/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8508329
Aside from >>8508808, as Hungarian mentions, let me expand on Anon in >>8508336

There are two natures of shields: Active and static. A very rough generalization is that suspended shields tend to be static walls that you interpose between incoming attacks and you, and most centergrip shields are actively countering (this is not gospel, just a generality)

That said, active defense is a natural reaction for your typical unschooled combatant, as most WMA/HEMA/SCA etc folks will point out. Bucklers have much less mass to interfere with this, on top of being more convenient for every day usage.