@@GamSpu my fiance is a very skilled fighter, so he was coaching me for the weekend lol

@@NieR042 hi there! I am the one in the cape and am actually a woman. There are a variety of ways to name the weapon in my left hand, most folks in the SCA just call it a madu. I consider mine more of just a short spear with hand protection on it - like the basket hits on the swords. There is also evidence of holding a spear with a buckler in the Gladiatoria group of fighting manuals from the 1430's where an individual would hold their buckler and spear in one hand and their sword in the other. This weapon can be used in the SCA for stabbing on either end, but typically is not used for slashing attacks.

@@katiegilroy9863That's super neat, I might look into that. Thank you! (also I apologize for the misgender, it's hard to guess with the really cool outfit!)

@@camoga9817 Ansteorra

@@Katolhoo he has only been fighting for a few months. We record and post these for video review in our training group. Very easy to be critical when you are on the couch and not the one in the ring.

@@katiegilroy9863 i think he just wanted to give some advice from what was shown in the video.

@@goodgenes0 it's much easier to be cocky than take advice or confront it btw if this guy is newbie then why da heck they placed skilled man against him? He is not skilled enough to truly teach anything instead of just kicking this guy's ass

@@Katolhoo Duke Creppin is an excellent teacher, and they went through lessons from the fight after their passes. Part of being a skilled fighter is scaling down the level at which you fight to be appropriate for your opponent, which he did.

@@katiegilroy9863 thanks for explanation!

@@mammontustado9680 it is based on the madu - a weapon out of India made of a buckler with two long deer horns poking out from either side. You could also consider it a spear with a butt spike which would've also been common historically.

Im pretty sure this would be HEMA fencing, basically historically accurate fencing.

@@lukehowerter this is a group called the SCA! We have this style of combat as well as fencing/rapier combat with steel swords, and also many other types of historical art! You can find your local group at SCA.org and visit a practice! They are almost always free to attend with free loaner gear and instruction!

@@sirtenders2965 close, this is SCA. We do have a type of combat like hema, but this is our armored combat

@@katiegilroy9863 ah i see whats the main difference

​@@sirtenders2965 HEMA focuses strictly on dueling according to manuals from a very specific time period. SCA is more broad, encompassing any culture and time period before 1600. We don't strictly subscribe to having to use a certain masters book, and the SCA also has much more than combat, with participants able to focus on different arts, archery, or even equestrian without ever touching combat.

@@giovannicarlo5498 you can start by going to SCA.org and finding your local group!

Redbad! He is awesome! We have a few centurions at our practice, but I am injured, and Magnus was marshaling so we weren't able to participate.

@@giannivallerini4893 not much, about equal to an actual sword, maybe a bit lighter depending on how dense the wood you get is

@@katiegilroy9863 Uh cool, thanks for the answer

I prefer a longer madu

Hi there! The fighting is part of an organization called the SCA - a medieval reenactment/larp group focusing on recreating pre 17th century activities! They do have much more than fighting if you are more of an art person, or if you prefer a different style of fighting such as fencing or shooting archery. You can learn more here: www.sca.org/ My group is located in Dallas, TX but there are groups all over the world! I am the fighter with the staff. in the SCA, it is often called a madu, which is a weapon that originated in India. It is a shield with 2 sharp horns sticking out of either end, so both the bottom and top can be used for stabbing. In the SCA, we use weapons made of rattan, so they often require a bit of imagination to percieve them as the actual historical version. I personally consider my stick to just be a shorter spear with a butt spike on the end because I think that fits better with the style of armor I wear, and spears with spikes on the end were extremely prevalent across most of medieval history. The large basket hilt is just an SCA-ism, most folks use them in lieu of gauntlets because they are safer for their hands. I like my hands intact, so I use a basket hilt on both my sword and spear. It is very probably not a true medieval fighting style, or at least not one that would have been prevalent in many or any cultures, but it is the style I prefer! The SCA leaves a lot of room for folks to discover what works best for them and find a way to incorporate it into SCA combat.

We are participating in SCA rattan combat

@@katiegilroy9863 I did not know that.

Thank you, I will add her name!