Nothing but GAUNTLETS vs. SWORD - Could it Work?
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Oddly enough this is a surprisingly frequently asked question. Whenever the topic of unarmed vs. weapon defense comes up people suggest armor to compensate for the disadvantage. Would a skilled boxer (or D&D style monk, I guess) with heavy mitten gauntlets stand a chance against a swordsman?
Obviously individual skill, experience, and fitness matter the most. But let's take a look at the mechanics in this sort of uneven matchup, assuming an otherwise unarmored dueling scenario (be it historical or fantasy RPG).
More thoughts on a similar topic (the movie trope of catching a blade with bare hands):
• Can You Catch a Sword ...
*** Time stamps **
00:00 - 00:32 Intro
00:32 - 01:17 VKNG promo
01:17 - 03:48 Gauntlet types and comparison to bucklers
03:48 - 07:02 Defensive capability of a gauntlet compared to a sword
07:02 - 08:01 What about adding forearm armor?
08:01 - 08:27 Unexpected benefit of a long messer handle
08:27 - 09:46 Distance, timing, and the danger of close quarters
09:46 - 12:27 The difficulty of closing the gap
12:27 - 13:22 Buckler + parrying stick
13:22 - 14:38 Final Thoughts
14:38 - 15:10 Outtake & outro
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@Sethrain 2 жыл бұрын
Throwing gauntlets: End Him Righty and End Him Lefty
@youremakingprogress144 2 жыл бұрын
You made me laugh. Nice one.
@walangchahangyelingden8252 2 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@childofnewlight 2 жыл бұрын
You win.
@RicardoMoralesMassin 2 жыл бұрын
The winner of the comment sectino right here
@XMH_020 2 жыл бұрын
ROCKET PAWNCH
@Meteorlink 2 жыл бұрын
So what you're saying is: gauntlets against a sword are completely viable. As long as those gauntlets also hold a sword.
@twangamer4623 2 жыл бұрын
or a stick and a buckler :P
@Sparrowcus1 2 жыл бұрын
Or if, you use the gauntlet like a pommel 12:24
@sambeck2510 2 жыл бұрын
@@Sparrowcus1 Been a while since I've seen a reference to using a pommel to end someone rightly.
@windhelmguard5295 2 жыл бұрын
i think what he means is that anything is better than showing up in your birthday suit.
@charlesrense5199 2 жыл бұрын
Sword-gauntlets!
@JimRFF 2 жыл бұрын
Next video: Dual-wielding bucklers vs a sword
@asterisk606 2 жыл бұрын
He did a video on double shields already! Search his channel for "Dual Wielding Shields?"
@storyspren 2 жыл бұрын
Buckler and shield is the only true combo (/j just in case)
@kappachino3431 2 жыл бұрын
this is too OP, need nerf in next patch
@josephburchanowski4636 2 жыл бұрын
How about two handed dueling shield vs sword? I don't think he has done a video on that yet.
@jonathanwells223 2 жыл бұрын
I think they already did that in one of the pre-series clone wars cartoons
@LarryoftheLarrinites 2 жыл бұрын
I like that your partner was smiling the entire time while you were trying to kill her.
@estekel2 2 жыл бұрын
It's kinda their kink, yeah. Goes both ways as well (remember whips?)
@sebathadah1559 2 жыл бұрын
Wife*
@jonathanwells223 2 жыл бұрын
It’s just foreplay for them
@Kilooma 2 жыл бұрын
@@sebathadah1559 same thing?
@koma9sensey 2 жыл бұрын
Did you know thers a quest in AC vallhala where you need to burn down a house of couple to get the to do it... same thing oonly with less property damage. 🤪
@niceone170 2 жыл бұрын
"That's not what you want, unless it's what you want" ~Skall about grappling
@drakebloodknight7981 2 жыл бұрын
😏
@kristyandesouza5980 2 жыл бұрын
😏
@Fellow_Daoist 2 жыл бұрын
😏
@soyboydj6875 Жыл бұрын
😏
@dracanisobsidian1613 2 жыл бұрын
It seems like swords beat fist anyday at this point why not give the monk a staff with metal reinforced ends on it to smack people around with.
@gramfero 2 жыл бұрын
That's the idea behind monks getting proficiency with quarterstaff
@StarshadowMelody 2 жыл бұрын
Or a shovel.
@dracanisobsidian1613 2 жыл бұрын
@@StarshadowMelody to dig his own grave
@LynSain 2 жыл бұрын
@@dracanisobsidian1613 You got me there. XD
@chukyuniqul 2 жыл бұрын
Because people like the fantasy of going all kung fu on brigands? I mean shit, by that logic dnd would be exclusively people throwing artificer spells (which don't require you to be a mage to use them) at all opponents, not to mention the war crimes one could perform with bags of holding. Yes, yes, it's easy to pick nits at fantasy worlds but if your biggest gripe about lack of realism or pragmatism is the magical punch rogues then you are seriously missing the forest for the trees. I mean, they add their wisdom to their AC. Why? How would in reality being street smart or perceptive help hits not land on you? How does the same skill that helps you figure out if you're being lied to better help avoiding damage just as much as the skill that makes you more quick-footed and flexible? Why would wearing armor make barbarians (whose unarmored defense scales off constitution which implies they have the thick skin to shrug off blows) lose their con mod bonus to AC? And these are literally off the top of my head. And the answer is simple:the game tries to be at least somewhat balanced while selling a fantasy. And some people don't wanna sword or sorcery. Some people just wanna fist. And while discussing the real-life potential of martial arts against weapons is a fun pastime, you're just being a grand ol' stick in the mud. So to answer your question in a tl:dr fashion: because people pick monk because they think punching would be far more fun than a sword or magic. It's that simple, and realism was never a concern. Also monk weapon proficiency is just a crutch for early game. Not everyone likes dealing d4s all the time.
