Future vs. Past: Can a Bat’leth Defeat a Longsword?

As demonstrated in my previous video (link below), the Klingon Bat’leth is a lot more practical in design than some people give it credit for. In a duel against another Bat’let it offers good versatility, strong defense, and great effectiveness at grappling range. So now let’s find out if this iconic Star Trek weapon stands a chance against a medieval longsword. There is an unintended bias in the fact that my sparring partner and I are much more familiar with the sword, but testing it out against a resisting opponent can still give us some insight into its usefulness. The previous video (Bat’leth vs. Bat’leth): You can find these practice batleths at Purpleheart Armoury, listed as “future soldier battle trainer“, under European Martial Arts - Basic Trainers: Over-analyzing the concept and coming up with an improved design: The Klingon Bat’leth: Practical or Awkward? Smart or Stupid? An Improved Klingon Bat’leth - More Practical? *** Music credits *** “Cyberpunk Industrial Darksynth“ by White Bat Audio (Karl Casey) Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 “Medieval: Battle“ by Random Mind CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain “Messenger Part II“ by Elegh Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Outtake: “Little People At Work“ by Horrorpen CC BY 3.0 Outro: “Highland Storm“ by The Slanted Room Records Used with artist’s permission “Vulcan Lirpa“ by Sailmaster-Seion *** Merch *** If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - Canada - *** Social media ***