Fighting with Quarterstaffs

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  • @ModernRogue
    @ModernRogue  6 років тому +192

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    • @alexmerrington6810
      @alexmerrington6810 6 років тому +5

      The website is unavailable

    • @capstasher
      @capstasher 6 років тому +3

      Gimme link machine broke

    • @therealbobmayo5065
      @therealbobmayo5065 6 років тому +1

      The Modern Rogue nice josh smith. but gimme broke.

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      @RainyBoyLV 6 років тому +1

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    • @CWGminer
      @CWGminer 6 років тому +1

      Go home scamstuff you're drunk (gimme page doesn't work)

  • @guano524
    @guano524 5 років тому +1041

    “You wouldn’t deprive an old man of his walking stick”

    • @davidcarson7855
      @davidcarson7855 4 роки тому +14

      and the old man is still armed with an effective weapon --I usually carry either a knobkerry (South African shilleleagh) or a hickory jo

    • @bradleycaldwell4774
      @bradleycaldwell4774 4 роки тому +3

      I prefer a white oak jo staff for my edc

    • @dafoex
      @dafoex 4 роки тому +24

      You wouldn't deprive me of mine, either. We Dwarves like ours heavy and... sharp!
      *leans against battleaxe*

    • @anythinggoes1983
      @anythinggoes1983 4 роки тому +6

      I just riveted a halberd head onto my walking staff

    • @bradleycaldwell4774
      @bradleycaldwell4774 4 роки тому +1

      Just got me a hickory job its a little heavier than my white oak jo but Frankly I like it better....feels more powerful

  • @EurikaKoli
    @EurikaKoli 6 років тому +1451

    It's really funny that not knowing much about a quarterstaff, it was my hypothetical weapon of choice and I always got made fun of because of it. Respect the stick, friends.

    • @RobotsPajamas
      @RobotsPajamas 6 років тому +81

      Plus when you learn stick fighting skills you could defend yourself with stuff around you like pool sticks or brooms or what have you. :D

    • @akirandrake414
      @akirandrake414 6 років тому +38

      Why do you think martial arts teachers have sticks.

    • @akatheraven69
      @akatheraven69 5 років тому +43

      Spear was the world's most popular weapon for a reason 😁

    • @powerpug964
      @powerpug964 5 років тому +18

      @@akatheraven69 it was easy to make yet very effective

    • @spartin1173
      @spartin1173 5 років тому +20

      The spear in military use was always more I'm gonna hide behind this shield and jab repeatedly

  • @alansmithy85
    @alansmithy85 6 років тому +1081

    Bo/Quarter staff is quite deadly. It's always overlooked and underrated.

    • @ModernRogue
      @ModernRogue  6 років тому +113

      Agreed!

    • @LuisGonzalez-yv6kn
      @LuisGonzalez-yv6kn 6 років тому +6

      Alan McGowan ua-cam.com/video/B7Tx0pSePR8/v-deo.html
      The guy on the left is the one to look at.
      (Grand Master Odo)

    • @immortalwolf3055
      @immortalwolf3055 6 років тому +23

      too true friend, it can also be easier to pick up and learn than other weapons, but still a long road to master it.

    • @FyremaelGlittersparkle
      @FyremaelGlittersparkle 6 років тому +13

      It's so true. And it's so wonderful to see how much of the footwork and the methods of "controlling the line" translate to my fencing training from years ago and how so much of the technique translates so effortlessly over to other weapon systems. Its like if you master the quarterstaff, you almost automatically have a leg up on other fighting styles. No wonder Silver and Swetnam, among others, called it the greatest of the melee weapons.

    • @bengrandstaff6971
      @bengrandstaff6971 6 років тому +2

      Yea the points don't matter only the length.

  • @beawolfe
    @beawolfe 4 роки тому +153

    Knowing that I could have killed my friends with the metal-capped painters' stick I carried around as a kid while pretending to be a mage is a retroactively terrifying thing

    • @dksamaritan5200
      @dksamaritan5200 4 роки тому +18

      Indeed, momentum is a hell of a thing.

    • @zanderdev57
      @zanderdev57 2 роки тому +6

      just wanted to say this even though its an old comment. a painters stick probably wouldn't have done the job unless it was a hardwood, and not that cheap wood they use for most handles. you certainly would have hurt them, but a firm strike is just as likely as snapping the stick, so don't feel too bad!

  • @ericschwab409
    @ericschwab409 6 років тому +490

    If your quarter staff is adorned with an appropriately sized copper pipe coupling, one epoxied on each end of the staff it is still light, but the staff won’t split, splinter or wear down on the end. Plus, the end packs a much more robust striking end that leaves a memorable impression on whatever gets schwacked.

    • @RacingMeyer8
      @RacingMeyer8 6 років тому +12

      Will bend... memorably

    • @VestigialHead
      @VestigialHead 5 років тому +36

      +
      Eric Schwab
      What you say is true - only issue would be for people living in countries where weapons are restricted. If you have something that looks like a weapon the police will confiscate it. So a piece of heavy dowel does not look like a weapon unless you put the metal ferrules on each end.

