I Tried Sickle Fighting... It's Wild.

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Part 2 (sickle vs. sword): https://youtu.be/ndbRB0W5bQg 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. You can find the synthetic sickles (and various other HEMA gear) at Purpleheart Armoury (affiliate link): http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 The shirt I'm wearing in this video is available at my merch store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/skallswag/ Other relevant videos: How Practical is This Fantasy Tonfa Sickle Really? https://youtu.be/dw3mpCOnpoU Scythes! -- Tool vs. Weapon? -- History -- Fantasy -- Functionality https://youtu.be/9-3ugys--cQ Turned the Reaper Scythe Into a War Scythe... https://youtu.be/W7NMmUy_erQ Review: M48 Tactical Kama by United Cutlery https://youtu.be/sCVb7iuVx5Y Horror Movie Weapons Ranked by Effectiveness https://youtu.be/aqpKWewr4rU The Pro Gauntlets I've been using https://youtu.be/0JWV5aSaY4I *** 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 non-compliant 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 https://opengameart.org/content/tiptoe-army Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) "MonsterVania - Ghost Land" by HydroGene https://opengameart.org/content/monstervania-ghost-land CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain "The Plot Thickens" by El Corleo https://opengameart.org/content/the-plot-thickens Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0) "Medieval: Battle" by Random Mind https://opengameart.org/content/medieval-battle CC0 1.0 Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records https://theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee/ Used with artist's permission *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: http://www.patreon.com/skallagrim https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join https://www.subscribestar.com/skallagrim 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: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: https://beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD *** Social media *** https://twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ https://www.facebook.com/SkallagrimYT https://www.instagram.com/skallagrim_yt/ #skallagrim #hema #martialarts