My Man Andrew Metzger deserves thanks for sending in this link via his mobile command station beside the train tracks in Rosedale Maryland. Below are 7 truths of brute force, either implicated or illustrated in the video provided at this link:
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1. Blades are the small man’s weapon.
2. Guns are the cool man’s weapon.
3. Blunt objects are the big man’s weapon.
4. A small person taking a blunt object to a large person has made a tactical error unless he has the advantage of surprise, is athletic, unwavering and ruthless.
5. The bat is perhaps the worst blunt weapon as it requires two hands, is prone to glance due to its lathed shape and glaze, and is also prone to break at the neck due to the taper and the use of machined low density hardwood, rather than a modified whole plant or limb.
6. Successful bat attacks almost always involve 1-3 large men attacking one small man, as the bat requires tactical control and is best used as a debt collection and punishment device.
7. Successful punching by big men, in and out of the ring, more often than not involves the use of a pawing, checking, or grabbing hand in concert with the punching hand.
“That is the end of your lesson class. You may take an early recess. Mister Robinson and I will meet you at the Big Booty Ho Stop at 11:00 p.m. so that you might study Big Ben and TyRice bouncing Mexicans off the sidewalk. The waivers for your parents to sign are on your desk. Bring your signed waiver, pen and memo pads—no video please. Who left this apple on my desk?”
Jeremy's Video
Here you go James, here’s another video example illustrating your point. Although in this case the big dude wasn’t as restrained in meting vengeance on the two smaller guys who came at him with the bats. Ouch!
youtube.com/watch?v=dXxuv9YUiCM&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdXxuv9YUiCM&has_verified=1
The link below gives you the rest of the story. The incident occurred in a convenience store directly across the street from a police station. So it also serves as an illustration of the fact that when seconds count the police are minutes away.
wisn.com/news/gas-station-clerks-beaten-with-bat-they-tried-to-use-to-stop-accused-shoplifter/31438642
You know James, this gives me the idea that there just might be a market for a DVD on “Stick Fighting for Convenience Store Clerks”. Whadduhya think?
I shall consult with my knuckleheads about filming a retail clerk stick fighting video. You should see the stuff we have laying around in the stockroom at work! We will be filming Charles working over the bag—rather than working over me—this Sunday, and will start posting such videos here.
Reminds me of Romans versus Celts—maybe I read it here even. The Romans were short with stabbing swords, and Celts, who wielded long swords, were very tall. The Roman soldier would get under the Celt, who was bringing his long sword over his head to swing, and with his shield covering his head would stab him in his exposed midriff. It was very effective.
(I'm not sure how the Roman soldier was able to maneuver those big shields like that.)
A Roman legionary probably fits the bill as athletic, unwavering and ruthless!
A few notes jr, on the Roman swordsman.
He used an adopted Iberian weapon, a cut and thrust sword that was originally borrowed from a proto-Spanish Iberian people who were enemies of the Iberian Celts.
Rare among blades, the gladius is equally well-suited for stabbing and cleaving. Since much of what is in the common mind about Roman arms comes from Caesar's memoir on the Gallic Wars, we think of them just thrusting with it, as this was the best option against someone who just slashed, if you had a shield.
Against the Gauls they used tight formation and fought more like Phalangites.
Against the Macedonian phalanx they fought in open order and slashed their way through, over and under the pike heads which was nasty scary business. Each legionnaire would have to get by 5 pike heads. But once he got in, he had a big hand shield to employ against their small strapped shield to shove them around and break up their formation. Once in, his sword is just as good for thrusting as their small blade, and infinitely better for cleaving.
After the battle of Pydna, the Macedonian King, who barely saved his army after it got broken up on rough terrain, but knew his men had a chance of winning a rematch, called a ceremony to honor the dead—kind of a walk by and say goodbye to the corpse of your comrade. Unfortunately this turned out to be the worst morale building idea in military history, as the fallen men were literally chopped to pieces. The Macedonians were used to nice neat puncture wounds, not looking at something that reminded one of some insane god's butcher stall.
The Roman infantry was the best of all time because they had a countermeasure for every other type of infantry, had almost skirmisher level mobility, and could act as a phalanx in a pinch against cavalry. They also had the most versatile shield.
Take care jr.