Defending against a stick attack with a stick | Historical European Martial Arts

Blunt weapon versus blunt weapon: two battle techniques that are widely applicable, certainly not limited to identical sticks. Both techniques belong to the first category of combat - first defense, then an immediate counterattack.
DISCLAIMER:
These techniques are demonstrated for the sake of the video, and I apologize for the video's low quality. Doubting their effectiveness? Humans have been employing them for centuries in various forms.
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[@pietplezier1752]

Geweldige video. Het is een eer om met jou te trainen.

[@nuclearwar112]

love this video very much

[@BADALEX1]

Great work! Very niche, very good channel as I've said before! Bunker block is particularly good.

[@ReconSparring]

It's the half swording with a stick.

[@BADALEX1]

@@ReconSparring Now that you mention it, it's quite obvious!
After you've pointed it out.

[@langweilerkanal7894]

It would be realy interesting to.see if those tecniques work if your attack doesnt stop to move after his strike, as he does here very obviously.

[@ReconSparring]

These techniques will work 100% with the right coordination/conditioning. We use them all the time during sparring, though they often take on a dynamic and sometimes chaotic vibe. In this video, they're clearly demonstrated in a didactic manner, as stated, yet they are standard and very simple ripostes utilized by many systems in various forms. These kinds of ripostes are also often demonstrated in many military manuals. If these fail, no other riposte will work. It's merely a matter of simple blocking and direct countering-no complex combination. There's not much to argue about, besides the fact that this is just a demonstration.