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0:00 Okinawa Kobudo vs. HEMA
0:27 Kama vs. Sidesword (Spada Da Lato)
1:50 Tonfa & Nunchaku vs. Rapier & Dagger
3:13 Bo (Staff) vs. Sword & Buckler
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5:02 Karate Nerd vs. Medieval Knight
7:23 Top Takeaways From Sparring
8:16 Revealing The Secret Knight
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#Kobudo #HEMA
What’s your favorite weapon? 🗡
Nunchaku
AWP Rifle
Bo staff definitely
Call me cliche but I’m going to go with the Katana
stick
I really love the fact that Jesee dedicates his life to giving us knowledge through mixing different arts and their respective philosophies. Truly puts into perspective that though there are many ways on top of a mountain, the top provides the same view for everyone.
I appreciate that!
@@KARATEbyJesse We appreciate you!
@Jesse Enkamp Wouldn’t the Tinbe be better against the buckler? The bo against poleaxe.
"many paths, one way"
I would recommend he learn more Korean weapons for these types of battles. Peasants who fought professional soldiers in Korea used metal implements when facing armored opponents.
Your tactic on the knight was spot on. Ground and pound. There's a famous story from the Battle of Agincourt where a group of Welsh longbowmen rushed a French knight, pulled him to the ground, then ripped off his helmet and stabbed him in the face. When your opponent has superior arms and armor, you need to fight dirty.
I mean there isn't really any "dirty fighting" when it comes to combat scenarios and survival. Most historical fighting could be catalogued as "dirty". As for the Agincourt anecdote, that would be the standard tactic employed by lightly armoured fighters against a fully armoured knight. Try to unhorse the knight (there were even specially designed harnesses, lassos and "man-traps" to do the job), have some of your mates hold him down while you're trying to either stab him in the vulnerable parts of the armour (gaps in the armour that allowed for movement, like the neck, armpits, hips and such) or to yank off a piece of the armour (preferably the helmet) and go to town.
@@HoriaNeagu why would anyone use a man catcher when when you can have a billhook or something similar?
The only reliable way to fight someone in full armor if you don’t also have it, is to get 4 of your friends to help.
There's loads of stories from Agincourt about longbowmen and men at arms killing French knights. One of the reasons the battle is famous in the first place was because of Henry V's unchivalric use of longbowmen against knights and allowing men at arms to use the English warhammer to crush breastplate and helm of French knights.
There is no dirty fight for live or death situation. Honor is useless for dead men.
We need a rematch for the second body guard, cause if this happened in the street, his wooden baton would not have gotten stuck
5:34 the way he turned his head and say run😭
😂😂 yesss
That was I was gonna say
Watching Jesse in unarmed combat with the knight I was reminded of the impetus behind judo/jujitsu in the first place. Once weapons are discarded on the battlefield and you still have a massive armored samurai in front of you and you need to throw them down onto the ground.
Well spotted!! 👊👊👊
Yep, in HEMA it wrestling or ringen which included dangerous throws and locks similar to those found in jujutsu.
Throw on ground ??? It amazes me how misinformed most people are . On the battlefield historically you faced an infinite numbers of people trying too kill you . Only an absolute moron would go too the ground , if one of the 50 enemies don't trample you too death , you just placed yourself in weak position. Ring training is not fighting. No such thing as full contact sport unless killing is allowed. WAKE UP
@@KARATEbyJesse really good ko soto gake from you at the end with the knight.
Which is kinda the whole point of having a dagger 😅
I have been practicing HEMA for 10 years. It's nice that a great martial artist like you makes such a video. It must be said that HEMA is, as a martial art, at a stage of development that we could define as "embryonic". Historical sources are available, many associations and gyms were born, however each of them is based on its own methodology. This is a necessary logical consequence given that there is no tradition handed down to us to point to and the historical sources (treatises and manuscripts) are often confusing. Personally I believe that the fussiness about martial forms is our thing to do as HEMA practitioners, many times it is the low interest in the guard and the movements, the superficiality in the martial approach, which keeps the HEMA at a low level.
