Halberd/Longsword vs Montante Sparring - Miguel vs Rui

Although we're currently on the second month of our smallsword block, our sparring days at the end of each month still provide some interesting matchups.
In this bout, Rui takes his Montante against Miguel's halberd. Rui had to be extremely careful not to keep the Montante always in motion as it packs quite a punch, something that proved a handicap against the reach of the halberd.
Mid bout, Miguel switches up to a federschwert and this is where things get even harder for the Montantero. He has to keep swinging to sweep the area and keep the longsworder at bay, but in between the swings, there's always a window of opportunity that Miguel often takes with success.
The new material and the edged profile provided by Blackfencer on their weapons is a massive improvement on the previous stuff they did, and this results in less floppy and more rigid blades and this translates very well into the Flamberge.

[@ArrozMisto]

0:52 weeeee, pirueta táctica! :D

[@EspadaNegra]

Corte com o falso do montante, se o Miguel não tivesse acompanhado provavelmente saia a alabarda a voar. :) - Rui

[@TyLarson]

Looks like great fun.

[@EspadaNegra]

It is a tonne of fun, almost literally because at 2.2kgs it is a bit hefty. - Rui