Spear & Shield vs Sword & Shield

Six different fighters over five different fights. All trained swordsman, but spear and shield experience varying from lots to very little.
First fight is Mike vs Gareth, second is Tom vs Malcom, third is Mike vs Nick, fourth Nick vs Gareth, fifth Tony vs Steve.
We do not teach the use of sword/spear and shield of this type in the club, simply because there is no surviving information on how they were used. We do however practice from renaissance treatise that did use sword and shield, and spear to a lesser extent.
The sword is made by Blackfencer and is accurately weighted to many original one handed swords. The spear is a 6 foot rattan with Cold Steel training spearhead fitted, making it around 7 feet total.
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