Thanka for sharing 👍
It's also one of the issues with studying it- you can effectively choose whether you are going to learn it for the art or the sport, with the latter discarding much of the former. I train Fiore (Schola Saint George), and have had some wonderful discussions with the instructor of a Meyer school (Freifechter Guild in Oklahoma), where we came to the conclusion that by extending the range of initial engagement, the art actually comes alive in ways that the sport "move fast, hit first" mentality doesn't allow, whether that be by allowing windings to be executed safely, or simply giving the time for a volta or other cover to develop.
its great for self defense!
The knight acted very knightly, throwing his weapon away and using more equal one. 😊 Enjoyed.
*tap tap tap* "that's rock solid!" knight: my turn!
Surprised that there weren’t double kills, that’s usually what happens when fighting new opponents with radically different styles. Also light gloves against a poleaxe is just plain crazy.
Not really a double kill, but it definitely looked like the third round of bout 1 was a kill that was also leaving a pretty severe arm injury.
Thats true but he kind of pull it off. The knight did not really win that round thanks to the weapon.
"It's not about East vs West. It's about who can move the best. A weapon is just an extension of the human body." That is really poignantly put. Beautiful.
West is way better come on man don't even play around full plate makes you practically invincible to everything but long bows and the elements
@@camarobro1897 but why christian is losed during crusade with more advanced equipment??
@@ok17tahunyanglalu40 since they have limited resources and also because of the unfamiliar terrain. Bro google is free just search it
@@User-vu1jq Still lost after occupying the Holy Land for decades so honestly the unfamiliarity argument should be thrown out the window
@@camarobro1897 Still lost to peasants in pitchforks
you gotta respect the knight for throwing aside the Pole Arm and throwing up the dukes.
Those HEMA guys were being VERY VERY nice and gentle. IF they went full speed and force you wouldn't even get close to them at all.
0:05 *tick tick* -My turn! That happy voice made it even better)
just when i thought Jesse-san had reached the epitome of martial arts content....he goes medieval in all the best ways 🤣
Haha thanks!
@@KARATEbyJesse please do staff and single stick tutorail
5:34 The way the armoured person turned, said "run" and immediately snapped back to face forward was so funny xD
Yall having too much fun, Part 2 plesae.
Skallagrim did a video on historical sickle-fighting a few weeks back. It'd be neat to see kama go against European sickles.
Totally!!
Как насчет серпа и молота?
The European gets a falx
I also think it was funny during the nunchuck spar, and how shadiversity’s video explained how ineffective they were for actual combat. Then I actually laughed out loud when he lost them because they got caught on the sword
@@jonathanschaffer2594 Well a large part of shad's point was that quarterstaffs were way more effective than nunchucks, which he also demonstrated by his huge effectiveness with the staff.
This is great to see, so often this sort of east/west comparison is done by strictly HEMA guys. It's great to see someone properly trained using these weapons. I was wondering, will there be more Taido content? That stuff was seriously awesome.
We just did a whole Taido seminar, check my community tab!
@@KARATEbyJesse I will, thanks!
100 percent agree. Seeing jesse do this was amazing. If only he did a collab with metatron. Out of all the hema youtubers i think those two talking, giving their perspectives, and sparing would be absolute gold. Id love to see it.
A true knight of the period trained every day. They were highly proficient and lethal not overweight weekend warriors in a suit. They Fought to kill not display a mockery.
that R U N was terrifying
The back kick against a knight is something i wasn't expecting to see, but definitely needed it
It was pure instinct! 😎
@@KARATEbyJesse Did that hurt?
@@TheEndKing Didn’t feel anything 😜
Im just not sure how viable it would be against knight. Maybe sort of push kick would be to get them off balance for grappling. Knights armor is designed to receive massive blows from actual weapons so no matter how hard they get kicked i doubt they much at all feels it especially directly to plate.
Not sure how it counted as a win, though.
That was an amazing video and quite a bit of fun to watch. I'm really glad your final boss didn't use the polearm to full effect, your armor was nowhere near stout enough to take a solid hit from it. It would be a fun follow up video to have YOU get suited up in full armor so you could get a feel for just how much protection the guy had. Thanks for this treat.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@KARATEbyJesse One of the things that made it especially enjoyable was the mutual respect had by all and the chance to debrief after each match. The final distilled wisdom was great as well.
