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The character arc of Skallagrim is always fun to look back on. Its real growth to see him see someone do successfully everything he would often say was either impossible to do with any benefit or just should not be done, and acknowledge that it works.

Discovery lost the Keep It Simple Stupid philosophy in more ways than one

Isn't everything about Discovery a big bunch of wank?😂

I’ve always loved the concept of the kusarigama but it does seem to be outclassed by a lot of more conventional weaponry. iirc it was meant to be useful in toppling cavalry troops but in a fight on even ground a halberd would easily dominate. Even if you were to tangle the head with the chain it’s more likely that your opponent could simply throw the halberd at you while closing the distance with a sidearm. Very neat weapon though, probably a lot of fun to use

Dude didn't wait to see if his combo connected and just mashed it out and hoped for the best🤣

i would watch an hour of you looking for throwing knives

Macedonians are Greeks!

The sword is the best weapon with which to take off a hand.

Bruh, if i get hooked by a hook sword in my torso, I'm dropping like a fly. It's ovr at that point. Imagine the damage. That could be internal bleeding and possibly multiple ribs fractured or broken. If he hit a little lower and had a clean follow through, I'm now gutted, and you think my first response is to keep fighting. Nah, I'm looking for the nearest medic if i could even still stand and get away

Great video as always. Thought. If this is a ninja weapon was it developed to be used at night. In skilled hands would it be even more effective using at night or in low light conditions? The weapons in the picture at the end of the video look either blackened. Contextually, spys/assassins would like be less skilled swordsmen than person bodyguards, and the weight and chain would mainly be for distracting/creating an opening and the "scythe" would be to make the killing blow. Any chance you can test my theory at night...in low light...dressed like a ninja?

It didn't dare praise your channel because it fears you. Your sense of humour is the one thing it can't replicate. That infuriates the bot.

I enjoy the perspectives, but what really seemed to be great was seki seemed to have fun with the longsword, which is great. I would also like to state, that the handguard problems that he ran into is with what could be considered a very standard hilt guard, but i feel its important to mention that custom handguards are a thing and that they could have shorter or longer guards. Or which would be crazy, but no guard or little to none.

Did Skallgrim move to California???

I dont have time to practice with it for 3 hours a day everyday for 15 years, so I do not know if I could make it work

Gladius and a Buckler for most scenarios with a bludgeon and knife to compliment

Shitpickle and the manhandling of Bugs Bunny are one of my favorites.

Nice presentation of why did most of europe abandoned scale armor quite early on :D although it definitely gives you more protection from projectiles than chainmail they would be expensive af and harder to maintain/repair.

Hate to tell you but skiing goggles are NOT eyepro.... You sir are very lucky not to be sporting a new face hole. I bet that made your asshole pucker up real good

Canadians practicing how to be politely, war crimes criminals....😅😅😅

This kinda reminded me quote from Stargate somehow :) "This is a weapon of terror. It's made to intimidate the enemy. This, is a weapon of war. It's made to kill your enemy." :D (it feels like that compared to similar more conventional weapons ... its scary tho)

Helm cleaving happens quite frequently in Norse sagas and I often wondered about it - but I think it's just a way of emphasising how special the hero is, by showing them with essentially superhuman powers. And we should totally understand that. The flipside of this is how characters in films often survive all sorts of terrible blows and falls which would immediately kill a real person.

My old complaints about the helmet tests was the components weren't carefully made, researched, thoughtfully reproduced reproductions, like those used in Todd's workshop's recent tests were. But more modern cheap helmets not designed for combat or for combat with live historical weapons as historical helmets were. What's cheap to make now isn't what was cheap to make. I disagree with you on conserving energy or pacing yourself in fighting, excluding point fighting. if a combatant doesn't keep themselves dangerous, or keep spending energy to keep themselves safe, they'll be swallowed up by more game, dangerous and aggressive combatants. Boxers need to be ready to be hit hard at any moment, and, if they're not feather fisted, prepared to throw hard at any moment, because a boxer who's known not to hit with painful and dangerous punches is no deterrent. Boxers who aren't feather fisted take opportunities to finish fights early. There's prolonged holding and wrestling to keep someone safe from that, and wrestling to survive uses lots of energy anyway.

Shashka or Bebut for self-defence.

even if it's just mild steel, it's still that sturdy.

I should play Mordhau again...

I pity you, bro... Too many snowflakes requiring you to state explicitly (Satire) 🤣 But the insult at the end, classy! 🤌

You can badmouth giant swords as much as you'd like. You can't deny that they're really decorative.

