Hey all check out the podcast called History of Everything on Spotify and apple. I did a whole episode on weapons there. EP 31 or 32

@erdemkaraca419

2 жыл бұрын

Did the Ottoman soldiers really have sex with each other?

@tommothedog

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry man, youve totally missed the boarding sword or what is basically a machete with hand guard, it was issued to sailors in its thousands as it is such a versatile and simple weapon, it was the AK of the Napoleonic wars.

@CS-zn6pp

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommothedog which was a direct descendant of the Falchion (spellings vary by country) which was a heavier blade version of what we call the machete. Basically a militarized farm tool. Although I would argue the humble hand axe is the universal sidearm as all but the very richest in society would use an hand axe almost daily.

@buuam7555

2 жыл бұрын

Also a Messar would work as well because knife handle, curved enough not to need to worry about edge alignment

@Tobi_the_reaper

2 жыл бұрын

How good to you think someone trained with katanas would be in battle

"Poke the bits that hurt to be poked in" "I undersand" "Heres your spear"

@d.esanchez3351

2 жыл бұрын

Now go ahead and poke the baddies!

@camdaman9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.esanchez3351 aye aye *pokes with finger*

@halflife2fun

2 жыл бұрын

Missed a few points. remember there is a reason we have so many warning labels now. Sharp end goes away from you, only poke those guys over there(can't say the enemy as peasant may view noble to be), don't let them poke you

@tibbygaycat

Жыл бұрын

@@halflife2fun now if all the peasants got together and poked the nobles...

@halflife2fun

Жыл бұрын

@@tibbygaycat and this is why we need spear control, can't have these peasants thinking they could harm the nobility

The god of weapons: the stick Anything else is a upgraded stick.

@johnsmith-fy8jo

2 жыл бұрын

Anything. A gun is just a really really long extendable stick

@thinhsuynhuoc

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-fy8jo that, my friend is the only way to think about it

@canto10mosha65

2 жыл бұрын

And a nuke is really just a massively massive stick that obliterate countries.

@chukyuniqul

2 жыл бұрын

Shad approves

@zakaruahbones3142

2 жыл бұрын

A gun is just a throwing spear that's upgraded.

As a wise man once said “all of humanities technological advancements and the best weapon we had was still just a long stick”

@jdw221221

2 жыл бұрын

If you think about it, our pointy sticks today are just a lot smaller and can hit you way over there.

@thedog2123

2 жыл бұрын

Can also throw those pointy sticks much farther now. Some even have the additional upgrade of adding boom boom on it on impact

@styxriverr5237

2 жыл бұрын

With the ultimate weapon being the spicy boom boom explody stick. It's even pointy.

@unclebuck4046

2 жыл бұрын

Now we just throw small rocks really fast

@therealevilmudbug

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedog2123 shit, are you saying that a fucking bomb is a big stick? I need to retreat to my thinking pod.

"What is the best sword for an untrained hand?" A spear

@3darkdescents537

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps what they call a staffsword

@willek1335

11 ай бұрын

I think Matt Easton suggested the Hanger, a sword often used in ship combat. Slashing + relatively short + handguard.

@DPSpade4ever

11 ай бұрын

Ya people on this video are dumb calling every thing a stick and ya he didn't even pick a sword dude must be slow.

@j-sant-animations8105

11 ай бұрын

Spears are just swords with a tiny blade and a huge handle

"Pointy end goes in the other guy" The standard fanfare

@jmoneyjoshkinion4576

2 жыл бұрын

The mask of Zorro.

@anuragneelam8527

2 жыл бұрын

Bro if you fail spear training class then I honestly don’t know what to tell you lol

@normalbird1139

2 жыл бұрын

"Stick em with the pointy end"

@halflife2fun

2 жыл бұрын

@@anuragneelam8527 make them a supply runner, if they fail that give em a drum

@anuragneelam8527

Жыл бұрын

@@halflife2fun what if they fail that too

Want to test this? Go play sword fight with a child. You will dominate them. Then give them a a long spear like weapon (I used a hockey stick) and prepare to be humbled

@soulman4292

2 жыл бұрын

Oh fuck, if this ain’t the truth of all truths. 😂 thank you for the laugh.

@starsixseven9259

2 жыл бұрын

Be sure not to tell mom

@BalroomBlitz715

2 жыл бұрын

The less trained they are with the polearm, the scarier

@ttp513

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, my, very extra, animated daughter would Probably kill me...

