I am the rapier fencer in the video. I practiced capo ferro style rapier and modern fencing epee a little. I am the manager of a small mixed sword fighting group in Korea. Most of the swordsmen I've experienced use Korean traditional swordsmanship and Japanese or Chinese swordsmanship. I'm very used to tactics with long reach, and I've never fight with a weapon longer than a rapier. Another rapier fencer I'm practicing with is very good against spears and halberds. It is true that the rapier is at a disadvantage. But it's not an impossible fight. I was very inexperienced. I learned a lot on this day.
Hey I have a question. When you do fights like this is grappling allowed? If you manage to close the distance can you grab your opponents weapon or their arms?
If you want to beat a polearm with a sword, you need to be very aggressive and close distance quickly. Because of the forces involved the polearm can easily overpower the rapier and blow through its defense. The whole point of keeping your point forward is to threaten the opponent, but when your opponent has a massive reach advantage, this threat is empty. Best bet is to rush and dodge, in my experience. Even that is iffy. Mixed weapon fighting against polearms is very difficult and is a great example of why they dominated the battlefield for so much of history.
It would be nice if there was a thing that would let you get closer without getting a spear in the face. Something big, flat and sturdy, carried in the left hand... Hmm.
That sounds like a way to aggressively get skewered by a polearm. To beat a polearm you need your own polearm or an AK47 airgun. There's no other way to beat a polearm if both competitors are equally skilled.
No it has better recovery speed and overall speed and maneuverability if the fencer guy would have been dodging a little more, used some of that speed and maneuverability to jump close with a crouch poke I think he would have one a little more but instead like you said he completely relied on range
@@danieldeluna9661 I mean, it looks like he kind of gave up after a while, but seriously, there was not much he could do; agility always sounds good, but a halberd is not that slow either, and if the halberd does not overcommit it will easily win this 1on1 in the open field.
@@danieldeluna9661 while that is not incorrect per se, it's a pointless argument. You always assume equal skill or else you might as well say a newspaper can beat a gun if the gun was wielded by a toddler. Again, not wrong, but also not very telling of anything.
Not only that, the halberd is heavier and is a big lever so it's easier to push the rapier aside. Trying to control the center with the rapier is almost impossible. Not the mention that the halberd can be launch one handed for extra reach if it wasn't long enough already.
We all love your weaponism. This was extremely difficult for the rapier wielder. The only way might have been: lunging into the halberdist after he swung it too far. But that would make only few chances for him.
The rapierist might as well not bother holding his sword in an extended guard like that, it does nothing to stop the Halberd. His best chance would probably have been to half sword and try to close that way, but even then it's such an uneven matchup. This is why Halberds were battlefield/guard weapons and rapiers were self defence weapons! Imagine the fear facing off against a huge ass axe spike pole like that too. XD
I think the difference between military martial arts and civilian self-defense martial arts is not the difference between strength and weakness. I often spar with the sabre, a military weapon that was active in the same era as the rapier, and although the rapier is a weapon for civilian self-defense, it has an advantage over the sabre. "Military use" and "civil use" only refer to their intended use. Of course, it is true that rapiers have a disadvantage compared to halberds and spears. However, it is not an impossible fight and I failed because of my lack of skill. My colleague is good at fighting opponents with spears or halberds with rapiers.
@@sumire-fanclub There may be a bit of cultural misinterpretation here. When the halberd was a battlefield weapon, the halberd and the pike were the ones deployed up front to challenge anything in front. When the European sabre was a battlefield weapon, the musket was the thing that challenged anything up front. The sabre was not the weapon meant to be first in line. Only in the case of cavalry did the sabre become the first rank weapon, and you probably do not fence from horseback very often. The people here more likely mean 'Main Arm'(halberd, spear, musket, automatic rifle) vs 'Side Arm'(rapier, sidesword, sabre, pistol) when they say military/battlefield vs civilian/self defense
@@sumire-fanclub I think it would require stepping in into blow and catching it on you basket and I am not sure if your training weapon is suited for that even if the halberd is also lighter. But of course, the reach and experience advantage makes it very difficult anyway.