@Ash_Blackwind 2 жыл бұрын
I'm liking this new genre. The 1st person view shows your point easily across since we actually see it from the opponents view & vice versa. Maybe more outside- the- box techniques next time like you did with your sword- catching vid & this one.
@MrYago-xd7um 2 жыл бұрын
Coupled with the background and booty shot the whole set up was rather striking.. pun not originally intended. =/
@lexidecimal9941 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the first person view at eye level, really makes it obvious I wouldn't want to oppose you in a sword fight. There was a couple moments when your focus and seriousness to showcase the movements quite menacing. Well done. Go Ontario and Flush The Turd on the 20th.
@teomankaranfil5269 2 жыл бұрын
"Two gauntlets worth of parrying real estate" sounds like a cool thing to have.
@Rodclutcher 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree
@Magmafrost13 2 жыл бұрын
"We would definitely be grappling, and that's definitely not what you want" Because no one wants to deal with grappling rules
@drakebloodknight7981 2 жыл бұрын
Fookin Rogues
@loganhinderliter8660 2 жыл бұрын
Did a grappler fighter in 3.5 in a one shot made the game drag on for hours never again
@arcticbanana66 2 жыл бұрын
There was a Monk player in one of my old 3.5 campaigns who specialized in grappling. The grappling rules really aren't as bad as they've been memed to be, they just take quite a bit of getting used to. It's mostly just that grappling is _usually_ a suboptimal choice unless you've specifically built the character for it.
@graywolfdracon 2 жыл бұрын
@@arcticbanana66 We still play 3.5e and our wizard managed to grapple an enemy sorcer and drown him with a decanter of endless water. It was awesome.
@arcticbanana66 2 жыл бұрын
@@graywolfdracon Gotta love it when things like that work out.
@hallofguns8174 2 жыл бұрын
I was one of the people who asked about this on a recent stream. I am very satisfied with Skall's take on it. It is possible if there are no other options but almost any kind of weapon would be far better. Thank you Skall.
@Skallagrim 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. :)
@overlorddante 2 жыл бұрын
indeed. it's almost like, weapons are beneficial in combat.
@buffoonustroglodytus4688 2 жыл бұрын
@@overlorddante but fists are much more badass.
@linkskywalker5417 2 жыл бұрын
@@buffoonustroglodytus4688 Yeah! Hand to hand! It is the basis of all combat! Only a fool trusts hisblife to a weapon!!!
@dragan2324 Жыл бұрын
@@linkskywalker5417 gannondorf and vader just getting punched in the dick during their big showdowns by link skywalker
@jorionedwards 2 жыл бұрын
Skall: *Gets his ass handed to him* Captions: [Applause]
@ramonvicentevallesterosric7802 2 жыл бұрын
Skall looks like a pirate captain
@OmniscientWarrior 2 жыл бұрын
are you not entertained? - some guy in a stadium
@erwinbogumil207 2 жыл бұрын
Can we rename taking off and throwing your gauntlet mid fight to "Slapping them rightly"?
@normang3668 2 жыл бұрын
Ending them gauntly.
@johan.ohgren 2 жыл бұрын
@@normang3668 you got my vote!
@ingGmoPs 2 жыл бұрын
and my bow!
@TheInsomniaddict 2 жыл бұрын
We need to add this to a manuscript for future generations!
@Hanna1968 2 жыл бұрын
I think with gauntlets only you should go into the typical boxing block position, with both hands together. The only chance I see is to wait for you opponents attack, pari the sword with fist and arm and go into your opponents space to attack his head with your armed fist. Probably you will get some serious cuts, but you have a chance to end the fight quickly.
@williampalmer8052 2 жыл бұрын
I am always impressed by how Kara stands fearlessly as Skal pretends to attack. Clearly there is a lot of trust in his skills.
@drakebloodknight7981 2 жыл бұрын
She’s only using 2% of her power.
@candleman2123 2 жыл бұрын
You can almost see her counting all the things Skall will have to do to pay off her presence in the vid every time her gets her to do something.
@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619 Жыл бұрын
lmao do u think they are using real weapons?
@_aullik 9 ай бұрын
@@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619 lmao do you think those nylon swords don't break bones on a good hit? Those are not larp foam weapons, those "wasters" are training weapons meaning they hurt a lot if they hit you and if you do a real strike to a person it will break bones.
@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619 9 ай бұрын
@@_aullik maybe if u are weak sperm your bones will break from toy weapons
@svartfrasr9755 2 жыл бұрын
"Parrying real estate" Hit boxes Skall. You're measuring your hit boxes lol.
