Spinning = Winning? An in-depth look at Figueyredo's rule 14 with Greatsword against Polearms

Hey everyone! This video is yet again brought on by the insane amounts of people having opinions about greatswords and pikes over on TikTok and Instagram. Actually diving into the topic a bit deeper was in order, so I decided to do a video to talk about what's in the fight book, why spinning here makes sense, why the most obvious counters don't work (and which one does) and finally how sparring can show us how Figueyredo's techniques fit in context. If you'd be interested in supporting the channel or are looking for extra content in general, have a look at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/virtualfechts... Fencers: Dirk, Finn, Fleur and Oskar 0:00 Intro 1:26 What does the fight book say? 2:57 Why spinning? 4:16 Potential counters 6:04 What we learned from sparring 7:50 Conclusions Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com #Messer #fencing #Spear #Sword #HEMA #Historical #European #Martial #Arts #Historical #Fencing #Historical #Fencing #Westernmartialarts #Middleages #medieval #Martial #Arts #Martialartist #Instructor #Athlete #Fitness #Fightingfit #Fighter #warriors #knights #Swordplay #machete #technique #Training #lecküchner, #history #historical #research #swordfighting #sparring #context #greatsword #montante #zweihander #knife #dagger #moustache #messer