Yeah, I was worried that he would get clocked on the head by accident or something -- that's a concussion right there, if not a trip to the hospital. Modern fencing masks were not designed to handle poleaxes... I feel as though this exercise did illustrate some interesting things -- infighting is surprisingly viable even against long weapons, provided that one is trained. But at a certain point the gap in gear really nullifies a lot; kicking and armored opponent in the chest isn't really going to do all that much, and while Jesse managed to pull off a takedown, that was only possible because his opponent opted to get rid of his weapon.
@@taichi2245 Well said. The average person doesn't understand just how much protective clothing is between the skin and the armor that acts as an additional buffer and how the planes of the outer surface deflect and dissipate force. And then doesn't realize that a blow from a poleaxe or halberd can STILL shatter collarbones or give concussions through it all. You can't really "blunt" what becomes a bludgeoning weapon. I've seen some seriously gnarly injuries from weapons of this type.
"and just like that, I won my first fight against historical european fencers" .... after getting hit 3 times and achieving only a double
What I love about Jesse is that he actually tests his techniques and skills against live resistance.
I bet you and Skallagrim would make amazing videos together, he's a pretty good HEMA youtuber who discusses historical weapons from all over the world and even tries out unorthodox weapons too.
Your bo staff skills are really impressive
It's the first weapon I learned! Thank you
Something rather essential was missing from that knight's arsenal. A horse that is also wearing it's own suit of armor.
"My Turn" medieval knight said calmly.
HEMA is my favorite martial art and seeing a proper kobudo practitioner like you, Jesse, spar with them is so cool!
Great to hear!! 😁
Man he's got a fun european accent! Just like a real knight!
Strike to the arm at 1:14 by the HEMA practitioner, you can slow down the video and hear it hit.
Could this be the impetus to show that the weapons of the East can actually be sparred with safely? Could be perhaps even see some Kobudo sparring on the regular, in dojos across the world? One can truly hope!
Who knows!! 🤩
this was very interesting. One thing to consider is the damage each weapon does. It is much more realistic for a sword to take someone down in one hit since it is a bladed weapon, which is why it makes sense for sparring with those weapons to go only until the first hit. The bo and nunchucks are blunt, however, and the force transfer by the nunchucks is a bit inefficient due to it not being rigid, so it is unlikely to seriously injure someone down in one hit. the stabs from the staff would also not do as much damage, so it is less threatening than a spear for example. when u were fighting the knight, you really must get in close to grappling. you would also have a knife to stab in the gaps.
You’d have to remember that he’d have the same thing. Like they said in the video, unless you have a similar level of armor, your best bet is to run.
Blunt weapons can still do damage, and I’m imagining a staff with some metal caps or spikes at the end could help with the impact. But I don’t imagine it being as effective against a person in full plate armor
@@jonathanschaffer2594 yes, blunt weapons still do damage, but wooden ones won't do nearly as much as a sharp metal object. also, adding metal caps to increase damage would change the weight distribution drastically, making it fight differently. we see tgis in maces.
6:20 - Any last pice of advice for me? - Run!
If he had a musket, the armored guy is dead
We want a collab between Jesse and Skallagrim/Shadyversity. Will really appreciate how Jessy's knowledge about japanese weapons will compare to hema, since apparently a lot of hema nerds tend to ignore how traditional eastern weapons are used. Edit: Matt Easton could be an even better choice!
Skall sure. Shad? No thanks.
@@heresjonny666 why no shad? Just wondering, not trying to argue
@@dvldgz6306 armchair expertise, shortcuts, fallacies. Seriously, take everything on this channel with a massive grain of salt.
Skall is definitely legit
@@timhema5343 thanks. I actually don't watch shad often because host of his videos that get recommend to me are very long form content, which in not a big fan of on YT in general. But I've seen some of the shorter vids. I thought it would boil down to those reasons. I was mostly making sure he didn't do anything wrong or bad to make people dislike him that I was unaware about.
