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[โ€“] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month 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.