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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@ariajavani3929 4 жыл бұрын

But swordman has a free hand he can throw an egg at enemy's face

@Kenionatus 3 жыл бұрын

The pommel is a swordsman's preferred throwing weapon.

@apporvkishlay 3 жыл бұрын

What,you egg? *Stabs him*

@ashamed5232 3 жыл бұрын

get egged boi

@ryanbui2046 3 жыл бұрын

Ukulele boi ah I see you are a man of culture as well

@serosero 3 жыл бұрын

Either eggs or snowballs can be used to combo the enemy, especially if they're bridging

@LeaksHater 3 жыл бұрын

Swordsmith: spend his whole life learning various techniques to produce a proper sword. Some peasant: *STICK*

@seankrkovich2869 3 жыл бұрын

And then vlad liked them so much he decided to stick them into as many arseholes as he could.

@elysia_vt 3 жыл бұрын

@@seankrkovich2869 nailed it, just like hats

@meat-hook 3 жыл бұрын

But scissors beats staff, and nobody brought a rock.

@seankrkovich2869 3 жыл бұрын

@@meat-hook it's true that not even the essence of my manliness could withstand scissors.

@midnightmafias-shadow3324 3 жыл бұрын

You do realised the stick could have been easily broken

@potatoguy8129 3 жыл бұрын

Training in movies: epic montage Training in real life: two dudes talking in an echoey room

@TheGrandBagel 3 жыл бұрын

THERE WE GO

@anuragneelam8527 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGrandBagel finally a good comedy that isn’t about mana

@Stephetheon 3 жыл бұрын

can confirm

@mioyakiyama5499 3 жыл бұрын

When I used to fence, yeah we basically did stuff in a renovated dance studio

@flrs5858 3 жыл бұрын

Big stick and big sharp stick: Man's finest weapon until gunpowder, even then we decided to turn our guns into long pointy sticks.

@diddle_fruit1977 3 жыл бұрын

Human will always want to return to monkey

@peterpan9780 3 жыл бұрын

the longer (the gun/weapon), the better, no?

@danestambaugh255 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Sadoruro 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@flrs5858 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@legobatman2440 4 жыл бұрын

When your a lvl 57 mage but your mana ran out

@leafynesu278 4 жыл бұрын

Also when u try to reformat your stats but you forgot of the existence of micro transactions

@Metaman-mo6tt 4 жыл бұрын

LeafyWolfu UwU xD

@thaizzz 4 жыл бұрын

When you are a mage lvl 64 but casting spells is a pain in the ass and hitting with the staff is faster.

@indeed2207 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@muhammadarian8493 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@PortedPotatoes 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if someone put a sharp edge on the tip of a staff... *wait*

@gregorylygeros1738 5 жыл бұрын

Spear ?

@hectoravendano7222 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7KBn8ppt83Pm3U.html

@AG.Floats 5 жыл бұрын

@@gregorylygeros1738 Yup that was the joke

@zeronin4696 5 жыл бұрын

@@gregorylygeros1738 no a boomerang!

@user-bo2nc1kw8o 5 жыл бұрын

Bambu runcing

@mkmasterthreesixfive 3 жыл бұрын

"Or figure something else out.." Where I'm from, we call that dying.

@darkcat8070 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely underrated

@newsterkun1336 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@treysimmons2589 3 жыл бұрын

No lie when he I said that I said out loud "yeah, die" 😂😂

@marshallholland3080 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Made my night!

@devin9580 3 жыл бұрын

I would hate to break into his house when he happens to be sweeping.

@marshallholland3080 3 жыл бұрын

Hate to break in the church while he’s playing Noah.

@foxwilson9881 3 жыл бұрын

Hate to crash the Halloween party while he's dressed as a wizard

@IbrahimAli-om8cb 3 жыл бұрын

Me:looking for serious comments about his stance and stuff. You guys:"He has no mana."

