Can History Teach Us How To Fight With Baseball Bats?

Get 20% off of awesome rings handmade of unique materials at Thorum, with coupon code SKALL: Did you know that 16th century martial arts apply perfectly well to self-defense with a baseball bat (or other improvised weapon)? The “peasant staff“ of German civil servant and fencer Paulus Hector Mair is a simple club, but wielded with skill instead of brute force. The parries, displacements, and counters are definitely usable with various blunt implements, from tree branches to sticks/staves, and even tools like shovels. With an understanding of footwork, distance management, timing, and deflections these can be quite effective. So let’s take a closer look at a few of the tactics and maneuvers shown in Mair’s manuscript, and how they translate to a more modern setting. Other videos about these techniques: “The Peasant Staff of Paulus Hector Mair“ by MEMAG “peasent stick, from Paulus Hector Mair“ by Allemansend Re-enactment *** Music credits *** “The Secret Within the Woods“ by Hitctrl Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) Outro: “Highland Storm“ by The Slanted Room Records Used with artist’s permission *** Merch *** If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - Canada - *** Social media *** #skallagrim #history #martialarts