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Originally Posted by deadkenny
A pike was a 'formation' weapon, not a good choice for a one-on-one dueling weapon. I suppose it's possible that the knight might 'catch' the samurai with the pike at range. However, the most likely result would be that the samurai would get 'inside' the pike and then the knight is dead.
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'Knights' would fight dismounted, English ones at least, with their lances as pikes.
Your responce above, feel free to show why a properly trained man at arms or a knight, someone who was trained from age 6 or so to fight, would be so incompetent with a weapon ith which he would be familiar?
Moreover please show how the Knight would some how 'be dead' should he screw up so spectacularly and let the Samurai get past his guard? Did he forget his armour and sidearm perhaps?