    • @LuckySketches
      @LuckySketches 5 років тому +34

      Thumbs up for "schwacked".

    • @Blaisem
      @Blaisem 4 роки тому +7

      It's not gonna be that memorable of an impression if it knocks them out though :P

    • @oljo0527
      @oljo0527 4 роки тому +3

      R o b u s t
      Can you fight with a toolbox?

  • @tttITA10
    @tttITA10 6 років тому +37

    This is the best quarterstaf hema introduction video I've found on UA-cam. Teaching to some real students, who would question stuff and ask for explanations, as well as showing the two people drills really helped structuring the lesson in a way that makes sense.
    Liked it.

    • @dubfox1691
      @dubfox1691 Рік тому +1

      Fandabi Dozi does some good stick work

  • @GanonGhidorah
    @GanonGhidorah 6 років тому +113

    You guys forgot Daffy Duck;
    "Ho-ha-ha; Guard, Turn, Parry, Dodge, Spin! Ha-Thrust!"

  • @polemayo5796
    @polemayo5796 4 роки тому +99

    mom: what r u watching?
    me: four adult men playing with
    they'r sticks

  • @imugi-16
    @imugi-16 6 років тому +121

    You guys did this way better than Mattpat. He went to a stunt coordinator, and probably would have been better off not learning anything. But you guys actually went to a HEMA instructor and learned proper combat techniques. Good on you.

    • @mr.voidroy6869
      @mr.voidroy6869 Рік тому +3

      Matt pat. Goes to whatever conforms to his narrative.
      If you want Ann answer you will find it

  • @NothingXemnas
    @NothingXemnas 4 роки тому +35

    29:27 The extended range quarterstaves and spears provide is why they were such great weapons at the time. So simple, but if well mastered, they can prove to be a huge problem to the enemy.

  • @thelordchancellor3454
    @thelordchancellor3454 6 років тому +550

    “And this is Midgard?” Yes, Jason, we are in Midgard at the moment.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +13

      PVEntertainment Heh

    • @thelordchancellor3454
      @thelordchancellor3454 6 років тому +3

      Jason Murphy heheheh

    • @evannibbe9375
      @evannibbe9375 6 років тому +23

      “I found these in a place on Midgard called ‘Texâs’; I call this one ‘Des’ and this one ‘Troy’”

    • @llama_v2
      @llama_v2 6 років тому +4

      This is Midgard > this is America

    • @davidcarson7855
      @davidcarson7855 4 роки тому

      I graduated from PVHS in 1980

  • @Chrissy8423
    @Chrissy8423 6 років тому +105

    "Students, who was the greatest blademaster?"
    "Jaerom, Gaidin"
    "Yes, Jaerom. He defeated a thousand masters in one on one combat. He was defeated only once. By a farmer wielding a quarterstaff. Remember what you saw here today."
    And I think that's the part in WoT where Mat cemented his place as my favourite. Quarterstaffs wreck.

    • @chealey5673
      @chealey5673 2 роки тому +5

      Came here looking for this comment

    • @cassics8285
      @cassics8285 Рік тому +4

      I literally found this video because of that scene!

    • @mmccrownus2406
      @mmccrownus2406 Рік тому +3

      “Hammar moved to stand beside Galad, still groaning on the ground and trying to push himself up. The warder raised his voice to shout, “Who was the greatest blademaster of all time?’
      From the throats of dozens of students came a massed bellow. “Jearom, Gaidin!”
      “Yes!” Hammar shouted, turning to make sure all heard. “During his lifetime, Jearom fought over ten thousand times, in battle and single combat. He was defeated once. By a farmer with a quarterstaff! Remember that. Remember what you just saw.”
      During his lifetime, the greatest blademaster fought over ten thousand times, in battle and single combat. He was defeated once. By a farmer with a quarterstaff! Remember that.”
      ― Robert Jordan, The Dragon Reborn

    • @finnmacky7106
      @finnmacky7106 Рік тому

      When I read that I thought it was interesting. Then I went on UA-cam and saw there were videos of staff ( or spear) vs sword and saw it was true. Matt, by far was the most interesting character.

  • @replay4805
    @replay4805 6 років тому +1311

    Wondering when UK's going to ban wooden sticks as weapons.

    • @doesitmatter1667
      @doesitmatter1667 6 років тому +182

      RePlay “you got a tree license mate?”

    • @magma2680
      @magma2680 6 років тому +98

      David Niegowski "you got a walking stick license m8?"

    • @gnostaoticanarchangautand
      @gnostaoticanarchangautand 6 років тому +92

      "You got a toothpick license mate?"

