11-25-2005, 08:40 PM
Here's what I'm thinking. How hard would it be for someone, also weilding a spear, by angling it downward from above, or upward from below, to corral a large number of speartips so that his linemates can pour into the gap against the now helpless, tangled phalanx?
With nothing to stabilize the lateral movement of the massed spears, it seems that the formation would be very vulnerable to being rendered both disarmed and immobilized. Imagine the old 2X4 'lumber' gag in silent movies, times 1000.
There's gotta be a trick to it; some basic principles in technique that make it work.
With nothing to stabilize the lateral movement of the massed spears, it seems that the formation would be very vulnerable to being rendered both disarmed and immobilized. Imagine the old 2X4 'lumber' gag in silent movies, times 1000.
There's gotta be a trick to it; some basic principles in technique that make it work.
Rich Marinaccio
