Everything would look better if it was realistic in my opinion, like I wish hollywood would hire not only HEMA instructors but MMA coaches for their fighting scenes, I am just sick of seeing actors go through the routines over and over again. I remember seeing a video where 2 guys choreographed a longsword fight based on HEMA and it was glorious. It wasn't any less impressive.
@@schibleh531 I don't think of HEMA or MMA when I think of realistic fighting. But, I'd agree it is a lot closer than a lot of the bad choreography we do end up seeing in film or tv.
Or at least polearms in general (I hear the spear was quite popular). Also armor that actually, you know... works, forcing the attackers to use proper weapons and techniques that were designed to defeat armor.
@@schibleh531 they do hire specialists all the time. Except they ignore them and make whatever they want instead. This is the case for so many movies, not just for fights, but everything rly
I'm saving this for the day I need to defend myself from a zombie horde using only medieval weaponry. It might seem unlikely, but I like to be prepared for every eventuality. Can't skip halberd day.
Halberds are just so freaking cool. A spear, an axe and a pike in one tool so simple a peasant could use efficiently? Yet complex enough to be used skillfully against both unarmored, armored and horseback opponents. What a marvel in melee combat!
People used to spend their entire living trying to buy a book about halberd arts and to buy a halberd. Now we can just watch it when we're trying to sleep. How times had changed.
@@raykapahi2775 it's just smth that clicked in my head because as I am falling asleep to this I compared it to how complicated it is, like a game of some sort, then I realised that medieval warfare, duels, and sparring, are like classical pro gaming haha so that kinda lead me to write that comment down. I'm glad u feel the same way. Cheers!
UA-cam “want to watch a beefy man teach you how to swing a halberd?” Me a tiny 5’5 lady with the strength of a wet paper bag “yes , I can finally be deadly” Subscribed because I’m a nerd with beefy fictional characters that actually need to swing a halberd, nice for drawing and writing
Manriki Kusari - no strength required, and 3oz of lead travelling at speed is going to spoil anyone's day. That being said, timing is everything, only played with it in TKD classes - and I was rubbish!
The halberd is one of the best weapons for tiny ladies. Two handed, and devastating due to balance and leverage. If the weight of a Western halberd is a problem, try an Eastern type like the naginata.
It really doesn't take a lot of effort to force a pointy metal spike into tissue. Especially if there are +60 kg of mass behind it. Even the slightest amount of kinetic energy would drive the tip into the target due to the high intertia of your body and the weapon.
Just needs to scream "Ad Morten Inimicus" while doing the wrath hew, and it'll be perfect. In all seriousness, when all those moves were put together fluidly, it was beautiful to watch, and looked deadly.
Yup. for the same reason a burglar at my place would face a bit of a problem. Particularly since the positioning of furniture and general room layout renders the place a trap if I so desire, since I can effectively trap an intruder in a certain place with no way out. Basically they have the choice between surrendering and being impaled on my halberd.
@@theusher2893 in the US maybe, but here in Europe Firearms are far less prevalent. Besides they would have to have the gun out and ready in order to get a shot off before they are impaled. There isn't all that much room to dodge a stab - which is intentional for this very purpose.
Rollo got sick of the Viking life, became duke of Paris. Rollo got bored of the duke of Paris, began teaching Germans halbert techniques on YT. Git you some, Rollo!!!
Duke of Normandy bro. The king would have never appointed a Viking in Paris. The goal was to have him protect the entry of the Seine river, because he was a good warrior and mostly because he knew vikings tactics so could easily counter them
Id like to imagine a parallel universe in which we have the internet but for some reason no guns and people frantically watch these quickguides to catch up before the battle tomorrow 😂
Remember that these aren't even at full strength. Because he isn't trying to actually hit something, he had to hold himself back so he doesn't swing through
Halbred is my absolute favorite thing to spar with. I made some trainers with ash poles and leather heads with some foam in the spear part for some stiffness and kydex in the blade and hook for rigidity when hooking. They worked great and as long as you trust your partner, you could get the intensity pretty high while still keeping thing safe and controlled. One thing I've noticed that carried over from quarter staff was that to perform rucken in a way that was effective and felt correct was when in straight partying, bring the butt up into your armpit, almost like shouldering a rifle. This is shown in some of Meyers quarter staff plates and I believe in some of his halberd plates as well. I'm absolutely thrilled that you're posting halberd videos and am eagerly looking forward to more!
I fell in love with polearm weapons and specifically the halberd through DnD but it got me curious about their history and how they're realistically wielded and used. I'd love to get more into recreational fighting, it looks like a lot of fun and a decent workout too. This video is an awesome jumping-in point!
I always saw halberss and thought 'Oh sure, sharp stick, I get it', but seeing the power, speed, and reach of this weapon in use, I can actually imagine it being truly terrifying on the battlefield. Love it!
@@trollmcclure1884 given how wide the field the weapon commands it was used for crowd control where fewer people placed moresparsely and not stuck so close to eachother could crowd control more, the mainreason it was used by guards besides the fact that mostly faced swords and so had a reach advantage since hauling this around would make an average civilian very conspicuous and it isn't like a sword justified for self defense
The halberd has always been a weapon that i wanted to see in action. Seeing how you handle it gave me way more informations about how it should be handled : the postures, the swings,etc... because i have a faction in a story that i am currently making, and they are known for using halberds as their battle tactics are built around maintaining specific formations and controlling the battlefield, and halberds were the first weapon that came to mind as i read once that it was great in line formations and was very deadly when used in mass. I've said too much hahah but thank you for making this video, really helpful !
Thank you so much for being one of the first to make a quality halberd fundamentals video. I've been LARPing for years, and the halberd is my preferred weapon (even if realistic combat doesn't tend to mesh well with LARP combat systems). I get killed a lot, but I try to keep my fighting style as close to realistic as possible with stances, footwork, and strikes. I was pleasantly-surprised to see that my own footwork almost exactly mirrors your own while fighting with a halberd, and with no formal training at that! Most excellent video, I look forward to seeing more from your channel!
A year later I'm struggling with a description for a fight in a fantasy novel due to lack of any knowledge about polearms. And this is a gods blessing that gives me a sufficient moveset to work with.
I loved this. So often i only ever see longsword or sabre in HEMA but this is the first time i've ever seen somebody break down the techniques and footwork with a halberd. I would love to see duals with this. Obviously with training weapons of course
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Thx! Have a look at our channel.The latest video is about the first 6 plays with the halberd :)
I dont really see how this could help with VR since VR tracking and sense of weight is a tad off, but good for you! I guess it could help you fiddle with the tracking better since the motion is based on using real polearms.