@IIIVI

2 жыл бұрын

Just grab the middle of the long weapon. It's literally a child.

Spear training be like "ouchi bit point to enemy"

Weren’t medieval battles mostly just a whole lot of skirmishes while the main army stayed back until a certain time or something?

@shamefulbrainbot4742

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you're thinking about charion era warfare? The footmen there were to protect the chariots when they broke or the riders were hurt n stuff, but that is bronze age if I remember

@tribalteuton7256

2 жыл бұрын

Could be, it depends on area and who is fighting who. If it is a fights between lords yes, but if it is between kingdoms no not really.

@zeta1593

2 жыл бұрын

No it was mostly infantry line fighting in formation, slowing exhausting and having small mistakes in defense, causing small casualties, etc. Cavalry was the most mobile units and such was used to try to break formation Wiping an army was very rare

@dimitrikemitsky

2 жыл бұрын

Generally no, medieval battles didn't have main armies waiting for particular times, unless it was advantageous to do so.

@Zaka_sama4393

2 жыл бұрын

Check out a movie called "the king" it has one thee most realistic medieval battle scenes I've ever seen

Ah sharp stick getting his glorious return

@thesocialistsarecoming8565

2 жыл бұрын

ALL HAIL POINTY STICK! HAIL!

@MsTalia1

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest "mace" because it is a club... but it's also one handed and bulky. keep distance, make enemy feel your point makes sense.

Sword training was a whole lot of complex moves and blocks and techniques But Spear training was just: •poke poke•

@misterturkturkle

11 ай бұрын

Eventually they made fancy spears with extra functionality like halberds and billhooks... But all the descriptions of how to use them do end in "and you can poke holes in your foe too"

@guyman1570

11 ай бұрын

Not true, professional soldiers still used polearms far more than swords. The swords were actually the backup weapons.

@jakedoesyoutube

11 ай бұрын

@@guyman1570 then how is it not true? It doesn't go against what I said.

@misterturkturkle

11 ай бұрын

@@guyman1570 no one argued about primaries but you

Historically, the Chinese Dadao was just that, a machete/sword intended for the untrained.

@facundovera3227

Жыл бұрын

The Falchion is like that, but still needs training and there were some fancy ones.

@DPSpade4ever

11 ай бұрын

I agree saying a single sided blade sword like a katana or scimitar would work great but also the dao or machete or a falchin would work best also keep the sword smaller

@vladimirlenin843

10 ай бұрын

Disagree Chinese peasant aren't untrained They practice martial to fight against other villages and bandits.

@thezwerdz8560

10 ай бұрын

@@vladimirlenin843 Whatever training they got, I'm sure it wasn't on a level that the user would be considered a skilled swordsman in other areas of the world. I have a couple of them and they're not exactly nimble precision blades. They're closer to being an elongated meat cleaver. They would have probably been relatively effective sword breakers against katanas etc. You can chop full grown trees down with them, something most other swords wouldn't be well suited for.

“Look, you see the pointy end? Yeah yeah, that. Just point that towards the other guys, and walk forwards in line with the guys next to you, and start praying”

@RaptorJesus

Жыл бұрын

*next week* "Alright, those of you that survived, when you start praying that doesn't mean with your f'ing hands.."

@TheMessiahOfThe99Percent

Жыл бұрын

There are 5 people in my basement

@ndrgaming7344

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMessiahOfThe99Percent good for you

"We could use my new invention! A pointy rock tied to a stick!"

@Roman_the_black_cat

11 ай бұрын

"Excited caveman noices"

“Stick them with the pointy end”

Answer: a very small sword with a long pole as the grip.

@regalblade8171

Жыл бұрын

No, it's just a shortsword with a really long handle

Spears training is shove the pointy end at your opponent

Best sword would be if we are talking middle ages the falchion. Just hack not much finesse needed. A longsword makes you think of a lot more options.

@mormacil

2 жыл бұрын

Falchions have plenty of finesse and most have extra thin blades making them vulnerable to improper use. They're a specialized tool for hacking unarmored peasants. But I agree a hacking sword is probably best, something ancient to chop with.

