Can History Teach Us How To Fight With Baseball Bats?
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Did you know that 16th century martial arts apply perfectly well to self-defense with a baseball bat (or other improvised weapon)? The “peasant staff“ of German civil servant and fencer Paulus Hector Mair is a simple club, but wielded with skill instead of brute force.
The parries, displacements, and counters are definitely usable with various blunt implements, from tree branches to sticks/staves, and even tools like shovels. With an understanding of footwork, distance management, timing, and deflections these can be quite effective.
So let’s take a closer look at a few of the tactics and maneuvers shown in Mair’s manuscript, and how they translate to a more modern setting.
Other videos about these techniques:
“The Peasant Staff of Paulus Hector Mair“ by MEMAG
“peasent stick, from Paulus Hector Mair“ by Allemansend Re-enactment
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