Everything in D&D is largely an abstraction anyway. It was never designed to be a combat simulator. So long as it's real enough/ players can suspend disbelief enough to stay immersed I wouldn't worry about realism too much.
As a matter of fact I just got back from a Pathfinder session in which my big, strong fighter character was dealing nonlethal damage to some opponents. In-universe I imagined it exactly like the "pommel strike" Matt demonstrated in this video (although whether or not such a strike would be "non-lethal" in reality is up for debate, of course).
Check out cogent roleplay (you can just google it), it is a game developed by Shad (another "medieval" UA-camr) and his brother and it is downloadable for free. And since it is developed by Shad it is more true to reality (in terms of fighting) than the DnD. Also, it is a lot simpler to use. They don't have any levels, classes or hit points and replace them with more realistic things.
The reason for the spikes: If you want to half sword in close range, you keep your other hand underneath the spikes, incase you need the spikes to parry a strike with, the blade wont slide down over your fingers and cut them off, but stop at the spikes. Also, another reason for the spike being pointy instead of turned is because they could be used as a very close range weapon against someone having the take on you, incase your sword is locked sideways by an opponent you could still push the sword with the spikes out in order to stab an eye or something.
We called them "Parierhaken", meaning parrying hooks. They were primarily used as a means of catching the handle of a pole-arm whilst allowing one to stab the wielder in safety, regardless of if the lifted or kept their polearm there. They were great weapons against pikes as a result, whilst also being able to act in the role of pikes themselves, as well as the fact that they were essentially _the_ dueling greatsword, mainly due to their versatility and the number of different styles the beautiful weapon allowed.
Too few zweihander/greatsword on videos on youtube. I've been studying about medieval arms/armor for ages now, cos I'm working on a fantasy world which I might end up writing a novel about or something. I'm going for a realistic vibe considering combat and I want to include dudes who fight with enormous sword. These pointers are awesome when thinking about how to write them. I'd still love to see more since there really isn't a lot of material.
@@TheAntonio6579 Work in progress. This comment was made way early in the process. I'm at the point where I'm planning the main story lines to a degree, I don't want to make anything concrete. Also I've been writing couple of short stories about the world, mostly to flesh out the characters for myself. I'm not probably gonna publish those in any form since I'm not really happy with them, or I might rewrite them a tad longer. Anyways, the point of those is just to make the characters real for me. It's quite a slow process, and the actual world building is in a beginning phase. I'm not a actual writer at all, this is just a hobby and a passion project for me. Sadly it means that I have to work and I have other real life responsibilities and hobbies. This means I don't really have as much time for the project as I would want to spend on it, but I'm keeping it rolling so it doesn't completely stagnate. So if my situation chances or if I get really inspired I have that going.
@@Pyllymysli Thanks for your comments. I am the same as you, so its always interesting to see how others are doing it. I am also not a writer, its a hobby and I hope to produce my work by the time I grow old. Its a lifelong process for me.
That idea sounds amazing- I've been trying (and failing) to draw out a similar setting as a graphic novel/manga. Hema got my brain juices going and now I'm writing depression😂 If you ever put out a sample of your work, please let me know, I'm really interested in how your project is going
I love the dichotomy between the nice intelligent chap doing the video, and the really scary combat moves. I can imagine what it would be like to be an untrained fighter who was confonted by a skilled soldier with that sword. It's living history.
After watching you whack that bag a few times, I've come to the conclusion that the Zweihander is basically the muay thai leg kick of European weaponry.
I'm not going to be funny, but(t) isn't there a case that the lugs serve as a extra hand protection, a mini cossguard for where you using the blund part of the blade above the hilt?
A murder stroke would put proportionally more force on the metal of the guard. The guard isn't overbuilt compared to a longsword so I reckon it could damage the guard.
I'm loving that your doing more and more videos of the Zweihander! I'd love to purchase a similar example to the one that you've got in the video and have it hanging in my foyer.
Let's see what it says in the manual. Where... where, ah! Here it is; _ahem_ : "If your opponent passes your point and attempts to grapple you..." ... "avoid letting your foe get into grappling reach". That's all it said.
Wow I loved this video. It demonstrates everything I always thought would happen if a zweihander was used in close. I imagine that it would be used just like what it is.. a mix between a polearm and a sword. Thanks for making this video.
lol I love you've integrated innuendos to spice up the videos. People get so caught up on it like we aren't learning. no its just adding a bit of icing to the cake
I can't wait to try these new techniques, Great video man! I want to step up my game in VR. I find myself half swording a lot because the enemies that I don't cleave in my first strikes close the distance really quickly .
