How about this? If I'm teaching you, you can use sensei and then if I'm not teaching you, I can just be Gaius?
[Just to help Izuku feel more at ease? Especially since he seems to enjoy learning from teachers?]
Well, with a spear, people in large scale battles often used them for distance to attack people and horses. The kind I have could be used for that, but it's mostly for trying to pierce. It's an application of force and the area that concentrates that force.
[He slides his spear until he's gripping it right behind the bladed crossguard.]
The amount of area that I have to attack with is a lot smaller than your broadsword. I don't know how much smaller, but even looking at it, you can tell. With a sword, you can swipe away and cause gashes. With a spear, it's all thrusting into vulnerable areas and causing the maximum damage possible, because of the force of how you're pushing behind it and the several feet of pole. It's a good weapon for hunting and especially good for fighting on horseback.
But the downside is a spear can break easier than a sword and if I miss someone, it takes me longer to recover and get back into position because this is even heavier than a sword and the balance takes a lot of getting used to.
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[Just to help Izuku feel more at ease? Especially since he seems to enjoy learning from teachers?]
Well, with a spear, people in large scale battles often used them for distance to attack people and horses. The kind I have could be used for that, but it's mostly for trying to pierce. It's an application of force and the area that concentrates that force.
[He slides his spear until he's gripping it right behind the bladed crossguard.]
The amount of area that I have to attack with is a lot smaller than your broadsword. I don't know how much smaller, but even looking at it, you can tell. With a sword, you can swipe away and cause gashes. With a spear, it's all thrusting into vulnerable areas and causing the maximum damage possible, because of the force of how you're pushing behind it and the several feet of pole. It's a good weapon for hunting and especially good for fighting on horseback.
But the downside is a spear can break easier than a sword and if I miss someone, it takes me longer to recover and get back into position because this is even heavier than a sword and the balance takes a lot of getting used to.