Jesse's past trainings in staff fighting come in handy during this duet. Impressive
8:25 SwaggerSouls face reveal
"Thats rock solid" *"my turn"*
Thanks so much for doing this collab Jesse! Everyone learns so much when doing this type of cross training, and I continue to respect your ability to improvise on the fly when things ‘do not go according to plan’. Great showing for both HEMA and Kobudo
Nice to see some HEMA on your channel ;-) Cool video!!!!
Thanks a lot my friend! Thanks for supporting my work
Show de bola
3:58 Problem is that with that kind of shield you are not supposed to parry or block, the buckler is mainly to defend your hands once you go in, not to protect the body. You are supposed to use the sword to change the direction of enemy's weapon.
Fascinating
There is also a cone philosophy for buckler. Basically, by extending it from the body perpendicular to the enemy it creates a cone of protection behind it.
and lets be real, the staff hits shouldnt count as actual hits, bc they dont do that much dmg (expept head, balls)
@@timk8869 bull a staff hurts just like any other chunk of stuff on an unarmored target the nunchucs hurt less than a normal stick though because they lack the follow through against a knight id want more range on him but if not id want a dagger and go into a grapple in all the heavy armor its harder to get up takes more energy
@@timk8869 bo staffs can easily break bones.
Always happy to see more Kobudo and HEMA! Awesome to see its getting more attention from traditional martial artists too like you and Sensei Seth. Awesome as always, Jesse. Keep it up!
Just doing what I love!! 😇 Thanks for supporting my work 🙏
Guy:longswords keeps people away from you! Introverts: *perfect*
I mean, the Japanese do have the kanobo for this exact situation.
Seeing you amazed at just how effective the plate harness is was great. Sengoku jidai armor is also impressive, but European plate armor is a superior marvel of technology for its time
Being of Okinawan descent and a martial artist as well, I appreciate and respect what you do Jesse Sensei! 🙏🏽
*taps metal helmet* "that's rock solid!" First time ever seeing this channel in my life but I already love it.
I was told that Karate was invented as ways for peasant to fight back against samurai. Well, I can see why now. I'd say your 2nd match was actually spot on with how people fought in armor when they didn't have a weapon that can fight it, but instead of punching, people would tried to stab the pinned opponent through gaps in their armor (or going for joint breaking and such).
I love how the bo was so effective. Especially the nuki tsuki is such an underrated technique in my opinion. So difficult to react because you don't see it coming.
Like a snake!
Now imagine if the bo had a lethal blade attached to it as well to make those strikes truly effective... :) It's easy to understand why varieties of spears and polearms have always been extremely popular in history, all the way up to the invention of rifles. Coincidentally, the naginata has always been one of my favorite Japanese weapons!
Staffs are highly underrated and were much more accessible to people of various cultures in early times. There’s a couple videos of quarterstaff fighting and what it can do to armor and bones.
I mean the bo was effective because it had a massive reach advantage, polearms vs blades in one touch is almost universally going to go to the weapon with reach, not to mention that it was a two handed weapon against an opponent with two one handed implements (who probably wasn't trained to think that the lower leg is a viable target, although frankly I don't know enough about hema scoring to say) frankly the only really interesting matchup was the kama, where I honestly thought the kama would have been at a substantial disadvantage but they proved out nicely, using one to direct the opponents weapon and the other to strike was a really effective strategy.
thats why many soldiers used spears, it is the improved form of the Bo
Funnily, grappling is a big part of European martial arts, especially against armored opponents. So, trying to get a knight on the ground isn’t a bad idea, it’s actually exactly what you’d want to do against one, since while medieval armor was very mobile, you’d still have a little difficulty getting up. But, the tricks are mostly done with assistance of levers, aka your weapon. It was also interesting to see the adaptation to your strategy. Though, it’s not terribly surprising to me that the generally shorter weapons failed against much longer weapons, namely with the sidesword vs kama, but that’s a general issue you’ll find in all weapons. Longer blades generally have a greater advantage since they aren’t as reliant on getting close, I’d recommend Skllagrim’s own video on a similar weapon to the kama about sickle fighting and his spars to test it out. Now, in a realistic scenario outside of sparring, if nunchaku were put up against a rapier and parrying dagger, even with the tonfa in the off hand, nunchucks aren’t very good weapons in general and don’t do well at carrying the energy of a blow when compared to a normal stick, but seeing it in sparring getting namely used against the hands is actually pretty insightful, it does show a bit of a strength they could have, and it’s being able to hit targets that a straight blade would need more effort with, and I admittedly disagree with the assumption that a shorter opponent is faster, it’s normally the taller ones in my experience that are faster. Though, smaller opponents are definitely much harder to hit because they’re small. I admittedly don’t have much to stay about the quarter staff because well… it’s a staff. Staves are historically rather effective weapons, especially if made of thicker and stronger wood, though some techniques you employed were actually also done in medieval Europe, so that underlines a similarity between philosophy in regards to these styles of weaponry. Of course with the armor duel again, what would have been done is that the weak spots in the armor would be exploited or the visor lifted up for visored helms or the helmet completely removed if it was close faced. But with the style of armor, it looks to be about 14th century from my perspective, so the helmet is likely a bascinet. But that’s only my observation from watching this.