I have an original Landsknechte greatsword which has "lugs" like that but much longer, and forward curved. They indeed would definitely have been assisted in the bind, but also would be excellent in an offensive capacity, including as armour piercing weapons.
Suppose a knight on horseback got knocked off his horse while still holding his lance. While on foot, could he have used the lance as an improvised spear?
Matthew St. Cyr there are records that during a battle in the First Crusade a detachment of Knights formed a circular shieldwall, using their lances as pikes whilst the archers in the center kept shooting at the enemy. Supposedly they managed to last for 7 hours before another Crusader host came and saved them
scholagladiatoria That's interesting, and, as far as I know, has not been used in movies, when it seems so obvious. "(director voice) So this knight gets knocked off his horse in the middle of the big battle. But he's still alive! He keeps fighting, using his lance as a spear."
@@dragon12234 Sorry for resurrecting this old thread after so long, but if I could get a source on that I would very much enjoy it. Not trying to fact check you, just happens to be that this type of history is my absolute favorite to read about. I've tried finding something about this incident but to no avail. Cheers mate.
Good insight, and an interesting hypothesis. We know from just about ever treatise on a variety of weapons that combatants were big on using the whole weapon--that any part of a weapon that could be used to strike or defend should be used to do so if there's an opportunity to do it in a relatively safe manner. So while there may not be any known references to using the lugs, I think it's certainly consistent with what we know about historical swordsmanship.
The sock is a good idea. I used it a lot when I was young :p It is not perfect but way more audible ! Anyhow, when I see you handling this sword the way you do, all I can think all is Darth Maul... And a music comes in my head, and my day becomes epic.
Matt Easton is the most knowledgeable HEMA guy in regards to practical techniques and sparring on UA-cam in my opinion. Not that i know anything about HEMA, but he has a real martial artist mentality.
"End him rightly." Skallagrim, as some if you may know, made a follow up video about it. Apparently, someone mistranslated the piece he read originally, then corrected it. The translated bit is actually "End him swiftly."
in close combat you'd use your katzbalger or your swiss degen, look at the drawings of the swiss Urs Graf. They don't show often people with zweihanders, but usually everyone that has an "unit" weapon like a poleaxe has his personal defense degen or katzbalger.
in single combat yes, where you can manage to hold a distance to maximize the effects of the sword, but in a battle situation where you can't necessarily hold the advantage of the zweihander i guess dagger and short sword is a better option! If not, why they were wearing them?
basically yes, in a battle situation where you can't swing the zweihander for reasons you wouldn't just use it in close combat, you'd drop it for the short sword you are already carrying no?
I always thought that these pointy things were used for hitting in reverse. Like, if they stop blade, you go for casual combo. But if blade was blocked closer, hands of your opponent are right below them. So by pulling your blade backwards they can disable his stance or even scratch his hands.
Hey Matt! Could you do a video explaining what the practical difference is between a full-tang blade and partial-tang blade? Is one stronger than the other, and does it make a huge difference? I've always wondered if you could use a full-tang longsword blade and make a zweihander by just attaching the tang to a really long handle with that tang now only extending partially through, and then using the quillons and pommel and whatever to adjust the balance accordingly.
The spikes appearing on both sides of the base most likely used for murder stroking (death stroke). Greatly used against plated enemies who are competent to their pivot points. So you'd alternate your blow with a murder stroke, which works in situational combat. That's my bit, feel free to add on if I was lackful.
Can you do a video on the function of the standard hema sized longsword in warfare? Were they mostly used in dueling while shorter ones with blades of 34ish inches used in war or where they more common as a war weapon? I get the feeling that a 36-40in blade is a little oversized for wearing while you're using pole arms and if someone closed distance there wouldn't be much of a point to have a sword of that size.
The lugs are there as a secondary Guard of sorts, you would put your hand between the lugs and the primary guard to wield it as a thrusting weapon such as a spear or a pike.
i think ive read somewhere that those spikes are for breaking off the spears on the pull-back, since the Zweihänder usually was used by men in the vanguard who got the job to break down the enemies spears. The men wielding these swords got paid double, or even triple, of a normal soldier - since it was a more risky job than i.e bowmen. And the men were quite large.
