Channel: Skallagrim

Category: Entertainment

Tags: morning starmartial artistsmilitary flailshinaihistorical martial artssword vsfightingkendokoreanskallflailwar flailkatanahistorical weaponsskallagrimpolearm vs swordsparringfight

Description: This is an interesting (and entertaining) sparring match that caught my eye, between a big dude with a pole flail and a Kendo practitioner with a shinai. I don't know anything about the fighters, as there is currently no info in the description, but they look competent to me. I was expecting the fighter with the sword to pretty much get steamrolled by the polearm with its superior reach and power, but he did surprisingly well. Definitely an awesome match, and a good opportunity to point out some pros and cons of the flail in practical terms. The video I'm commenting on: "Korea's 'WAR FLAIL' breaks with a katana" by Weaponism youtube.com/watch?v=bnleD_z0d5o Military Flails Didn't Exist? - Lets Take a Closer Look! (often inaccurately called "morning star") youtu.be/0PHASxS8Voc Sword vs. Polearm - Can You Just CUT it Off? youtu.be/_Fa-3gUhxC0 Chain Blades and Axe Flail vs. Zombie - Do They Work? youtu.be/JADo1HU12aw *** Music *** Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee Used with artist's permission *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server patreon.com/skallagrim subscribestar.com/skallagrim youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD *** Social media & merch *** How to contact me (can't always reply, as I get too many messages): youtube.com/c/Skallagrim/about See a list of my video uploads: twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ facebook.com/SkallagrimYT Channel-related shirts and other merch: skallagrim.spreadshirt.com teespring.com/stores/skallagrim #historicalweapons #sword #flail