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@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 In fact, halbud hurt their opponents when sparring. I prefer to fight safely. I acted for a long time in Korean movies and TV shows. Actors fight with weapons made of safe materials to avoid injury. However, safety weapons cannot be confronted. The length of the halbud I made is 210cm. 2.8kg. The ax is made of pp blade. The center of the axe is an iron pipe. The stick is a thin iron pipe and a PPC pipe. When a stronger impact than normal is transmitted, it bends. This is to prevent the opponent from getting hurt. If you are curious, I will show you a video of making this halbud. ;)
@@FroFencer I will also show a lot of fights and actions. If weaponism calls me again, I'll do it as much as much as I want. What if you're curious about how to make armor and weapons? I have a lot of know-how. Even if you don't know Korean, my clips will be fun. :)
@@HRmocap Thank you! I am curious. Those dimensions are firmly within the range of historical halberds from 15th/16th-century Europe, based on extant examples in museums. I'm impressed by how quickly you move this full-weight halberd.
I'm really surprised no one has mentioned that the rapier user should have tried to use different angles of attack. Attacking on a line like that against superior reach would almost always end in failure. By mixing up angles of approach it forces the halberd user to have to aim for a moving target rather than just timing the attack. It was really satisfying seeing a halberd go up against a sword. I think spears and long pole arms are very underrated due to lack of appearance in movies, shows, and games. Nothing beats "put it on the end of a long stick" for improving a weapon's performance and abilities.
Why does the person with the rapier have a completely exposed hand? That seems needlessly risky. Years ago, I fractured one of my sparring partner's fingers on their offhand with one of Lancelot Chan's Realistic Sparring Weapons, simulating a single-handed sword. That was with some forearm/hand protection, though it may have left the fingers exposed. & I'm not large or strong at all. (It wasn't a bad fracture or anything, but still.) With a heavy two-handed weapon, the danger to exposed fingers must be high. I wonder if this also affect their sparring, as I know I'd be more reluctant to try to grab a halberd (an important technique) if I had no hand protection.
While I appreciate these videos, it's easy to understand that using a one handed weapon against a much longer two handed weapon is unwise unless one takes advantage of their free hand and carry a big shield. Now that would be a matchup
There's a reason that, during the same time period when rapiers were very popular, guards in many european countries used halberds. Usually longer than that one, too. Not an unwinnable fight by any means, but a noticeable disadvantage for a rapier user. I think a shorter but thicker sword might have a better advantage by having more steel to work the enemy weapon with.
Cool The rapier is a middle ground weapon sandwiched in time between firearms and pole arms. It is an early modern Era weapon that was used with flint locks and muskets. Early firearms made spears obsolete on the battlefield, but swords were still used until firearms became good enough to make the sword obsolete.
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An arming sword would be better than a rapier in this case due to being stiffer and easier to deflect the halberd. The rapier’s just getting knocked away. I imagine if foldable/extendable pole arms existed there wouldn’t be a need for a sword in civilian use.
Your best bet would probably be to parry with the cross-guard (which is better than most medieval weapons since its a later weapon) and grab the pole of the weapon to riposte. But you need good timing and confidence in your parries.
While not impossible for the rapier to beat the halberd or any weapon from the spear family, it will always be true the he who has more reach will have an advantage.
Interesting stuff. But does Rapier have no angles of attack? Such linear footwork. Also, no aggressiveness from the rapier closing the gap? Shrinking that reactionary gap.
You brought a self defence/duelling weapon to a fight with a battlefield grade weapon Yes, rapiers coule be used on the battlefield, but it is still a sword, and while useful, a sword is primarily a sidearm Its essentially a fight between a rifle and a pistol, not impossible, but very much outgunned
With the rapier you want to close the distance if your opponent has a pole arm. Don't stay at the range they have an advantage. Block then close to engage. Polearms are great to keep you away at a distance. Not so great close up. The Rapier/Smallsword are for aggressive types . Not necessarily for playing defense. It's for the risk taker. The length of rapier can matter a bit as does the stiffness. A 36" rapier is a fairly good length if you aren't used to longer swords at all. Then you can work your way up to 41" and then 45". It's a process over time. Increased weight does effect you. I prefer a 36-40" blade . A shorter blade may mean you need to up the Vitalism and Aggression on your part.
One of the things I noticed is every time the halbert struck the head would come off a halberd is a very bad thing to be fighting if you're not wearing armor
@@MrZdixo1 Except they kind of were. You can find a decent amount of mentions of "military rapiers" being used, but those were almost always more like sideswords with really complex hilts rather than the long and relatively thin blade you'd see in a civilian rapier.
