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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 3106992" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Yes, the guy with the polearm controlled the fight. But to be honest, the swordsman does nto seem to me to be of equal skill - I can see several opportunities he was presented with repeatedly tht the failed to use. And note how much space the polearm required to keep that control. Polearms in 1-on-1 are all about positioning, distance, and timing. The are not easy to use and survive with.</p><p></p><p>In SCA terms, there were at least two bouts of friendly sparring in that first video. The guy gets up from his knees after the groin shot because the first fight is over, and they start again.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if those were real weapons, in real life or death fight, the thing was over when the swordsman went to his knees - that indicates a leg shot good enough to have disabled a leg. In SCA combat in that situation, it is considered illegal to circle around and hit the guy in the back, but in the real world, you'd do that. Or, in a melee, you'd "leg 'em and leave 'em".</p><p></p><p>And, by the way, note how long that polearm <em>isn't</em>. It is about a foot taller than the man, so somewhere between six and seven feet long. It is most certainly not a 10 foot long thing. At that length, while you can get the end moving daraned fast, it takes forever (and lots of muscle) to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 3106992, member: 177"] Yes, the guy with the polearm controlled the fight. But to be honest, the swordsman does nto seem to me to be of equal skill - I can see several opportunities he was presented with repeatedly tht the failed to use. And note how much space the polearm required to keep that control. Polearms in 1-on-1 are all about positioning, distance, and timing. The are not easy to use and survive with. In SCA terms, there were at least two bouts of friendly sparring in that first video. The guy gets up from his knees after the groin shot because the first fight is over, and they start again. Of course, if those were real weapons, in real life or death fight, the thing was over when the swordsman went to his knees - that indicates a leg shot good enough to have disabled a leg. In SCA combat in that situation, it is considered illegal to circle around and hit the guy in the back, but in the real world, you'd do that. Or, in a melee, you'd "leg 'em and leave 'em". And, by the way, note how long that polearm [i]isn't[/i]. It is about a foot taller than the man, so somewhere between six and seven feet long. It is most certainly not a 10 foot long thing. At that length, while you can get the end moving daraned fast, it takes forever (and lots of muscle) to do it. [/QUOTE]
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