Are Hands Hits in Sword Sparring REALLY No Big Deal?

I’ve often seen people dismiss light cuts to the hands in sparring, claiming that they wouldn’t do much in a real (unarmored) fight. They seem to underestimate just how fragile the human body is, and especially its appendages. :) What I used for these tests: 13th century arming sword by Kingston Arms Rotmilan kriegsmesser by Landsknecht Emporium The Flying Phoenix Han jian by LK Chen Gustav langes messer by Landsknecht Emporium Hand analog by Ballistic Dummy Lab Special thanks to bladesmith Rick Marchand for building the stand and letting me wreck stuff at his place. Check out his awesome work: Previous videos: Sickle to the Face... Yikes! (Goedendag too) This Sword *Could* be Great, But... ARGH! This “War Knife“ Doesn’t Messeround (LE Rotmilan Review) *** Music credits *** “Ghoulish Fun“ by Eric Matyas Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) “Assassin’s Assault“ by Horror Pen CC BY 3.0 “Abelian“ by Zander Noriega CC BY 3.0 “Boss Fight” by Lisboa CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Outro: “Highland Storm“ by The Slanted Room Records Used with artist’s permission *** 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 ***