@hugofontes5708 2 жыл бұрын
Omg that's right lmao
@TheHeavyshadow 2 жыл бұрын
Find someone who trusts you as much as Cara trusts Skall when he demonstrates all the ways he could kill his opponent and she doesn't even blink, let alone flinch.
@Klint_Izwudd 2 жыл бұрын
"I fight wearing only gauntlets because the world isn't ready to see me at my full power." *looks over to big stick in corner of the room.
@claptrap4084 2 жыл бұрын
Goku wants to see him at full power...
@MrYago-xd7um 2 жыл бұрын
Hope that big stick is a mop, for later use.
@Draftsman17 2 жыл бұрын
See, see big stick energy, it even works with gauntlets...Where's shad? Somebody get Shad in on this!
@estekel2 2 жыл бұрын
YOU CAN HAVE STICK TOO!
@LynSain 2 жыл бұрын
Next underappreciated historical armor : The Big Stick Energy and Buckler Combo
@phoebusapollo8365 2 жыл бұрын
@Skibidoop *no.*
@Crspss 2 жыл бұрын
@Skibidoop wrong shad
@Rulytasho 2 жыл бұрын
@Skibidoop chad shad
@Thera_inc 2 жыл бұрын
since we're on the topic of hands vs swords. what about hand extensions? as in fist-weapons/claw shaped weapons? Edit: for clarification: the indian katar but with a buckler over your knuckles is what i had in mind
@Rider_of_red 2 жыл бұрын
>fist weapons You mean gauntlets?
@Jacky_boy001 2 жыл бұрын
Well, there is some evidence. The shuko was used as a means of blocking katana, but that looks risky and dangerous to pull off. Wolverine claws are probably no good, as the sword would just slide off the blades into your hand/knuckles. However, I would like to bring up the sword breaker in maria the virgin witch. I haven't been able to find anything similar to it but I don't think making something like that would be too hard. Its just a bracer with spikes on it.
@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jacky_boy001 shadiversity has a video on swordbreakers
@ralynedin 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jacky_boy001 there is the Pata. I definitely would like to get a sword breaker. Those daggers are awesome.
@Jacky_boy001 2 жыл бұрын
@@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 I should be a bit more specific. In an anime called Maria the virgin witch (which skall has done a video on.) someone used a sort of spiked gauntlet designed to block a sword. I have seen shadiversitys video on sword breaker, but i've never seen a sword breaking gauntlet/bracer.
@ottovonbismarck7646 2 жыл бұрын
If I had lost my sword and was limited to hand-to-hand, I'm just charging the dude. I've never fought with a sword, but I've done bayonet training and dropped my stick on several occasions. Each time, I just "fuck it"and rushed. Yes, everytime I did that I got stabbed. Even when I wrestled a dude to the ground he still managed to stab me. Still better than just doing nothing and getting stabbed anyway.
@jamesharding3459 2 жыл бұрын
I was doing a little non-lethal bayonet fencing with a re-enactor friend (side note: DO NOT DO THIS!) and we came to the conclusion that if you can get past the bayonet of a G98, you can control the rifle and grapple or knife the other guy. Even money getting stabbed getting through.
@ottovonbismarck7646 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesharding3459 In the Marines we're taught how to control our rifles when someone tries to get past the stabby bit or grab the weapon itself. If your opponent paid attention during MCMAP and other such training, you're fucked. As I was.
@jamesharding3459 2 жыл бұрын
@@ottovonbismarck7646 Keeping control of a meter-long carbine is rather different than a 2-meter rifle with another 40cm of bayonet on the end.
@Pupcan Жыл бұрын
"Still better than just doing nothing and getting stabbed anyway." I agree.
@TheSteam02 2 жыл бұрын
In defense of D&D monks, most will carry something like a staff or short-sword with them. One could argue that monks will usually attack with their weapon first and when they go for an unarmed strike, they still have their weapon out as a defensive measure.
@Likexner 2 жыл бұрын
Nevertheless, the concept of a class that _prefers_ unarmed fighting over using weapons simply doesnt make sense.
@thefracturedbutwhole5475 2 жыл бұрын
@@Likexner yeah cause magic makes perfect sense, let me just smash some bat poop and sulfur together in my hands mumble some words and create an explosion out of thin air, but fighting without a weapon is crazy.
@thefracturedbutwhole5475 2 жыл бұрын
I always look at monks as being sort of innately magical warriors in a way, they don't sling spells but that tap into some form of inner magic (the PHB calls it Ki but it can be whatever), they can survive falling great distances, catch projectiles, run on water, jump incredibly far and high, punch ghosts etc... (that isn't even including sub-class stuff). if I play a character wearing plate armor or using a shield any time an enemy hits or misses me with an attack it will involve being blocked by the shield or glancing off the armor or finding gaps in it, a monk is more all or nothing they either miss entirely or they just get hit, I usually narrate hits as being lessened by blocking with bracers, clothing etc... So it makes sense why you can keep fighting and didn't get impaled or whatever. as for landing strikes, you're a monk, you're fast as hell and can dodge sword swings throw some neck chops, groin hits, headbutts and eye gouges in the middle of all that epic dodging. In real life you're fucked, the sword wins every time, but once you start talking fantasy like DnD there are so many things that could explain why it works, but most people just accept it because it's cool, nobody puts that much thought into how a person with a 4 foot sword killed a 500 foot long dragon it just happens because it's cool.