    • @trekt9641
      @trekt9641 6 років тому +34

      Moment you realize that Germany is even more brutal in "its a weapon"

    • @trekt9641
      @trekt9641 6 років тому +47

      RePlay
      Is your Dog a terrorist if He Carries a stick

  • @carsonrush3352
    @carsonrush3352 6 років тому +228

    There's a saying in the book series "The Wheel of Time" that the greatest swordsman will lose every time to a farmer with a quarterstaff (i.e. a competent quarterstaff wielder).

    • @NoahNelson-Smith
      @NoahNelson-Smith 6 років тому +68

      Carson Rush It doesn't say that, it says that the only time one of the greatest swordsman in recorded history lost a fight was to a peasant with a quarterstaff.

    • @emissarygw2264
      @emissarygw2264 4 роки тому +13

      @@NoahNelson-Smith Can confirm. That peasant was a nasty bugger.

    • @danielcox7629
      @danielcox7629 4 роки тому +3

      Little john in the flesh!

    • @Funnywargamesman
      @Funnywargamesman 4 роки тому +1

      @@danielcox7629 Y~yeah!

    • @johnthompson2167
      @johnthompson2167 4 роки тому +1

      I just read that

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 6 років тому +360

    Anyone else can't help just watching the clock? It's fun to watch it in relation to real time.

    • @ericschwab409
      @ericschwab409 6 років тому +17

      Micah Philson No, clocks are a tool of Satan

    • @tdolan500
      @tdolan500 6 років тому +2

      Yeah I was doing the exact same thing.

    • @owengreengo3263
      @owengreengo3263 6 років тому +4

      Well now I am

    • @noxure
      @noxure 6 років тому

      6*6*6 = 216 = 02:16

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 6 років тому

      Never realized it was a clock - I thought it was some kind of a signcall display...

  • @kaitomas9873
    @kaitomas9873 4 роки тому +18

    Love the video guys! In a world of cool swords, shields, and other blades, the Quarter Staff is almost always overlooked and underappreciated. It's just ironic that it is one of the most universally effective melee weapons ever. Lots of cultures figured out how effective the "big stick" was and adopted it. In Japanese and HEMA fencing, I have always had such a hard time fighting quarterstaff fighters with a sword. Cheers.

  • @haydenhoes
    @haydenhoes 6 років тому +545

    If its hard for 4 hours see a doctor

  • @shotintel
    @shotintel 4 роки тому +31

    Best quote: "There are no rules, it's a stick fight!"

  • @RagingPink
    @RagingPink 6 років тому +512

    Day 100: The "mead" has been sitting in the dark again. It has started making strange noises at night and I swear I have heard. 'Father' more then once. If only the Modern Rogue would make a part two of their damn video so i can silence the creature! Oh shit....I think i smell honey again.....

    • @ericschwab409
      @ericschwab409 6 років тому +51

      Alpha_Anti Gaming I made a batch of mead about twenty five years ago. I used 25 pounds of Colorado wildflower honey and claret yeast for a five gallon batch. It took about five years after bottling before the taste was what I considered good to excellent. My friends beg me to bring bottles of that mead to holiday parties. I’m down to the last four champagne bottles. I don’t know what was going on in the bottles with that mead, but if your mead is nasty, don’t dump it. Just let it be and it will work through it’s issues on it’s own. Honey is too expensive and precious these days to be wasted.

    • @xAddi01x
      @xAddi01x 6 років тому +7

      I tried my first badge after the first month and its already great. Can't wait for the final taste.

  • @firefly5247
    @firefly5247 6 років тому +177

    Quarterstaves! Awesome! No one uses these in D&D because they use those awful double-ended weapon rules for some reason. See if you guys can check out someone who knows bojustu (the Asian martial arts style) - that's the one where you hold it in the middle, if I remember correctly.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +43

      Derek Long I want to cover ALL of the fighting styles.

    • @rasz
      @rasz 6 років тому +12

      dont forget the bullshido!

    • @evannibbe9375
      @evannibbe9375 6 років тому +2

      “Bo staff” techniques also include the spinning.

    • @jumanjicostco3248
      @jumanjicostco3248 6 років тому +6

      I use it as a Druid cuz I work with Shillelagh.
      Plus, it takes the form of a Scythe when I cast it. Does that count? xD

    • @luisfelipegaravitocamacho6508
      @luisfelipegaravitocamacho6508 6 років тому +4

      just go kensei monk xD

  • @connermcdonald5592
    @connermcdonald5592 6 років тому +39

    Great to see another episode guys! Thank you all! This is my favorite UA-cam series to watch so keep on making the great content!

  • @hazenstribling2646
    @hazenstribling2646 6 років тому +81

    I am 8 seconds into the video
    I have already liked the video
    Now I can watch it in peace

  • @sleightlyhandy889
    @sleightlyhandy889 6 років тому +174

    * Lil John smacks a guy in the head with the staff *
    TURN DOWN FOR WHAT
    Also, what about Gambit and Robin, they both used staffs too.