They will just invent a way to reload the gun using magic. Still it has other limitations, limited ammo, limited capacity of the gun to shoot, it's going to jam after a while. When you can find a way to balance magic together with melee weapons, you can do that with guns as well.

You need to have better footwork to pull it off Brother. used in self defence not in a duel.

Dear Lord......... These are stupid and annoying. I feel bad that you had to deal with looking at these just for this video.

He’s got to practice the flow. Figure eights will help change the direction of the swing.

Another point about weapons adapted from farming implements, they were pretty handy for farmers who wanted to defend themselves from random ashigaru desterters or the odd ronin that decided to throw his weight around. The segoku jidai was rough.

Try dart and rope

I appreciate your content. I love that you try things outside of your discipline that are related to it. I also love how respectfully you approach it and aren't willing to dismiss it entirely when you don't get favorable results. It's refreshing to see your sort of individual in the present day, and I wish the best for your channel. As far as this weapon and Japanese weapons in general go, I feel like they behave the same way as biological evolution does on small islands. Evolution on small islands can occur faster than on the mainland due to the unique selective pressures of islands' isolation, limited space, and sharp boundaries. This can lead to extreme and particular evolutionary adaptations. In the same vein, because Japan has only ever had to fight itself for the majority of its history, it has had to adapt unique weapons and fighting styles to counter itself. It stands to reason that these hyperspecific martial evolutions would have mixed results against those of other countries that have had to deal with other countries' weapons and martial arts.

I've seen it! 😂 The pile of horse sh•t is high!

That looks like a falcata.

I'd say if you have strong enough arms you might be able to use Dual Weilding with very little problematic postions. But, it would only work if you have a Fast Reaction speed to move the second sword to block/Parry/Gaurd than retaliate with the other Sword Block with first one - Strike with second on the second - in coming attack react to that with a block - try Strike but if your opponent blocks that Attack quickly react with the other blade

I personally have a headcanon that Lightsaber wait is based on either if the Weilder can use the Force or the Force takes a liking to a person who has been trained in using a Lightsaber And the Magnetic Bind is the Clashing of the Projection of the Force

"Eared" One of my favorites

Im at 5:09 and a not about blocking with chains, you are supposed to be able to block straight and then twist alightly on the bounce back to help displace their blade and get in a little bit easier to counterattack. Your comment about it being possible but way harder to block with than a normal rigid weapon is so true lol. Loose or "soft" weapons like this are usually a back up weapon because can stuff a chain into a bag or wrap jt around yourself in a way you cant with a spear or sword. Blocking with the chain is for when you've run out of better things to block with. Skill issues are obviously there but even setting those aside a two handed sword is a large primary weapon, it should do better than a semi concealable secondary weapon. Seki-sensai has talked about an era where for certain samurai the kama as well as chain weapons were used as secondary weapons instead of wakazishi, but not as a replacement for the katana. So a more "fair" lineup would be sickle and chain against like, dagger and walking stick. Personally I would still go with dagger and stick most of the time tho. The thing you noticed with the trees is real too, soft weapons like this just require soo much more brain power and focus its really mentally fatiguing. Anyway, soft weapons are so fun, and practicality set aside its such a fun way to practice your dexterity and skills because it's such a hard mode way to approach weapon handling, and I love to see more people playing with them. And when we look at them historically, i think its wild to think that back in the day some trained professionals whose whole lives were dedicated to fighting liked to have and use some flexible weapons in their arsenal. Crazy motherfuckers and whether in retrospect one agrees with their choice or not much respect.

is there a way to have the reach but still not look at the opponent (for the "cool" factor)? actually, how might a blind swordsman - assuming echolocation or something - move differently in general...?

I dont get why Hollywood thinks dumb wide cuts is what the public wants. People love technical/quick UFC fighters/boxers and other martial artists. Why would that not be appreciated with armed martial arts as well?

3:43 "Yes I love technology 🎵👓"

Nope Im gonna treat my sword like a toy and i made them super Sharp

thank you for risking yuour life skallydadyy :DDDDDD

I think the main advantage of the weapon would be the weight. A metal ball hitting you in the head is very painful, and it is possible to catch movement imperfections with it. Combined woth the lighter japanese armor and it might do serious damage, not as much in europe tho

Might be interesting to find how it works in the hands of somebody proficient with a meteor hammer. I think some of those guys also know how to spin in figure-8's, so they're less likely to telegraph which side they're going to make the throw. But where to find that person, when it looks like a difficult skill to learn in the first place?

Reinforce the rim and increase the thickness by like 1 or 2mm and it would do very well

I remember breaking the lamp while playing with the "sword". Luckily it was more like a metal stick, but still scary

Skall rocking the "Blast Back" and making it look easy 👀