The guards helped me, i had no plan about this before. Maybe i would have figured it out on my own with more patience, but i was curios to try some old stuff.
Dzintra don’t be a dick and how else is he really supposed to experience it there aren’t exactly and insane amount of opportunities to go out and fight people with halberd sin real life
idk why this was being recommended to me earlier but now that I am armed with this information i'll hopefully be able to put it to good use whenever I find myself in a battle
Thanks for the demo. I have a character who i want them to use a halberd as a weapon and this video is perfect to draw them in various positions with said weapon. Thanks
Ah yes, nothing better to start my day with than a nice hot cup of coffee and an instructional video on the basics of halberd combat. In all seriousness, well done on this video. Easy to understand, the pacing is great, I love the fact that you included front and side shots for the basic stances and strikes.
Hell yeah halberd fighting! I must experience this in person since this is my favoured fighting style! Thank you! And yes, this also came in my recommendations. A love of halberd plus knowledge with how to wield it is infinitely useful for me!
the beginning is perfect It looks like an animation mod showcase for skyrim or a fighting game character's moveset showcase btw, I would like to have the same pants than his
Thanks a lot for this awesome and explanatory video. Polearms are underrated although they are beautiful and perfectly useful weapons. I would like to see more halberd action especially binds and sparring. Brilliant work indeed danke Herr Rüther.
@@therustedshank9995 I'd say that spinning is 2nd, since you can actually use a spin effectively, if you do it while still holding a block against the target. There is 0 point to jumping mid-combat, except maybe in martial arts; but that's not my area of "expertise" so I ain't sure about that.
In warhammer they gotta jump a bit because most of their enemies are a fair bit larger than them
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THANK YOU! I'm so tired of the over fetishization of swords. Every HEMA video i click on, SWORDS! Every discussion i get into, SWORDS! Every HEMA club i find, SWORDS! SWORDS! And more SWORDS! So tired of it. Then finally i find this video and i'm like, YES! It's so refreshing to find something different. Please if you can, keep this going. I'm a Halberdier and i would love for you to show more. You have earned my subscription today.
if i am born in this era of swords and spears, id say id strive my best to become the best cook in town. id rather stay in the kitchen than parrying and thrusting swords with the enemy.
Fantastic tutorial! You have that style & art of Halberd fighting down to a sweet, fluid & powerful science my man, while your movements in tandem with your Halberd swinging/thrusting/hacking were amazingly graceful, seamless & wonderfully coordinated. I greatly enjoyed watching those awesome demonstrations💯💯👍👍
hey i am currently collecting literature sources etc on halberds for a publication about halberds, their production to be precise and i am planning to also include a part about the use of the hablerd, could you point me to literature/ sources for that? i am not very well read on the general use and literature about halberds is actualy quite rare in many reguards.
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Joachim Meyer 1570 - Strassburg or Paulus Hector Mair 1543/1544 - Augsburg are very good sources for german Halberd techniques!
You might consider the “jeu de la hache” I think it’s called. Also I have a feeling there’s some stuff from the bolognese school. There’s certainly some partisan stuff. In addition to the German sources of course.
Björn! Thank you for this video! Very impressing movement you show there. Reminded me to go back into Naginata practice again. Where do you got this Halberd from? The wood and construction looks very familiar to me. Regards! Nicolai
3:18 I guess your passing steps are incorrect: normally in any kind of combat sport you step first with the leading foot, which is the closest to the direction you want to move: left front foot first while walking forward and right back foot first while walking backwards out of a left side leading position: the difference: in any other combat sports you make the stance wider and than after following with the other foot you reach a normal width. With your steps you make the stance unstable by placing the feet to narrow together and you reach normal wide only after making the next step with the other foot.
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It makes absolutely sense what you said. I showed 2 ways of basic walking. Just combine it in any way as i said in the summary. You dont have to gather you feet first. You can observe a more practical walking in the summary. Sry for the confusion!
@ Quote: "You dont have to gather you feet first." Tatsächlich muss dass unbedingt vermieden werden: die Füße zusammen zu bringen. Wenn man in einem Augenblick angegriffen wird, in dem die Füße zusammenstehen, dann kann man keine Kraft aufbringen, weil man instabil steht, da die Basis fehlt. Und dabei ist es unerheblich, ob man nun in dem Augenblick Kontakt von Waffe zu Waffe hat oder ob man mit dem Schaft des Gegners zum Oberkörper geschlagen wird oder ob der Gegner mit dem Schaft oder den eigenen Beinen in enger Stellung einen Fussfeger versucht. Das kreuzen der Beine, der normale Schritt, gilt als legitim, weil er zum einen den Vorteil hat viel Distanz zu überwinden und weil zum anderen die Füße einander zwar passieren, dabei aber ein seitlicher Abstand eingehalten wird und zum anderen keine Pause mit zusammenstehenden Füßen eintritt, die der Gegner leicht nutzen kann. In der Zusammenfassung am Ende machst du es tatsächlich richtig: beim Gleiten nach vorn setzt du den vorderen Fuss zuerst und ziehst den hinteren nach. Beim Gleiten rückwärst beginnst du zwar die Bewegung mit dem vorderen Fuss, was eigentlich ungünstig ist, du machst aber eine springende Bewegung rückwärts, was den Vorteil hat, dass deine Füße trotzdem nie zusammenstehen. Schulmäßig ist das dann wiederum leicht nachteilig, weil man sich einen Bruchteil der Sekunde mit beiden Füßen in der Luft befindet. Und in dem Bruchteil der Sekunde kann man eben nicht auf den Gegner reagieren, sondern muss erst auf die "Landung" warten. Ausser der Instabilität gibts noch einen weiteren Grund, warum das falsche Gleiten nachteilig ist: die Berechenbarkeit. Wenn man vorwärts gleitet in der Linksauslage und man zieht zuerst den hinteren rechten Fuss ran, dann steht man ja instabil und muss was machen: so kann man nicht stehen bleiben. Und als einzige Möglichkeit bleibt einem: linken Fuss vor. Der Gegner kann darauf lauern und einem dann genau den vorgehenden linken Fuss aufspiessen, der sowieso verletzbar ist, da er bei tiefer Kampfhaltung am weitesten vorn ist. Quote: "I showed 2 ways of basic walking." Leider nein. Es gibt in allen Kampfsporten zwei fundamentale Arten sich zu bewegen: Schritt und Gleiten (Sidesteps sind eigentlich: "Gleiten seitwärts"). Und eine dritte, eigentlich ungünstige Arten sich zu bewegen: alle Arten von springen (definiert als: beide Füße gleichzeitig in der Luft). Sowie eine "falsche" Art: das falsche Gleiten, das eben mit dem falschen Fuss beginnt (unabhängig von der Auslage) und zu einer engen, instabilen kurzfristigen Zwischenposition führt. Du hast den "Schritt" und das "falsche Gleiten" demonstriert anstelle von Schritt und Gleiten. Ansonsten tolles Video. Hier noch mal ein Beispiel: klar ist das Boxen. Aber viele Sachen beim Kampfsport sind universell. ua-cam.com/video/PeuOM0xvBBU/v-deo.html Hier das Gleiche beim Fechten bei 9:50 im Clipua-cam.com/video/j856FxtcF2M/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/tr-y97j3ePQ/v-deo.html Hier beim Kendo. Vorder Fuss zuerst wenns nach vorn geht. Hinterer Fuss zuerst wenns rückwärts geht. Es beginnt immer der Fuss, der in die Richtung steht, in die man will. (Es sei denn, es gibt bei der Hellebarde einen Grund, warum das ausgerechnt nicht gilt. Bin kein Experte für Hellebarde. Und sorry für die Kritik: auf UA-cam wissen ja immer alle alles besser und mosern nur rum, klar das das nervt.)