@@penttikoivuniemi2146 the military rapiers I'm familiar with are still 41 inches long in the blade and weigh 1.6kg so good luck using it as a sidesword. Fabris, Thibault, Palladini and others show the rapier vs polearms and firearms, so it is clear that rapiers were thought of as serious weapons not just a civilian accoutrement.
@@MrZdixo1 Though that is not far off the mark of the average weight and length of swords at that time if not a little longer and heavier. Also lets not forget that manuscripts don't always show exact or common combinations of weapons that came in contact with said weapon but the ways to deal with such weapons . Thus it should not be taken that way as the thing being taught is how to use the weapon not what weapons it was designed to combat. Furthermore swords generally are sidearms not primary weapons so it would make sense for a manuscript to show them facing more battlefield oriented weapons due to the fact if one had lost their main weapon they'd be at least able to protect themselves with their sidearm though of course it is dependent on circumstance.
While the Alabard has the upper hand by far for distance I feel that in the video the rapier is not taking advantage of the lower weight and extra speed to enter into a more close range.
The speed difference isn’t enough to matter, historical melee weapons are a lot lighter than people think An actual halberd at best has a four pound weight increase over a rapier, at worst it’s a 6 pound weight increase. But since it’s a two handed weapon it can still strike just as fast as the rapier
Even if he had a dagger, he would still have a difficult time against the halberd. Also it should be noted that this "halberd" in the video...is shorter than the real one. If they used the same actual length... The rapier guy would mostly lose.
This bout seemed to have less movement than many others that I've seen on this channel. I'm guessing that more movement would be the only chance that the shorter weapon would have. Maybe I'm wrong on that point, but I can't see how the shorter weapon would have a chance without significant lateral movement.
Idk it wasn't a solid rapier it was the flimsy one and the dude using it wasn't reacting fast enough I wouldn't underestimate the rapier but Halberd is legit a good weapon spear and axe combined
This is something I HEAVILY CRITICIZE on Dark Souls and will surely go on on Elden Ring: *WEAPON REALISM AND LOGIC.* In this case: 1- how a long weapon like the Halberd REQUIRES the use of both hands(and Dark Souls 4 brings back power stance, which is DOUBLE the illogic). 2- Also he grabs the Halberd in the end, not in the middle like Dark Souls.
If i was the using the rapier I would take advantage of jumping over low sweeps and also take advantage of charging into the halberd for close range grapple.
The rapier is definitely a good weapon and it could definitely beat a halberd of course if the person using it is good enough also the blade might have to be less flexible just enough to at least hold off another sword idk maybe I'm right
The swordman, is to much rooted in his stance. He is in disadvatage and he keeps fighting in it. He never tried close distance and just len halbert guy to smash him out of reach.
Co innego w szyku podczas bitwy a także w lesie takie machanie było by niemożliwe. Po prostu są różne rodzaje uzbrojenia które dostosowuje się do zadania.
I wish From Software had introduced more logic and realism in weapons in their "brand new IP" "Dark Souls 4"... But they just copy paste the same nonsensical logic from Dark Souls(I AM NOT, NOT, criticizing the games itself, which I love). So I guess we'll see players Power Stancing Halberds: using a Halberd on each hands. Because it's realistic.
I am the rapier fencer in the video.
I practiced capo ferro style rapier and modern fencing epee a little.
I am the manager of a small mixed sword fighting group in Korea.
Most of the swordsmen I've experienced use Korean traditional swordsmanship and Japanese or Chinese swordsmanship.
I'm very used to tactics with long reach, and I've never fight with a weapon longer than a rapier.
Another rapier fencer I'm practicing with is very good against spears and halberds.
It is true that the rapier is at a disadvantage. But it's not an impossible fight.
I was very inexperienced. I learned a lot on this day.
You either win, or you learn. I'm rooting for you!
It was not a lack of skill, but a lack of experience in this particular match up. Training for specific scenarios makes all the difference!
Thanks for sharing your experience with us! This was a fantastic video and I really enjoyed watching the exchanges!
Hey I have a question. When you do fights like this is grappling allowed? If you manage to close the distance can you grab your opponents weapon or their arms?
@@stevendamian2871 I've seen them do unarmed strikes, so I imagine grappling would be fine
If the king of weapons is a spear, then any off-shoot of a spear will still be in the royal family 😆
Well said!
the king has many children. Because everyone loves a long shaft
A Halberd is a Spear+Axe+Beak.