@xryeau_1760 2 жыл бұрын
@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 Wish I put "Inb4 Tu Quoque" before you posted
@AnotherDuck 2 жыл бұрын
Also in defense of D&D Monks, their fists are counted as magical weapons. They can probably block normal swords with their bare hands. I mean, they can block arrows...
@counterblast3885 2 жыл бұрын
Practitioner of buhurt here. We are discouraged from blocking with our gauntlets because axes can really break your hand if thrown with enough force. However, pushing or parrying is still viable. We often punch in the sport. In fact that’s my style, I use a buckler and spiked gauntlets to get in close and box.
@junichiroyamashita 2 жыл бұрын
I thought you cannot punch in buhurt without a weapon in hand?
@counterblast3885 2 жыл бұрын
@@junichiroyamashita well I did forget to mention i do have a mace in hand, but i only use it as a grappling tool.
@tlb963 5 ай бұрын
hey man sorry to comment on an old ass post but do you have any tips at all on pseudo-unarmed vs weapon combat? Like you described, vambraces and gauntlets and a buckler. It's for a character I'm working on and I'm trying to make it realistic.
@counterblast3885 5 ай бұрын
@@tlb963 No worries. I don't practice currently unfortunately but from my experience if you are gonna fight without a weapon then you want to be well protected, especially on the arms. Blocking with the buckler and punching with it are both viable and encouraged, gauntlet punching is last ditch effort. The way I saw it was to close the distance after an opponent swings and grab their weapon using takedown techniques. Now of course, you can get by blocking light weapons with the gauntlets but you'll find it isn't rewarding unless you're out of options. Blocking with the vambrace hurts too. I missed a parry once by moving too late and took an axe full force on my forearm. It was fine but I was reeling. Anything else specifically you curious about?
@tlb963 5 ай бұрын
@@counterblast3885 are there any specific styles of martial arts you'd suggest implementing for the character? This is a low fantasy environment so his strength, durability, and explosiveness are very high. I'm big into MMA and martial arts but haven't incorporated weapons and armor into it (obviously) so no need to explain any styles to me; just any techniques or skills from say, muay Thai or Greco Roman or what have you.
@KingQwertzlbrmpf 2 жыл бұрын
When you are talking about the DnD Monk you have to take into consideration that the DnD monk is not just relying on his pure physical body. He is in fact reinforcing his body with magic and that allows him, among other things, to move way faster than his opponent and also to reinforce his skin so that a mere glancing blow doesn't do any damage to him.
@i__am__fish7662 2 жыл бұрын
Ki is not magic
@TheSteam02 2 жыл бұрын
@@i__am__fish7662 It kinda is. Especially when you consider things like Sun Soul or 4 Elements.
@wamken619 2 жыл бұрын
What i'm getting from the video is that my monk needs to dual-wield bucklers
@sweetsilky9395 2 жыл бұрын
@@i__am__fish7662 yes it iiiis
@i__am__fish7662 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheSteam02 Way of the Four Elements does say the character casts a spell (and spells are magic), so the ki wouldn’t be magic, but the spell produced by the ki would be.
@Arroc1000 2 жыл бұрын
How to fight a sword with a gauntlet: Step 1:Draw your own sword. Step 2: Fight!
@StarshadowMelody 2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I interpreted Draw as like, art drawing.
@johnwickinyt3017 2 жыл бұрын
how to fight a sword with a gauntlet p2: step 1: turn around step 2 run
@GiordanoFanti 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnwickinyt3017 what about throw your gauntlets to the opponent first? XD
@johnwickinyt3017 2 жыл бұрын
@@GiordanoFanti ah yes, the classic rocket fist technique
@johndododoe1411 2 жыл бұрын
@@GiordanoFanti That's just an invitation to fight ...
@GreatWightSpark 2 жыл бұрын
Cara's the coolest.
@kshadehyaena 2 жыл бұрын
@@smeagolstoor3324 Why do you expect people to just magically know that? I didn't until now. Don't be an dick.
@smeagolstoor3324 2 жыл бұрын
@@kshadehyaena Don’t be an fake fan
@MadnessJackey 2 жыл бұрын
@@smeagolstoor3324 bruh
@StarshadowMelody 2 жыл бұрын
I can literally hear Shad say "STICK!!!"
@alexanderschweinehunde167 2 жыл бұрын
Shad and his big stick energy are so powerful they invade other people’s videos
@calebricks4890 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think Shad wakes up in a cold sweat and just mutters "stick."
@croutendo2050 2 жыл бұрын
@@calebricks4890 Which is how you can tell he's sexually repressed.
@ThisIsPampkin 2 жыл бұрын
Previously we end things rightly by throwing the Pommel Skal has ascended and ending things rightly by throwing his Gauntlet. Look how far we have progressed throughout the years.