@Scarletraven87

2 жыл бұрын

Machete

@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube

2 жыл бұрын

There you go! now we got some people thinking. Pet peeve of mine is when someone asks a question and then instead of thinking harder, the person attempts to dismiss the validity of the question. Say i wanted to go into some narrow tunnels to kill 300 christians ( thinking of some historical context) and i got 400 people who arnt well trained in any weapon... turns out this persons question would be very valid and the answers of short chopping sword is in fact correct

@cdgonepotatoes4219

2 жыл бұрын

Falchions are very thin and razor sharp, if you treat them like a cudgel you're not getting through anything. There are chopping swords or hackers, not slicing swords, which are pretty instinctive to use with some heft behind them and an edge designed for endurance, but those come later when wearing gambesons went out of style.

@Kriegter

2 жыл бұрын

not really hack, the falchion is very thin making it more of a slashing weapon so it's good against gambeson

What movie has the most accurate medieval fight scenes?

@angelgutierrez374

2 жыл бұрын

Lord of the rings obviously Well u til the dragon appears, then it get soo unrealistic I mean really!? A dragon weak to ballistas, how unrealistic

@parjai97

2 жыл бұрын

None :(

@joshuajoaquin5099

2 жыл бұрын

try the King 2019

@sonofalag8801

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuajoaquin5099 thank you, will try it

@bushwhackerinc.4668

2 жыл бұрын

"The King", and you got "Outlaw King"

The best sword for the untrained hand is the mossberg 500

@genghiskhan6809

2 жыл бұрын

I would contend it’s the AKM/AK-47 or AK-74/AK-74M but you do you my friend for I see that you too are a man of culture.

@Baconator5642

Жыл бұрын

@@genghiskhan6809 Dude a kalashnikov requires alot more recoil control on average than a shotgun, single shots timed to a persons movement are not inherently difficult at close range with a shotgun, they're easy to use and very cheap

@genghiskhan6809

Жыл бұрын

@@Baconator5642 I still prefer the AK because in a battlefield context (as was the premise of this short) it’s more versatile than the shotgun. It has a far bigger magazine, a longer effective range, and still has massive amounts of short range firepower when set to full auto. All of what I said does apply to any other assault rifle or post WW2 battle rifle. And just to cover a base lots of people seem to forget when dealing with assault rifles, beyond 5-10 meters you’re supposed to use it on semiautomatic , full auto is meant for CQB situations like building and trench clearing only. On semi-auto, and AR or BR has less average recoil than a shotgun (assuming it’s using at least 00 buckshot) as well as faster followup shots. On a different note, my favorite Cold War BR is the G3.

@jaredjosephsongheng372

Жыл бұрын

The Best Sword for an untrained hand would actually be a bayonet.

Called it! Even before the video ended I was shouting "the best sword for an untrained person is a spear"

@UnknownGamer40464

2 жыл бұрын

the long-sword

Also there was a beautiful advantage in out reaching your opponent.

There is a reason why spears and pikes made it all the way from antiquity to the gunpowder era. “He who can poke the furthest wins.” If you are in a formation and can poke the other guys more and without breaking your own formation you win the melee. It really was just that guns go so good that not having every man carrying one meant you couldn’t poke your enemy far enough. So the gun became the spear with a bayonet for after the long range poking was over. Then eventually guns got even better to the point were you hope you never actually get into stabbing range. “The poke is the master of death and destroyer of man.”

Peasant: "how do I use this spear?" Knight: "point and thrust" Peasant: "Ah, I see. Easy enough!"

"Ok men, on 3, POKE 'EM IN THE FACE!!"

"Whats best sword for an untrained person?" "Um actually its a spear lol"

I like how you answered the question while giving an even better answer. You answered by describing an all around solid sword that’s also cheaper, while handing out an alternative weapon used for these occasions. Great video.

See here's the thing- swords became cheaper after the Black Death between a bunch of people with swords dying of plague and the introduction of Toledo steel making them easier to make. Falchions would be a bit more forgiving of poor technique than a lot of other swords. Imo the best for novices is a leaf bladed sword of some form. Any slashes naturally go to the sweet spot, which makes them really forgiving of poor technique, and is a solid weapon all around. Downside is it's harder to maintain

@sasi5841

2 жыл бұрын

The customer: is it an axe, or a saber, or a machete, or is it a sword? The swordsmith who made the falchion: Yes!

Spear is the king of weapons, here's the proof Odin Allfather uses a spear called Gugnir.

Spears were great weapons to give to peasants who definitely had experience in using farm tools like Pitchforks.

You should have mentioned that falchions, seaxes, and machete-like blades were used by lower soldiers as a backup weapon, since these weapons were also useful as tools and pretty much function similarly to a sword

“Pointy end forwards” Words of a warrior priest, I forgot his name though.