    • @RyanAggabao
      @RyanAggabao 6 років тому +3

      I clicked Like + Subscribe after that Lil' Jon reference.
      Also... I got the impression these guys aren't the comic book types.

    • @isaaccollard8504
      @isaaccollard8504 6 років тому

      Or Matt Cauthon

    • @robertstine2457
      @robertstine2457 5 років тому

      @@isaaccollard8504 I agree. He took on two swordsmen for the demonstration.

    • @azechase6597
      @azechase6597 3 роки тому

      @@RyanAggabao everyone knows who robin is though

  • @EthanGlueck
    @EthanGlueck 6 років тому +100

    I clicked off of a bunch of memes to watch this. That is how awesome these guys are.

  • @TehAdrenalinePickle
    @TehAdrenalinePickle 6 років тому +51

    Brandt teased us that the injury counter was going to be reset, and I figured it was going to be Brian like usual. But, once Brian got the hand protection on, I knew Murphy was going to be doomed...

    • @Fluffisnoterm
      @Fluffisnoterm 6 років тому +5

      Listen to this individual folks, for they are wise beyond anything human.

  • @immortalmecha8770
    @immortalmecha8770 6 років тому +110

    Dude i knocked my brothers tooth out with a broom on accident while playing around softly, image a thrust to your jaw. No more lower jaw for you!

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 6 років тому +88

    Way to go, Brian, that was one of the longer Days Since Last On-Set Injury counters yet! It almost had a chance!

  • @philipjeong5662
    @philipjeong5662 6 років тому +258

    Now with the skills of blowdarting, parkouring, card throwing, nunchucking, quaterstaffing, Ju-Jitsuing and KRAV MAGA Jason can now finally be a real ninja.

    • @Fluffisnoterm
      @Fluffisnoterm 6 років тому +6

      Shhhh, saying that angers the Lotus Society.

    • @chaos_omega
      @chaos_omega 6 років тому +11

      You didn't think to include ninjutsu in his ninja training!? They will always be able to claim he is not TRUE ninja! If he parades around, thinking he is master shinobi... They will roll up on him, touch his shoulder and say, "Omae wa mou shindeiru." Then his head will explode. Ninja magic is powerful, yo.

  • @vermanshane
    @vermanshane 6 років тому +13

    I love it when you guys train with this guy, really wanna go there someday.

  • @Kasaaz
    @Kasaaz 6 років тому +80

    I did not know I wanted a Staff Fighting Lil Jon. Now I very much do.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +4

      John Delaney Coming this fall to FXX.

    • @KainaX122
      @KainaX122 6 років тому +12

      What?!
      *smacks you with stick*
      OKAY!

    • @C00T47
      @C00T47 6 років тому +2

      Break it down bitch, lemme seee ya back it uup, bring dat ass down lower lemme see ya crank it uuup

    • @halotrixzdj
      @halotrixzdj 4 роки тому +1

      @@C00T47 I heard that in the Lazy Town remix...

  • @idontcarewhatthenameis3964
    @idontcarewhatthenameis3964 6 років тому +45

    I love how jason got hit in his murphies and almost hit brian in the brushwoods

  • @lightningandcloud
    @lightningandcloud 6 років тому +128

    the next one is gonna be you guys drinking the mead, in padded sumo costumes with gladiator staffs on a inflatable parkour course. gotta put all youve learned together somehow right and its reasonably safe with the super padding.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +7

      lightningandcloud This is a brilliant idea.

  • @Palthura
    @Palthura 6 років тому +404

    Girlfriend broke up with me last night so now I’m on a Modern Rogue binge to feel like a manly man... I needed this 👌🏻
    I’m good tho.

    • @PotatoesAssistant
      @PotatoesAssistant 6 років тому +7

      Poor bud

    • @ericschwab409
      @ericschwab409 6 років тому +25

      Said like a true manly man. Best thing is to get on with life. Or day drink and write sci-fi novels.....

    • @CWGminer
      @CWGminer 6 років тому +29

      Vape some alcohol from your homemade mead while you relax in your fortress guarded by people with deadly sticks and potato cannons.

    • @Chief592
      @Chief592 6 років тому +9

      My gf did that too. I’m not over her but I’m using UA-cam to cope

    • @ericschwab409
      @ericschwab409 6 років тому +16

      Is there a direct correlation between UA-cam watching and girlfriends leaving?

  • @ryancalkins4367
    @ryancalkins4367 5 років тому +6

    5:48 "Don't get hit by the stick."
    Sound words of wisdom right there

  • @BradleyHerrin
    @BradleyHerrin 6 років тому +9

    I've loved all the weapons training episodes, but this one is my favorite. The quarterstaff is also my favorite weapon in D&D, so I might be biased.

