Descendant Leather’s Weapon Trainers are made to be used in full contact Historical European Martial Arts. The material used for the heads (striking surface) is flexible but has enough structure for manipulation techniques. The handles are cut from raw hardwood from a local lumber mill, generally, oak but rare woods can be available for custom orders.
Not only can they be used with our other polearms, but last just as long against blunted steel swords and even shields. Though most of our trainers are made for “unarmored” sparring, we can make the same trainers specifically for harnessfechten.
Krys –
Seriously a bread and butter trainer. If you want to just get into working with axes this is The Best one on the market right now. Durable but kind to your dueling partner.
These axes are Not weighted and that is a Good thing! Weight is what makes it so dangerous, with this you can learn to swing, hook, and catch your opponents without hurting them. Like any training weapon you still have to be cautious and control your movements. I really love mine and have had zero complaints for the past 2 years.