@Scopflop 3 жыл бұрын

Haha monk ouch ouch

@dudeuwishuwere 3 жыл бұрын

YOU HAVE NO MANA

@trevormurray617 3 жыл бұрын

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

@peteemayer5210 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@trevormurray617 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@RadishAcceptable 4 жыл бұрын

"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!"

@TerrariusTheOverseer 4 жыл бұрын

As they say, speak softly and carry a big stick

@theoriginalharuka 3 жыл бұрын

@topple A long enhanced stick

@appa609 3 жыл бұрын

a week is fast.

@RadishAcceptable 3 жыл бұрын

@@appa609 not in the modern day. Back in the day, yeah, it'd take a month or two sometimes.

@appa609 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@che595 2 жыл бұрын

The thing about sticks, when broken, your opponent is going to face the might of two pointy sticks

@DylanJo123 10 ай бұрын

Then you can do full nightwing on a rapscallion

@littlebigb5370 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@albaal2095 5 жыл бұрын

When you main a sorcerer but max strength instead of Intelligence and attunement

@thechannelofzucchini1271 4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@solidwaterslayer 4 жыл бұрын

report

@MrFrezeeTr 4 жыл бұрын

Or when you are out of mana. xD

@dmorgan0628 4 жыл бұрын

He picked sorcerer by accident and meant monk..

@ASmartNameForMe 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I thought that was a dark souls reference

@Muchhunk 4 жыл бұрын

Two handed staff hit: strong One handed staff hit: Powerful No hand Staff hit: ultimate

@jello788 4 жыл бұрын

Raid Shadow legends

@macalicious2433 4 жыл бұрын

Yeet

@nicosbaruz8647 4 жыл бұрын

I tried it and got sued for public indecency :(

@rdes11 4 жыл бұрын

-1 hand staff hit: power of god and anime.

@joaosoares-rr5mj 4 жыл бұрын

the force, a storng ally it is...

@Antinomer 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@lecobra418 3 жыл бұрын

Almost like he was hired to be sparring in a youtube video, incredible.

@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын

@@lecobra418 Exactly, so similar to that.

@katatonikbliss 2 жыл бұрын

i also like people who dont talk

@jestfullgremblim8002 2 жыл бұрын

@@katatonikbliss and do you also like people who talk by any chance? Asking for a friend

@sebastianriz4703 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Raptorman0205 3 жыл бұрын

Fighter: "Noooooo you're not supposed to outperform me in melee combat noooo stop it!" Wizard: "Haha guard break go brrrr"

@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@jonhartz2136 2 жыл бұрын

Barbarian: *uses large spell tome as improvised weapon, and beats 5 goblins to death with it* Wizard:....... Barbarian: Thorg is wizard now....

@pr0gengoo96 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonhartz2136 that actually made my morning, thank u sir

@viktoriyaivanovnaserebryak615 4 жыл бұрын

He's only spamming r1

@busterkitty2790 3 жыл бұрын

Just means easy parrys

@Nakjorr 3 жыл бұрын

Love the spamming orochis

@als5033 3 жыл бұрын

flipping orochis I swear- *remembers they're a nobushi main*

@ajayavsm7476 3 жыл бұрын

Are we talking about For Honor Nobushi?

@PhoenixCheetah 3 жыл бұрын

busterkitty 27 if only I *could* parry >w

@BigJubble 5 жыл бұрын

When the wizard has had enough shit and just beats the goblins with a stick

@ioanniskleanthous4810 5 жыл бұрын

It's called tenser's transformation

@MrDuck-fv9dl 4 жыл бұрын

lord of the ring

@tharteon1866 4 жыл бұрын

I wish this was a Nox reference but I'm pretty sure you don't know it.

@oceanbytez847 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@aileenzhao7951 3 жыл бұрын

When you run out of spell slots

@kKing235 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, bring a tree branch to a sword fight

@whoooshifg5830 3 жыл бұрын

With a pointy end Wait....

