Spear and Shield Sparring: DEADLY THROWS! [ Viking Martial Arts 3 ]
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- North West Historical Fencing- Full contact HEMA style sparring with spear and shield
Further development on our technique using 6ft spears and round shields typically used during the viking and early medieval period.
Perfect examples of why shin guards were so often worn during the times when shield and spear was used together
very cool
I like that you really try to hit while not being hit. 👍
Nice spear and shield is my favorite.I use a 220cm long spear(most common spear length) and a 88cm shield. Best combination.
My camera poking in after that spear flies passed it, *insert surprised Pikachu face*....another solid video
great foot work guys ,great every thing
Thank you 😁
yes tzhe trow slide perfect
i am exhausted . this is real meat and potato =simple but really hard . good too see something real
your welcome
Thank you! Spear and shield is becoming a fast favorite of ours
You are properly equipt if you have a spear
An axe
11 plumbatas
a sword
5 daggers.
Shield
gambeson
chainmail
leather boots and leather over the shins and left wrist
steel helmet.
More excellent spear-work from you gents. We'll have to do some spear next class!
Also, steadycam? We will REALLY have to step up our game now!
May I recommend making sure you don't nearly launch anything into the camera if you do 🤣
@@TheWelshRaider I bet it made one heck of a shot though!
@@longshipvikingcombatsociety Footage incoming don't worry ;)
How much do your spears weigh?
Why are you guys not striking/pushing each other with the shield?
Generally if we are in the situation to need to do that your in range to get stabbed. I was all for that sort of usage to begin with myself but after time it's such a rarity that it can be utilised and generally better positioning to lever a superior strike is better. Atleast that's my experience
It's something that gets asked quite a lot actually, shield strikes are something we allow in our system but they very rarely happen.
The main thing you have to consider when deciding to hit your opponent with your shield is what is your weapon doing? If it's in a bind or otherwise offline then you have to think about the status of your opponents weapon, If its still in play then you MUST deal with it first, otherwise you are very likely to hit each other at the same time and you will be considerably worse off as a result.
Typically, the best course of action in this situation is to use your shield to bind their weapon and attempt to bring your own back on line, striking into the opening you have now created with a much more deadly outcome.
Wearing armour however can drastically change how an exchange plays out, so shield striking and grappling could become much more prominent as we do more experimentation in the future
@@SpearEnjoyer @2:38 is the first example. Skillfully pinned the opponent's weapon. However, the attacking taller man is on his tip toe, off balance where he has the opportunity to thrust with the shield and get an inevitable strike in. Instead, he misses his strike due to the imbalance and anticipation of a counterstrike in a moment when he's in control.
I know you guys are the professionals, and do great inspiring work. I can't just pick up a shield and be on your level. But, I see some opportunities that you guy's may be able to captivate. Would be awesome to see.
@@raeStrong Good example! In this moment the guy in blue had the opportunity to use the weight of the shield to push down on his opponents pinned shield and weapon, creating an opening to strike the face with his spear. This is called an 'over bind' and is one of the great things about using a large shield like this.
Blue clearly missed the opportunity in the heat of the moment but at least was able to disengage safely and reset having failed in his attack.
Thank you for pointing this out, we began filming our sessions just to watch back and learn from, but its really cool that people like yourself find them fun and interesting to watch :)
@@SpearEnjoyer Yes! very fun looking forward to more of you sparring sessions! Very inspiring