The spikes are for if you get cornered against a wall and you manage toraise it to your chest, you can shove the spike into their throat between cracks in their armor
Greetings, Matt. I was wondering. What do you think of doing something like a superman punch but cutting or thrusting with a sword? Also, have you ever had the opportunity to spar with someone trained in historical Middle Eastern martial arts? Thanks!
Hi, im a particular fan of the German greatsword. Where did you get the one in this video. I train with a black fencer nylon one but would like a display piece which is historically accurate. Thanks
This could be inaccurate hearsay, but whilst working at a Renaissance Festival (as an actor), we had a couple "living history" type guys who played they King's Landsknecht, both of whom carried zweihanders. One of them was a bit of a history buff, and he told me that in close, the zweihander was gripped in the left hand by the ricasso, tip down, while the right hand would draw the shorter katzbalger. The massive guard of the zweihander, while not as protective as a shield, still provided a significant amount of metal for parrying, in addition to poking at opponents' toes with the blade's tip. With the inverted zweihander used for parrying and unbalancing one's opponent, the hefty little katzbalger did the job of close range death and dismemberment.
Not really, they're not so heavy you can't hold it in one hand. Matt has a video where he actively uses it one handed, just to show that it is possible.
If you could afford a Zweihander, then you would have an assistant for pommel throwing. There are treatises to back this up, which Matt will find, as there are none in the Shoreham-by-Sea library, which is otherwise excellent.
In Fiori de Liberti (or whatever the right name is), the "sixth master" is grabbing a zweihander-like weapon as a hammer, if anything pretty much because it can be done.
I haven't watched Matt for a year or two. He's memeing a lot more than I remember. Although this video is from 2017, so I don't know what's real anymore
Punch with the guard and hold it as a shield. Would help with wielding too. Like a chainsaw grip or shield I personally belive it was carried like a shield. The guard was used to manipulate as well. This was used on horses. Hand on the hilt and hand on the guard to pull out of the horse chest you would half to switch tk the other side to pull out. . The guard was used for quick control. Punching pummeling and carrying and using it as a body shield to deflect blows.
Mom, the weird guy is in the garden again. He has a sword.
Lmao
And he says he likes the but.
A big fookin zwainhander
@@danielscutaru6682 DIIIIOOOOOOOOOO!
@@dreckigerthorsten260 Yare Yare Daze
"As you guys know, I love the butt" don't we all!
Yoyoman996 i thought he loves deep penetration more
i thimk he is flexible enough to not
restrict him self to just one option
every time he mentions the butt I instantaneously like the video now.
i miss his howevers ;(
however, butt
It's actually required by law to always say "bam!" when hitting something with a Zweihander
Not a lot anymore
FACT.
While your example follows the spirit of the law, I would argue, the text says that one should say "Bäm!" whilst hitting something with a Zweihänder.
" Oh fuck ? ", or, " Is that one of my limbs ? "
Grammatically, Zweihänder can mean somebody with two hands.
"if I want to end someone rightly... "
"as you guys know I love the butt"
Matt there are many gems in this video, thankyou.
matt in particular loves the but and u know why... this was a terrible review.. admit it...
That's why we love him
"Darling?"
"Hm?"
"Matt's in the yard again."
"Bottles?"
"Talking to a sock."
"Hm hm.." *continues with crossword*
TheBasjenator Thats going to be me as a neighbor, the guy who gets the cops called on him for drilling with a sword outside
Just another day in the UK.
TheBasjenator this is so good lol
Never go outside in Dark Souls without one of those.
Mordhau training video #01
The legend never dies...
I'm a katana scrub. 😎
@@specialnewb9821 your proclivity for DEX disturbs me, but I respect the hustle.
Carry on you strange, magnificent creations.
2 memes in 2 minutes, damnit Matt
I feel spoiled, and dirty.
feel spioled, dirty and superdry
slow claps... well done mate
Not a chaos zweihander/10
Chaos only up to +5
No more giant dads
@@seary2416 The legend never dies!
What ring u got?
@@hayden8491 lol 🤣 Hellz yeah! The legend never dies!!
All this knowledge is making me more and more self conscious about my D&D campaign
Everything in D&D is largely an abstraction anyway. It was never designed to be a combat simulator. So long as it's real enough/ players can suspend disbelief enough to stay immersed I wouldn't worry about realism too much.
