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RobKamm · 08-20-2010, 12:27 PM

I'd suggest that anyone who has trained with a multi-skill weapon (and a weapon that needs Broadsword, Two-Handed Sword, and Brawling for the pommel strike qualifies) should take Form Mastery. That would allow them to flow from one skill to the next without needing a Ready Maneuver.

The strike you described would, I think, be a Rapid Strike: blade then pommel. The technique that I like to use actually builds out of a parry action. Parry with the blade while stepping in, roll the wrist and strike with the pommel to the temple. Done properly the parried attack powers the pommel strike. Easy to do, nasty to do. Followup with a throw (Judo, with Armed Grappling) and you've got a fight winner.

08-20-2010, 12:27 PM	#3
RobKamm Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago	Re: Wrestling in Armor - A vid for you low-tech guys I'd suggest that anyone who has trained with a multi-skill weapon (and a weapon that needs Broadsword, Two-Handed Sword, and Brawling for the pommel strike qualifies) should take Form Mastery. That would allow them to flow from one skill to the next without needing a Ready Maneuver. The strike you described would, I think, be a Rapid Strike: blade then pommel. The technique that I like to use actually builds out of a parry action. Parry with the blade while stepping in, roll the wrist and strike with the pommel to the temple. Done properly the parried attack powers the pommel strike. Easy to do, nasty to do. Followup with a throw (Judo, with Armed Grappling) and you've got a fight winner.