@cabbage2329 3 жыл бұрын

Don't bring pointy metal to a staff fight

@brettcombs774 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@fossil6845 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@badnoodlez Жыл бұрын

God I'd love to see this in a film for once. No flashy shit, just honest to god appreciation of footwork and mechanics.

@KyleTremblayTitularKtrey Жыл бұрын

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

@brettmann8715 3 жыл бұрын

Lesson of the day: If I for whatever reason have to fight a temple full of monks, bring a gun.

@alexanderbieber7517 3 жыл бұрын

And ammo

@arthur1596 3 жыл бұрын

And spare bones

@buttstick7357 3 жыл бұрын

Or a bomb

@dredgewalker 3 жыл бұрын

No need for guns, bring a naked prostitute.

@YenjiGonko228 3 жыл бұрын

Watch them parry and thrust anyway lol

@BusterKingSyros 3 жыл бұрын

The world's greatest swordsman was defeated by a farmer with a quarterstaff.

@ericcho2901 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the wheel of time

@kevinwells9751 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@BusterKingSyros 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwells9751 I see you are a man of culture.

@PartoftheMadness 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite scenes in all of the books.

@brunoddantas564 3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@KingNefiiria 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ZeroKyle Жыл бұрын

Depends on environment

@taylorcabell7477 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 so many really good sword fighters these days!! Huh?

@Jarulf4477 11 ай бұрын

Add a small hammerhead to the tip of the staff. Done.

@boraersoy2895 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually both extremely entertaining with the small jokes embedded into it and educational.

@aronmezyk1513 4 жыл бұрын

My body at 1am Arms: tired Legs: tired Every muscle: tired Brain: *can I parry a wooden staff with my sword*

@Santi-bt7if 3 жыл бұрын

You can't

@strengos5507 3 жыл бұрын

6 AM gang

@obiwankenobi4529 3 жыл бұрын

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

@gmalamat1393 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo... Tired

@voltagestorm1787 3 жыл бұрын

“Only if he has no mana” -literally every comment

@andrewpenn1145 4 жыл бұрын

When you run out of spell slots but took a level in monk

@aileenzhao7951 3 жыл бұрын

Wizard monk combo sounds so cool

@cooliocertifier3287 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine a barbarian monk multiclass lol.

@guyguy1470 3 жыл бұрын

im doing a war cleric playthrough and consider using a bo

@qwertyasdf9290 3 жыл бұрын

@@cooliocertifier3287 remember, the unarmored defense don't stack

@brianlam5847 3 жыл бұрын

@@cooliocertifier3287 AC 40 monk barbarian lol

@patiscool5553 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@pixar89 5 ай бұрын

@thebeacons4704 15 күн бұрын

@djsalad5752 3 жыл бұрын

He’s explaining why the weapons triangle exists

@marquess2004 3 жыл бұрын

Which triangle?

@professorlust8921 3 жыл бұрын

@@marquess2004 The sword beats Axe The Axe beats Spear The Spear beats Sword

@marquess2004 3 жыл бұрын

@@professorlust8921 Oh, that one. Thank you :)

@gearlock3573 3 жыл бұрын

@@professorlust8921 sorry axe beats spear? Am i just missing a joke?

@gatlis4682 3 жыл бұрын

@@gearlock3573 it's a fire emblem reference

@Benzy670 5 жыл бұрын

And this is why *spears* were one of the best weapons of days past. All the staff fun but with a _stabby pointy end!_

@Michael-mn4ef 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@fulckanunturned8584 5 жыл бұрын

I would take a sword and shield if I can just use a gun lol

@archieabberley2054 5 жыл бұрын

Michael this boy forgot about guns.

@danielrobertson2154 5 жыл бұрын

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

@HylianKirbo 5 жыл бұрын

They were power ful due to their thrusts being harder to block, and be more powerful.

@rebelbeammasterx8472 6 жыл бұрын

Don't mess with wizards, even without their magic.

@SuperRoboPopoto 5 жыл бұрын

This is why in Shadowrun you always "Geek the mage" first.