  • @IMVADER2
    @IMVADER2 6 років тому +14

    I've always been interested in this weaponstyle. I got this rake rod that lost the rake, great length compared to my height, and kind of been using that to practice

  • @dragonborn5832
    @dragonborn5832 6 років тому +4

    My pet rat Nocturnal passed away of illness yesterday, thank you Modern Rogue for uplifting my spirits by uploading this hilarious, happy, lovely, motivating content.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +1

      Dragonborn Sorry for your loss, pal.

  • @BiscuitsBox
    @BiscuitsBox 6 років тому +27

    I enjoy the episodes where Brian is genuinely terrified of something going wrong. That's really bad isn't it?

  • @nymalous3428
    @nymalous3428 6 років тому +1

    I really like the description below the video. I also love watching these videos that show how fighting was done with various weapons hundreds of years ago. The calm and technical aspect of the instruction gives the whole affair an overcast of authentic. Well done! (And I'm glad you guys found Anthony and Bryant!)

  • @Nicholasjordanbergmann
    @Nicholasjordanbergmann 6 років тому +46

    exactly why donatello was the best

  • @TheRusty
    @TheRusty 4 роки тому +2

    Every hand weapon devised by mankind is just a fancy quarterstaff. Every ranged weapon just a fancy chucked rock.

    • @dksamaritan5200
      @dksamaritan5200 4 роки тому

      Yes. From arrows to energy weapons, at the end of the day it's about moving matter at high speeds and slamming it into someone else.

  • @nicolasmarquez1966
    @nicolasmarquez1966 6 років тому +49

    I wanted to tell y’all that I got a high five from my English teacher cuz he was making mead in his closet. I recognize that he learned from you all

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +5

      nicolas marquez Ha! That’s great!

    • @Imabeatyouman
      @Imabeatyouman 6 років тому

      nicolas marquez I started myself

  • @robertlehnert4148
    @robertlehnert4148 4 роки тому +2

    "Actually, it's a buck and a quarter staff, but I'm not going to tell him that!" -- Daffy Duck

  • @kibordplays6109
    @kibordplays6109 6 років тому +32

    Can you mix the quarter staff skills and parkour skills? like using the quarter staff to polevault, or using it in parkour based combat?......................................... for research

    • @kibordplays6109
      @kibordplays6109 6 років тому +1

      Also I had an idea

    • @kibordplays6109
      @kibordplays6109 6 років тому +6

      Can you imagine a modern rogue rpg game? for mobile? where you use the skills learned from the Modern rogue and you have the personality from the parkour place and the jujitsu place and everywhere else and you use BRIAN’S D&D STORYLINE WHERE YOU ARE PLAYING AS EITHER JASON OR BRIAN AND YOU GO ON AN ADVENTURE TO SAVE BRANDT AND BRYCE FROM THE EVIL CLONES OF HITLER
      I’M GETTING SO EXCITED GUYS PLEASE DO THIS

    • @kibordplays6109
      @kibordplays6109 6 років тому +2

      Also you could ride horses into battle with bows, picking up items through out your adventures in a sort of jetpack joyride style of art and have levels and unlockables

    • @kibordplays6109
      @kibordplays6109 6 років тому +1

      and each time you die you get a day since injury counter starting from the last time you died

    • @CWGminer
      @CWGminer 6 років тому +7

      Quarterstaff dueling on mustafar with parkour
      "It's over brushwood, I have the high ground!"

  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 6 років тому +1

    This channel randomly became one of my favorite channels. Hahaha I hadn’t even heard of it until yesterday and now I just can’t stop watching.

  • @pasu2k
    @pasu2k 6 років тому +26

    It took 20 minutes for a Kilik reference, but it got there and I'm happy

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +5

      pasu2k I’m glad it made the cut!

  • @merebear1728
    @merebear1728 4 роки тому

    Videos from Modern Rogue are not only incredible addictive and entertaining but they are all also informative for when i'm writing my books! Thanks for the entertainment and education! Also, from following Historical Weapon's guild I've gotten a lot of incredibly helpful tips and information! Love y'all!

  • @averygillman4838
    @averygillman4838 6 років тому +24

    Quarterstaff Heroes? Robin from the batman animated series and that blind guy from rouge 1 who I forgot their name

    • @malogranatum4914
      @malogranatum4914 4 роки тому

      Chirrût, I think. I believe he was a Jedi temple guardian or something.

    • @psychedashell
      @psychedashell 3 роки тому

      Little John and Robin Hood.

  • @frailty1288
    @frailty1288 6 років тому +1

    there is a difference between Quarterstaff and Bo Staff, Quarterstaff were used by the english and bo staff, chinese. Bo staff are smaller, typically shorter than their user and are usually held in the middle or in the case of two hands at every quarter. Quarterstaffs (Quarterstaves) were used more like clubs. usually as tall or taller than their user and held with both hands at one end. basically a cheap alternative to a mace or warhammer for anti-armor purposes, and they had thicker stock with heavier hardwood.

