the lightsaber really needed to learn to commit, unfortunately when they finally did they were too far away from support. pack tactics are key, you have to flank your opponant to open them up and negate that reach, but the spearman will, as he did several times, appear to open himself up to a flank to draw one too far away from the support of the others and make them an easy target. that time he was locked in a corner would have gone very differently for him if they were working more as a team than as individuals who happened to be together.

His strategy of switching at the placement of his weapon works really well. They got used to him holding it. And now he drags it. Now they have to plan on the spot.

I lov eeverything about this video including the dynasty warriors style music and the "You Died" message from souls

I love how they’re having so much fun lol

I enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you. 😊 Had the swordsmen synchronized their attack literally at the same time, they would have had the upper hand. But all they did was moving their formation with the spearman to avoid the spearman achieving flank position and turn into a 1-on-1 battle. A 3-on-1 battle is no good, if the 3 aren’t attacking at the same instant. Kudos to the spearman though. Definitely fighting smart. Trying to break up the 3-on-1 advantage and turn it into quick individual 1-on-1’s.

I love how you can see and hear how much fun they're having in this

The technique of keeping the spear along the floor seems very effective, it goes below the guard of the sword, preventing parrying away, it makes the attacker less confident as even a slight mistep will be a nick to the feet, it almost plays on a bit of a psychological block aswell, something crawling towards you along the floor, you give it way more distance than you would if the spear was in the air, allowing him to control far more floor space.

We need a movie starring these guys using this exact soundtrack.

Great display of skill from the spearman. Great mobility and aim. However, the swordsmen looked uncoordinated. They all looked like they were waiting for their 1v1 moment. Didn't capitalize on any extreme range spear thrusts, no trying to bind/bat the spear, and seemed very uncomfortable in general. Great video!

I recently just found this channel-all the practitioners have good skill but that Spearman is exceptional-it does help that the spear is the ‘king of melee’ weapons but when out in the hands of a real expert it makes for a huge challenge for the other combatants. I loved how the spearman prevented from getting flanked or surrounded. Great channel!

The sword throw and then the Dark Souls reference at the end were great 😂

Love the squelch sound effect! It's tough to take on a good spearman when they have room to run.

Keeping a low guard was an interesting play with the spear. Besides "hand snipes", I've seen a lot of spars ended with someone make a sudden attack on the legs. With the spears reach, and the fact most of them were employing high guards, going for the leg is a good strategy. Now considering things like Italian and German Swordplay etc. does employ some low guards, that interplay could be interesting... But considering my own experience with how unpredictable spear fighting already is (with how quickly you can change grips and can throw it at almost anytime)... It would still be difficult as hell to fight with a sword 😂

The thing that struck me was the hesitation on the part of the swordsmen. I also use a spear (among other pole arms), as well as the sword, so I understand the advantages and disadvantages of both weapons. There were many moments when the spearman would make a move that would've ended him, IF just one of the swordsmen would've carried through with a serious attack; they chose to block many of the spearman's thrusts, when simple movement would have gotten them closer to make their attack. The spearman as well made errors... (before I go further, I understand it was a light-hearted contest, made for fun) ...and just about the only technique I saw him using was the thrust. He hardly ever used the shaft, or the butt. Some of his moves were opened him up considerably. Skating the tip of his weapon along the floor as he did when things got "serious" would not have been possible with live steel. Overall, it was a deeply enjoyable video. Good job!

Great content

The "you died" at the end sent it for me. Loved this

YOu make me wish I live in your commuting area or at the very least a distant train trip away. I want to experiment with some techniques and tactics! Greetings from Aomori, Japan!

Wow, this channel is AWESOME

You Died Hahaha! Perfect FromSoft reference! Also, amazing video! I love to see weapon arts against one another.

Fun to watch. I come from a different fencing system and I would have handled the weapons and general movement differently. As the swordsman I probably would have tried to close the distance and get into a bind between sword and spear for a better control of the spearman's movements. But all in all, the spearman showed good knowledge on controlling the distance and avoiding to face his opponents all at once - very clever.

Honestly one of the best videos I've seen in a cool minute, it's very interesting seeing how each weapon is actually used in combat.

My new favourite channel

man that looks fun!

the screams suit perfectly with the music. the effects are a nice addition and the rules are simple and effective. i need more of these awesome videos, great work

In his 1626 book, Richard Peeke claimed to have used a makeshift quarterstaff with sharp point to defeat three Spaniards armed with rapier & dagger. George Silver thought the short staff, a 8-9ft spear with a point on each end & stout enough to give powerful blows, had the odds against two opponents armed with swords & daggers. Those historical examples suggest three was about the number of folks with swords required to defeat someone with a spear on average. (Peeke didn't think the odds were in his favor in that fight he managed to win.)

Love the animations

Fucking awesome music choices. The jazz was so much fun

Finally something real with weapons, the spearman is a real master !

When we played same games best swordsmen tactic was formation line relatively close each other (and advance to spearman holding line): spearman hits (maybe) one swordsman, but others counterattack and win in most cases. Otherwise spearman can charge each swordsman individually and win each charge due to the advantage in the length of the weapon (as shown).

I loved the back ground riff lol

This was a lot of fun.

There's a reason spears are the ultimate melee weapon and always have been throughout warfare. Wood is cheap and making shafts is easy! You only need tiny bit of metal at the end. Great for mass production! And the range meant that even inexperienced fighters could kill or injure a much more skilled opponent using a sword before they could even get to them. Many ancient battles were won by relatively untrained commoners with spears! It's like how guns beat all melee weapons, range is a huge factor!

Loved the dark souls you died at the end. Spear wins usually.

This is awesome.

I think the rules of this contest greatly favor the spear over the sword. Most of the "touch" and slashing attacks by the spear would not be disabling though certainly inconvenient. Even a kill shot might not drop an opponent before getting seriously injured in return. Fun to watch but as a competitive 3-weapon fencer (and occasional stage combat fighter including spear basics), I have my doubts. Dragging the spear point is very poor technique. And the swordsmen appear unskilled in their use of distance and ability to coordinate... there was of running to a position, setting, and getting killed. More of an exhibition than an actual test between skilled combatants.

Looks great when he snaps the spear straight to the swordsmans. I can't imagine dozens of spears lined up. Aaaand music was a killer! Definitely suscribing!

Love this channel!!!

Came for the fight, stayed formusic

This channel is going to have a million of subs real fast, just wait and see

It seems in this sort of exercise a spearman gains a lot of benefits thru it being a practice / dummy session. I don't think you could really aggressively push a spear around the ground like that, and the durability of a spear comes into question if it is parried with a sword.

no matter which is better or whatever, this looked freaking fun to do, I'm actually jealous!!! I want to go in with foam shuriken and and a wooden stick horse and pretend I'm the attacking ninja!!

Nice music, fun to watch

Of course the one with the lightsaber is the first to die instantly 😂 great vid!

When the last swordsman throw the sword and run, I almost choked from laughter ... he was dead and he knew it... thanks for this video!

That "you died" at the end had me going from hype to hilarious.

They remind me of me and my friends whenever we get our hands on cool looking sticks.

This looks like it would be so much fun.