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We have tried out the combination quite a bit over the years. We have been using spears of a length between 150 cm. and 200 cm. in one hand. And we have also tried out using spears in two hands, and that allows for longer spears. We have tried spears reaching up to 300 cm. And although to begin with...

There is another thing. We think real techniques are awesome to watch to some extent because we know them. We recognize them and can appreciate how they are done. And I am sure that if audiences in general could realize how they are done too, they would enjoy seeing fight scenes with historical tech...

That would be one way to do it... However, there are perhaps better weapons for the job. First of all, yes, I would say that a sword and dagger would be a viable choice of weapon against a rapier and dagger. And I would even say that it would give you an advantage, provided you know how to use it. B...

Firstly, you are not supposed to put that much oil on it. The rule of thumb is that you should put oil on the blade and then try to wipe it all off again. Otherwise the oil might end up being counterproductive. If the sword is dripping with it, the oil could just serve to trap dust and moisture and ...

The primary argument almost all the masters use for why the thrust is superior is very, very simple. Cuts move in a circular path, while thrusts move in a straight line. Since the shortest path between two points is a straight line, speeds and weapons being equal the thrust will arrive at its targe...

I have come across references to "half staff." And I seem to recall that either Silver or Swetnam says that a staff is 18 feet long. How long it is probably varies from time and place. But this indicates that a "staff" has got a definite length. A quarter staff would then be, obv...

I have stabbed a pig through the breastbone. The dagger went about 10 cm. through the bone, but I had no trouble pulling it back out. Mind you, the pig was already dead, of course, and that might have changed the bone tissue in some relevant way. But I doubt that it made a tremendous difference. I h...