I like to think of the spear as the melee equivalent of the Jab. Tools to both rain death from afar and to maintain distance. And while I don’t know much how well the Spear is regarded in its own community, most striking systems regard the Jab as *the* most important part of a striker’s arsenal. Just so versatile and important. Makes me tear up just thinking about it, tbh.
Funny you guys are talking about Spears tho. I’m on a Carthage/Greek binge rn, and I’ve been watching a whole lot of documentaries/reading stuff about them, particularly the former.
Anyway I’m just here to articulate my Appreciation for the melee weapon that is the Falcata. I posted about it earlier in this thread, but damn! That sword is one sexy fella!
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I wanna slap people and tell them I love them
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