TheOneYouWereWarnedAbout
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Just boys being boys
Nov 13, 2025 11:23 AM
TheOneYouWereWarnedAbout
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Just boys being boys
Veh1
Why not? It seems effective.
beaubrent
Was waiting for the shirtless one, he let us down this time.
kmikl
I'm going to use my greatsword like this EVEN HARDER NOW.
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ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
how to use a twohander
GenericValue
Someone's clearly never played Monster Hunter.
vericon151
This kills the pumpkins
RElGNMAN
I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!
No, you'll shoot your eye out.
Okay, I want a 16th century Montante two-handed sword from the Iberian Peninsula, equivalent to the Italian spadone and French espadon.
IlTerribile
fun fact: spadone in italian just mean "big sword".
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YippeeKayakOB
I did not like seeing it bent by being used as a bow
ItsACrazyWorld
Notice its the same pumpkin the whole time lol
DubhIainn
Not even wearing high heels... tsk
smittyatyou
That means you can use it. As this video is for how not to use a great sword
thekeyofe
Bro, like half of these are historically accurate uses. One-handed, behind the back, windmill, reverse grip, kicking, and throwing it like a spear are all viable tactics in certain contexts.
ihateimgurffs
Not with that sword. That one was used in a 8 movement to cut through pike formations and pretty much nowhere else.
ChazzK
If you listen to the Japanese, it was also used to kill horses. (one of the names of their equivalent is literally 'horse slayer')
Babomonkey
It says "how NOT to use it" but then demonstrates all of those techniques working.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Peter's 21st birthday was an unexpected gift.
ArmenianGod
Awesome, I saw nothing about riding like a pogo stick. My technique stays viable.
Doomscarab
Brittany spear*
RavnVidarson
Aw yiss, Blumineck
Kateness
... But all of these seem effective.
lonelyrangerofthedreams
Great!
hotaru251
to be fair the windmill could be viable in niche situations.
hyptosis
I'm gonna get to see this guy some day! :D Probably to reconnect his flexor or achilles tendon or something fun like that. Maybe a flexor carpi/longus/radialis repair I just don't know, there are so many things! I wish him and his archery sword the best!
TungstenOrbital
I want a sword now lol
PineappleIsDeliciousOnPizzaFightMe
I mean, some of those looked pretty effective...
sakasiru
It may be effective for a single hit, but in a historic fight it was quite imprtant to be able to hold on to your sword in a way so that you can deal some more blows.
JesaraB
While that is often true, the greatsword was largely not a battlefield weapon but a guard weapon because it was good at clearing space. So you were generally not dealing with formations or massed fights.
And, the most important rule of a fight, fantasy or reality, the blow that really matters is the last one (paraphrased of course). So if something mildly Unconventional was the way to take down your enemy before they could take you (or the one you were guarding) down, that's the move you use.
cyno01
If youre fighting pumpkins.
Mikeiller
Great. Now you tell us this AFTER Halloween is over!
straha242
But can it turn cheese into small pieces of cheese?
Coltaine
Well apparently reverse grip was a thing. They used the cross guard like a warhammer to pierce armour. Possibly, I don't remember where that information in my brain came from. Maybe Shadiversity, maybe TotalBiscuit, maybe that Schoola Gladiatora dude. Also probably not for great big swords like that.
MakeItBackAlright
This guy actually does practice reverse grip and shows how it's effective. Just not with a greatsword that requires holding exclusively blade or fuckin disemboweling yourself with a solid swing.
GussDeBlod
this is true, not on huge espadons like this one, but swords were used backward too. Half sword is also a very useful fighting technique to get into armor weak points.
breadedfishstrip
That grip is called a Mordhau, which is also where the game got its name
rymdkatten
It was used, yes, but with shorter and stiffer blades. The length of a montante/zweihander/greatsword blade makes it too flexible for that.
Martraxz
Not cross guard as that would be very unlikely to pierce armor (very rarely would anything actually pierce plate armor). Instead the pommel was the part of the sword that would hit the target, basically turning the sword into a mace. (Also side note shadiversity has come out to be a major bigot and right wing clown in recent years)
marthafarquar
From sword master Hans Talhoffer ( c. 1410 - 1482 ) https://imgur.com/rGLyodm
ChiLLeCheeze
Sword master Hans showing his sword master skills while being part of the ministry for silly walks. Amazing.
cyno01
Some "master", cant even hold his sword right!