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@@scheisstag Moin, danke für die ausführliche Antwort. Ich bin mir darüber absolut im klaren das der erste Schritt besser nach vorn geht als der hintere zum vorderen. Habe es im Fussarbeitsteil etwas ungünstig gezeigt da ich dort erst "gegathered" habe (schönes denglish) und danach den normalen Ausfallschitt im Fechten weitergeführt habe. Über Fussarbeit könnte man ein ganzes Video machen. Habe nur kurz und bündig Wechselschritt, Ausfallschritt und Triangelschritt zeigen wollen. Dabei habe ich mich bzgl. der Ausfallschritte zu sehr auf den engl. Begriff "gathering Step" konzentriert. Bzgl. in der Luft hängen...da sehe ich keine probleme. Es gibt immer wieder Posotionen und Momente in denen Mann theoretisch instabil steht. Man muss aber dazu in relation die akute Gefahr mit einberechnen, also ob eine schnelle, instabile Bewegung besser ist als eine stabile, dazu aber etwas steife Abzugsbewegung. Bzgl. Fussarbeit Hellebarde. In den alten Schriften steht das man hier etwas näher mit den Beinen zusammen kommt als mit dem Schwert. Der körper ist sehr weit vom Gegner entfernt. Destabilisierung droht meißt nur von der Gegnerischen Waffe und man muss sich nicht zwingend hinter dem Gefäß, wie beim Schwert, durch tiefen und weiten Stand schützen. Schlussendlich habe ich bzgl. der Fussarbeit im Video aber präziser sein müssen. Zumal ich Deine Meinung total teile, es aber im Video anders rüber kommt. Danke nochmals für die Links, werde ich mir bei Zeiten mal anschauen :)
@ Hallo Björn, die Clips musst du nicht mehr gucken: die zeigen alle nur, dass in den genannten Kampfsportarten das Gleiten mit dem Fuss vorn gelehrt wird. Wegen des Springens: das Problem ist nicht so sehr der instabile "Stand" (man steht ja gerade gar nicht), sondern dass man in dem Augenblick nicht ausweichen kann, weil man in der Luft nichts hat, von dem man sich abdrücken kann, um die Richtung zu ändern. Mag unerheblich klingen: Meine praktische Erfahrung sagt mir, dass das bei echten Kämpfen ein nicht unerheblicher Faktor ist. Das Springen, da hast du vollkommen REcht, kann aber natürlich nicht vollständig verworfen werden: deshalb spreche ich ja auch nur von einer "ungünstigen" Bewegungsart. Der Schritt ist die ökonomischste Bewegungsart was Energieverbrauch und Reichweite pro Bewegung betrifft, ist aber nicht besonders schnell. Gleiten ist das Sicherste und irgendwo zwischen Schritt und Sprung. Springen das Dynamischste und Schnellste, aber mit weniger Kontrolle, was sowohl an Airtime und "Landung" liegt. Wobei "Sprung" sehr relativ ist: tatsächlich ist man ja nur drei Zentimeter über dem Boden. Übergänge sind in der Praxis natürlich fließend.
... this is really beautiful work. It's difficult to understand how elegant and competent this weapon would have been during its primacy without demonstrations such as this; we are, typically, exposed to incredibly low-level choreography passing as martial-art when discussing the halbred. The spear and its derivatives are never given their proper-due and offered explanation as to why they reigned as the kings of the open-battlefield throughout history.
Although I've come to understand that once you have a general understanding of hema you should be able to figure stuff out easily, but I like these kinds of videos because it helps me build a better understanding of the weapon watching someone that can properly wield it. The references are always super helpful.
Spiked English billhook. You get a hook-y choppy blade in the front instead of an ax head, a sharp pointy spear bit up top, and a spike at the back. Also good for trimming tree limbs.
Very refreshing to see a practitioner with an understanding of footwork. Nice use of cross-stepping and turn-foot. I noticed you prefer to use a 135 degree back foot when thrusting, I do the same.
High quality material, has helped me a lot and undoubtedly many other people interested in the subject. Congratulations on your work. Greetings from Brasil.
@@tarvelsforge Modern civilization is in large part owed to, and marched in step with, the development of firearms. I should clarify my point. I only have respect for this man in keeping his body fit and strong and acquiring the martial skill to use these weapons. He is magnificent. I did not intend my post to convey “Der, I’d just shoot him!”. I am a martial artist, primitive archer, fencer (and shooter). But, I can also see history and these martial skills through the eyes of disenfranchised peasants without the time, resources or in some case even the legal ability to match them in any way... My god, 30-50 professional warriors who look like this dude show up to your hamlet the week after you busted your ass off subsistence farming? You do whatever in the hell it is they tell you do. The marginal gap in capability between peasant, serf or subject and the ancient professional or trained warrior is oceanic compared to what remains extant between a modern properly armed citizen and soldier.
