The Pros & Cons of Various Off-Hand Weapons

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• RO

  @robertb6889 · 7 months ago

  Pros of sword with staff: you get to look like Gandalf.

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• CY

  @cygnusx-1331 · 7 months ago

  My favorite off hand is still sand

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• FE

  @feelingpeachier · 7 months ago

  Little off-tangent but I love the video thumbnail :), feels very natural to look at and composited very well.

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• HI

  @hiramesensei3112 · 7 months ago

  Me wondering whether to offhand carry a small shield or a dagger:<br>My friendly local Highlander: lemme tell you something laddie....

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• MI

  @mighnaem · 7 months ago (edited)

  There’s a video of a caged buckler with Tod’s Workshop and Schola Gladiatora that is pretty excellent. &nbsp;Great for trapping an opponent’s weapon.

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• JO

  @johnproctor6438 · 7 months ago

  This man is a treasure. I’m really hoping every single medical issue he has is addressed and resolved.

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• PA

  @Paul-p3f3n · 7 months ago

  (flintlock) pistol would be my #1.

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• CO

  @completelyferrouschemist6776 · 7 months ago

  A little thing I learned from the Kendo Nito Camp last year where I learned some dual-wielding techniques using the long/short swords in tandem: You need to lead the enemy by the tip of your frontmost weapon, which should be your off-hand weapon. Keep the weapon under their nose and imposing, so they don&apos;t focus as much on the other weapon, allowing you to get a hit in from a direction of surprise. If they put their focus on your primary weapon, that&apos;s an opportunity to strike with the off-hand weapon.<br><br>If paired with different weapon types, that means you can have a regular sword paired with a utility tool, like a pick, hammer or other weapon with grappling utility, any moment they spend focusing on your primary is a potential disarm or a trip. Even something like a shield works in this regard, because you&apos;re taking up as much as your opponent&apos;s vision as possible and forcing them to re-maneuver.

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• MR

  @MrPharmageek · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCbOZBXHHCo&amp;t=1028">17:08</a> haha, Matt Easton jump scare

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• WH

  @WhatIfBrigade · 6 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCbOZBXHHCo&amp;t=439">7:19</a> One advantage of the dagger is it still works even if the opponent tackles you. &nbsp;Longer weapons, even most arming swords, are very awkward at zero distance. &nbsp;In shield or armoured fighting, where the opponent might block your primary weapon and start wrestling you, the dagger really shines.

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• PU

  @PushkinChakravorty · 7 months ago

  What about a push dagger like say the hooded katar?

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• WA

  @WalkingPhoenix69 · 7 months ago

  Hammer and shield, though... Come at me in chivalry 2

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