"Do not try this at home" *Looks at my set of knight armor* Not today bud....
Should have done a Top Gear style intro for the armoured knight xD "Some say, he once fought a moose by ending it rightly, and he has been credited with being the only martial artist to ever be so impressive at blocking, that his opponent ran away. All we know is, that he is called the Knight!"
Some say he swam across the English channel in full armor, and that he burned down the London Bridge while drunk. All we know is that he's called the Knight!
Glad everyone had fun. First instinct was a hot take defending the honor of HEMA, but that isn't in the spirit of your video. I enjoyed the interesting and unorthodox combination of weapons. I think it mostly shows that in an unfamiliar context, a master with a great concept of distance has an advantage over less experienced opponents. That isn't to disparage the HEMA athletes, but to compliment Jesse. He has spent years honing his craft, traveling the world, treating it as a full time calling. His skill and adaptability really show here.
I will say one of the people who actually rocked up at my local hema/armour combat club and owned everyone was the local kendo/judo sensi.
I see this as Elden Ring weapon user vs Nioh weapon user face off in a Hellish Quart match lmao.
Awesome to see you dive into the HEMA community Jesse! I love fighting in armored tourneys. I have often used my training from RyuTe Renmei to compliment my swordfighting.
As a hema and combat sambo practitioner, I loved this video. I almost never see hard sparring with the kinds of weapons you used. Keep'em coming. Well done.
Thanks!!
Awesome 🔥
Why do i have the feeling that there was 10 minute footage of Jesse being stabbed and slashed that didnt made the final cut?
Good fun. Nice seeing different combinations of weapons. Regardless of the type of weapon controlling distance and timing are still the keys to success.
Well said!
This was really cool. The Kama worked much better than I thought they would, and the Tonfa and Nunchaku were like a flail and parrying dagger! As per facing the armoured opponent - that's what Jujutsu is for. Take him down and then use a dagger in the joints of the armour.
Yes indeed!! Thank you
To be fair: They worked because his opponent refused to use all his tools. No guards, no overhead work, no constant threat with the point.
@@leichtmeister Correct. I don't see the point of this video.
5:37 that head turn tho got me 💀
Dude simply fought Lawbringer from For Honor in the end lmao.
As a HEMA and Karate practitioner, I - to little surprise - really enjoyed this video. I'm a bit sad though, as a german, that we didn't see the long sword used. 🙂 I can recommend my teacher Adrian van Bronswijk from Fechtschule Asteria - or maybe you can have a collaboration with Matt Easton from Schola Gladiatoria - for something like that. Would also like to see you try HEMA.
Wonderful!
My favorite weapons: - Western - greatsword (other than the Scottish claymore; too heavy/clumsy) - Eastern - naginata (arguably the overall best hand-to-hand weapon ever designed)
What about a Billhook? It has reach plus it has a hook to grab shield/leg. It can stab and hack, which makes it versatile.
Claymore is a relatively small variant of the greatsword.
@@user-ci7dy1qk6z There is a long list of polearm-style weapons that I have a huge respect for. The naginata is just my #1 on that list. Billhook might be #2 or #3 tho.