@2Cats_ina_Trenchcoat 2 жыл бұрын
Wherever you're filming at looks fantastic! Love the content!
@gold_spin1639 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t care how dumb it is, I will never stop writing bare fisted characters.
@mikepapp9084 2 жыл бұрын
As a guy who tends to have a mass advantage and willingness and ability to get beat on for advantage, grappeling is what I want. Especially since I can make my opponent gas out easier up close rather than keeping up with the back and forth of prepare, footwork, parry, riposte, footwork, attack, footwork away, and now I'm panting😅 TL;DR I need to do more cardio🤣
@jlan7844 2 жыл бұрын
Coming back to this I was reminded of a scene that you can stumble upon in Skyrim. If you hang around the Companion's longhouse, you can sometimes spot a conversation between a warrior that uses a pair of short weapons and another that uses a greatsword. The warrior that uses shorter weapons is bragging about the things he could do with the speed of his small weapons. To which the greatsword user says that all of that is worthless if he gets killed by a single strike from a longer weapon.
@StormBringare 2 жыл бұрын
Bigger chance than without gauntlets I guess, especially if you can deflect the blade and get inside the swords reach to grapple and/or just smash the other guys face in.
@Wartooth91 2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't even risk deflecting it. dodge as best you can, throw sand in their face, kick them, grab their sword arm. it's gotta be some dirty fighting unarmed against a sword.
@StormBringare 2 жыл бұрын
@Google "Dancing Israelis" Now they're mad and I have no gauntlet 😂
@StormBringare 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wartooth91 Sure, if the swordfighter just throws a wild cut.
@rosefeather_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wartooth91 Grabbing is a good idea, kicking - not so much, less leeway for dodges and everything. Just smash their face in, even against armor it could be good enough if you have any kind of physical strength.
@thekaxmax 2 жыл бұрын
@@rosefeather_ gauntlet vs any closed helmet==helmet wins.
@barefootyakov3805 2 жыл бұрын
The secret gauntlet throwing technique is the pinnacle of martial arts on pair with pummel throwing and quarterstaff-staff.
@umbranoctis4348 2 жыл бұрын
It's basically a medieval rocket-punch.
@LynSain 2 жыл бұрын
Funny that I just played Samurai Warriors 5 and found Yasuke uses gauntlet in that game, and then this video exists. Aside from fantasy's rule of coolness, I do want to know if it's actually legit to survive sword fight with just a gauntlet especially in a dire situation where escape is impossible. Btw, "parry real estate" is a good choice of word. XD
@TheodoreMinick 2 жыл бұрын
I mean, it's better than a bare hand, but you saw, a gauntlet isn't a full metal glove, you can't just grab the blade and yank it away from your opponent.
@fatwheat1 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheodoreMinick what about a plated gauntlet with chainmail in the inside?
@TheodoreMinick 2 жыл бұрын
@@fatwheat1 do you know of any historical examples of those? My understanding is that a leather glove is the typical palm-covering. Easier to hold a sword, I'd imagine.
@fatwheat1 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheodoreMinick jousting gauntlets were typically sealed gauntlets with a hole in the middle to protect the hand entirely but obviously you wouldnt use that in war.
@_halloeen_856 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like someone using only gauntlets and vanbraces are definitely going for grappling and controlling your out of measure sword or spear
@hugofontes5708 2 жыл бұрын
Just have not to die until they can get their grabby hands at you
@deanwaller8283 2 жыл бұрын
Or until they just stab you in the legs
@Ironmaidenportugal 2 жыл бұрын
it will work if you get the perk "Fists of steel", get the gloves of pugilist, destroy it to learn the enchantment, learn smithing to inprove the gauntlet, infuse it the enchantment and Boom you will be unstoppable with the Gauntlets!
@howlerofthegrey9368 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me watching one of Spiffing Brits' Skyrim video.
@kleinjahr 2 жыл бұрын
Then you would be the Iron Fist.
@drakebloodknight7981 2 жыл бұрын
Ymfah: Beating Skyrim, Fists Only
@MB-yk1qk 2 жыл бұрын
And dont forget that Kajit get extra 15 unarmed damage
@MrYago-xd7um 2 жыл бұрын
And then a companion with a Giant's Club wacks some reality back into your skull.
@ThePerceptor555 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, that gorgeous scenery just works really well with HEMA videos.
@CazadorSlayer 2 жыл бұрын
THE GLORIOUS STICK, MASTER OF BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE! I'm sure Shad would approve!
@Klaaism 2 жыл бұрын
I love stick.
@darth0tator 2 жыл бұрын
14:40 if you are a monk and want to fight a swordsman bear-handed, you have to multiclass druid and transform into kung-fu panda, maybe then it's possible
@gaelangaudette9576 2 жыл бұрын
If you're a monk in D+D, your fists count as magical weapons at level six. Monks also have unarmored defense, which makes them surprisingly tanky, despite the lack of armor.
@Biouke 2 жыл бұрын
@@gaelangaudette9576 It's all for the bear joke, dude. Relax ;)
@Florkl 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I really appreciate the well-done time stamps
@kr4ftt 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! The pov camera was great!!!
