But Motoyasu continued to thrust his spear at me.[14]
The spear, its weakness lies within its range.
Like any other polearm, it is specialized for mid-ranged combat. Once inside of this range, its difficulty of usage becomes apparent.
Usually this doesn't matter as you only need to defeat your enemies before they have a chance to get close. Not for me though, my shield won't collapse to a single blow.
I dodged Motoyasu's thrust by a hair's length and charged with my whole body weight, focusing everything on a single point.
And thus my fist dug splendidly into Motoyasu's face.