@ChessWyrm 5 жыл бұрын

I cast Fist!

@executionersmough6312 5 жыл бұрын

Gandalf going for the staff slap

@richardlionerheart1945 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChessWyrm i cato shitarius cannot feel my teeth

@DarkMatterZero 5 жыл бұрын

Depends on if the wizard took feats on staff fighting and has proper DeX I bet.

@ZAR556 3 жыл бұрын

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

@wafflepiepancake 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dantex9083 4 жыл бұрын

Smelts the ore, gets the ingots, spends weeks forging a master weapon... gets KO'd by a stick.

@PaleRejent 4 жыл бұрын

By *THE* stick

@ChadKakashi 3 жыл бұрын

That brand gives me PTSD

@Sorex_Tkt 3 жыл бұрын

Nice curse mark

@chocho6766 3 жыл бұрын

it's *enhanced stick*

@lukadespotovic5389 3 жыл бұрын

What game reference is this?

@davidji2030 4 жыл бұрын

Wizard: run out of mana wizard: start wielding his staff wizard: become even deadlier

@voltagestorm1787 3 жыл бұрын

y e s

@bigmaxporter 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ajarofpickles2826 Жыл бұрын

Nightwing in DC movies has two of them if you want to watch that

@tice7217 3 жыл бұрын

No one: Me with cool stick i found on road side: My friend with broom stick:

@luizsimonal4391 5 жыл бұрын

and that's why you can't let a Jax go to late game

@turboisland7239 5 жыл бұрын

Lamppost > staff confirmed

@MARFWORLDFireblix77 5 жыл бұрын

Thought i qas the only league player here lol

@frigginpotato3772 5 жыл бұрын

lmao just played against a Jax

@Lin2Waterfall 5 жыл бұрын

imagine if he had a "real" weapon.

@Hypersaiyanike 5 жыл бұрын

@Jagar Tharn you still used the wrong Jax though, your "joke" doesn't work in this context.

@gabrielegenota1480 4 жыл бұрын

"If he strikes at my staff..." *swordsman swings at staff* *"No."*

@gabrielegenota1480 3 жыл бұрын

Khajiiti Manus Oh. thank you!

@power50001562 3 жыл бұрын

@@khajiitimanus7432 *test* _test_ Edit: thanks!

@fastasgaupthebargaining7174 3 жыл бұрын

I read that the exact moment it happened in the vedio lol

@DerpyBattleMaid 3 жыл бұрын

That was honestly my favourite part of this demonstration. Made me laugh pretty hard

@edanpino5035 2 жыл бұрын

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

@HioshimaFried 3 жыл бұрын

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

@stevethepirate2875 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@BezoRazo 5 жыл бұрын

Damn! You just took me back! Loved reading those books back in the day.

@logicalzephyr5985 5 жыл бұрын

Best series ever

@dwg8084 4 жыл бұрын

Blood and ashes, You beat me to it.

@molfus3509 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he farmer also very sick?

@stevenrasche3159 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@the_honkler778 5 жыл бұрын

The ultimate battle: Excalibur vs slightly carved 2x4

@TheLunarMan 5 жыл бұрын

Thats one way to put it lol

@josephjoestar1771 5 жыл бұрын

What's a 2x4 though ?

@wisdomfruit7162 5 жыл бұрын

@@josephjoestar1771 lol you silly

@josephjoestar1771 5 жыл бұрын

@@wisdomfruit7162 no i'm deadass serious, english is not my native language, is this what you guys call a piece of wood ?

@telesman8823 5 жыл бұрын

@@josephjoestar1771 it is a plank of wood 2x4 inches wide with various lengths. Wood is often sold cut like this.

@jimmyrustler8983 3 жыл бұрын

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. 🤙

@edward9674 Жыл бұрын

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.

