Learn the Art of Combat - Halberd Fighting Techniques - Part Three

[@the_metamancer]

I feel like pole arms are criminally underated in historical martial art communities. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@Sfourtytwo]

Polearms are weapons of war. The rest is just your edc kit.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

Not underrated, just hard to transport and not convenient to spar with. They're not good choices for hema because it's just hard to handle a weighty top heavy item with a length that won't fit in a passenger car trunk

[@the_metamancer]

@@CtrlAltRetreat perhaps the better English word is underrepresented, because the difficulties mentioned it's just sad that ratio of pole arm instruction to sword instruction for example is vastly skewed.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

@@the_metamancer I get it but there's really not much anyone can do about that unless they train at a club and use the club's equipment. Since most people want to own the stuff they use, well a polearm would be hard to even keep on display in an apartment.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

@@the_metamancer It's a pity since historically the opposite ratio is far more likely and there isn't enough polearm v sword to get a feel for that among enthusiasts

[@rhoenellouan7332]

Thank you so much for showcasing Halberd Techniques, your format is amazing for anyone wanting to self teach the motions! Please keep it up Bjorn!

thx bro

[@darkestlight660]

This probably sounds nerdy, but this is my go-to channel for when I make dnd characters. I always like to center my descriptions on real-world techniques, even if I alter them to adjust to the fantasy setting, it just makes playing a character that uses weapons much more fun. Thank you for all the descriptions for weapons like the Halberd =D

Im also an old p&p player since the nineties...i understand that well mate! :)

[@darkestlight660]

@ =OOOO that's awesome!

[@ClydeFake]

A fellow Polearm Master, perhaps?

[@saintness]

I am also here because I’m rolling up a halberd-wielding paladin! Great inspiration here for that, many thanks.

[@BlackOmegaWorks]

"Try you look harmless, I know it isn't easy with arms like these."

[@NJAW]

Dewd, you're so renown you got Schwarzenegger to narrate for your videos!

[@Nero-ho6gt]

A Hamburger with Austrian narration, nein I say!

[@UncleMerlin]

hey Bjorn, can you please show techniques for Halberd against Longsword or even Polish Saber? Most of the people at my Hema club use only swords and I'm basically the only one who primarily uses a Halberd there after classes is done for sparring purposes. I'd love to see some techniques you'd use against swords.

[@rat488]

use the point and patience they have to step into your kill zone before they can strike you when they do thrust. the burden is on them to counter you.

[@SergeantAlcohol]

Splendid! Came for the girl, stayed for the techniques!

[@TheRampagingGallowglass75]

Imagine getting one of those in the face during the heat of a fierce battle 😳😳😳. Outstanding demonstration, amazing! No one else on the planet can wield those weapons with greater skill or finesse or with such fluid technique. Great Job 👍👍👍

[@thomas_jay]

Very interesting as always. Nice to see some weapons techniques that are not covered very often.

[@mephisto8101]

Mortal Kombat with Björn und Amelie. "Get over here!" :)

[@yavok]

Halberds are such a sexy looking weapon. Awesome work on the video!

[@Zeitgeyst]

I really like the added commentary/ explanations!

[@shinx-hr6uq]

My go to channel for European techniques 😊

[@Sarputv]

С большим удовольствием смотрю ваши видео. It is with great pleasure that I watch your videos.

[@bucksorel6805]

Damn it's so technical and beautiful!! Maybe i can learn fast because of my 6 years of boxing? I understand footwork very well next thing to do is to buy a halberd 😄 i liked sword fighting but your video had me liked poles arms fighting thanks you it's very well explained !

[@fintandeconnachta5525]

I love the halberd series! Thanks for posting!

[@CapitanCarter]

Love the voice over guys, it adds a whole other layer. Which halberd simulators are you using? Also, I recently saw Amelie's video on Dreynschlag, are you guys going to be doing more Dussack videos?

The simulator tips are from tempus-fugitives. And yes...its planned to produce Videos about all the weapons of Meyers treatise :)

[@frajudo]

Your videos are so informative! Thank you so much!

[@James-bw4np]

Great video! Thanks for the instruction!

[@bookmoth-d1q]

Thanks for these

[@OhitsONnow]

Ayy, this is incredible, finally some control moves! That's what I love about the idea of a halberd. Question though, These moves seem ok vs the same thing but how would these moves fare against other types of weapons? Like a sword perhaps. I know the reach advantage is there but still...

[@darkestlight660]

I imagine it would depend, since a sword would be able to reposition to strike you much quicker than a big weapon would. Though, I imagine you might be able to do a similar hook against a sword's hilt if you're precise enough

[@SrSacaninha]

These videos are great!