Or a Spear+Whatever they want to attach.
Halberd > spear
The halberd is a spear that went to ax school and picked up some tricks
If you want to beat a polearm with a sword, you need to be very aggressive and close distance quickly. Because of the forces involved the polearm can easily overpower the rapier and blow through its defense. The whole point of keeping your point forward is to threaten the opponent, but when your opponent has a massive reach advantage, this threat is empty. Best bet is to rush and dodge, in my experience. Even that is iffy. Mixed weapon fighting against polearms is very difficult and is a great example of why they dominated the battlefield for so much of history.
or get a buddy that stabs him down, while you distract him :D
@@florianamann7978 Yes. And bring a bag of rocks to whip at the spear guy whilst your friend attacks.
It would be nice if there was a thing that would let you get closer without getting a spear in the face. Something big, flat and sturdy, carried in the left hand... Hmm.
That sounds like a way to aggressively get skewered by a polearm.
To beat a polearm you need your own polearm or an AK47 airgun. There's no other way to beat a polearm if both competitors are equally skilled.
Rush and dodge sound sounds like the way to defeat a boss fight in a video game 😆
Demonstrates perfectly why the halberd is a battlefield weapon, and the rapier a sidearm. Hilarious fun, good job c:
although both fighters are skilled i have to admit that the fighter using the rapier was too slow in reacting
@@kpsiexhe was, he had two perfect times to rush him at 1:32, already being behind the head of his weapon. he never took it.
I like how you add hit effects, it makes the combat much more understandable.
The problem is that the rapier's whole schtick is long reach, so when it's beat in that category, there's very little one can do about it.
No it has better recovery speed and overall speed and maneuverability if the fencer guy would have been dodging a little more, used some of that speed and maneuverability to jump close with a crouch poke I think he would have one a little more but instead like you said he completely relied on range
@@danieldeluna9661 I mean, it looks like he kind of gave up after a while, but seriously, there was not much he could do; agility always sounds good, but a halberd is not that slow either, and if the halberd does not overcommit it will easily win this 1on1 in the open field.
@@RealZeratul ahhh I guess it depends on who’s handling the weapons
@@danieldeluna9661 while that is not incorrect per se, it's a pointless argument. You always assume equal skill or else you might as well say a newspaper can beat a gun if the gun was wielded by a toddler. Again, not wrong, but also not very telling of anything.
Not only that, the halberd is heavier and is a big lever so it's easier to push the rapier aside. Trying to control the center with the rapier is almost impossible. Not the mention that the halberd can be launch one handed for extra reach if it wasn't long enough already.
We all love your weaponism.
This was extremely difficult for the rapier wielder. The only way might have been: lunging into the halberdist after he swung it too far. But that would make only few chances for him.
The rapierist might as well not bother holding his sword in an extended guard like that, it does nothing to stop the Halberd. His best chance would probably have been to half sword and try to close that way, but even then it's such an uneven matchup.
This is why Halberds were battlefield/guard weapons and rapiers were self defence weapons! Imagine the fear facing off against a huge ass axe spike pole like that too. XD
Half swording with a Rapier XD you sure don't see that a lot. But you're right.
Very true you're not going to parry a great big axe with a rapier. Close distance QUICK!
I think the difference between military martial arts and civilian self-defense martial arts is not the difference between strength and weakness.
I often spar with the sabre, a military weapon that was active in the same era as the rapier, and although the rapier is a weapon for civilian self-defense, it has an advantage over the sabre.
"Military use" and "civil use" only refer to their intended use.
Of course, it is true that rapiers have a disadvantage compared to halberds and spears.
However, it is not an impossible fight and I failed because of my lack of skill.
My colleague is good at fighting opponents with spears or halberds with rapiers.
@@sumire-fanclub
There may be a bit of cultural misinterpretation here.
When the halberd was a battlefield weapon, the halberd and the pike were the ones deployed up front to challenge anything in front.
When the European sabre was a battlefield weapon, the musket was the thing that challenged anything up front. The sabre was not the weapon meant to be first in line.
Only in the case of cavalry did the sabre become the first rank weapon, and you probably do not fence from horseback very often.