@@adcyuumi i mean naginata is just one of TONS of various glaives available in the world, but naginata are aften VERY nicely made historically so yknow they do have a nice flare
@@elgostine The naginata had a reputation for being a killer, but other glaives never achieved that reputation. The most deadly samurai to ever live (who was a woman btw; I've always found that detail interesting) used a naginata and cut down quite a lot of other samurai in her time. The main reason for the naginata's rep is its blade angle, which is absent on western glaives. Even improvised cuts from odd angles will self-correct into a good cut, so "good form" is less mechanical and more fluid - forgiving in the cut, but on a weapon that will go thru most armor and kill immediately when it does. Western glaives strike a bit awkwardly, like an axe.
Brilliant vid! Thanks Jesse!
The thing is when it comes to armour you need to hit hard or lucky and that is not expressed in most mock fights.
Merging HEMA with Martial Arts of the Orient? Hell yeah! 👊🥋
AWESOME!!!! Every traditional martial artist dream scenario, watching medieval fighting styles duke it out 🔥🔥👍🇺🇸🇵🇭
Right on!
"Its not about East vs West but maybe it's about who can move best." 👍
I NEED MORE OF THIS
this man has nice skills with the bo-staff, the way he used it. you could really see that he used real strategy and speed to win, thats really cool. and his karate skills is incredible. the way he managed the knight when he threw away his weapon was insane!
Actually, in circles of historians distant weapon well-known for it's advantages. If you can chose a weapon - grab spear. You can hold the ground against enemy's cavalry, when you stay in formation, you can keep enemy far from you and attack him before he'll even get able to harm you. As for close quarters... Success of medieval battle depends generally of how successfully cavalry destroyed formation of enemy and how successfully this enemy keeps his formation. And spear fits for this role just brilliantly. For close quarter fight infantryman and archers were using cheap and practical falchions and Messers.
generally yes, longer is better, but if your enemy uses missile attacks frequently, pairing a big shield (like viking round shield or roman scutum) with shorter weapon befitting of the armour your opponent is using is the better call.
Thank you for this videos learn a lot
Glad to hear that!
@@KARATEbyJesse yes really appreciate it 😊
Love the 'Weaponism' style editing 😂 Fun channel for weapon lovers
I was very impressed with how well he dealt with the sidesword using kamas, and the bo skills are terrifying. It's very interesting for me who does HEMA but doesn't know much about kobudo
Yeah you would think a few quick thrusts from the side sword would be enough to win against the kama
Kama against the fencer would not have been my first choice. Honestly, I would have taken something with equal or greater reach, such as a bo stave. The fact Jesse won with the pair of kama is actually quite impressive.
Bro is a part of the lin kuei💀💀💀
MOAR
Awesome!
Finally both my favorite martial arts have been represented on this channel. Not only Kobudo, but HEMA also! Oh yeah!
What I find most interesting is that I could basically predict the outcome of each bout: kama vs sidesword: hm, could go either way, depends on which one understand best how to exploit the weakness of the other (better reach/bettter weapon control) rapier vs tonfa/nunchuck: rapier wins (although long play (dagger closer to the body) would have been more efficient imho) sword and buckler vs bo: oh the swordman is screwed armor vs fists: uh... unless they count any hits on the armour as valid I don't see how he could do anything... (and they did) As they said, it is not the style but the skill that is important... and choosing a weapon that efficiently counters the other's!
Amazing!!
I think the phrase "I am terrified" kinda nails the actual experience of fighting for real. The true test of any skill is to try to maintain your concentration and be somewhat calm when you know that each strike from the opponent could be a potential killing blow or at least cause a injury that might take months to heal up. Add to that the chaos that is typical for an actual battlefield and you have people trying to hit at each other in a uneven terrain in all kinds of weather.
Such a cool video!!