@omegalongdong Жыл бұрын

But it is useless against an armored knight

@skullinthejar 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@omegalongdong 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@skullinthejar 11 ай бұрын

@@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 ;)

@isaac1v 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing I watched this before my next sword battle

@aoekun7580 4 жыл бұрын

It's all fun and all until the swordsman have Sharpness V on the sword...

@24_hanif5 4 жыл бұрын

Jokes on you, the staff actually had Impaling V

@painandmisery8971 4 жыл бұрын

@@24_hanif5 Jokes on you, the sword has Punch III

@handblitz4408 4 жыл бұрын

Jokes on all of you, the punchline had curse of vanishing

@confusedjay717 4 жыл бұрын

@@painandmisery8971 So the sword is a bow?

@jacobherrera4616 4 жыл бұрын

*purple sharpness

@Walter-wo5sz 6 жыл бұрын

Now Canada will ban sticks.

@damir4132 6 жыл бұрын

I heard that ISIS uses Skals videos for training purposes. HHAHAHAHA

@tobediv 6 жыл бұрын

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

@slipknota7xeg 6 жыл бұрын

Walter 1408 Them god damn trees!

@Seelenschmiede 6 жыл бұрын

Now I want to have a tactical staff!

@jameskelly5937 6 жыл бұрын

Only sticks less than 35" because you know, long sticks are ok but short sticks could be concealed and are thus dangerous

@natespring2183 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@joselitoestrabela8144 3 жыл бұрын

@tracystoermer9638 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@kyubbikcat2281 4 жыл бұрын

Sword guy two seconds before his demise: “I WILL NOT LOSE TO A GUY WITH A *STICK!* “

@mrwindupbird101 4 жыл бұрын

"Local Hero brained by farmer with a stick; 'I told him to stop stealing my harvest and he wouldn't listen' says farmer"

@absolutoyin 3 жыл бұрын

@@khajiitimanus7432 Wait a minute...

@brokenwave6125 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@brokenwave6125 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@brokenwave6125 6 жыл бұрын

just sum guy You're a very lonely and pathetic person apparently.

@SokaBlaze 6 жыл бұрын

just sum guy "and no one gave two fucks" ... Pinned by Skallagrim. Kek.

@amitabhakusari2304 6 жыл бұрын

What if the stuff was made of bamboo, could it be cut, maybe with an exceptionally sharp sword?

@thechibtastic9356 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@blahanger4304 2 жыл бұрын

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

@JamieRambles Жыл бұрын

The art on the wall is absolutely gorgeous

@DoctorNemmo 3 жыл бұрын

This is why halberds exist: a large mass on a long stick, that can also pinch you and steal your sword.

@junthemaledicted 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@solusvoid4283 3 жыл бұрын

@@junthemaledicted yeah until it's a giant of a man with muscles bigger than your head weilding it

@junthemaledicted 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@solusvoid4283 3 жыл бұрын

@@junthemaledicted the velocity of a halberd being swung by an abolsute beast of a human would be devastating compared to ya average Joe.

@drios8809 3 жыл бұрын

@@junthemaledicted you forget the most important thing. Having strength and technique together

@FeyTheBin 5 жыл бұрын

Now I can be a barbarian pretending to be a wizard, casting sleep by whacking people's helmet open.

@marsumars 5 жыл бұрын

Typical Orc-Wizard

@wisdomfruit7162 5 жыл бұрын

🤣😂😂

@hrafenkell3838 4 жыл бұрын

@fulcrum2951 4 жыл бұрын

That is a wizard, just functions differently

@applemania7028 4 жыл бұрын

This crack me while drinking

@brandontheurer1372 3 жыл бұрын

Matt Cauthon vs. Gawin and Galad from the Wheel of Time series is an amazing fictional example of this fight ;)

@Patch.of.clover 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shit, I made this joke before I saw your comment! Was probably my favorite part of that book!

@Integer_Overload 3 жыл бұрын

HUZZAH, A MAN OF QUALITY

@brandontheurer1372 3 жыл бұрын

@@Integer_Overload I always enjoy meeting another person of culture lmao.