@tommytymesaame6624 2 жыл бұрын
what if you had a flared vambrace? it would give more coverage. something akin to mixing a target shield and a katar?
@JimRFF 2 жыл бұрын
I think you run into some conceptual problems... if the vambrace is large enough to be comparable in surface area to a shield, it's going to be heavy as fuck and there would have to be designed so you could rest your arms at your side without the flared lip pressing into your hips/thighs/side (so you need to put ergonomics before protection in design), you can't easily drop them if they get stuck on something and pin you in place for a moment, you can't easily turn them edge-on to an attacker and strike... there's basically no advantage provided by "big arm/hand armor" that is *not* also provided by a shield and there are several accompanying disadvantages (shorter reach, less blocking area, less maneuverability, etc)
@Tom-re6zo 2 жыл бұрын
if you mess something up with a messer, is it a messtake? Don't worry I know where the door is.
@caseydubois3645 2 жыл бұрын
Knife one. Now get out. We don't like edgy jokes here.
@Tom-re6zo 2 жыл бұрын
@@caseydubois3645 honey can you draw me a bath? Mike Tyson: *draws a fish*
@johndododoe1411 2 жыл бұрын
I guess the messer can turn anyone into a chopped up mess.
@revelence9128 2 жыл бұрын
Somewhere out there Shad has an enormous grin on his face for when Skall brought out and mentioned the merits of Stick.
@sethdusith6093 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I love about your videos is I find myself asking out loud "But what if-" And you answer before I am even done asking it
@stormlewis5214 2 жыл бұрын
Skallagrim is the yarle of these lands and we love him
@parryhotter4283 2 жыл бұрын
Every dark souls veteran knows that caestus have the most parry frames
@hugofontes5708 2 жыл бұрын
Which apparently is absolutely bullshit lmao Guess dark souls 1 was more accurate at that
@kindlingking 2 жыл бұрын
Really? I thought small shields (and especially parrying shields) generally had more active parry frames in all 3 parts of dark souls.
@parryhotter4283 2 жыл бұрын
@@kindlingking actually yes. Parrying shields have the most. Followed by fist weapons and parrying dagger and small shields on third place but that wouldnt fit the joke
@hugofontes5708 2 жыл бұрын
@@kindlingking at least on 1, caestus has "average" frames and parrying dagger is on tied with target shield
@parryhotter4283 2 жыл бұрын
@@hugofontes5708 still caestus is nice because you can do mixups to
@TheLiamis 2 жыл бұрын
As always, great video. Loved your guided meditation video the other day.
@TheOnewhOknOwz 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely location! Great editing! Best info!
@butterflymage5623 2 жыл бұрын
I always pictured vambraces not gauntlets....now I wonder if both combined could work.
@MandalorV7 2 жыл бұрын
Might as well go for the full plate armor set.
@Arunnejiro 2 жыл бұрын
If you saw skalls video about armor effectiveness armor doesnt completely negate damage. You still take a lot of blunt damage even from swords with armor. For example ppl get knocked out with enough blows to the head with a helmet on.
@Skallagrim 2 жыл бұрын
I covered that in the video.
@chadherbert18 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve have a couple cuts in the centre of my Castile Longsword where I’ve parries between my hands on the extra long grip… Also, I’ve been saved by hits directly to the pommel, and even one hit exactly on the tip of the quillion, that was so exact that it didn’t even skip-off! 😬⚔️😂
@baruchkorn5746 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video; it was super helpful, as this very topic was on my mind for about a week. Great timing!
@andrewgrahamlloyd6253 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Been wondering about this for awhile, thanks!!!
@ianbeale5980 2 жыл бұрын
now you mention it Skall, you've definitely got some Fantasy monk vibes
@MeriadocMyr 2 жыл бұрын
I mean the monks in dnd and similar system have magic hands that are stronger then steel depending on level so they should actually be able to catch a sword, since it wouldn't really be able to cut their hands as long as they have ki.
@SendBreadPics 2 жыл бұрын
Really loving the videos lately :)
@christopher7398 2 жыл бұрын
Love the backdrop to this video Skall, really nice.
@thomaselgarsmith 2 жыл бұрын
Yes Skall. All of this, this is what you are great at. It’s like a thought experiment but with visual aids and non biased thinking. I love it.
@jimelliott8931 2 жыл бұрын
that place is stunning mind it looks cold and windy
@butwhataboutdragons7768 2 жыл бұрын
Nova Scotia I believe? He's gotten into using it as a backdrop a lot more lately because it's so picturesque.
@Omar26011 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful background. Great filming. Love the video overall. Keep up the good work Skall!
@CounterShift15 2 жыл бұрын
That Dark Souls "You Died" really caught me off guard lmao. It's neat to see this broken down, and I'm glad you brought up the arm guards, cause that's what I usually imagined could at least assist in blocking/deflecting/sliding off a weapon. Definitely fun to watch lol
@Thor962 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like all that shock to the wrist is a no no too. Couldn’t you arm just break too if they hit hard enough/enough times
@twinarcher8123 2 жыл бұрын
Armor is ment to suppress that and normally, by my knowledge, you wear some type of padding underneath armor, the padding with soften the hit, also most fights don't last long.