[@DreynHarry]

Hi Björn, the leg pull delivers a bit of wrong picture, coz you end up with a bound halberd while your opponent has a free avaiable weapon quite close to your unprotected side. May I suggest to end such "misleading" play always with a decent possible follow up? Maybe a second step backwards, so your opponent will fall. Or a weapon drop and close up with a dagger thrust to your opponents face? Just something that delivers the idea, that the leg pull is a suicidal move but a really really good one. :-)

[@WMfin]

Perfect demonstration. Oh, that would feel just vile to be pulled from your neck by that blade!

[@229glock]

Great videos and great points. I’d like to see some balanced fighting. These techniques work great when the opponent makes absolutely no effort to counter them or aggressively fight back.

Well, that's how technique videos or performances work. There is a starting position, an initial input and a concept against it. These concepts were described in the books of the time in exactly the same way as visually represented here. Imagine how pointless this video series would be if I told my training partner to just do anything and be aggressive every time. I wouldn't be able to convey the concepts shown. Then it would just be a sparring video with an arbitrary outcome. Believe me when you look at the concepts here and understand... that you could react accurately in your described scenario. That's the way it is when you want to learn and understand martial arts, the teacher shows you something and you do it in an isolated situation.

But i like the idea to film some sparrings and then isolate some techniques afterwards!

[@aiquangat8620]

This is so good, i love it 💜 Thank you 🙏

[@fuelinjectedmaniac]

Kinda easy to look cool with a passive opponent. I'd be interested to see these going at least half speed in a spar. Are these techniques based on any historical precident?

[@floydparker7772]

After several years, I just purchased a spear. Now I’m wishing I had gotten a halberd instead! Still, there appears to be a bit of carryover in technique. Did Meyer address the spear at all in his manual? Thanks for the great videos and detailed explanations.

[@OLIV3R_YT]

Sehr interessant!

[@honeybear278]

Wow bei dem Hebel möchte ich eine Helebarde ungern abbekommen. Sparring dürfte mit der Helebarde ähnlich wie mit dem Montante/Schlachtschwert nur schwerlich möglich sein. Wieder ein richtig gutes Video. Die Erklärungen sind super! 👍

Danke Dir! Ja Sparring ist wirklich mit Vorsicht zu genießen.

[@WelcomeToHelljosun]

Oh yes 좋아 ㅋㅋㅋ ❤

[@EriYtt]

@Björn Rüther: were did you get those nice pants? and are they Newton specified? Love them :)

[@akumabito2008]

Very cool!

[@heimlichheld6997]

Hallo Herr Rüther, wo haben sie das Traningsgerät besorgt?

[@liusax8437]

With the fifth play it looks like your opponent could easily plunge their halberd into you while you are pulling their leg towards you, as their halberd is pretty much free while yours is down at their leg, thus you being completely open to their attack, potentially even giving their trust more power as you are pulling them towards you. Is that actually the case or does it just look like it as your opponent wouldnt have the time to react if the play was done at full speed?

[@livrasyt166]

yes your opponent would have time to react and just stab you if your execution of this technique is slow/sloppy. this technique relies on throwing your opponent off balance so you can use the time to finish him off. but you can also faint with this technique. in other words: you are you are baiting your opponent by pulling then he will (hopefully) try to stab you. in that case you will (hopefully) surprise him with another technique and (hopefully) end the fight.

[@liusax8437]

@@livrasyt166 thanks for your reply. That makes sense!

[@РоманРябов-к2щ]

Another thought - weapon of your opponent can be shorter, or you plays paired with teammate against your opponent from any angle

[@Legionaire42]

Can you provide the details about where you purchased your halberd training weapon heads?

the name of the shop is tempus-fugitives (UK)

[@x_kenpachi_11]

I love ths vid

[@ChueyiCha]

Bjorn, I'm a HEMAist in the US who studies Meyer. I have a question about the pronunciation of guards and various cuts. We pronounce Hau as HOW, but I'm not sure if this is correct, same with HUT like Zornhut. Are we saying it wrong?

"How" is OK i guess. I will pronounce all the techniques also in german for coming videos :)

[@mugger1]

anyone know wear this guys get his pants, i would love to get a set for myself

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[@mugger1]

@ Thanks Buddy.

[@mattmonster8402]

Dose she ever win?

[@AAAA-vp7ej]

Reinhard & Brigitte drill

[@Li-vo7kx]

worry so danger

[@zaki.ismail]

this looks so much better than women self defense lmao

[@kurtbogle2973]

I'm making a Halterbrad. The combination of the hook and spear blade make it a can opener for people. HIDEOUS!

[@MiroslavBaldzhiev]

I don't like the 4th one. You are super exposed for a very long time

[@UncleMerlin]

hey Bjorn, can you please show techniques for Halberd against Longsword or even Polish Saber? Most of the people at my Hema club use only swords and I'm basically the only one who primarily uses a Halberd there after classes is done for sparring purposes. I'd love to see some techniques you'd use against swords.