http://youtu.be/2dS3gaPh3Jw
Sparring with Mars and his nodachi. Both the weapons here were over 4 lbs.

You're right. Hooks were traditional good weapon against spear, but using two made me lost the ability to grab. I was quite cocky too, since in 10 years ago, my dual wielding could handle the spear users back then quite well. Obviously, my wife has surpassed their ability and I had a much harder time facing her. Better with single hook that I can grab with my freehand. Good for her, I'm proud of her.

Jean Thibodeau wrote:

Lancelot Chan wrote: http://youtu.be/QiUHM1GgAUI With my wife and her spear, I used 2 hooks. No good, then switched to single hook. Better, still lost. That was fun to watch and educational ! One usually says that to defeat the spear one has to get past the point when one is using a shorter weapon, but what is not often said is that one has to be very very quick to take advantage of having gotten past the point, or parried the spear, because the spear may be shortened and or displaced to become dangerous again very quickly if the person with the spear has even just basic skills. Maybe when you where using just one hook sword, and did manage to parry the spear, your best bet might have been to grab and hold of the spear shaft with your free hand to immobilize the spear long enough to use your sword ? In other words block and grab almost as one movement because just parrying will rarely be enough to win against the spear: As long as the spear is free to move, wind or shorten you are in deep trouble.

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Alexander visited us from US and 2 of my students, Yau and Colin, sparred with him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQfrTE2YFQ
Yau vs Alex

http://youtu.be/IiRPG96sejI
Colin vs Alex

http://youtu.be/WYWvOtNBuhc
Yau vs Colin

http://youtu.be/n18jE3Xe0Iw
A local visit came to spar today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTCgHDAHAc
Practicing with student, teaching short power application.

http://youtu.be/-LbfXw6y-54
Sparring with a mainland visitor and his custom katana (lighter balance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEY8u-aj3K8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx9uOmLsV3Q

Taught the students a way to stay relaxed so they can strike fast and hard and nonstop. They got me good several times. I also took the opportunity to test out my newly made John Lundemo DS RSW to see how do I fair with the new sword.

http://youtu.be/ASy27TqeXHU
http://youtu.be/OhWAILyXN4c
Two more trials today.

http://youtu.be/JJgPOlAa_AY
Testing it with the twin dao student.

http://youtu.be/EL6pqvU4Fvo

http://youtu.be/Qc6KRfjgUlU
Trying out the John Lundemo Zhanmadao RSW with Tun's twin dao

http://youtu.be/tMcBUBl74yM
Yue has mastered the brain-washing technique and performed much better this time around.

http://youtu.be/0vYnrnO_x6k
I practiced with Dicky

http://youtu.be/kDuPUVRSWgA
Yue is getting better and better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IngQ8VFSJMg
Keith is also getting good.

http://youtu.be/bm3S5Pj7-b8
I was using Taku's cold steel grosse messer RSW to spar with him, who was using Old Ghost's 2 handed Han Jian (very long). I was trying to show Taku how the shorter, heavier sword could deal with the longer, lighter sword.

http://youtu.be/dTe7aXrO_nU
dung also got a lot better.

http://youtu.be/iy_-Qe1d6o8
Practicing with Keith again, he's getting better and better.

http://youtu.be/qEIaIOm2CIM
Practicing with Colin's sword and shield. He also getting good.

Testing out a customer's custom made Chinese Da Dao for a couple bouts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGlskKHAzuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXmjO90-sL4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpPtaoxmOjA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLpngPpvJs

Freestyle fencing with customers