Using Heater Shield in War time with Spear

Coach Nate shows an advantageous grip on the heater shield during war time. Using a shield and a spear was vital in infantry strategy and tactics. Nate explores a certain method on how to hold the spear and heater shield in becoming dangerous.

[@juanpablogonzalez8528]

There is so little content about heather shield use, and even less about heather shield and spear. Thank you!

[@jasonsmith9968]

I don’t know if Heather would let me use her as a shield though...

[@Rogsnutle]

​@@jasonsmith9968 Better to ask forgiveness than permission 🙏

[@federicodiust6643]

Love the spear grip with the shield. Is it just a speculation from your experience or you also have some source you got inspired by? :D

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

This was very good - well presented. Plus timely. I am in the process of assembling a short spear (6 feet; 2 meters) for hallway defence in a non gun area. I was wondering how to go about incorporating a shield and this is so helpful. Now all I have to do is make it bulletproof and light weight. Oh, yes ... they get to have guns ...

[@BladeFitAcademy]

Hypothetically, I wouldn't use a spear in a hallway. Not unless you have multiple people on your side with them. If I did have a spear, I'd also have a backup short sword.

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@@BladeFitAcademy Definitely want to have a sword. Thnaks for the reply.

[@haffoc]

reenactors have been using the spear/shield combination for a long time as depicted here. But this is a good study nonetheless.

[@tsafa]

At first glance I thought you had rollerblades on.. haha ! Good video. I plan to try this 😁

[@BladeFitAcademy]

Lol. The better to joust with, I suppose.

[@heath_00000]

@@BladeFitAcademy Oh my goodness I've got a great idea now thank you

[@conn0rized292]

@@heath_00000 Oh no

[@-Bile-]

Using a spear in 2 hands with a strapped shield was done by the Macedonian empire for a while

[@djinndevyl7077]

You mean the Romani/Byzantine?

[@wilowhisp]

Great video. You've got me very interested in the heater shield. I practice a lot of sword and buckler, mostly Liegniczer and bolognese concepts. Would you be willing to sell a heater with that configuration? How much would that cost and how would I go about ordering one from you?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I do make heater shields. Are you on FB messenger? I'd like to discuss on there if that's ok.

[@wilowhisp]

@@BladeFitAcademy that's fine I found you in there and sent a message.

[@KwizzyDaAwesome]

I've seen some theories about a guige strap making that holding out less fatiguing on the shoulder and arm, maybe because the back is taking some of the weight because the strap braces it. And a cool thing I saw where the shield could be quickly thrown onto the back to hold a sword with two hands. Lemme see if I can find those...

[@KwizzyDaAwesome]

Here it is: www.degueulesetdargent.fr/2017/03/02/shield-straps-and-holding-of-the-shield-in-the-early-13th-century/

[@KwizzyDaAwesome]

Here's a link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oardZGmCa9d2opo

[@krystofcisar469]

well i gotta change my straps on shield.. :D those looks very useful.

[@BryVan777]

Nice

[@benlategan3000]

Hi, thanx for your thoughts. I copied the same shields straps and would like to add one thing I found on mine. When you hold the forward strap I can grab one of the main straps with your thumb. This give me the same control as if I were to hold the two main straps. If in clear I can link a short clip.

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I'd love to see this example.

[@benlategan3000]

Here is that example. Hope it helps with your exploration of the straps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYOkmHtup999hs0

[@benlategan3000]

@@BladeFitAcademy sorry only I was unsure of how to reply directly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYOkmHtup999hs0. Here's the link again. Hope it adds to your experimentation with this strap setup.

[@BladeFitAcademy]

@@benlategan3000 fantastic!

[@raphlvlogs271]

the spear shield and sword combo was used by various cultures all around the world 4 thousands of years.

[@leehilborn8118]

the neighbours looking around like the fuck

[@BoddhisattaHoja]

Great vid man! How did you make your shield? Is made from wood?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

Yes. Two 1/4 inch birch plywood wood glued and bent. Here is a video where I make a large buckler with the same materials I use for a heater shield. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZqziIWDiLt5ldk

[@midshipman8654]

I eeally like your intro

[@skyeshi3570]

i'd love to see the image of the 1350 shield you used.

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I followed the pattern from a particular shield from the work of Dimicator. You can see a few different examples by starting here. m.facebook.com/266934476773420/photos/a.326095754190625.1073741858.266934476773420/668837359916461/?type=3&theater

[@alfonsovallejo2665]

you could also use a shortspear (1.20 to 1.50 meters) with a thiner shaft (lighter and doesn't need to be that resilient because you would be using your shield to block, not your spear)... why don't I see that in the videos?

[@samuelbishop1701]

Usually harder to beat a sword user if you don't have a formation. You lose alot of manuverability with only a single hand. Not impossible to do though with practise.

[@raphlvlogs271]

were cutting pole arms also used with heater shields?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

Not really. Cutting pole arms requires generating power by crossing the body and activating the hips. Add dexterity considerations and there's no room for shields. With spears you don't need a rotational axis to generate power, just stepping hard and following through is enough to pin an unarmored man to a tree.

[@ericresseguiejr4336]

Did you have to do your own straps or can you find sheilds pre-made with that configuration.

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I made my own. Thrift stores have inexpensive genuine leather belts to be repurposed. That's how I started. Now I just buy leather at wholesale for projects that I do.

[@macavitythemysterycat]

Does this shield hand-strapping work with a guige?

[@trentroth6717]

Do you have a template or something for the shild

[@BladeFitAcademy]

That is a great question. I have tooling set to make them. But not a singular template. Let me see if I can make a single template and share as a PDF.

[@djinndevyl7077]

Could this be done with a kite shield?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I think it depends on how the kite shield was strapped. We have many examples of different configurations. But I suspect the vast majority of kite shields wouldn't allow for spear to be in two hands. As primarily a cavalry shield, the kite shield wouldn't usually have focused on that sort of thing. This is conjecture on my part.

[@TheFencingFox]

Nifty 🦊

[@Joel-xl2nt]

Hey man, what's the name of the sport you practise?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

I train for HEMA and Modern Sword Fighting tournaments. Honestly though, the more time in I have the less important the labels we use. I've done a smidge of Buhurt and have practiced SCA rules as well. Every expression is another simulation that has a valid focus on a piece of the whole.

[@user-ox1pl3po9k]

The romans carried those big heavy scutum shields on their left hands without arm straps.

[@thomasmcelroy5785]

Pell: how make?

[@BladeFitAcademy]

These are really easy to make. Here is a link to another video explaining how it's done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6TLoHWfrKmrqKs