pommel fighting

[crow]

how does everyone feel about that good, bad, etc..

[Derian]

It has its uses, but generally isn't necessary.

I used to fight exclusively by pommels, but have moved almost entirely away from it in favor of a regular grip low on the handle and choking up from time to time.

[p_quick]

i choke up all the time, it has it's uses but i don't really care for pommel fighting

[MagnusofDregoth]

Pommel fighting is useful in a dense, static line, to pop shoulders at maximum extension.

Pure technique, which is best practiced via 1v1 sparring, is a different creature from battlefield fighting, where any number of situations will arise, most of which cannot be practiced in sparring.

[BattleChrist]

I pommel fight most of the time and i seems to work out for me. It would probably depend on whats more comfortable for you and works with how you fight.

[Dane]

When I started, the people I fought with swore with certainty that pommel fighting was the way to go. Meh.

It increases your range and shot angles slightly, but it's slower and inferior from a defensive standpoint. As said before, in a line, I might drop to the pommel to pop a shoulder, but in a smaller sparring or skirmish situation, I rotate between a fisherman's grip and a choked up grip.

[crow]

ok thanks all i was wonderin i was shown it a few practices bak tryed it and liked it but i was just wondering others stance on it

[Derian]

Sure, give it a try. If it's something you like, do it.

You might eventually get to a point where your progress is limited by whatever choices you've made (pommel fighting, using a flail, etc) and it'll be at that point that you have to decide if improving as a fighter is more important to you than using the style/weapon combo/shot that you like.