The people here more likely mean 'Main Arm'(halberd, spear, musket, automatic rifle) vs 'Side Arm'(rapier, sidesword, sabre, pistol) when they say military/battlefield vs civilian/self defense
@@sumire-fanclub I think it would require stepping in into blow and catching it on you basket and I am not sure if your training weapon is suited for that even if the halberd is also lighter. But of course, the reach and experience advantage makes it very difficult anyway.
The “feint low aim high” is almost a guarantee win for polearms
Reach is really the winner when both are of about equal speed and quality.
Im the guy. my halberd, armor, weapons are handmade! you can see how to make it all by my clips. I am a person who uses Korean and Chinese spears. I make HEMA & Asian weapons, and armor - cheaper - martial arts sparring things. Let's enjoy sparring together by making weapons and armor safely and cheaply! This is my campaign!
Thank you for this video. What are the numbers for your halberd (length, weight, etc.)?
Love the armour! I look forward to seeing more of your work and more of you sparring!
@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 In fact, halbud hurt their opponents when sparring. I prefer to fight safely. I acted for a long time in Korean movies and TV shows. Actors fight with weapons made of safe materials to avoid injury. However, safety weapons cannot be confronted. The length of the halbud I made is 210cm. 2.8kg. The ax is made of pp blade. The center of the axe is an iron pipe. The stick is a thin iron pipe and a PPC pipe. When a stronger impact than normal is transmitted, it bends. This is to prevent the opponent from getting hurt. If you are curious, I will show you a video of making this halbud. ;)
@@FroFencer I will also show a lot of fights and actions. If weaponism calls me again, I'll do it as much as much as I want. What if you're curious about how to make armor and weapons? I have a lot of know-how. Even if you don't know Korean, my clips will be fun. :)
@@HRmocap Thank you! I am curious. Those dimensions are firmly within the range of historical halberds from 15th/16th-century Europe, based on extant examples in museums. I'm impressed by how quickly you move this full-weight halberd.
I'm really surprised no one has mentioned that the rapier user should have tried to use different angles of attack. Attacking on a line like that against superior reach would almost always end in failure. By mixing up angles of approach it forces the halberd user to have to aim for a moving target rather than just timing the attack.
It was really satisfying seeing a halberd go up against a sword. I think spears and long pole arms are very underrated due to lack of appearance in movies, shows, and games. Nothing beats "put it on the end of a long stick" for improving a weapon's performance and abilities.
I just discovered this channel, great content guys keep it up!
Why does the person with the rapier have a completely exposed hand? That seems needlessly risky. Years ago, I fractured one of my sparring partner's fingers on their offhand with one of Lancelot Chan's Realistic Sparring Weapons, simulating a single-handed sword. That was with some forearm/hand protection, though it may have left the fingers exposed. & I'm not large or strong at all. (It wasn't a bad fracture or anything, but still.) With a heavy two-handed weapon, the danger to exposed fingers must be high. I wonder if this also affect their sparring, as I know I'd be more reluctant to try to grab a halberd (an important technique) if I had no hand protection.
While I appreciate these videos, it's easy to understand that using a one handed weapon against a much longer two handed weapon is unwise unless one takes advantage of their free hand and carry a big shield. Now that would be a matchup
it's not about fair matches and more of an experiment
Rapier has its main advantage - reach being surpassed here.
I think this is the first time I've actually seen just why the halberd was so effective.
There's a reason that, during the same time period when rapiers were very popular, guards in many european countries used halberds. Usually longer than that one, too. Not an unwinnable fight by any means, but a noticeable disadvantage for a rapier user. I think a shorter but thicker sword might have a better advantage by having more steel to work the enemy weapon with.
Halberdier guardsman: I can do this all day!
Cool
The rapier is a middle ground weapon sandwiched in time between firearms and pole arms.
It is an early modern Era weapon that was used with flint locks and muskets.
Early firearms made spears obsolete on the battlefield, but swords were still used until firearms became good enough to make the sword obsolete.
This is why polearms in one way or another where the main weapon of most successful armies. Reach.
I really like the halberdier's armor, did he make that or buy it? And, if he bought it, where'd he buy it from?
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That's why polearms were the primary weapons in wars and the king of melee weapons instead of swords of any kind.
The creators of the halbreds were either super drunk or the smartest people ever SPAXE FOREVER
As soon as he held the halberd up the fencer was like peace ✌️
He needs to have a buckler shield to help counter the distance the Halberd brings.