@pdd5793 2 жыл бұрын
maybe not break, but you will feel a lot of pain
@hunterwolfe6295 2 жыл бұрын
Your girl seems so happy the whole time! Idk if it’s because she loves hearing you speak your wisdom or if she’s thinking of all the ways she could annihilate you.
@Seelenschmiede 2 жыл бұрын
Why not both? 😋
@lysdor5039 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful backgroug! Make us see more of it!
@avanskow9302 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us out, the background scenery is beautiful. Especially since many of us are stuck in city and pandemic movement restrictions
@RenMagnum4057 2 жыл бұрын
One time I was doing some sparring in my Arnis class and the gloves are surprisingly useful as improvised shields
@purplehaze2358 2 жыл бұрын
This video is basically “Yes, you can, but why would you?”
@TheLeeffoo 2 жыл бұрын
Got to say man. I absolutely love the scenery that you are using to film these videos.
@kailashblades 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Loving the go pro POV to help visualise the difficulty of anticipating angles of attack. Beautiful backdrop too.
@jerrydne2912 2 жыл бұрын
*Skall doesn't want to grapple* *Sad Kara noises*
@kellylogs2642 2 жыл бұрын
This is why kensei is my favorite way to do D&D monks: they absolutely can fight unarmed, but they're better off with the weapons they've chosen to put in a lot of training time with, possibly mixing in some unarmed strikes as opportunity allows. Y'know, like what makes sense.
@joefollo4891 2 жыл бұрын
I just wish Kensei wasn’t reliant on either using a bow or forcing you to use one of your two main attacks on an unarmed attack. So much for a weapon monk…
@kellylogs2642 2 жыл бұрын
@@joefollo4891 Eh, that option's there if you need or want to play more defensively, but there are plenty of abilities where you benefit from attacking multiple times with your weapon to go for other benefits. Deft strike and sharpen the blade give you better potential damage output, and at high levels unerring accuracy only benefits your weapons, not your unarmed strikes.
@joefollo4891 2 жыл бұрын
@@kellylogs2642 For a whole subclass, 1 ki for minor extra damage and one good feature at lvl 17 is pretty lackluster for a new play style. A significant portion of Kensei’s stuff is invalid if you’re in melee and want to use a magic weapon.
@CronyneWARE 2 жыл бұрын
@@joefollo4891 Give Pathfinder 2E a look honestly. There's probably plenty ways to do what you want that monk to do.
@joefollo4891 2 жыл бұрын
@@CronyneWARE While I appreciate the offer, I believe that Mercy and Ascending Dragon monk can be really fun with weapons using Tasha’s dedicated weapon and proficiency swap variant rule. So long as I can use my action for 2 weapon attacks and still get a variety of features, I’m easily satisfied.
@darrinrebagliati5365 2 жыл бұрын
Edutainment is what's expected, and delivered!
@justacustodian4186 2 жыл бұрын
I love this video! Thanks, Skall! Also, great sponsor. I always interpreted that kind of character, that go urnarmed against armed opponents and manage to win, as following the specific ruleset that, in that universe, training unarmed arts made people become, on average, stronger and quicker than those that trained with weapons, following the logic that they relied more on their own bodies than the weapon-users. That mad it possible, although very hard, for unarmed fighters, especially if they used armor as you described, to beat weapon users. There can be various other reasons and they are wholly unnaplicable in real life, of course, but I like the idea as to enable more fighting styles and diversity in semi realistic/low fantasy settings.
@BryceNewtson 2 жыл бұрын
Relevant anecdote: In a buhurt duel I once deflected my opponents sword with a gauntlet almost identical to yours, the sword glanced off the knuckle and hit the thumb, busted the thumb rivet off like it wasn't even there, and gave me a swollen thumb joint. I won't be trying that again.
@tikazombie37 2 жыл бұрын
somehow all of this overanalyzing and explaining just strengthens the D&D monk fantasy it's half the reasons I watch this channel. "it's obviously impractical, but how impractical is it?" the more impractical the cooler my monk breaking swords with his bare fists is going to feel also, wise old man odin beats "le metal winged helmet odin" every day of the week. Huginn and Muninn are my favorite experimental assault drones
@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video sir! Thank you
@Herandro_just_Herandro 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. - That was a methodical explanation on an apparently unimportant topic. People usually think gauntlets are literally full metal gloves, so, theoretically, you could "grab" your opponent's blade while closing in to attack him or her. Besides you would still have to be fast enough to predict where the strike was coming from. - 4:44 By the way, she DID anticipate where most of your attacks were coming from. - What a fantastic landscape you got in the background for a video like this.
@justiniani.4501 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the idea behind the question was that the person with the gauntlets was supposed to be wearing a full suit of armour.
@TheZeroSbr 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah...
@ColdNorth0628 2 жыл бұрын
In full suit i would say it basically is a skinnier buckler if you are using a fully armored hand and forearm. The problem then is dealing with risky impacts, as well as redirection into your joints. But im an anateur so this is just a shot at the dark.
@crozraven 2 жыл бұрын
This is why actual monks also use staff weapons!!!