@redghost6386 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@andrej8413 4 жыл бұрын

Why collect historical weapons when you can just use a stick

@amidasimth1214 3 жыл бұрын

That's right. Check my next video!

@Santi-bt7if 3 жыл бұрын

Oh boi, a stick!!! Pioneers used to defend themselves with these for miles!

@tunasandwich8049 3 жыл бұрын

No joke tho. Ratan hurts like shit.

@mpower4742 3 жыл бұрын

The swordsman is a such a good sport and he sounds like he's actually having fun

@Patch.of.clover 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@ahmad-aslam3794 3 жыл бұрын

i mean they are not even fighting, why would teb swordsman be frustrated

@christowers7307 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmad-aslam3794 he's a training dummy, and he's getting pummeled and poked.

@kylestanley7843 3 жыл бұрын

@@christowers7307 tests, experiments and demonstrations can actually be rather fun sometimes.

@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын

@@kylestanley7843 unless you do Judo like me.

@freddragoon 3 жыл бұрын

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

@scottmacgregor3444 3 жыл бұрын

I would be very interested to see that if you ever uploaded some videos.

@alejandroblanco7369 2 жыл бұрын

That was a very large, skilled, polite, and quick person you sparred against lol

@WildShinyMetapod 5 жыл бұрын

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

@zipop7880 5 жыл бұрын

The video focused more on the defenses of the swordsman so it makes sense for him to be wearing the armor

@dyktafon2162 5 жыл бұрын

@@zipop7880 Does it also make sense to give him shield that's barely bigger than a mug?

@gazo7557 5 жыл бұрын

@@dyktafon2162 its called a buckler, not really a shield

@DeagleGamesTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@dyktafon2162 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@2011yfc 3 жыл бұрын

Samurai : I've studied the blade for years. Some random rice farmer : haha stick go woosh

@DoctorM42 3 жыл бұрын

also samurai: Tanegashima goes boom boom

@BewegteBilderrahmen 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@shrekscrusader1139 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs In kanabo

@shoutenry 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, the "greatest" samurai in history went to duels with a boat oar so... maybe rando farmer's just ahead of the curve.

@BewegteBilderrahmen 3 жыл бұрын

@@shoutenry one duel, and he basically carved a crude sword out of it

@LordRevanXX Жыл бұрын

This reminds me that I miss training with these guys, it's a good time

@scottmacgregor3444 Жыл бұрын

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?

@lsporter88 3 жыл бұрын

I have new respect for staff weapons. That was actually very educational. Thank you. Great video.

@CKainn 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, old world weapons are so much cooler than guns. Now people can’t even see what they are fighting most of the time.

@vexbanearamori7224 4 жыл бұрын

yeahhh they actually kinda took skill eh?

@AVGyerra22 4 жыл бұрын

I dunno man, I like medieval arms and armor but snipers in WW2 say otherwise

@carterman1025 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Cliffer_ 4 жыл бұрын

Both of em are cool but an medieval battle is so much coller

@vexbanearamori7224 4 жыл бұрын

@@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" ;)

@adamnunya3924 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to learn this stuff but I dont have long hair=(

@ercarbonara3209 4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry you can still be bald and communist

@jello788 4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry. You can be bad and smack a ruler

@phantomx3902 4 жыл бұрын

and a long beard

@thetruepinhead156 3 жыл бұрын

Growing mine out just so I can master the staffs

@zapperil 3 жыл бұрын

You have a circlet ? Use that

@Girrrrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@enveritas4948 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@Spardeous 3 жыл бұрын

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!)

@ZeroKyle Жыл бұрын

*until the dude with a spear gets trapped in a small room and a dude with a dagger one-shots him*

@sw1000xg 5 жыл бұрын

And the message is Dont play with your staff too much, you'll go blind.

@ShivaMurary 5 жыл бұрын

Lies lies

@tommybrunstad2112 4 жыл бұрын

Hohoho .lol

@rysiii811 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShivaMurary cant you see the truth in his words? :P

@MaxenceBerrier 4 жыл бұрын

the fact that it's He-Man telling you that is even funnier.