    • @LurkerDaBerzerker
      @LurkerDaBerzerker 6 років тому +1

      Mittens That's strange, I would have sworn that there was more than one grip and that there are more than just strikes in quarterstaff.....must have been a fever dream, and not lessons at a club.....

    • @LurkerDaBerzerker
      @LurkerDaBerzerker 6 років тому +1

      And the most popular wood for quarterstaves in historical context? Ash......

  • @MrLemonsplash
    @MrLemonsplash 6 років тому +34

    You guys are almost done for a fully roguelike video

  • @nxxynx5039
    @nxxynx5039 4 роки тому +1

    Person with spear: poke poke
    Idiot with glorified broomstick: fuckin dead

  • @nodeloliver6201
    @nodeloliver6201 6 років тому +125

    Fighting Lil' John:
    Sir John of the clan Lil', you killed my father. Prepare to die.
    What!?
    I-I said you killed my father! Prepare to die!
    WHAT!?
    You make light of me? HAVE AT YOU!
    OKAY!
    *whap, whap, whap*
    You fight well. But my blood shall not stain the earth this day. It shall be you, sir knight, who will fall!
    What?!
    I said my blood will not fall this day! I will defeat you!
    WHAT?!?
    I SAID I WILL DEFEAT YOU! ARE YOU DAFT!?
    OKAY!!
    *spin, jab, twirl*
    (Lil' John's uses his ultimate attack: up, up, down, down, left, right, A, B, Start)
    *CLATTER*
    Y-you have bested me sir knight. Please, I beg you, my land, my riches; in exchange for my life.
    What?!
    I-I have fallen. Victory is yours. Please... spare my life.
    WHAT?!
    TAKE MY GOLD AND MY LAND! IN EXCHANGE, SHOW ME MERCY! DOST THOU AGREE?!
    YEEEEAAH!
    *Drinks krunk juice before riding off on a mystical dragon*
    EDIT: It needed something. Sorrynotsorry.

    • @radioface4997
      @radioface4997 5 років тому +2

      This made me happy

    • @plain7439
      @plain7439 5 років тому

      HAHAHAH the video game cheat code was gold

    • @glennmatthews758
      @glennmatthews758 4 роки тому

      Why hasnt the modern rouge liked this comment yet

    • @erbgorre
      @erbgorre 4 роки тому

      couldve stayed within the general concept of the chappelle show skit, where at the very end he flawlessly articulates a complex sentence out of nowhere, just to show that he could at any moment if he so chose.
      only to then finish up with OKAAAYYY! once more -.-

  • @danm3047
    @danm3047 5 років тому +2

    I wish I seen Brian teach fire confidence and the ballistics training when I was active duty in Army. THese guys can contribute to joe-proofing oursoldiers and first line responders!

  • @26CW128Jake
    @26CW128Jake 6 років тому +73

    'Use the force Luke... I've ran out of lubricant.'

    • @KusaneHexaku
      @KusaneHexaku 6 років тому +2

      Martin_ Leong
      im not sure we are talking about wheel but sure

    • @13jhow
      @13jhow 6 років тому

      Hello Frankie Doyle.

  • @chetmcgovern9985
    @chetmcgovern9985 6 років тому +11

    This is great! More MR, more Anthony, more medieval whoop ass lessons!
    I wonder what other weapons you could do. There's been the long sword, sword and shield, roundel, and now this.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +4

      Chet McGovern I’m sure we can come up with more with AHWG.

  • @robgoodson7506
    @robgoodson7506 5 років тому +5

    as a man who has trained with the quarterstaff from the age of seven i can say that this is some of the slowest and well thought out training i've ever seen. i'm very impressed. i learned form a teacher who would drive us. i've had many injurys because i learned with focus on power and seed. this is way batter training. slow is smooth,smooth is fast.

    • @rubarbcilantro7687
      @rubarbcilantro7687 5 років тому +1

      "slow is smooth. smooth is fast."
      I like that. I don't think enough people appreciate that sort of sentiment.
      m.ua-cam.com/video/xz3PbpPR6DY/v-deo.html

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 5 років тому +2

      Glad to hear it!

  • @Epicmonk117
    @Epicmonk117 5 років тому +1

    There’s a reason why blunt weapons and polearms were so popular in medieval warfare

  • @wulfila99
    @wulfila99 6 років тому +34

    Still need to see them do Messer and rapier

    • @HistoricalWeaponsGuild
      @HistoricalWeaponsGuild 6 років тому +10

      MetalViking Don't worry, it's on the list. Saber might be, too.

    • @wulfila99
      @wulfila99 6 років тому +3

      Austin Historical Weapons Guild Polish Saber? * hopeful *

    • @Orgikan
      @Orgikan 6 років тому +3

      Rondel + ringen

    • @HistoricalWeaponsGuild
      @HistoricalWeaponsGuild 6 років тому +8

      We haven't started it yet, but we're looking to start playing with something in July or August as schedule allows. We'll have to see what we stumble into.