As a matter of fact I just got back from a Pathfinder session in which my big, strong fighter character was dealing nonlethal damage to some opponents. In-universe I imagined it exactly like the "pommel strike" Matt demonstrated in this video (although whether or not such a strike would be "non-lethal" in reality is up for debate, of course).
I may be taking things too far when I am factoring in geophysics and various forms of republics/monarchies/theocracies. And realistic swords.
Check out cogent roleplay (you can just google it), it is a game developed by Shad (another "medieval" UA-camr) and his brother and it is downloadable for free. And since it is developed by Shad it is more true to reality (in terms of fighting) than the DnD. Also, it is a lot simpler to use. They don't have any levels, classes or hit points and replace them with more realistic things.
00Trademark00 I'll definitely check this out.
GIANTS, GIANTS, GIANTS, BECOME UNSTOPPABLE!
Nate Witecki wt ring u got bithc?
HEALTH. STAMINA. ENDURANCE. EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT.
WELL WHAT IS IT? ARE U COOL YET?
FIRE UP THE BASS CANNON
Nate Witecki BLACK FLAME BLACK FLAME THAT MEANS NG+ BITHCS
That sock really helped preventing those wind noises, nice idea!
And you could still hear the birdsong. Genius!
That smell tho.....
you in the UK: get your butterknife confiscated
this man: come and take it
MOLON LABE!
“It’s a bit overweight, really, for its size”
I can relate
Getting this in recommendations because of Mordhau lmao
Same
AT THEM BOOOOOIIISSSSS
@@xzerox200922 WE SHALL IMPALE THEM!!
This weapon so boring to deal with
tfw that game has got me watching a load of videos about this
The pommel is still attached to the sword cause youre supposed to throw the whole sword with it. Genius.
So the whole sword is in fact a giant pommel
I feel enlightened.
Why would you yeet the very tool that will put bread and beer on the table for your children?
4:00 "For a murder strike, or a mordhau"
HE SAID IT
Lute time
@@phrawga *Doom Theme begins to play in the distance*
@@xamble9559 *kills you from 50m away with an arrow*
Well I'm guessing you know it but it's the same words but in German...
Yay found the mordhau community at last in the comments
i cover my mike with a sock all the time
Does he like it? Does it itch?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
scholagladiatoria Can you tell me please where did you buy these amazing two handed longsword?
@@nathanbosley76 excellent for deep Penetration
Good effect with the butt
Perfect for finishing rightly.
Is the pomel meme now a must in every video about swords?
of course
am17frans It depends on the context.
;)
Generally speaking, yes.
No. But it's fun. So, yes.
Just as much as thrusts and the butt meaning of course.
GIANT DAD approves. The legend never dies!!
The reason for the spikes: If you want to half sword in close range, you keep your other hand underneath the spikes, incase you need the spikes to parry a strike with, the blade wont slide down over your fingers and cut them off, but stop at the spikes. Also, another reason for the spike being pointy instead of turned is because they could be used as a very close range weapon against someone having the take on you, incase your sword is locked sideways by an opponent you could still push the sword with the spikes out in order to stab an eye or something.
I was thinking that
We called them "Parierhaken", meaning parrying hooks. They were primarily used as a means of catching the handle of a pole-arm whilst allowing one to stab the wielder in safety, regardless of if the lifted or kept their polearm there. They were great weapons against pikes as a result, whilst also being able to act in the role of pikes themselves, as well as the fact that they were essentially _the_ dueling greatsword, mainly due to their versatility and the number of different styles the beautiful weapon allowed.
I love these thoughts and opinions videos while you demonstrate techniques, your sense of humour shows through as well!
Too few zweihander/greatsword on videos on youtube. I've been studying about medieval arms/armor for ages now, cos I'm working on a fantasy world which I might end up writing a novel about or something. I'm going for a realistic vibe considering combat and I want to include dudes who fight with enormous sword. These pointers are awesome when thinking about how to write them. I'd still love to see more since there really isn't a lot of material.
Please recommend me a book!
Did you end up finishing it?
@@TheAntonio6579 Work in progress. This comment was made way early in the process. I'm at the point where I'm planning the main story lines to a degree, I don't want to make anything concrete. Also I've been writing couple of short stories about the world, mostly to flesh out the characters for myself. I'm not probably gonna publish those in any form since I'm not really happy with them, or I might rewrite them a tad longer. Anyways, the point of those is just to make the characters real for me.