@TerrariusTheOverseer 4 жыл бұрын

The spew is no joke, and damn does it burn

@kylemiller2920 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@Shain_645 3 жыл бұрын

Just throw the sword to the enemy.

@RuthlessEagle.x 3 жыл бұрын

@Foul Homie121 he was just kidding

@d.d3740 3 жыл бұрын

@Foul Homie121 I honestly can't tell if you're trolling or not

@logainseptimus6991 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@scoutiano4441 3 жыл бұрын

@Foul Homie121 "tch."

@justina4265 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CheeseCakes11944 2 жыл бұрын

finally someone who know what their talking about and demonstrates it

@ArkriteTheMad 6 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the amount of effort put in to make sure that nobody got hurt while still making an interesting demo.

@OG_Fireflare 6 жыл бұрын

I agree :-)

@grasshopper801 6 жыл бұрын

Safety squad where you at?

6 жыл бұрын

ArkriteTheMad they're professionals after all

@JonatasAdoM 6 жыл бұрын

+Bob Pickleson I wouldn't call skal a professional. But he's going after it.

@Naomi-tj1qz 6 жыл бұрын

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:)

@pedroscoponi4905 6 жыл бұрын

Camera placement and lighting were 10/10 on this one, I love it.

@modvind 6 жыл бұрын

yep, One of the best testing videos I've seen from him

@SoulTouchMusic93 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@slenpaiwashere3599 6 жыл бұрын

Pedro Scoponi 9/10 the camper was off center

@tokeeptrackofrandomsubs5899 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@doktorryeen5124 3 жыл бұрын

Videos like this help me with the stories I write that use various melee weapons, so thank you!!

@TheIpwnkyle 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@parkeypence5974 5 жыл бұрын

Yea but how are you gonna take back the Holy Land with a staff

@Thatguy-il3qc 5 жыл бұрын

Beat them into submission

@siriuskndfgsegg7495 5 жыл бұрын

With magic spells and curses of course

@wiseferret4745 5 жыл бұрын

I shall paint it with the blood of the heretics. Deus vult!

@parkeypence5974 5 жыл бұрын

I love how righteous the replies are

@gratedshtick 5 жыл бұрын

Warpskip

@loganpayne7611 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the epitaphs “In memory of swordsman, died by pool cue”

@nefariousgedeon3340 4 жыл бұрын

the fallout nv pool cue worked well

@SirConto 3 жыл бұрын

Rip Sasaki Kojiro, the master swordsman that Miyamoto Musashi killed with a somewhat carved boat oar.

@-aa6991 3 жыл бұрын

one stomp on a pool cue and you have a spear

@radwizard 2 жыл бұрын

@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

@SailingPantera Жыл бұрын

This was fun to watch great video.

@justinmaze6219 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll carry this knowledge with me whenever I randomly imagine how well I would fight during medieval times

@Mayanksharma-ss8xj 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@bellevoor 3 жыл бұрын

Fuel for your shower thoughts

@laserlights9684 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@hiddensaint3251 3 жыл бұрын

You’d get killed by an arrow before you ever got a W

@wisewigga7129 3 жыл бұрын

@@hiddensaint3251 not if I have full plate and a kite shield 🛡

@tomatomathy 4 жыл бұрын

Me: *swings and casts fireball* Enemy: *what the fu-*

@suzleber4 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@darthplagueis13 6 жыл бұрын

Today on Skallagrim: Sparring with Darth Vader...

@hdrbasteln9202 6 жыл бұрын

Darthplagueis13 his mask reminds me more of kylo ren rather that vader

@sobreaver 6 жыл бұрын

lol that's actually probably their best chance in this scenario so it seems, to use the force XD

@methyllithium323 6 жыл бұрын

and Darth Maul

@Zathaghil 6 жыл бұрын

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*

@AdamArchangel 3 жыл бұрын

This is why active parries in Sekiro are better than just holding block

@nurs3826 3 жыл бұрын

Thats why active parries are better than blocking in every game

@dynamicdissonance4016 3 жыл бұрын

@@nurs3826 Dark Souls 3 Greatshields want to say hello though. You can even block while attacking which is even better than a parrie.

