Hi, i am not sure why this video got recommend to me, but now i am curious about the style the fighter in red is using since i never see something fighting like that. Is the long weapon they're holding supposed to be a staff or maybe some kind of polearm? Anyway i would love to know the context becase this looks very fun!
@katiegilroy9863
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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.
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