Skallagrim | Vicious Weapon from Hawaii: The Leiomano @Skallagrim | Uploaded 11 months ago | Updated 50 seconds ago
Quite an usual (and scary looking) Polynesian club made of hard Koa wood and given a naturally serrated "edge" with shark teeth. You might be tempted to look at it as a "low tech sword", where the organic material is used instead of metal for a blade of sorts. But it's really more like an enhanced war club that rips and tears (Doom Guy approves) in addition to delivering blunt impact shock.
It's also pretty much the closest real-life equivalent to a some Monster Hunter weapons. :)
Check out Koa Studio and the videos of the making process:
youtube.com/@KoaStudio/videos
Here's some reading material on the topic:
"Warrior Arts and Weapons of Ancient Hawaii" by Sid Campbell
amzn.to/46rQ743
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0059855
jstor.org/stable/20702853
jstor.org/stable/20702769
The picture of an original Leiomano:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leiomano.jpg
*** Music credits ***
"Awake! (Megawall-10)" by Cynic Music
opengameart.org/content/awake-megawall-10
CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee
Used with artist's permission
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Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
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Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA
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Quite an usual (and scary looking) Polynesian club made of hard Koa wood and given a naturally serrated "edge" with shark teeth. You might be tempted to look at it as a "low tech sword", where the organic material is used instead of metal for a blade of sorts. But it's really more like an enhanced war club that rips and tears (Doom Guy approves) in addition to delivering blunt impact shock.
It's also pretty much the closest real-life equivalent to a some Monster Hunter weapons. :)
Check out Koa Studio and the videos of the making process:
youtube.com/@KoaStudio/videos
Here's some reading material on the topic:
"Warrior Arts and Weapons of Ancient Hawaii" by Sid Campbell
amzn.to/46rQ743
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0059855
jstor.org/stable/20702853
jstor.org/stable/20702769
The picture of an original Leiomano:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leiomano.jpg
*** Music credits ***
"Awake! (Megawall-10)" by Cynic Music
opengameart.org/content/awake-megawall-10
CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee
Used with artist's permission
*** Merch ***
bonfire.com/store/skallswag
If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804
*** Support the channel ***
Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:
http://www.patreon.com/skallagrim
youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join
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:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson
Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA
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facebook.com/SkallagrimYT
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