For the untrained hand, the best sword is "the tool of his trade". You realy don't want to fight a peasant with a pitchfork. He has been using that his whole life and Will mess you up. For me it is a tire-iron. Truck driver by trade.

@piranhaplantX

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing though, the spear is mechanically similar to a pitchfork when it comes to combat. A pitchfork is just a shitty spear/polearm that disperses it's energy over multiple points. Even if they're used to a pitchfork, you're better off giving them a spear.

And don’t even get me started on crossbows

@IONATVS

2 жыл бұрын

still required a bit more training than the spear with aiming and reloading especially for heavier crossbows being a more complex, mechanically-assisted but still very manual process. Definitely easier to learn and drill than a more traditional bow (especially one with the draw weight required to punch through weak points in armor) or sling and a MASSIVE force multiplier for relatively less-trained forces, but required a bit more work to train a unit of crossbowmen than a unit of spearmen.

@piranhaplantX

2 жыл бұрын

@@IONATVS The main issue with crossbows was probably the cost and maintenance, and not really the training. As the aiming and mechanical assistance only required so much time to learn. It's relatively easy to make pointy sticks, not so much with crossbows.

@UnknownGamer40464

2 жыл бұрын

@@IONATVS anyone who hunted would be at least proficient with a bow though.

@IONATVS

2 жыл бұрын

@@UnknownGamer40464 (1) While in the early middle ages, that might be somewhat true a high-late medieval warbow is only barely comparable to a hunting bow. They were generally 160-200 pounds draw, capable of punching through GOOD quality chainmail and potentially even some particularly low-quality or thin plates, and would be drawn beyond the ear, requiring completely different muscles to shoot than a hunting bow (2) While trapping small game was legal in most areas, Hunting large game that would require a bow or spear could only be legally done on land you owned or had permission to hunt on in most of medieval Europe, which meant surprisingly few of the poor actually had bow experience for hunting. If they lived near a commons forest, or ranged the hunting grounds for their lord, they could be expected to know how to hunt, but that was not nearly everyone. (3) The English were the exception to this-England and Wales were renowned for their warbow archers because the Kingdom ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED Peasants to train the warbow, but not for hunting, for SPORT. Kept a large force of longbowmen ready to be conscripted at all times. But it was an expensive and actively maintained part of the English military program.

@piranhaplantX

Жыл бұрын

@@IONATVS yeah, people really need to stop equating being able to hit a target with a shortbow with being able to even use a high draw longbow. There is a reason crossbows and early guns caught on, despite the flaws of both of these weapons.

I practiced sword fighting for 2 year ( escrime in france ) and i loved the sword we used as beginer idk what it s called in the us, in france we call it the fleuret, it can only pierce and force you to prioritise distancing to win a fight, great starter sword

How to train someone with a spear: Front Towards Enemy

@mikebar42

2 жыл бұрын

What's the front 😐

The spear has been the best in slot 2 handed weapon ever since it was the first weapon ever made

@wrathin99

2 жыл бұрын

Never gotten nerfed, and with every patch pole arms and spears have gotten more and more meta. Range and penetration has always been OP

@darkness988

2 жыл бұрын

I actually got to thinking about this comment for awhile. I'm not certain if it holds true or not, and I mean that in the actual, genuine way of "I don't actually know" and not how some people have an inclination to lean more one way. When full/heavy plate armor became a thing, would maces have become superior? Even though it's specialized. And not sure if there were many two handed maces historically or if that's more of a fantasy game thing. I'd be genuinely curious to know, though.

@wrathin99

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkness988 most people weren't walking around in plate. By the time knights started losing the arms and armor race it was more so due to crossbows and guns.

Me watching Zoros techniques thinking I can do all of that no problem

@_-_sinexus_-_

2 жыл бұрын

"Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai" *dies by being poked with a pointy stick*

I trained with neighborhood kids for 2 weeks after every Renaissance fair with wooden swords. I can do damage

"See this here stick? See that pointy bit at the end of it?" "Yeah..." "Point that towards whoever's trying to kill you"

I feel the best option would actually be the aztec sword you just need to graze the opponent to leave sharp cuts that may or may not contain obsidian shards. Besides this it is still a decent hunk of wood that would hurt to get hit with.

@bigbossskill23

2 жыл бұрын

Spears will fuck em up

Everyone had a sword of some kind, usually something much smaller though, like a dagger or a short sword.

