dispelling Myths about medieval Combat

[NorthernRaider]

BP you have to watch TH, he is any excuse for wearing a codpiece

[Tartar Horde]

[Barneyboy]

[Talon]

Nice post Tartar,i have a binder full of print outs from the arma site.Fantastic source for dispelling the many myths surrounding our western martial arts

[Timelord]

Swords and similar hand combat sharp weapons have a very real place in SHTF settings. They are still used in many places round the World today and have been seen used in Egypt during the recent uprising. Most people after a SHTF event or during it, will not be armed with projectile weapons and those that are, (inc preppers) will not have them constantly cocked, loaded, shouldered and pointing in the right direction. In crowded environments and urban structures, then an edged weapon is a very useful tool. It can be far quicker to draw and cut with one, than to deploy a crossbow or bow or other projectile weapons in some circumstances. In a more crowded environment, an edged weapon can be carried discreetly while being ready to draw very rapidly. In this way it could attract a lot less attention than a rifle or crossbow.
The ability to have some rudimentary knowledge of how to use an edged weapon & preferably more than just a knife, is something that enables you to understand the aims, objectives, body mechanics and weapon abilities of any aggressor wielding one. This could be very useful and is in no way obsolete. In fact you are much more likely to come across someone armed with a non projectile weapon than otherwise. The mental learning development of a prepper, actually increases their conscious exposure to prep related weapons massively - BUT mainly from the point of view of what the prepper would wish for a SHTF or PSHTF situation and not necessarily for the seemingly more mundane probablility of what actually a civilian aggressor is likely to be using as a weapon. In the majority of cases for the UK, this has more probability of being a hand held non ranged weapon. Safe travels, TL

[Mortblanc]

[Timelord]

Edged weapons are not obsolete as they are likely to be in the majority in the UK by a mostly disarmed civilian population. This does not detract from the usefulness of guns. Anyway, missiles trump guns and there are loads of Utube vids for that one.

[Tartar Horde]

[bigpaul]

most if not all violent crime in this country seems to be knife related, it is not often you hear of a gun being used in the UK and when it is it is more remarkable because of that fact, like when the two WPC's were shot and killed.

[Tartar Horde]

It's the same here BP, I can't ever emember anyone getting mugged or burgled with a gun. The MO for the Smackheads and Crackheads is a suitably nasty looking "rambo" style blade round here, something not too long and portable.