Can you even party that? Basket hilt would help a lot. So would footwork. A lot more footwork
Is the white armor a commercial product or did they just make platemail from foam or something similar? It's very well made, it articulates well 👍
Renaissance equivalent of a 9mm vs an AK 47
great videos. do you have a link where one can buy the sparring-weapons you guys use?
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The rapier was always JUST short and the halberd always JUST long enough
get the man a shield.
The whole Halberd is longer than the rapier itself
An arming sword would be better than a rapier in this case due to being stiffer and easier to deflect the halberd. The rapier’s just getting knocked away. I imagine if foldable/extendable pole arms existed there wouldn’t be a need for a sword in civilian use.
There's a reason the halberd was a very common weapon in many european armies in late medieval era
Your best bet would probably be to parry with the cross-guard (which is better than most medieval weapons since its a later weapon) and grab the pole of the weapon to riposte. But you need good timing and confidence in your parries.
How much better would rapier have faired with a buckler?
Probably a lot better
Guy with halberd is a real pro
Where did that halberd some from? What matirial is it? What matirial is the shaft? It looks great!
Great fight gentlemen! Well fought both sides!
Interesting match up. Great job. Must have been a reason for guards to be armed with halberds
Great, now I want a halberd thanks...
Halberds are op as heck bro I feel sorry that the other dude had to fight that.
While not impossible for the rapier to beat the halberd or any weapon from the spear family, it will always be true the he who has more reach will have an advantage.
is like fighting an assault rifle with a handgun.
Excellent example!
Interesting stuff. But does Rapier have no angles of attack? Such linear footwork.
Also, no aggressiveness from the rapier closing the gap? Shrinking that reactionary gap.
If not restricted to the fencing linear movement I'm curious how this would match up.
chivalry 2 be like
You brought a self defence/duelling weapon to a fight with a battlefield grade weapon
Yes, rapiers coule be used on the battlefield, but it is still a sword, and while useful, a sword is primarily a sidearm
Its essentially a fight between a rifle and a pistol, not impossible, but very much outgunned
That's why a pistol makes a good addition to the rapier...
With the rapier you want to close the distance if your opponent has a pole arm. Don't stay at the range they have an advantage. Block then close to engage.
Polearms are great to keep you away at a distance. Not so great close up.
The Rapier/Smallsword are for aggressive types . Not necessarily for playing defense. It's for the risk taker.
The length of rapier can matter a bit as does the stiffness.
A 36" rapier is a fairly good length if you aren't used to longer swords at all.
Then you can work your way up to 41" and then 45". It's a process over time.
Increased weight does effect you.
I prefer a 36-40" blade .
A shorter blade may mean you need to up the Vitalism and Aggression on your part.
One of the things I noticed is every time the halbert struck the head would come off a halberd is a very bad thing to be fighting if you're not wearing armor
Illuminating
Let me guess halberd wins
This is why the rapier isn't a battlefield weapon
This all looks like fun.
Civilian weapon vs battlefield weapon, what did you think would happen? lol
Rapiers weren't strictly a civilian weapon
@@MrZdixo1 Except they kind of were. You can find a decent amount of mentions of "military rapiers" being used, but those were almost always more like sideswords with really complex hilts rather than the long and relatively thin blade you'd see in a civilian rapier.
@@penttikoivuniemi2146 the military rapiers I'm familiar with are still 41 inches long in the blade and weigh 1.6kg so good luck using it as a sidesword. Fabris, Thibault, Palladini and others show the rapier vs polearms and firearms, so it is clear that rapiers were thought of as serious weapons not just a civilian accoutrement.
@@MrZdixo1 Though that is not far off the mark of the average weight and length of swords at that time if not a little longer and heavier. Also lets not forget that manuscripts don't always show exact or common combinations of weapons that came in contact with said weapon but the ways to deal with such weapons . Thus it should not be taken that way as the thing being taught is how to use the weapon not what weapons it was designed to combat. Furthermore swords generally are sidearms not primary weapons so it would make sense for a manuscript to show them facing more battlefield oriented weapons due to the fact if one had lost their main weapon they'd be at least able to protect themselves with their sidearm though of course it is dependent on circumstance.
Double leg take down be more effective than that sword.
While the Alabard has the upper hand by far for distance I feel that in the video the rapier is not taking advantage of the lower weight and extra speed to enter into a more close range.