Which sword for an untrained person? A spear.

Probably another reason was that peasants often used tools that were long wooden sticks with a sharp, pointy, or otherwise dangerous bit on the far end of it, so spears are just a natural military extension of that. Flails, pitchforks, turning forks (not sure of the English name, basically a pitchfork with different number of teeth), scythes, etc. were common peasent tools, and they knew how to wield them. A long stick with a sharp metal pointy bit at the end handles much the same, but is more dangerous and long-lasting and has a better range.🤷👍

I mean just poke the enemy as hard as you can, boom how to use the pike with 10 words

Swords were like Lambos: Expensive, not the most efficient for thier actual purpose but they showed whoever carried them was rich. As Col. O'Neil once put it: "This is a weapon of Fear"

this is why I love a explanation of how you can make a simple and effective weapon better for anyone who had used a weapon before 1.a big stick(longer reach doesn't hurt you as much if at all very strong) 2.a big stick with a pointy end(like a big stick but with piercing) 3.two big sticks together (literally just doubles the ability of a big stick) 4.best of all two big sticks together with a pointy end(double power double protection and piercing)

Finally someone out here on medieval and sword KZread that isn't a complete idiot about them. This is so refreshing. Thank you so much.

To actually answer the question instead of telling you “no” a two handed curved blade would be the best sword. The curve helps guide the edge alignment and will give you much more room for error.

@hanzzel6086

2 жыл бұрын

Soo, the Katana?

The falchion would be one. It's a good chopper and you don't have to train a lot to do damage

I'd like to see a movie depict battles in which people are careful not to die rather than just MOSH PIT!

Quarterstaff and polearm training was absolutely a cornerstone of a good medival millitary training. Sometimes swordsmanship training predicated polearm training had been done, so that you are aware of leverage and angles, holding positions and angles of piercing and cutting.

Ah yes, my favourite weapon. Long sharp stick

The Grosses Messer or large knife was mainly used in the 14th and 16th century in Germany. Because it was a relatively cheap sword mostly the common people fought with it and besides they used it for daily life.

My hema instructor told me an old saying from China that still sticks true. It takes 3 years to train a man for a Jian (longsword) It takes 3 weeks to train a man for a Dao (saber) It takes 3 days to train a man for a Qiang (spear)

Movies medieval battle: *Massive chaotic battle* Real medieval battle: Soldier 1: You swing bro Soldier 2: No, you swing bro

The best swordsman in the world doesn’t fear the second best, he fears the newcomer

I would have figured the gladius would be an easy answer. It can hack, and it can stab, neither of which is all that complicated to learn. Plus, it's short enough that you can use it in close quarters without much issue. With good, modern steel, its short chunky frame also makes it highly durable compared to a longer, more slender blade. In terms of its usage, it's as close to a spear as you can get and still be a sword. Hand it to someone, say "hold this end and stick 'em with that one" and all that's left is a bit of drilling and they're good.

The idea that the sword was so expensive and/or hard to make, that it was mostly for nobility is false.

Most wars were just hurling insults until food ran out and one side gave up.

The pole arm, medieval time's favorite stabbing middle finger to arm nearly every soldier for battle.

"Sir how do we use these weapons" "You poke the guy"

I have a sword but the enemies over there. "Did you try putting tying it on a big stick"

Here is an entire course on how to use a spear effectively; You stick the pointy end into the other person. Meanwhile, there are dozens of books detailing the fine details of swordplay.

I would say a cutlass would be best. It's short, easy to control and relies almost solely on the strength of the blow.

I’ve always thought spear or mace were best for novices

@lordbabycakes8736

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh id go with the spear, if you get in mace distance from someone whose better than you, you're megafucked can speak from experience

I read one description of a medievel battle was they bashed away at each other until one of them fell, then the guy standing found a way through the other guy's armour.

"Here's a stick. See the bad man over there? Go give him a poke."

Bro the deviant art for the spear image fukin killed me

Correct answer is probably Gladius when used with Scutum - in tight formation. The best sword can't be a spear by definition.

Gladius and scutum. One of the many reasons why Rome had seemingly endless ability to fight wars even after was how simplistic but effective their fighting style was after the phalanx era. They trained to fight in close ranks, throw javelins when the enemy was at a distance, turtle with the shield to withstand enemy attacks and then quickly make a stab, twist and pull and return to turtle. They’d bash the enemy with the boss of the shield or physically push back but generally their fighting was brutally effective and simple. This allowed new recruits to be trained relatively quickly. The fact that they carried all their equipment after the Marian reforms and marched long distances conditioned them extremely well, making this machine like formation even more brutal when hours and hours of fighting wouldn’t tire them, but would tire their enemy.

