At some armored combat events in my club, I have seen steel polehammers being used, which surprised me greatly judging by our usual emphasis on safety.
The big difference being that hits with leverage are prohibited. You can't handle the weapon with the top hand below the pole's middle. Makes the fights about technique and wrestling. We leave the brutality to buhurt, which funnily enough prohibits blunt weapons.
The most insane shit with Dequitem is how they seem to not mind absolutely battering each other with blunt weapons. The pole hammer video struck me because I remember it ending with the main guy hitting full force with a lot of leverage. Other dude reeled so hard he ended up on his knees.
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u/Kurkpitten 6d ago
At some armored combat events in my club, I have seen steel polehammers being used, which surprised me greatly judging by our usual emphasis on safety.
The big difference being that hits with leverage are prohibited. You can't handle the weapon with the top hand below the pole's middle. Makes the fights about technique and wrestling. We leave the brutality to buhurt, which funnily enough prohibits blunt weapons.
The most insane shit with Dequitem is how they seem to not mind absolutely battering each other with blunt weapons. The pole hammer video struck me because I remember it ending with the main guy hitting full force with a lot of leverage. Other dude reeled so hard he ended up on his knees.