Anyone who uses polearms, from pikes to tridents, know that
it is to their advantage to keep their enemy at a distance and to
thrust at them as they try to close. If done correctly, one can
safely from a distance, and strike their foe from one side and 
push the haft of their weapon so the business end comes out
the other side. Enemies are much easier to deal with when they
are lifted up off the ground on a eight foot spear placed right
through their midsection.