It's quite a slow process, and the actual world building is in a beginning phase. I'm not a actual writer at all, this is just a hobby and a passion project for me. Sadly it means that I have to work and I have other real life responsibilities and hobbies. This means I don't really have as much time for the project as I would want to spend on it, but I'm keeping it rolling so it doesn't completely stagnate. So if my situation chances or if I get really inspired I have that going.
@@Pyllymysli Thanks for your comments. I am the same as you, so its always interesting to see how others are doing it. I am also not a writer, its a hobby and I hope to produce my work by the time I grow old. Its a lifelong process for me.
That idea sounds amazing- I've been trying (and failing) to draw out a similar setting as a graphic novel/manga.
Hema got my brain juices going and now I'm writing depression😂
If you ever put out a sample of your work, please let me know, I'm really interested in how your project is going
I love the dichotomy between the nice intelligent chap doing the video, and the really scary combat moves. I can imagine what it would be like to be an untrained fighter who was confonted by a skilled soldier with that sword. It's living history.
Its easy just roll,roll, roll then L1.
Then get that shield up, parry that scrub.
dark souls is life.
R1
Hah, casul. Doesn't have 24 strength to one-hand it.
Kvadron he could, but I dunno if he’s into macebell workouts
Wt rings you got bithc you don't know how to do giant dad if you think he gets 24 strength git gud then you can talk.
24 strg? Go for 50 and doubleweild the Zweyhanders, thats the true way of using it!
After watching you whack that bag a few times, I've come to the conclusion that the Zweihander is basically the muay thai leg kick of European weaponry.
Obviously the lugs are for stopping blood from getting on your hands, like a kukri.
Of course! And to draw blood with if the weapon is unsheathed and not used to kill.
Lugs should be in the flats of blade too, to plug BLOOD GROOVES. Swordsmith's mistake.
I'm not going to be funny, but(t) isn't there a case that the lugs serve as a extra hand protection, a mini cossguard for where you using the blund part of the blade above the hilt?
HoNose Muppet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A murder stroke would put proportionally more force on the metal of the guard. The guard isn't overbuilt compared to a longsword so I reckon it could damage the guard.
4:56 That sound
Two handed sword: +2 to knockback.
Not to mention that if he two-hands he can't be parried.
+ over 9000 knockback
I'm loving that your doing more and more videos of the Zweihander! I'd love to purchase a similar example to the one that you've got in the video and have it hanging in my foyer.
*dark soULs fans intensify*
god matt, you make me fall in love with zweihanders every time you do a video on them
Let's see what it says in the manual.
Where... where, ah! Here it is; _ahem_ :
"If your opponent passes your point and attempts to grapple you..."
...
"avoid letting your foe get into grappling reach".
That's all it said.
Wow I loved this video.
It demonstrates everything I always thought would happen if a zweihander was used in close.
I imagine that it would be used just like what it is.. a mix between a polearm and a sword.
Thanks for making this video.
lol I love you've integrated innuendos to spice up the videos. People get so caught up on it like we aren't learning. no its just adding a bit of icing to the cake
Chaos infusion works great with it!
I can't wait to try these new techniques, Great video man! I want to step up my game in VR.
I find myself half swording a lot because the enemies that I don't cleave in my first strikes close the distance really quickly .
I'm not even that interested in swordsmanship but I watched the whole video. Nothing better than a man with a passion.
This is the best channel on UA-cam.
I appreciate that you don't de-informate people by saying honestly that you don't know some things, like the spikes. Great work!
I have an original Landsknechte greatsword which has "lugs" like that but much longer, and forward curved. They indeed would definitely have been assisted in the bind, but also would be excellent in an offensive capacity, including as armour piercing weapons.
*POWER OF THE BASS CANNON*
What are you, casual?
Got this in my recommendation after watching some Dark Souls tutorials
love how he actually considered ending him rightly
Suppose a knight on horseback got knocked off his horse while still holding his lance. While on foot, could he have used the lance as an improvised spear?
Yes and they did. It's shown in period art and in one treatise (Fiore dei Liberi - Getty version)
Matthew St. Cyr there are records that during a battle in the First Crusade a detachment of Knights formed a circular shieldwall, using their lances as pikes whilst the archers in the center kept shooting at the enemy. Supposedly they managed to last for 7 hours before another Crusader host came and saved them
scholagladiatoria That's interesting, and, as far as I know, has not been used in movies, when it seems so obvious. "(director voice) So this knight gets knocked off his horse in the middle of the big battle. But he's still alive! He keeps fighting, using his lance as a spear."