@@navajasrs2402 totally agreed. Professional soldiers from the middle ages and earlier would literally annihilate a peasant soldier in a heart beat. They had better food, education and they were trained in combat and use of half a dozen or more weapons in melee, ranged, horseback, individual, and formation combat. It was as you said "oceanic" in differences, whereas a modern professional soldier can still be killed at range by a civilian sniper or soldier who had the proper time or training in firearms just from going to the firing range enough. A Navy Seal is still going to wipe the floor versus a civilian gang of armed thugs, but his chances of death is far higher than that of an ancient trained professional soldier in the same scenario of their times.
Incredible video! Randomly found it on my home page and it was interesting to watch. Never have I look up anything related to halberds or combat, but I'm glad I found this.
Ancient and medieval weapons and martial skills have always been fascinating. Awesome that these gents are keeping the tradition alive. Maybe the next Kingdom Come game will have more depth to the combat.
Started learning to draw recently and wanted to do some fantasy stuff with halberds as long term goal. Was wrecking my brain on how to understand battle poses, so your video is perfect! Thanks a lot!
Hey Hollywood. This is how you make something look impressive while having it remain effective fighting. Also put more halberds in your movies.
Everything would look better if it was realistic in my opinion, like I wish hollywood would hire not only HEMA instructors but MMA coaches for their fighting scenes, I am just sick of seeing actors go through the routines over and over again. I remember seeing a video where 2 guys choreographed a longsword fight based on HEMA and it was glorious. It wasn't any less impressive.
@@schibleh531 I don't think of HEMA or MMA when I think of realistic fighting. But, I'd agree it is a lot closer than a lot of the bad choreography we do end up seeing in film or tv.
Or at least polearms in general (I hear the spear was quite popular). Also armor that actually, you know... works, forcing the attackers to use proper weapons and techniques that were designed to defeat armor.
@@schibleh531 they do hire specialists all the time. Except they ignore them and make whatever they want instead. This is the case for so many movies, not just for fights, but everything rly
Hollywood’s too focused on plopping out “progressive” garbage while simultaneously being pedophiles and non-consensual sex addicts.
These types of videos are invaluable to writers and roleplayers, not just aspiring recreation fighters.
. . . and everyone is a fantasy novelist.
they are invaluable to artist and animators too!
For 3d animator as well
Imagine a HEMIST going to a larp and fucking everyone up.
... and apocalypse survivors. Nothing bests a spear or a halberd when fighting zombies.
I wasn't even looking for halberd anything when I stumbled upon this gem under my recommendations, nice tutorial of the basics.
For once UA-cam recommend something that is relevant to me nice job.
I'm saving this for the day I need to defend myself from a zombie horde using only medieval weaponry. It might seem unlikely, but I like to be prepared for every eventuality. Can't skip halberd day.
Same
Halberds are just so freaking cool. A spear, an axe and a pike in one tool so simple a peasant could use efficiently? Yet complex enough to be used skillfully against both unarmored, armored and horseback opponents. What a marvel in melee combat!
Same i was looking at bushcraft when this popped up
People used to spend their entire living trying to buy a book about halberd arts and to buy a halberd.
Now we can just watch it when we're trying to sleep. How times had changed.
Isaac DragonDerp your comment made me happy. We are quite like minded
@@raykapahi2775 it's just smth that clicked in my head because as I am falling asleep to this I compared it to how complicated it is, like a game of some sort, then I realised that medieval warfare, duels, and sparring, are like classical pro gaming haha so that kinda lead me to write that comment down. I'm glad u feel the same way. Cheers!
@@WM01129 rightly said, just that in those games the players can get hurt really bad.
Real life pay2win. Defeated nobles usually were ransomed instead of killed. Armies were largely motivated by loot. There are probably more parallels.
@@WM01129 Cheers, brother!
Thanks for bringing polearms to the masses. I'm sick and tired of sword's monopoly.
Swords break too easily.
I know! Swords are awesome but they get way to much atention when compared to other weapons
*giggles in non-armed martial arts*
Shaftweapon gang rise up.
I fucking love swords, but I feel you. There are plenty of other weapons to also fucking love
@APassersby Swords were not used as a main weapon. It is mostly a secondary weapon for use ouside of a battlefield.
UA-cam “want to watch a beefy man teach you how to swing a halberd?”
Me a tiny 5’5 lady with the strength of a wet paper bag “yes , I can finally be deadly”
Subscribed because I’m a nerd with beefy fictional characters that actually need to swing a halberd, nice for drawing and writing
Manriki Kusari - no strength required, and 3oz of lead travelling at speed is going to spoil anyone's day.
That being said, timing is everything, only played with it in TKD classes - and I was rubbish!
@@andyleighton6969 Strength always helps, but almost anyone can train.
@@andyleighton6969 even that weight would tire me... 😥😂 but I get what you mean, I wish I could learn this and handling a sword
The halberd is one of the best weapons for tiny ladies. Two handed, and devastating due to balance and leverage.
If the weight of a Western halberd is a problem, try an Eastern type like the naginata.
It really doesn't take a lot of effort to force a pointy metal spike into tissue. Especially if there are +60 kg of mass behind it. Even the slightest amount of kinetic energy would drive the tip into the target due to the high intertia of your body and the weapon.
Long pointy sticks are the best. Even better when they come with choppy bits!
The second comment that had me laughing out loud. Love it!
Is it a pointy chopper or a choppy pointer?
A polearm is definitely the best of all swords.
@@piperar2014 Yes
*Alexander the great liked this comment*
Not sure if anyone has made this before, but here goes
Handling 1:11
Guards 1:37
Footwork 3:07
Thrusts 3:47
Strikes 4:57
Summary 9:07
thx mate!
Just needs to scream "Ad Morten Inimicus" while doing the wrath hew, and it'll be perfect.
In all seriousness, when all those moves were put together fluidly, it was beautiful to watch, and looked deadly.
Lord_Cecil_IX used to play for honour as a lawbringer main. He seemed like the most menacing character to play as, that’s why I chose him.
Lord_Cecil_IX i haven’t played in years yet still remember him shouting it when doing an unblockable, i should play it again sometime
@@LordGingerBerry Yeah mate, he's still an all round solid toon, definitely worth another play.
NOLO SUPERSTES
INREDIBILIS!
Wouldn’t want to break into this man’s house.
Cause of death: Halberd.
Haven’t heard that one in a while.