What a great experiment. I’ve trained in martial arts for almost 50 years (black belt in taekwondo, 10 years in kempo and kickboxing, several years in jujutsu), plus I fenced in high school and college, and coincidentally I have a PhD in European history. That gives me some perspective here. What I took away from your experiment was something that I think all good fighters, including you, come to implicitly understand. It’s not the style or the weapon, but the tactics you employ. You instinctively executed a leg sweep to take down the knight, which incidentally is a component of jujutsu that samurai developed to fight their armored opponents if caught themselves unarmed. One additional point that I would add: when European knights fought each other they knew their armor was impervious to most bladed weapons, so they attacked the head for concussion (because even in a steel helmet your head will bounce around inside if hit hard enough) and the legs. Even as a young black belt I didn’t have the speed or flexibility as many of my friends, so I realized on powerful, low side kicks to take my opponents down. Same thing here against an armored opponent. Take out his balance and he’s going down. And don’t forget to grapple. Then finish him off on the ground. This link gives an idea as to how knights were trained in tactics, and to use their whole bodies as weapons. www.google.com/search?q=knight%20training%20manuscripts&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:CWrdeJMYT1zLYUo4DkNEkUOD8AEBsgIGOgQIABAB&client=firefox-b-1-m&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0QuIIBahcKEwiYor7z5_j5AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQDA&biw=1121&bih=820&dpr=2 Great post, Jesse.
Thanks for sharing your insights and observations!
@@KARATEbyJesse You are very welcome. As a scholar and a martial artist, I really enjoy your posts. They are erudite, humble, thoughtful, objective and informed. Plus you have real skills. That’s much appreciated.
Easier said than done. But I suppose if you are about to die anyway you may as well try something :)
love the videos bro! got into kyokushin because of you
Wonderful! Enjoy
Kyokushin will make you tough.
This was really awesome!!!!!!
really cool to watch
I absolutely love seeing how insanely fast some of the Knight's strikes were with a weapon as large and unbalanced as a poleaxe! I love training and fighting with a sword and shield, but my absolute favorite is the poleaxe, and seeing fights between poleaxes and eastern weapons and techniques is always super fun. All in all, great video!
You should've done a bo vs halberd match; they both had reach advantages that would've been neat to see against each other. That or bo vs quarterstaff.
can't wait for skall to react to this
Who would win? A state of the art medieval plated knight vs some guy with a metal stick
just love it, thank you very much, huge fan of your work
Many thanks Ronin!
Something more about the final conclusion. A point and an edge are also very nice. I think outside of sparing you would not want to be hit by a sword on the wrist, while you might shake a blunt hit from Nunchakus (or even a staff) off. I think that is poorly represented in sparing with weapons (and not just here, it is a general problem). Touch == Point(s)*, which of course is not true, especially if armor gets thrown in the mix. I mean that is like thinking it does not matter where you get punched (or how hard). *Some rules give different amount of points for different target areas (e.g. head vs torso vs limbs).
Thanks for sharing! 👍
If I were to take a knight I'd go for shield fighting.
As some one with an interest in both medieval combat and eastern martial arts...this proves what ive always thought....it's not the art it's the application
Couldn't agree more!
@@KARATEbyJessetheir are only so many ways to move from point a to point b....the cross over of physical technique is probably closer that most people think...I took a drill that a friend of mine showed me for his European medieval sword class and used it for a sports karate points class....didn't change a thing
It don't prove squat Jesse is far more skilled . Therefore you can't get a clear idea of which is better ! I guarantee give Jesse the East sword and the hema guy Kama Jesse still win . He has trained for years . Hema is new , pretty much nobody With equal level
@@ketsugo3 hema has been around for decades.....I think you are thinking that I am more on the side of the eastern weapons...I'm not. I am saying and have always said that it's 50/50 between the two
@Hishen Mathurin between my admiration for European and eastern weapons and weapon styles
This was very cool. I enjoyed this style of video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great entertaining video!
This was a really cool matchup. Gave me serious Soul Calibur or Samurai Showdown vibes,. I love the idea of Eastern Martial Arts vs Western Martial Arts. That's a huge part of why I'm so obsessively fascinated with Martial Arts in the first place, the diversity of it all. There's such an immense amount of different combat disciplines from all over the world from all throughout different periods in time and there are as many that are similar as there are ones that are vastly different from one another.
Glad you enjoyed it!
There's a game in development called Hellish Quarte that uses motion capture from real HEMA practitioners and physics engines to do highly realistic sword duels. They recently added a character doing Historical African Martial Arts too. Maybe someday they can add an East Asian expansion?
Try the channel "Weaponism", that should be exactly your taste mate