@@dragon12234 Sorry for resurrecting this old thread after so long, but if I could get a source on that I would very much enjoy it. Not trying to fact check you, just happens to be that this type of history is my absolute favorite to read about. I've tried finding something about this incident but to no avail. Cheers mate.
@@brodatious2336
ua-cam.com/video/_hwq4_U4xH4/v-deo.html
Here you go m8 . It starts around 9:30
Good insight, and an interesting hypothesis. We know from just about ever treatise on a variety of weapons that combatants were big on using the whole weapon--that any part of a weapon that could be used to strike or defend should be used to do so if there's an opportunity to do it in a relatively safe manner. So while there may not be any known references to using the lugs, I think it's certainly consistent with what we know about historical swordsmanship.
You were In fine form during this one Matt!
The sock is a good idea. I used it a lot when I was young :p
It is not perfect but way more audible !
Anyhow, when I see you handling this sword the way you do, all I can think all is Darth Maul... And a music comes in my head, and my day becomes epic.
I'm a 3d animator and I used your video for research and reference, you sir are moving very elegantly with this giant sword! It seems very heavy!
Also a delight to listen to, if you don't kill me with this sword you sure as hell would kill me with kindness! :D
These videos make me happy that youtube exists, cheers!
Matt Easton is the most knowledgeable HEMA guy in regards to practical techniques and sparring on UA-cam in my opinion. Not that i know anything about HEMA, but he has a real martial artist mentality.
Ending them rightly with a pommel attack to the butt. You covered all the bases today, Matt :)
Videos about unusual weapons are the most fun to watch. Two-handed sword, falchion, flail, pata. Waiting for falcata, kilij and leaf blade.
"I've got a point as well"
By time you'd gotten your point across, Matt, you'd be well and utterly done for.
The pommel throwing is always an option. You can, in fact, must, end your opponent rightly.
well you can still throw the whole sword pommel first
Imagine being his Neighbour.
"Honey there's a man holding a 7 foot sword and talking to himself outside again."
I forgot everything and focused on the nice weather and refreshing garden behind him.
That pommel strike hurt my soul. I think I must have had an ancestor get ended rightly.
You very helped me with the boss,thank u!
the mordhau seems redundant the with a greatsword
Is there a book on rapier technique called just the tip?
If not, why not?
Matt you naughty dog, this one's full of them!
"End him rightly." Skallagrim, as some if you may know, made a follow up video about it. Apparently, someone mistranslated the piece he read originally, then corrected it. The translated bit is actually "End him swiftly."
Anyone know the purpose of the large crossguard rings and why some only have 1 or none at all?
Who doesn't love a video based on a two handed sword!
in close combat you'd use your katzbalger or your swiss degen, look at the drawings of the swiss Urs Graf. They don't show often people with zweihanders, but usually everyone that has an "unit" weapon like a poleaxe has his personal defense degen or katzbalger.
Halberd. Pollaxe is more of an individual combat weapon.
Minor detail, but since this channel is all about those... :)
There are several treatises detailing the use of these swords in single combat. See DiGrassi for example.
in single combat yes, where you can manage to hold a distance to maximize the effects of the sword, but in a battle situation where you can't necessarily hold the advantage of the zweihander i guess dagger and short sword is a better option! If not, why they were wearing them?
basically yes, in a battle situation where you can't swing the zweihander for reasons you wouldn't just use it in close combat, you'd drop it for the short sword you are already carrying no?
sorry but in swiss italian poleaxe and halberd are the same thing
I always thought that these pointy things were used for hitting in reverse. Like, if they stop blade, you go for casual combo. But if blade was blocked closer, hands of your opponent are right below them. So by pulling your blade backwards they can disable his stance or even scratch his hands.
Hey Matt! Could you do a video explaining what the practical difference is between a full-tang blade and partial-tang blade? Is one stronger than the other, and does it make a huge difference?
I've always wondered if you could use a full-tang longsword blade and make a zweihander by just attaching the tang to a really long handle with that tang now only extending partially through, and then using the quillons and pommel and whatever to adjust the balance accordingly.
I made a wood greatsword it’s about 6 feet tall and about 5 pounds. I have been trying to learn how to use it so thank you
Awesome refference man :D
How do the techniques for a sword like this compare to the techniques used for a quarterstaff? How well would training with one transfer to the other?