Definitely a social distancing weapon. 😄
:D (y)
Yup. for the same reason a burglar at my place would face a bit of a problem. Particularly since the positioning of furniture and general room layout renders the place a trap if I so desire, since I can effectively trap an intruder in a certain place with no way out. Basically they have the choice between surrendering and being impaled on my halberd.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 Unless they just shoot you, which is very likely if they're going through the trouble of breaking into your house.
@@theusher2893 in the US maybe, but here in Europe Firearms are far less prevalent. Besides they would have to have the gun out and ready in order to get a shot off before they are impaled. There isn't all that much room to dodge a stab - which is intentional for this very purpose.
"Can't touch" those pants. Nice fluid work, looks like the product of careful study. Thanks for sharing.
Can't touch this!
That insightful MC Hammer comment put you at the top of today's chart. LOL
My my my halberd
hits me so hard
makes me say
Oh my Lord...
MC Landsknecht
Greg Beeman it’s called puff and slash. Literally everyone wore it when halberds were in use.
Alright but can we appreciate how skilled this man actually is? Big fan of this stuff, definitely subscribed
Rollo got sick of the Viking life, became duke of Paris. Rollo got bored of the duke of Paris, began teaching Germans halbert techniques on YT.
Git you some, Rollo!!!
xD
Duke of Normandy bro. The king would have never appointed a Viking in Paris. The goal was to have him protect the entry of the Seine river, because he was a good warrior and mostly because he knew vikings tactics so could easily counter them
@F D
*YAWN*
funny.. my grandfather been dead for quite awhile now...
Id like to imagine a parallel universe in which we have the internet but for some reason no guns and people frantically watch these quickguides to catch up before the battle tomorrow 😂
Nobody:
UA-cam at 2am: Halbert fighting
Me: okay
Great vid bud
Everything for beginners and drills, plus your perfect body mechanics as reference.
What a treat!!
Thanks again Björn !
Man, look at the speed that the head is moving through the strikes. Very intimidating. Thanks so much for this!
Remember that these aren't even at full strength. Because he isn't trying to actually hit something, he had to hold himself back so he doesn't swing through
@@NotFlappy12 It's keeping form over ferocity.
Halbred is my absolute favorite thing to spar with. I made some trainers with ash poles and leather heads with some foam in the spear part for some stiffness and kydex in the blade and hook for rigidity when hooking. They worked great and as long as you trust your partner, you could get the intensity pretty high while still keeping thing safe and controlled.
One thing I've noticed that carried over from quarter staff was that to perform rucken in a way that was effective and felt correct was when in straight partying, bring the butt up into your armpit, almost like shouldering a rifle. This is shown in some of Meyers quarter staff plates and I believe in some of his halberd plates as well.
I'm absolutely thrilled that you're posting halberd videos and am eagerly looking forward to more!
I fell in love with polearm weapons and specifically the halberd through DnD but it got me curious about their history and how they're realistically wielded and used. I'd love to get more into recreational fighting, it looks like a lot of fun and a decent workout too. This video is an awesome jumping-in point!
Really glad I found this video, halberds are such underrated weapons in modern medieval culture
True - and quite versatile if you have the room to use them.
This is valuable culture. Im glad there are still skilled people out there preserving it.
When judgement day comes we will need it.
Very cool to have these stances filmed from several angles. Thanks! Enlightening.
Finally a guy doing this sort of thing who actually probably looks like he should.
I always saw halberss and thought 'Oh sure, sharp stick, I get it', but seeing the power, speed, and reach of this weapon in use, I can actually imagine it being truly terrifying on the battlefield. Love it!
Longswordsman meeting a halberd soldier on the battlefield: *Oh crap, not a halberd. Anything but a halberd, dear God*
that's literally anyone meeting a halberd,
except guns
The longswordsman must have dropped his own polearm or firearm than... why would you bring a sidearm to the battlefield?
He was probably dismounted by the man with the halberd!
Imagine being friendly-fired by a guy next to you swinging this thing like this.
@@trollmcclure1884 given how wide the field the weapon commands it was used for crowd control where fewer people placed moresparsely and not stuck so close to eachother could crowd control more, the mainreason it was used by guards besides the fact that mostly faced swords and so had a reach advantage since hauling this around would make an average civilian very conspicuous and it isn't like a sword justified for self defense
The halberd has always been a weapon that i wanted to see in action. Seeing how you handle it gave me way more informations about how it should be handled : the postures, the swings,etc... because i have a faction in a story that i am currently making, and they are known for using halberds as their battle tactics are built around maintaining specific formations and controlling the battlefield, and halberds were the first weapon that came to mind as i read once that it was great in line formations and was very deadly when used in mass. I've said too much hahah but thank you for making this video, really helpful !
Thank you so much for being one of the first to make a quality halberd fundamentals video. I've been LARPing for years, and the halberd is my preferred weapon (even if realistic combat doesn't tend to mesh well with LARP combat systems). I get killed a lot, but I try to keep my fighting style as close to realistic as possible with stances, footwork, and strikes. I was pleasantly-surprised to see that my own footwork almost exactly mirrors your own while fighting with a halberd, and with no formal training at that! Most excellent video, I look forward to seeing more from your channel!
A year later I'm struggling with a description for a fight in a fantasy novel due to lack of any knowledge about polearms. And this is a gods blessing that gives me a sufficient moveset to work with.
I loved this. So often i only ever see longsword or sabre in HEMA but this is the first time i've ever seen somebody break down the techniques and footwork with a halberd. I would love to see duals with this. Obviously with training weapons of course
Thx! Have a look at our channel.The latest video is about the first 6 plays with the halberd :)
I was always bad with Halberds and similar weapons in VR. This Video helped me so much!
@Dzintra let him enjoy what he wants,literally zero reason you should've insulted him for a harmless comment
I dont really see how this could help with VR since VR tracking and sense of weight is a tad off, but good for you! I guess it could help you fiddle with the tracking better since the motion is based on using real polearms.
The guards helped me, i had no plan about this before. Maybe i would have figured it out on my own with more patience, but i was curios to try some old stuff.
Dzintra how do u know he’s a man also Seriously what was the point that
Dzintra don’t be a dick and how else is he really supposed to experience it there aren’t exactly and insane amount of opportunities to go out and fight people with halberd sin real life
Hey ! I Just discovered your channel, it Will be extremely useful as a reference to drawing warriors, so thanks !
