People being stabbed in medieval art and lovin' it

Yes, I’m aware. It’s a complement to some of the other German full-plate fighting techniques like the half-swording (gripping the middle of the blade to turn that hand-and-a-half longsword into a improvise spear of sorts).

That picture comes from a series showing the one fighter knocking the helmet off the opponent before ending him rightly.

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