The spikes appearing on both sides of the base most likely used for murder stroking (death stroke). Greatly used against plated enemies who are competent to their pivot points. So you'd alternate your blow with a murder stroke, which works in situational combat. That's my bit, feel free to add on if I was lackful.
I had a good laugh at the "ending someone rightly" bit. I completely forgot about that one.
That chain hit... yeesh.
And the poor bag got a stab yeah? koodos for not pausing in those moments for damage report XD
Matt so rarely makes a joke without grinning or laughing to himself...
... except *those* jokes. he rattles them off remarkably smoothly.
Can you do a video on the function of the standard hema sized longsword in warfare? Were they mostly used in dueling while shorter ones with blades of 34ish inches used in war or where they more common as a war weapon? I get the feeling that a 36-40in blade is a little oversized for wearing while you're using pole arms and if someone closed distance there wouldn't be much of a point to have a sword of that size.
The lugs are there as a secondary Guard of sorts, you would put your hand between the lugs and the primary guard to wield it as a thrusting weapon such as a spear or a pike.
i think ive read somewhere that those spikes are for breaking off the spears on the pull-back, since the Zweihänder usually was used by men in the vanguard who got the job to break down the enemies spears.
The men wielding these swords got paid double, or even triple, of a normal soldier - since it was a more risky job than i.e bowmen. And the men were quite large.
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The spikes are for if you get cornered against a wall and you manage toraise it to your chest, you can shove the spike into their throat between cracks in their armor
Greetings, Matt. I was wondering. What do you think of doing something like a superman punch but cutting or thrusting with a sword?
Also, have you ever had the opportunity to spar with someone trained in historical Middle Eastern martial arts?
Thanks!
Thanks really helpful for my training
Hi, im a particular fan of the German greatsword. Where did you get the one in this video. I train with a black fencer nylon one but would like a display piece which is historically accurate. Thanks
This is exactly the video I wanted right now. You have to stop reading my mind, it's creeping me out.
Hi Matt, love your sword, where did you buy it?
Matt's really throwing out the lawlmemes lol
Does anyone know where did he bought the zweihander from lol
It's happened, Matt is fully embracing the M E M E S
Fair speculation on some of the more novel up close techniques.
This could be inaccurate hearsay, but whilst working at a Renaissance Festival (as an actor), we had a couple "living history" type guys who played they King's Landsknecht, both of whom carried zweihanders. One of them was a bit of a history buff, and he told me that in close, the zweihander was gripped in the left hand by the ricasso, tip down, while the right hand would draw the shorter katzbalger. The massive guard of the zweihander, while not as protective as a shield, still provided a significant amount of metal for parrying, in addition to poking at opponents' toes with the blade's tip. With the inverted zweihander used for parrying and unbalancing one's opponent, the hefty little katzbalger did the job of close range death and dismemberment.
No pommel throwing? BAD SWORD
It's a two-handed weapon.. you would need an assistant to hold the sword while you unscrewed it.
Not really, they're not so heavy you can't hold it in one hand. Matt has a video where he actively uses it one handed, just to show that it is possible.
If you could afford a Zweihander, then you would have an assistant for pommel throwing. There are treatises to back this up, which Matt will find, as there are none in the Shoreham-by-Sea library, which is otherwise excellent.
You could throw the pommel
But you would have to throw the rest of the sword too
Hey Matt! Is there any advice you can give about caring for a blade like that?
Been practicing with one and I’m having difficulty keeping care of it.
Wow that is a really impressive sword! Do you have to have it commissioned or did you buy it as is?
Find out?
where do I aquire this sword!!!!??? I have a 4ft 2in flamberge zweihanderand and I need this as well for my collection.
In Fiori de Liberti (or whatever the right name is), the "sixth master" is grabbing a zweihander-like weapon as a hammer, if anything pretty much because it can be done.
Dear Sir:
Could you perchance do some more videos on archery and bows? We would all love to see you shoot!
"As you guys know, I love the butt."
-Zweihander Guy
I haven't watched Matt for a year or two. He's memeing a lot more than I remember. Although this video is from 2017, so I don't know what's real anymore
Punch with the guard and hold it as a shield. Would help with wielding too. Like a chainsaw grip or shield I personally belive it was carried like a shield. The guard was used to manipulate as well. This was used on horses. Hand on the hilt and hand on the guard to pull out of the horse chest you would half to switch tk the other side to pull out. . The guard was used for quick control. Punching pummeling and carrying and using it as a body shield to deflect blows.