The BEST backup Weapons For Armored Combat/Buhurt

today's video reviews the best backup weapon options for steel fighting and why you should carry one.
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[@ericbreeden411]

Thanks for the shout-out Chuck. Great video for secondary weapons.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

Thank you and thank you for the shirt and weapon loop

[@thechuck4979]

Great video buddy. I too have found out through trial and error that the mace is best used as a backup. Falchions are hard to draw and axes can fall out.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

Glad you liked it

[@michaelclarke9937]

Fantastic video. Learning to use the mace had been such an adventure, and for grappling it is by far my favorite.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@primedknight5906]

This was very insightful.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

I'm glad you found it helpful

[@waddellspencer]

Noice! Video brother thanks for sharing!

[@woodchuckknight7820]

Thank you! Hope it helps

[@robertwinters7487]

Great Video! I just found this out recently, but the 'medieval loop buckle' isn't actually historical. It is just a thing because of RenFaires. Most historic belts had standard(ish) buckles.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

That makes total sense. The loop just isn't secure for me and having a buckle actually works. I have another belt that has just the loop I wear sometimes for duels or fights where I don't need a back up weapon. Looks cool but not really practical

[@TheWolfman91rs]

I always carry a back up mace incase I lose my primary mace. Then back at the camp site I have a 3rd mace to back up my back up.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

I've really come to like the mace as my backup

[@TheWolfman91rs]

@woodchuckknight7820 they are convenient. Sometimes at practice after a takedown I'll ditch my primary just to practice pulling my secondary

[@TheWolfman91rs]

The thing I've found my mace useful for outside of grappling is hand snipes, gaps (what doesn't work there 🤷‍♂️), calve and shin shots. Brett Skinner made me a haft for one of them and fixing the durability issue maces have made it a much more effective tool just gotta pick the correct spots. But still hand axe and falchion are going to hit harder.

[@woodchuckknight7820]

I agree. I like the mace as a backup but prefer a hand axe almost all the time as my primary

[@TheWolfman91rs]

@woodchuckknight7820 I love those too. I have a nice one I haven't gotten to use much yet because of the hammerback. Also love polearm too. But always mace as a backup

[@chuckshutters2298]

Hello, Chuck! I'm thinking of getting into the sport and am really enjoying your videos. What about battlefield pick-ups?You mentioned that you've lost your weapon a few times, can anyone pick it up and start wielding it? Or is it like fighters, and once it's on the ground it's gone?

[@woodchuckknight7820]

That's a great question. In most rule sets you can't pick up a weapon off the ground simply because you be making contact with the ground which we consider you out. Backup weapons ether needs to be handed in by a teammate at a designated location on the list. They may also be left on the table top of the list if that is the format of your fighting arena. You can take a weapon from an opponent and fight with their weapon if you want there's no rule against that though it rarely happens.

[@TrashKnightRingo]

Worth noting the ring belt is actually not medieval, its a modern invention to try and look medieval

[@woodchuckknight7820]

Shhhh. Don't give it away. But yes that is a good point

[@Gaming4ever-pd7jv]

Can you use a longsword as a backup?

[@woodchuckknight7820]

There is no rule against it but it would be very impractical. Longswords are no good in a melee and having such a long ungainly backup weapon would get in the way during grapples as well.