Nice :D
@ Hello Björn. That was awesome. Looked lethal. What kind of parrots do you have, btw, Amazon's? Or should I wash my ears? Greetings from Norway
idk why this was being recommended to me earlier but now that I am armed with this information i'll hopefully be able to put it to good use whenever I find myself in a battle
*Me, at 2am:* Ah, yes. I must learn the ways of the halberd!
Thanks for the demo. I have a character who i want them to use a halberd as a weapon and this video is perfect to draw them in various positions with said weapon. Thanks
Absolutely my man I love your videos. I watch your videos before longsword and try new things because of it. Keep it up buddy
Thank you for making this, as a writer, it has been one of the most useful videos on halberds I could find!
Wow!!! Good channel!
Didn't expect to see you here!
Ah yes, nothing better to start my day with than a nice hot cup of coffee and an instructional video on the basics of halberd combat.
In all seriousness, well done on this video. Easy to understand, the pacing is great, I love the fact that you included front and side shots for the basic stances and strikes.
I'm making an OC that is using a halberd as her main weapon so this really helps me to know at least what is the very basics, Thanks!!
You have made a veritable goldmine for art and animation reference, my friend. This is phenomenal.
Hell yeah halberd fighting! I must experience this in person since this is my favoured fighting style! Thank you!
And yes, this also came in my recommendations. A love of halberd plus knowledge with how to wield it is infinitely useful for me!
This channel is amazing as a reference for drawing realistic medieval combat.
Great lesson. Halberd is a really interesting weapon.👍
Nice swings, and I like the Wrath Hew one too.😃
You could easily get a job in fight choreography for films, my man. They need more skilled guys like you. Loved the video.
Now if only polearms could do anything even resembling this in M&B.
I know right!
I guess M&B doesn't focus that much on good fighting. I know the original and warband were supersimplistic. I haven't played Bannerlord yet 😄
@@jorenbosmans8065 Bannerlord is about the same from what I've watched.
@@Qia_shaajah-deh from what I've seen the fighting is indeed the same. The battle AI and graphics have just been improved. I can live with that 😄
@@jorenbosmans8065 Can't wait for the crazier mods
Nice to a see a guy who is actually in shape, demonstrate the use of historical weapons.
Love the Halberd. Halberd go bonk :')
I appreciate the detailed photos of the various positions, guards, etc. Very educational.
Now I want to start learning halbert techniques. Love it!
It's 4am and somehow I'm now learning how to use a halberd.
Thanks, youtube recommendations.
the beginning is perfect
It looks like an animation mod showcase for skyrim or a fighting game character's moveset showcase
btw, I would like to have the same pants than his
Im making a RPG system that focus on realism. Your videos are really helping me to make different moves for all the weapons, thanks a lot.
After watching this, I can finally defeat pan man with my halberd build.
Nn I don't think so
DODGE THIS YOU BASTAAAAAARD
Certainly not!
You swing well, but miss horribly!
NO, DON'T LET THEM DO THIS TO ME!
I was having problems with cavalry charging at my house but thanks to this video it is no longer a problem.
"your money or your layf"
"That's a nice head you have on your shoulders"
"It's almost harvesting season."
@@nuspas i see you're a man of culture as well
Thanks a lot for this awesome and explanatory video. Polearms are underrated although they are beautiful and perfectly useful weapons. I would like to see more halberd action especially binds and sparring. Brilliant work indeed danke Herr Rüther.
I can't even pronounce the weapon's name correctly but here I am watching this, brought to me by Magical UA-cam algorithm.
I am so happy to see this. There aren't enough good demonstration videos about polearms out there.
So you're telling me all that dancing and jumping the Empire Halbadeers in Warhammer do... is historically accurate??
Not jumping, no.
Number 1 rule of melee combat, never jump.
Well maybe it's not rule 1, but it's pretty close.
@@GeorgieBonsoir in high school I once saw a dude run down a hill and knock a dude out with a drop kick. Craziest shit I ever seen I sware to God.
@@GeorgieBonsoir I think spinning takes the #1 spot for stuff not to dp in melee combat, followed closely by jumping.
@@therustedshank9995 I'd say that spinning is 2nd, since you can actually use a spin effectively, if you do it while still holding a block against the target. There is 0 point to jumping mid-combat, except maybe in martial arts; but that's not my area of "expertise" so I ain't sure about that.
In warhammer they gotta jump a bit because most of their enemies are a fair bit larger than them
THANK YOU! I'm so tired of the over fetishization of swords. Every HEMA video i click on, SWORDS! Every discussion i get into, SWORDS! Every HEMA club i find, SWORDS! SWORDS! And more SWORDS! So tired of it. Then finally i find this video and i'm like, YES! It's so refreshing to find something different. Please if you can, keep this going. I'm a Halberdier and i would love for you to show more. You have earned my subscription today.
if i am born in this era of swords and spears, id say id strive my best to become the best cook in town. id rather stay in the kitchen than parrying and thrusting swords with the enemy.
As a fan of Halberds I thank you for showing the practical stances and combat. Cheers!
i feel like people who did a lot of reaping with a scythe would be naturals at using a halberd.
Well you're not supposed to swing a scythe as much as you are to just turn with it and let the blade do all the work but I get what you mean.
Fantastic tutorial! You have that style & art of Halberd fighting down to a sweet, fluid & powerful science my man, while your movements in tandem with your Halberd swinging/thrusting/hacking were amazingly graceful, seamless & wonderfully coordinated. I greatly enjoyed watching those awesome demonstrations💯💯👍👍
hey i am currently collecting literature sources etc on halberds for a publication about halberds, their production to be precise and i am planning to also include a part about the use of the hablerd, could you point me to literature/ sources for that? i am not very well read on the general use and literature about halberds is actualy quite rare in many reguards.
Joachim Meyer 1570 - Strassburg or Paulus Hector Mair 1543/1544 - Augsburg are very good sources for german Halberd techniques!
You might consider the “jeu de la hache” I think it’s called. Also I have a feeling there’s some stuff from the bolognese school. There’s certainly some partisan stuff. In addition to the German sources of course.
This is simply beautiful mate. You have no Idea how helpful this is.
"Don't mind me, just practicing my Halberd Techniques."
"Why?"
"...."
"It's cool!"
Que Sabbaton 'Last Stand'. Thanks for the video of a very underdiscussed brilliant weapon of the late medival early rennasaince era.
This looks great for body animation for a video game I'm thinking a european polearm user for Soulcalibur.
