PARKING LOT FLAIL TIME
Last night my mentor brought me a shiny new toy and it was DELIGHTFUL. This is modeled after a Portuguese mangual, because we’re operating on the idea that montante technique can also be applied to mangual. It’s honestly a great learning tool, because the feedback is immediate as soon as your momentum stalls or you lose structure. And it does work with montante flow— these videos show me essentially learning the weapon in real time. The biggest challenge is managing directional changes (see that second clip lol).
That said, please do not try this at home! The attachments on this are just dryer balls, and even those moving at speed give you a pretty good whack. The two guys I know who actually use metal balls on their flails only do so in fully armored helms, and they’ve been practicing for a long time.