  • @NurseCait
    @NurseCait 6 років тому +1

    Yes! Yes! I've been hoping for a quarterstaff episode! Thank you Modern Rogue!

  • @jacob.stalker8988
    @jacob.stalker8988 6 років тому +28

    Well you could call it “the stick of truth”

    • @janome
      @janome 5 років тому

      transmet reference?

    • @ericward8459
      @ericward8459 5 років тому +2

      @@janome
      No, South Park game reference

  • @_zedf656
    @_zedf656 4 роки тому +2

    "Just grab a big stick and hit people with it." bursted out laughing that was great

  • @kimsungii5121
    @kimsungii5121 5 років тому +5

    Just waiting for a new member ask "Why does my mask smell like watermelon..?"

    • @Ra-218
      @Ra-218 3 роки тому

      LOL Special wash. I hear it is 99.99% effective against covid...due to the distance rules.

  • @wilhemtehlynx
    @wilhemtehlynx 3 роки тому +1

    I made a character who uses a quarterstaff. They can also use advanced lightning magic. Pretty scary combination.

  • @timothyzorn1534
    @timothyzorn1534 6 років тому +7

    You guys are flipping awesome. I'd love to see more software/hardware security stuff - maybe an episode on wireless hacking and software-defined radios. Also, if you guys ever need a Senior Software Engineer well-versed in pretty much anything related to software, let me know :P

  • @jasonallen3749
    @jasonallen3749 6 років тому

    I've been waiting so long for another Medieval Rogue video! Glad to see you guys back in the historical weapons guild

  • @RebelRhiannon
    @RebelRhiannon 5 років тому +3

    This is my favorite martial arts weapon, I won second place with a quarterstaff in weapons division state championship. Really want to learn how to use the sai though

  • @uisce2005
    @uisce2005 4 роки тому

    A couple of times during your drills if you were to freeze frame you two are the spitting image of the manuscripts. You guys have a good teacher.

  • @pogeman2345
    @pogeman2345 6 років тому +67

    Awwwww no twirling and twisting? D&D has lied to me...

    • @EngineerMK2004
      @EngineerMK2004 6 років тому +8

      The first thing I tell my students, if you twist your hands, you die.

    • @odishannah6792
      @odishannah6792 4 роки тому

      look at the Asian stile for that.

  • @1218Draco
    @1218Draco 6 років тому +1

    I can see movements from AC Unity when using a long-range weapon. One finisher is underhand to head, overhand to chest, then using your shoulder & a spin, 360 swing into the guy’s head

  • @siilko2586
    @siilko2586 6 років тому +7

    Being in San Antonio im real close to yall. Im pretty sure ive heard an explosion from yalls place all the way down here. Krull has visited also with gi joe and the black panther

  • @WalkerRileyMC
    @WalkerRileyMC 6 років тому +1

    Matrim Couthan from The Wheel of Time series. Took out two experienced swordsmen with a quarterstaff while he was recovering from a severe case of being cursed. He could barely stand and still won.

  • @wanpakudanpu
    @wanpakudanpu 6 років тому +17

    Now if you do sais, you will have done all the Ninja Turtles' weapons. I mean, if we count the paper nunchakus...

  • @THEZPCIPROJDCECT
    @THEZPCIPROJDCECT 6 років тому

    I keep recognizing the chillhop songs and it makes me love this channel more!

  • @JayQuek
    @JayQuek 6 років тому +105

    Does the modern rogue love me?

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +33

      Jay Quek Yes.

    • @ModernRogue
      @ModernRogue  6 років тому +47

      You know it.

    • @JayQuek
      @JayQuek 6 років тому +19

      * blushes *

    • @loganm881
      @loganm881 6 років тому +13

      It Is decidedly so

    • @patrickhodson8715
      @patrickhodson8715 6 років тому +3

      This thread is so wholesome I literally said “awww” when I saw the first two replies were Jason and Brian

  • @yoko3182
    @yoko3182 6 років тому

    I'm so glad UA-cam recommended this video. I'm writing a character whose main weapon is a staff, so this is extremely useful for me.

  • @xavierh.5102
    @xavierh.5102 6 років тому +4

    Staffs and Spears* are my 2 favorite types of weapons and yet some of the most underappreciated. I would love a video on 2 handed/shield and spear fighting, even if it isn't as complex and exciting.
    *maces are cool too, nothing beats a good skull clunk. :P

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +1

      Xavier H. All of that would be so fun.

  • @joeyserafin4293
    @joeyserafin4293 5 років тому +2

    My question is, how does a quarterstaff do vs someone with a quick sword and shield

    • @Sarrienne
      @Sarrienne 5 років тому +2

      Ask Richard Peeke... Despite being wounded twice, he used a staff to fend off three swordsmen quite happily. He was a fairly low-average fighter of the time.

  • @connorforce01
    @connorforce01 6 років тому +3

    29:30 - 29:41 Probably why the Polearm dominated the battlefield and swords were the backup.