This is very well done. All I know of halberds I learned 10 minutes ago, but the camerawork and demonstrations were very smooth and understandable.
How about the “shove your opponent off the map” move?
Thanks!
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
Love everything about the style of your outfit to your overall look with the halberd. Looks sick man.
I just imagined the swiss "Gewalthaufen" company all with halberds pulling the whole enemy cavalry from the horse and mangle them.
I always seem to want to learn every weapon you cover. Very interesting! Thank you for making these.
Björn! Thank you for this video! Very impressing movement you show there. Reminded me to go back into Naginata practice again.
Where do you got this Halberd from? The wood and construction looks very familiar to me.
Regards!
Nicolai
I’ve spoken to a number of re Enactors ...they hadn’t a clue how their weapons were used properly .. great footage , thank you ⚔️
3:18 I guess your passing steps are incorrect: normally in any kind of combat sport you step first with the leading foot, which is the closest to the direction you want to move: left front foot first while walking forward and right back foot first while walking backwards out of a left side leading position: the difference: in any other combat sports you make the stance wider and than after following with the other foot you reach a normal width. With your steps you make the stance unstable by placing the feet to narrow together and you reach normal wide only after making the next step with the other foot.
It makes absolutely sense what you said. I showed 2 ways of basic walking. Just combine it in any way as i said in the summary. You dont have to gather you feet first. You can observe a more practical walking in the summary. Sry for the confusion!
@ Quote: "You dont have to gather you feet first." Tatsächlich muss dass unbedingt vermieden werden: die Füße zusammen zu bringen. Wenn man in einem Augenblick angegriffen wird, in dem die Füße zusammenstehen, dann kann man keine Kraft aufbringen, weil man instabil steht, da die Basis fehlt. Und dabei ist es unerheblich, ob man nun in dem Augenblick Kontakt von Waffe zu Waffe hat oder ob man mit dem Schaft des Gegners zum Oberkörper geschlagen wird oder ob der Gegner mit dem Schaft oder den eigenen Beinen in enger Stellung einen Fussfeger versucht.
Das kreuzen der Beine, der normale Schritt, gilt als legitim, weil er zum einen den Vorteil hat viel Distanz zu überwinden und weil zum anderen die Füße einander zwar passieren, dabei aber ein seitlicher Abstand eingehalten wird und zum anderen keine Pause mit zusammenstehenden Füßen eintritt, die der Gegner leicht nutzen kann.
In der Zusammenfassung am Ende machst du es tatsächlich richtig: beim Gleiten nach vorn setzt du den vorderen Fuss zuerst und ziehst den hinteren nach. Beim Gleiten rückwärst beginnst du zwar die Bewegung mit dem vorderen Fuss, was eigentlich ungünstig ist, du machst aber eine springende Bewegung rückwärts, was den Vorteil hat, dass deine Füße trotzdem nie zusammenstehen. Schulmäßig ist das dann wiederum leicht nachteilig, weil man sich einen Bruchteil der Sekunde mit beiden Füßen in der Luft befindet. Und in dem Bruchteil der Sekunde kann man eben nicht auf den Gegner reagieren, sondern muss erst auf die "Landung" warten.
Ausser der Instabilität gibts noch einen weiteren Grund, warum das falsche Gleiten nachteilig ist: die Berechenbarkeit. Wenn man vorwärts gleitet in der Linksauslage und man zieht zuerst den hinteren rechten Fuss ran, dann steht man ja instabil und muss was machen: so kann man nicht stehen bleiben. Und als einzige Möglichkeit bleibt einem: linken Fuss vor. Der Gegner kann darauf lauern und einem dann genau den vorgehenden linken Fuss aufspiessen, der sowieso verletzbar ist, da er bei tiefer Kampfhaltung am weitesten vorn ist.
Quote: "I showed 2 ways of basic walking." Leider nein. Es gibt in allen Kampfsporten zwei fundamentale Arten sich zu bewegen: Schritt und Gleiten (Sidesteps sind eigentlich: "Gleiten seitwärts"). Und eine dritte, eigentlich ungünstige Arten sich zu bewegen: alle Arten von springen (definiert als: beide Füße gleichzeitig in der Luft). Sowie eine "falsche" Art: das falsche Gleiten, das eben mit dem falschen Fuss beginnt (unabhängig von der Auslage) und zu einer engen, instabilen kurzfristigen Zwischenposition führt.
Du hast den "Schritt" und das "falsche Gleiten" demonstriert anstelle von Schritt und Gleiten.
Ansonsten tolles Video.
Hier noch mal ein Beispiel: klar ist das Boxen. Aber viele Sachen beim Kampfsport sind universell. ua-cam.com/video/PeuOM0xvBBU/v-deo.html Hier das Gleiche beim Fechten bei 9:50 im Clipua-cam.com/video/j856FxtcF2M/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/tr-y97j3ePQ/v-deo.html
Hier beim Kendo.
Vorder Fuss zuerst wenns nach vorn geht. Hinterer Fuss zuerst wenns rückwärts geht. Es beginnt immer der Fuss, der in die Richtung steht, in die man will.
(Es sei denn, es gibt bei der Hellebarde einen Grund, warum das ausgerechnt nicht gilt. Bin kein Experte für Hellebarde. Und sorry für die Kritik: auf UA-cam wissen ja immer alle alles besser und mosern nur rum, klar das das nervt.)
@@scheisstag Moin, danke für die ausführliche Antwort. Ich bin mir darüber absolut im klaren das der erste Schritt besser nach vorn geht als der hintere zum vorderen. Habe es im Fussarbeitsteil etwas ungünstig gezeigt da ich dort erst "gegathered" habe (schönes denglish) und danach den normalen Ausfallschitt im Fechten weitergeführt habe. Über Fussarbeit könnte man ein ganzes Video machen. Habe nur kurz und bündig Wechselschritt, Ausfallschritt und Triangelschritt zeigen wollen. Dabei habe ich mich bzgl. der Ausfallschritte zu sehr auf den engl. Begriff "gathering Step" konzentriert. Bzgl. in der Luft hängen...da sehe ich keine probleme. Es gibt immer wieder Posotionen und Momente in denen Mann theoretisch instabil steht. Man muss aber dazu in relation die akute Gefahr mit einberechnen, also ob eine schnelle, instabile Bewegung besser ist als eine stabile, dazu aber etwas steife Abzugsbewegung.