The speed difference isn’t enough to matter, historical melee weapons are a lot lighter than people think
An actual halberd at best has a four pound weight increase over a rapier, at worst it’s a 6 pound weight increase.
But since it’s a two handed weapon it can still strike just as fast as the rapier
Ask Musashi. He will tell you how
Rapier fighter needs to use parry cancel into Hado-ken for maximum reach.
in a dispute between a halberd and a sword, the result would be the same?
This would actually be an excellent video if the guy with the rapier wasn’t terrible.
That is a short halberd.
the first comment!! It is literaly imposible for the rapier to win without a dagger!!
Fast dodge then stab is the only way.
Good ol main gauche
Dark Souls in real time. Better then any Netflix adaptation.
Even if he had a dagger, he would still have a difficult time against the halberd.
Also it should be noted that this "halberd" in the video...is shorter than the real one.
If they used the same actual length... The rapier guy would mostly lose.
That's like going again an assault rifle with a handgun. Maybe next time bring a shield to make use of your left hand.
This bout seemed to have less movement than many others that I've seen on this channel. I'm guessing that more movement would be the only chance that the shorter weapon would have. Maybe I'm wrong on that point, but I can't see how the shorter weapon would have a chance without significant lateral movement.
Rapier doesn’t have the heft to knock the pole arm aside. A long sword would do better but still very disadvantaged.
The rapier just can't move the halberd
Idk it wasn't a solid rapier it was the flimsy one and the dude using it wasn't reacting fast enough I wouldn't underestimate the rapier but Halberd is legit a good weapon spear and axe combined
This is something I HEAVILY CRITICIZE on Dark Souls and will surely go on on Elden Ring: *WEAPON REALISM AND LOGIC.*
In this case: 1- how a long weapon like the Halberd REQUIRES the use of both hands(and Dark Souls 4 brings back power stance, which is DOUBLE the illogic). 2- Also he grabs the Halberd in the end, not in the middle like Dark Souls.
Who cares about Realism? i will dual wield power stance fume great sword and you better like it.
The white guy knows how to use his weapon well
Imagine him using sarissa instead.
Long axe rule!
What about an Europe axe and shield vs katana ?😼
Halberd head looks too lite?
Halberd dude is holding back, or just too slow. As a halberdier of 24 years I can tell, you gotta be quicker than that. And have a close game.
Any battlefield weapon like spears or Halberds are going to destroy swords lol.
What a suprise...Spears are better than swords...
Long Weapon vs Short Weapon, advantage for Long Weapon more range. Halberd Win
They should exchange weapons then go for another round to account for any variance in skill.
Если бы топор был бы настоящим, то на конце был бы большой вес, и так быстро он своей алебардой работать не смог.
А тут у алебарды вес игрушечный.
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Black guy doesn't show the best footwork... But man how is he supposed to survive this?
👀 Gulp
Do NAGINATA vs HALBARD
Halberd > Rapier > Katana
That halberd is not nearly heavy enough.
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You can't beat a weapon with reach by only going back and forth, you need to go side to side, and no blocking, better to redirect and attack
Why does this rapier guy insit on fightin in a long range, he alreadly is in a disadvantage
If i was the using the rapier I would take advantage of jumping over low sweeps and also take advantage of charging into the halberd for close range grapple.
So u mean like a mikiri counter from sekiro?
That halberd is way too short.
The rapier is definitely a good weapon and it could definitely beat a halberd of course if the person using it is good enough also the blade might have to be less flexible just enough to at least hold off another sword idk maybe I'm right
This is bullying
The swordman, is to much rooted in his stance. He is in disadvatage and he keeps fighting in it. He never tried close distance and just len halbert guy to smash him out of reach.
This isn't the same length as a real halberd....
Source: I use halberds.
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Co innego w szyku podczas bitwy a także w lesie takie machanie było by niemożliwe. Po prostu są różne rodzaje uzbrojenia które dostosowuje się do zadania.
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Rapier man has no skills
I wish From Software had introduced more logic and realism in weapons in their "brand new IP" "Dark Souls 4"... But they just copy paste the same nonsensical logic from Dark Souls(I AM NOT, NOT, criticizing the games itself, which I love).
So I guess we'll see players Power Stancing Halberds: using a Halberd on each hands. Because it's realistic.
Well, there's nothing really stoping you from dual wielding halberds in real life