Part 2 (sickle vs. sword):    • SICKLE vs. SWORD... It's Intense.  

Whether you're interested in historical martial arts or like make your fantasy characters more realistic (assassins like curved blades, don't they?), I'm sure you'll find this interesting.

We're exploring various techniques with this exotic weapon and trying them out in practice fights, based on Paulus Hector Mair's manuscript from the Renaissance (1540s). Some seem rather odd (like the entire concept to begin with), but it turns out they make more sense than you might think at first glance.

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** Time stamps **

00:00 01:38 Intro / Why sickles?
01:38 04:40 Learning some of Mair's techniques
04:40 10:53 Sparring with noncompliant opponent
10:53 12:45 How well does it work?
12:45 14:17 Problems we encountered
14:17 Conclusion / potential modifications


** Music credits **

"Tiptoe Army" by Alexandr Zhelanov
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Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0)

"MonsterVania Ghost Land" by HydroGene
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CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain

"The Plot Thickens" by El Corleo
https://opengameart.org/content/thep...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)

"Medieval: Battle" by Random Mind
https://opengameart.org/content/medie...
CC0 1.0

Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
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Used with artist's permission


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