Paschas Jägerstock, Lessons XIII XXII: The Big Cuts

Johann Georg Pascha was a prolific 17th Century German fencing master, writing books on various selfdefense and military arms. He covered everything from rapier to grappling to flag bearing to musket work to vaulting, and more. This series will go over Pascha s jägerstock (jaegerstock), a twoheaded spear, also called bâton à deux bouts, halfpike, hunting stick, or springingstick. In his intro, Pascha claims this staff is primarily a French weapon (bâton à deux bouts) and that one can defend against 10, 20 and 30 men with bare swords for more than 15 minutes (but only out of necessity ). A bold claim, for sure. Nonetheless, the actions presented in his book are clearly made for the melee field against multiple opponents and not a private duel. Think of it akin to a spadone or montante but in spear form. This episode covers Lessons XIII XII which include the big cuts with one hand and two hands. Subscribe to know when the rest of the