@theguy5054 2 жыл бұрын
Winch is also bad cuz they can not cut or pirce
@ralynedin 2 жыл бұрын
@@theguy5054 blunt force is still a thing.
@andremourasilva8815 2 жыл бұрын
@@theguy5054 the point is that monks usually dont want to kill. But yeah
@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 2 жыл бұрын
@@theguy5054 a good strike with a stave can stove in ribcages. I don't care how much of chad you are, you can't fight with a pierced lung and broken heart
@xluca1701 2 жыл бұрын
@@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 Or a crushed head...
@LeonM4c 2 жыл бұрын
Man Skal... I wish I had such beautiful nature spots to drill and meditate in. Living in Texas, there are some...but this place looks serene.
@Arbeta10000 2 жыл бұрын
11:29 This part reminded me of other videos where you put a part on loop + reverse with some music ahah, seemed like such a typical moment for it
@agent_9110 2 жыл бұрын
What about a gauntlet sword
@spencerwadley97 2 жыл бұрын
That was actually a thing
@agent_9110 2 жыл бұрын
@@spencerwadley97 ikr
@LynSain 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, that is truly an underappreciated historical weapon.
@forestlights3533 2 жыл бұрын
When you mentioned using stick in hand with buckler, that's Chinese Gou rang, but maybe even better, that makes more sense cuz if u have wooden stick attached to buckler sword could dig in, stuck and you could control it, just like Viking shields
@chasehopkins3653 2 жыл бұрын
Found out you posted this by going to your page specifically. Didn't get a notification or anything. Wow. I'd have watched it right when it dropped.
@youremakingprogress144 2 жыл бұрын
1. I love the practical examples of all the once-was-theoretical stuff you're describing. You illustrate your point very well. 2. You shoot in some really beautiful scenery. 3. That really is a cool T-shirt.
@FolgaPenoplast 2 жыл бұрын
What is this place tho. It looks beautiful
@voltekthecyborg7898 2 жыл бұрын
Nova Scotia, Canada
@aw-qs6wt 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like the answer to "could it work?" was avoided. Just talking, why it's bad. My expectation was more: What would you do in a situation, where you have to fight with gauntlets versus a sword. I don't think, anybody would deliberately fight with gauntlets only.
@ducttapeanddreams 2 жыл бұрын
It COULD work, but you'd need a thick vambrace as well for active parrying, but it would still be inferior to a sword, so you'd only do it if you had some special training in a style. At which point it works like any short weapon vs long weapon, hope you get an opening and grapple.
@thomaswilkinson3241 2 жыл бұрын
3:22 Perfect Bell Sound.
@Meineself Жыл бұрын
these kinds of videos are the way to go!!
@brentbarrus9754 2 жыл бұрын
Skall looks like he's training for a HEMA match with Ra's Al Ghul.
@jaraskur 2 жыл бұрын
Wow the landscape looks beautiful and so fitting
@tecfore 2 жыл бұрын
I liked the demonstrations, nice video
@Martijn_Steinpatz 2 жыл бұрын
They're having so much fun together
@theghosthero6173 2 жыл бұрын
The 16th century Irish were known (textually and it also shows up in art) for using a single gauntlet on the left arm as parrying devise. Sometimes the gauntlet is part of a full arm harness. The earliest record I could find is an English text of 1515 asking for the army of Dublin to equip a left hand gauntlet is they didn't have access to a full plate harness or choose to use a hauberk (as was custom in Ireland). Sadly I don't know if it was done before.
@DH-xw6jp 2 жыл бұрын
That buckler and stick combo reminds me of the Chinese spike sheild that you reveiwed a while back.
@lambs5258 2 жыл бұрын
4:42 soo cool to see from that angle. Couldn’t guess where the strike would come from. Such an interesting video!!
@Hudjunababa 2 жыл бұрын
I actually have some first hand experience with this. Many moons ago this question was raised by a young fellow in my Kung Fu class, albeit in an unarmored version. So after the lesson Sifu obliged and we messed around with it. We found that it's possible, but heavily biased by skill. Sifu and the higher belted students could be moderately successful and the key was to dominate the weapon and weapon arm and dominate the opponent's space simultaneously. This often lead to ground fighting which also is not ideal. The weapon is a great equalizer though even in the hands of less trained users the unarmed attacker was almost garunteed to be hit somewhere. I don't think armor would have necessarily increased success for the more skilled open hand practitioners but would have limited dangerous weapon contact somewhat.
@Perryverduijn111 2 жыл бұрын
Love the pov its really handy in your explanation
@AetigmaFacade 2 жыл бұрын
I just love your content, man. And WE HAVE noticed your filming is evolving. I love the first person from enemy view. No one is doing stuff like this.
@darth0tator 2 жыл бұрын
such beautiful landscape :D
@raebertgrayson5766 2 жыл бұрын
The whole proposition of armor is to DEFLECT attacks one cannot evade, or parry/block with a weapon or shield of some kind. Of course, it helps that armor that protects one's vitals be thicker. But if you're going to use it against weapons, then don't block with it! DEFLECT with it. You have to hit the incoming attack from the weak side, not meet it directly. Otherwise, though the armor may not be breached, the underlying flesh will get damaged. Even a broken bone is possible in that situation.
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