Bzgl. Fussarbeit Hellebarde. In den alten Schriften steht das man hier etwas näher mit den Beinen zusammen kommt als mit dem Schwert. Der körper ist sehr weit vom Gegner entfernt. Destabilisierung droht meißt nur von der Gegnerischen Waffe und man muss sich nicht zwingend hinter dem Gefäß, wie beim Schwert, durch tiefen und weiten Stand schützen.
Schlussendlich habe ich bzgl. der Fussarbeit im Video aber präziser sein müssen. Zumal ich Deine Meinung total teile, es aber im Video anders rüber kommt. Danke nochmals für die Links, werde ich mir bei Zeiten mal anschauen :)
@ Hallo Björn, die Clips musst du nicht mehr gucken: die zeigen alle nur, dass in den genannten Kampfsportarten das Gleiten mit dem Fuss vorn gelehrt wird. Wegen des Springens: das Problem ist nicht so sehr der instabile "Stand" (man steht ja gerade gar nicht), sondern dass man in dem Augenblick nicht ausweichen kann, weil man in der Luft nichts hat, von dem man sich abdrücken kann, um die Richtung zu ändern. Mag unerheblich klingen: Meine praktische Erfahrung sagt mir, dass das bei echten Kämpfen ein nicht unerheblicher Faktor ist. Das Springen, da hast du vollkommen REcht, kann aber natürlich nicht vollständig verworfen werden: deshalb spreche ich ja auch nur von einer "ungünstigen" Bewegungsart.
Der Schritt ist die ökonomischste Bewegungsart was Energieverbrauch und Reichweite pro Bewegung betrifft, ist aber nicht besonders schnell. Gleiten ist das Sicherste und irgendwo zwischen Schritt und Sprung. Springen das Dynamischste und Schnellste, aber mit weniger Kontrolle, was sowohl an Airtime und "Landung" liegt. Wobei "Sprung" sehr relativ ist: tatsächlich ist man ja nur drei Zentimeter über dem Boden. Übergänge sind in der Praxis natürlich fließend.
... this is really beautiful work. It's difficult to understand how elegant and competent this weapon would have been during its primacy without demonstrations such as this; we are, typically, exposed to incredibly low-level choreography passing as martial-art when discussing the halbred. The spear and its derivatives are never given their proper-due and offered explanation as to why they reigned as the kings of the open-battlefield throughout history.
Halberd instructions: THIS end toward enemy
Although I've come to understand that once you have a general understanding of hema you should be able to figure stuff out easily, but I like these kinds of videos because it helps me build a better understanding of the weapon watching someone that can properly wield it. The references are always super helpful.
Everyone: ...
Me: I need a Halberd!
Spiked English billhook. You get a hook-y choppy blade in the front instead of an ax head, a sharp pointy spear bit up top, and a spike at the back. Also good for trimming tree limbs.
Been trying to find a video like this forever. Always wanted to see how halberds we’re used. Not sure how I missed this video. Awesome work!
Me, a person who's closest weapon to a halberd is a lightweight staff:
hmmm yes i need this information
Me, a person who's closest weapon to a halberd is a broomstick:
Very refreshing to see a practitioner with an understanding of footwork. Nice use of cross-stepping and turn-foot. I noticed you prefer to use a 135 degree back foot when thrusting, I do the same.
3:23 - he is retreating from the incoming butterfly :D
High quality material, has helped me a lot and undoubtedly many other people interested in the subject. Congratulations on your work. Greetings from Brasil.
Jesus Horatio Christ, look at this beefy dude swinging that thing around. Thank goodness for firearms. :-/
I am not that big a fan of firearms but they are effective at range for sure
navajas rs so uncivilized
@@tarvelsforge Modern civilization is in large part owed to, and marched in step with, the development of firearms. I should clarify my point. I only have respect for this man in keeping his body fit and strong and acquiring the martial skill to use these weapons. He is magnificent. I did not intend my post to convey “Der, I’d just shoot him!”.
I am a martial artist, primitive archer, fencer (and shooter). But, I can also see history and these martial skills through the eyes of disenfranchised peasants without the time, resources or in some case even the legal ability to match them in any way... My god, 30-50 professional warriors who look like this dude show up to your hamlet the week after you busted your ass off subsistence farming? You do whatever in the hell it is they tell you do.
The marginal gap in capability between peasant, serf or subject and the ancient professional or trained warrior is oceanic compared to what remains extant between a modern properly armed citizen and soldier.
@@navajasrs2402 totally agreed. Professional soldiers from the middle ages and earlier would literally annihilate a peasant soldier in a heart beat. They had better food, education and they were trained in combat and use of half a dozen or more weapons in melee, ranged, horseback, individual, and formation combat. It was as you said "oceanic" in differences, whereas a modern professional soldier can still be killed at range by a civilian sniper or soldier who had the proper time or training in firearms just from going to the firing range enough.
A Navy Seal is still going to wipe the floor versus a civilian gang of armed thugs, but his chances of death is far higher than that of an ancient trained professional soldier in the same scenario of their times.
@@dannykuang9433 Exactly. Cheers, dude.
couldnt get enough of the straight fowardness of this tutorial, hope to see more :)
dark souls brought me here!
Lol I was looking for this comment
Incredible video! Randomly found it on my home page and it was interesting to watch. Never have I look up anything related to halberds or combat, but I'm glad I found this.
I love when I can just type into the internet "halberd fighting" and instantly find a gem like this.
Ancient and medieval weapons and martial skills have always been fascinating. Awesome that these gents are keeping the tradition alive. Maybe the next Kingdom Come game will have more depth to the combat.
Started learning to draw recently and wanted to do some fantasy stuff with halberds as long term goal. Was wrecking my brain on how to understand battle poses, so your video is perfect! Thanks a lot!
This is great material for character poses. Thank you so much for providing a performance and commentary about the stances!
I was highly waiting for that one ! Thank you so much for showing the ropes for a weapon I dearly appreciate.
Halberds ahve always been one of my favorite weapons in fantasy settings like Dark Souls, love this video so much! Keep up the awesome work :D
Found this by pure chance while looking for something completely different and glad I did! Really interesting channel, suscribed.
I just finished the main steps in making my own halberd. It is on the smaller side, but still so exciting to have. Thanks a lot for this useful info.
Nice mate, enjoy! :)
This video is the most chill way to teach people kill moves!
I think UA-cam just did another large group recommendation, considering the comments
I like your work. You got a new sub