  • @gamerfreak007
    @gamerfreak007 6 років тому +1

    I'm loving all the HEMA stuff you guys do

  • @warlock415
    @warlock415 6 років тому +8

    Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha - thrust!

  • @Nightmare-fe9hr
    @Nightmare-fe9hr 6 років тому +1

    yalls should do halberds next. It's sorta like a sword taped on to a quarterstaff

  • @mistertwister2000
    @mistertwister2000 4 роки тому +3

    Jason: *Switches to Darth Maul stance*
    Also Jason: *Immediately gets stabbed in the balls*

  • @imxenoify
    @imxenoify 6 років тому

    This is probably the coolest channel in existence I’ll be honest.

  • @speedfingers1234
    @speedfingers1234 4 роки тому +3

    Lil' Jon fighting with a staff would be epic.

  • @kenyattafrazier2127
    @kenyattafrazier2127 11 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @FellsApprentice
    @FellsApprentice 6 років тому +3

    Yall should ask to have a cutting lesson, there's actually a lot that goes into making a good cut, and then you can do the final test with some of those Jason heads you learned how to make earlier.

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +2

      Laflen Kenway I definitely want to do that.

    • @FellsApprentice
      @FellsApprentice 6 років тому +1

      Jason Murphy look up "2016 longpoint cutting finals" on UA-cam to hype yourself up. There's some amazing cutting feats done in there. The video by scholagladatoria is probably the best

    • @HistoricalWeaponsGuild
      @HistoricalWeaponsGuild 6 років тому +3

      Jason Murphy Just say the word and we can make it happen.

  • @TheScottGillies
    @TheScottGillies 4 роки тому +1

    I just subscribed! You guys are great! I really appreciate the sense of humor involved.

  • @imdead1122
    @imdead1122 6 років тому +114

    You forgot robin from *teen titans*

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +16

      King Ugandan knuckles Awwww man. How could I forget him??

    • @josephschadler9443
      @josephschadler9443 6 років тому +2

      And Gambit from X-Men (sort of)

    • @theghoulishdude6421
      @theghoulishdude6421 6 років тому +4

      Not to forget about Sun Wukong and Son Goku

    • @oompaloompagrande
      @oompaloompagrande 6 років тому +1

      @@theghoulishdude6421 to be fair, the god Sun Wukong predates English quarterstaves by ~200 years.

    • @theklefkiauthority6504
      @theklefkiauthority6504 6 років тому +2

      Aang from avatar the last airbender shorta sure it's a flying stick but still a stick

  • @Kaiimei
    @Kaiimei 4 роки тому +1

    Skallagrim did a great video covering fighting a quarterstaff with various weapons and other things, and, trying to straight-up block it...bloody impossible.

  • @Vad3251
    @Vad3251 6 років тому +14

    This man, is the perfect human being, he knows how to use weapons *AND* make mead?

  • @5thBeatle
    @5thBeatle 5 років тому +1

    "Actually, it's a BUCK & A QUARTER quarter staff, but I'm not telling HIM that!" - Daffy Duck

  • @TheEraihiryuu
    @TheEraihiryuu 6 років тому +16

    Poor Jason. Abused co-host. The screaming Jason gif came to mind when he got nailed... Hope you get a hazard pay bonus, Jason. **tips hat to a brave brave man**

  • @sephiroth21347
    @sephiroth21347 4 роки тому

    I was so happy to see someone mention Kilik. Always loved the quarterstaff thanks to him

  • @samanthasnow7826
    @samanthasnow7826 6 років тому +5

    been waiting for this video

  • @pogeman2345
    @pogeman2345 5 років тому

    I always come back to episode just to reply the opening. That 'Little John/ Lil' Jon' joke was gold man!

  • @rickhapstley3866
    @rickhapstley3866 6 років тому +3

    Those episodes on martial arts are fantastic ! Do you plan to make one on buhurt ?

    • @TheStrangerous
      @TheStrangerous 6 років тому +1

      I'm unfamiliar with that one!

    • @rickhapstley3866
      @rickhapstley3866 6 років тому +1

      Thanks for your answer ! I believe it's called Historical Medieval Battle in english, it's basically a fighting sport where the fighters bash eachothers wearing medieval armours and melee weapons. A lot of fun !
      There's an american team, too.
      ua-cam.com/video/Amrf-aYs4MM/v-deo.html

  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 6 років тому +1

    Quarter staff fighting is fun as fuck, just hurts when you get hit. And I’ve never used one that thick because I’ve never been in an actual combat situation. Hahaha

  • @GlytchOut
    @GlytchOut 6 років тому +3

    If you guys only made combat and drink mixing videos, I would be in heaven lol thanks for the video boys!

  • @loukinistino9010
    @loukinistino9010 2 роки тому

    I made my own staff and practice for fun and excersise. Your video is encouraging to bump things up even more!