@LgiovanniF 3 жыл бұрын

And Fallen order

@Stephetheon 3 жыл бұрын

@@dynamicdissonance4016 that's only with thrust type weapons, and split damage sends its regards

@weebslack9373 3 жыл бұрын

And there is mikiri counter

@datdeerdude5139 3 жыл бұрын

Ah I love Skallagrim's videos, I've been watching for 10 years now! Keep up the great content, Skall!

@mekugi 3 жыл бұрын

Old video, but I'm catching up. Good job guys, very interesting, well made and worked through. Kudos!

@trains644 6 жыл бұрын

Wow hopefully they'll nerf staves next patch

@bugsybro3011 6 жыл бұрын

Trains they did but it's a total power creep these muskets and flintlock weapons are stupidly op. I bet they are gonna add some highly unrealistic weapon that makes it rain ammunition or something....

@aliburney4072 6 жыл бұрын

still waiting for the plazma technology expansion, so I can wield a lightsaber

@tmctommygun4696 6 жыл бұрын

Trains don’t worry axe (body spray) wielders can easily defeat lance users but are weak against sword users Source: fire emblem series

@swampfox4194 6 жыл бұрын

Trains , you play league my dude?

@ActuallyJozu 6 жыл бұрын

Nah, simple pyromancy attacks are really effective against wooden staff wielders, burns right through their guards; basically an instant guard break. Also, does 2x damage to the weapon itself, making it less effective. Stupid DPS sword wielders wanting nerfs to be made to make them OP again.

@hobbyistcontrarian4389 6 жыл бұрын

There's your exotic fantasy weapon right there. No need for flashy swords with perpendicular spikes on the guard.

@ChaiWithSpice 6 жыл бұрын

Just a long and sturdy staff

@fulcrum2951 6 жыл бұрын

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@dustyfella 6 жыл бұрын

Just a long and hard wood

@Ruarscampbell 6 жыл бұрын

Just be careful not to get your wood wet

@unclesam1326 5 жыл бұрын

jUst SoMe haRd w00d

@Gkitchens1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@magistrafarrismagf1402 3 жыл бұрын

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. :)

@js-hk6if 3 жыл бұрын

I think you're all wrongfully assuming the staff user there is a wizard, he's clearly a monk

@TheArmchairrocker 3 жыл бұрын

That beard is screaming wizard all day long.

@musashi3179 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@halovsbionicle 6 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly why I'm here

@vikingghost117 3 жыл бұрын

oh man this was awesome! I'm a game developer in training... aka a nobody (for now ;) ), and I'm totally subscribing to your channel. The mechanics in these videos are super useful! :D

@Kannaxx 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, learned something. Realy needed. Apriciated, thanks.

@24_hanif5 4 жыл бұрын

Me in school: ah yes, the *broom*

@thefrexar 4 жыл бұрын

That's why Grima freaked out when Gandalf brought his staff in. Even without magic it is still far more superior.. 🙄

@acrid8952 4 жыл бұрын

Gandalf is an Ainur, he wouldn't have needed the staff.

@aldrydd1 3 жыл бұрын

Acrid Gandalf is a maiar

@mstdve4977 3 жыл бұрын

@@aldrydd1 ainur include maiar

@navydave5238 2 жыл бұрын

1:20 "There's something I haven't told you" "What?" "I'm not left-handed"

@t3ebo986 3 жыл бұрын

Refreshing to see some properly savage quarter staff strikes. The speed of the tip is wild when the staff is held with two hands like that and wound up around the torso. These staff strikes are much like Katori Shinto Ryu bo strikes. Which are done with rock hard Japanese oak 1”.