• Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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    3 months ago

    just as much of a shield shoving match while trying to slash your opponents ankle as they were in Europe

    lolwut? Try that leg-targetting shit with a HEMA fighter and see how fast you’ll bleed out.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      HEMA is not combat. It’s tournament fighting. In combat you’ve got a thousand spearmen on either side looking to stick you with a sharp stick wherever they can.