>He puts it a bit too general, but against full plate armor, swords are nearly useless. A sword may not be an ideal weapon against an armored opponent, but hal

>He puts it a bit too general, but against full plate armor, swords are nearly useless. A sword may not be an ideal weapon against an armored opponent, but half-swording with one is still very effective... Also its important to note, the sword pedagogically-speaking is the root weapon of HEMA systems. So the fact these folks train with a sword as their primary weapon makes sense. Manuscripts support historical training following the same pattern. I teach you how to use a sword, then I teach you how to use a pole-axe... I elaborate more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8948675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8948675 >You might compare the sword to a pistol. This is a good point, I think people often overlook how knights and samurai on foot share the same battlefield weapon configuration: <primary weapon> + <longsword/Katana> + <dagger/Tantō>