I'm trying to find a video of someone using a staff weapon practically. It can be any type - halberd, quarterstaff, pike, spear. Doesn't matter.
Pretty much every video I've found so far have been choreographed fights with lots of idiotic flipping and spinning.
There are a few playfight videos that are okay like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJcTD5qIZJ4
But a lot of them are just flailing about randomly. I feel like maybe I'm using the wrong search terms, maybe someone else will have better luck.
You're also welcome to use this thread to request any other fighting / showcase videos for something you're roleplaying.
>>46321083
look up "bo kata," or any type of kata, really. That'll get you some good japanese stuff.
Try and find videos of Jukendo competitions.
It's a martial art for the bayonet.
Not a perfect 1:1 for spear fighting, but pretty close.
Naginatado matches are good, too.
Here's some practical pollaxe wielding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIi6hOjDugk
>>46321083
Here's some Japanese stuff. It's a bit blurry but you should get the picture. It's not choreographed at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2g-hD_dSw&app=desktop
Bonus naginata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZN4ScARN58&ebc=ANyPxKqOkHA7WBDGu4sk-q_YvldImfIyF8-2CSd5hLfvNHzvVS0uMlo9dvdH_6yDX7XQY0B60CwJeJVnANAJ4xYlgwRLcT4iqA
>>46321802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyKc3wOygk
Striking with the butt of the gun isn't allowed in competition however
Here's some poleaxe sparring, similarly to >46322025 this should all be non-choreographed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUt28BuKdnk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPjy9J41l0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id9j_yl5m6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5bauTLufA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOStmTljsf0
>>46322141
True.
From what I've been able to find, it IS a component of the sport's more practical-minded progenitor jukenjutsu, but that's pretty hard to find good footage of.
There's a guy on youtube with a name f skalgrim or something that does non cringy weapon.videos. Mostly blades but he might have something for you
>>46322025
Came here to post naginata. It's still competitive so there's a limit to how much frippery can slip in.
It's a point sparring sport so it's warped a little by that. Point sparring sports tend to have combatants standing at a longer range than full contact combat sports like boxing, by about a full step. The one-step jump where your rear foot lands where your forward foot was tends to be viable in point sparring, but not in sports where how hard you hit matters. The other major bit is that they reset at clinching, which has the effect of both combatants acting like they think they're better at grappling than the other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAvACgB0ILM
This is a slightly more performance oriented version of the two man butterfly v spear set. The entire form is designed for practical use, though, the movements are just a little exaggerated so you can actually see them--and having met YC Wong multiple times, he needs to do that, because despite being like 85 he's fast as fuck when he wants to be.