"Swords were for the nobles" Legionaries have entered the chat.

The sword at the start is my personal favourite in blade and sorcery

And then spear has evolved to a musket - boom stick.

That's why Tokugawa filled his armies with peasant spearmen.

Bruh...we are out here trying to put together our zombie apocalypse larp drip and trying to figure out the tertiary mele option

Which is why I like the show Vikings. It has more realistic battles than most forms of Viking media and a handful of formations I recognized

In my larp group it's always frustrating/funny to start a battle and have to stop the new players from running ahead and charge at the enemy like they're in the Battle of the Bastards. On the other hand sometimes we let them run into the spears so they'll learn their lesson

The best sowred for untrained hands is one with a very short blade and a really long handle and its called a spear

There was a historical fiction book i read about medieval warfare that put an emphasis on how important bludgeons, maces, or a stick with a metal nail on the end was on the battlefield. Your peasant soldier might not be able to afford a sword but picking up a top heavy stick will do even against armored opponents

Spear, shield, and an axe when the other side is wearing good armour.

@Butterkin

2 жыл бұрын

You would really want a mace or hammer if the other guy has good armor.

@rustomkanishka

2 жыл бұрын

@@Butterkin axes are heavy, they do the job.

The training: point the metal part at the other guy.

Axes were also very popular because nearly EVERYONE had one and they were easy to multipurpose

The spear is the pinnacle of low floor, high ceiling

there is a french early 1800 manual that talks about the quality of a wakizashi for a novice. its short light with a understated guard for ease of carry and the rigid spine and slight curve makes it forgiving in the cut

In your other video you said there is no clear specification for the difference between a dagger and a sword, SO a spear is just a short sword with a long handle

Ah yes, the classic knightly arming sword that most movies and videogames erroneously call a longsword

I liked lindybeiges breakdown on why soears are the best. Something I never considered before

Axes were also a great option, most everyone had one for cutting wood, so people already had proficiency in using it. Plus cheap to produce

You telling me a claymore takes more than two seconds to become deadly with? Swing that shit around and you're golden.

I thought this was the reason that ninja's weapons were peasant tools

While I agree with your mention of the battlefield there where sword that where purposely designed for easy use, like the falchion and possible dao sword as chopping swords and to the the falchion credit I was a back up weapon for the English longbowman.

Surprised sabers or cutlasses didn't show up here. Strong, light, and the slight curve helped their use. There's a reason why they were the last swords we used before giving up on them all together.

Shout out to the Halberd, always a classic on the field.

Gladius hands down would be one of the best go-to swords for an untrained hand. Incredibly versatile, strong, two sided blade and can both slice and stab.

"Back im my day, we had sticks and a rock. And we had to share the rock" (Sgt. Johnson, Halo 2. para).

A really good example is from The Wheel of Time series. I believed the scene is in The Great Hunt. Mat, a farmer, uses a quarter staff to defeat two swordsman who had royal level training while he’s completely exhausted.

I mean, swords weren't nearly as uncommon as most people tend to think they were throughout the ages. For example, in 1328 the Statute of Northampton banned the wearing and use of swords and daggers without explicit royal permission because they were so prolific. Similar laws in medieval France are on record to have existed as early as the 12th century. For the most part, hunting swords, or other single-edged swords like falchions, would likely be the most peasant or untrained-friendly blades of that period. Large, heavy swords that can inflict devastating wounds with cuts are easy and simple to use for just about anybody. Clubs and schools for common burghers or merchants founded by mercenaries or accomplish swordsmen are recored to have existed as early as the 10th century (the plethora of German and Italian treatises prove this).

I love this video and it reminds me of the training montage in Army of Darkness where the peasants were trained in simple spear/staff fighting techniques.

Which was why the bow was the more favored out of most weapons apart from most farming equipment, since bows and slings were low to produce and training wasn’t highly needed, but an effective army would train diligently with such a weapon, from the small yet powerful curved bows of the Mongolian empire, allowing for rapid mobility as well as firepower, vs the much heavier and more armor punching British longbows to the large and powerful yet fairly light yumi bow of Japan, vs the French crossbows which were expensive and hard to produce but was easier to operate as well as train with, outside of the incredibly heavy draw weight