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[Astrid]

Gotta admit good ol Skall made quite some very nice and entertaining work here.
Always wanted to know how a Dwarf would practically fight against a human?
Here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seih9n2MuYc

Let's see how many of the people here already know Skall, woudnt surprise me at all. xD

A.

//Edit: And a reply from shadiversity to his vid, now that escalated quickly. Fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaUm5Fer0Pc

[g2knee]

Interesting speculations.  The axe they were giving the "dwarf" could have had twice the haft length and still be perfectly viable.  Would have changed things a bit.

Most dwarves in fantasy setting have a similar reach to humans, as well. Wider shoulders + arms that are long for their height.  They kind of have monkey arms that at least reach down to their knees (looking at most pictures).

Lastly, the stand-in for the dwarf was not moving at all on his knees.  A dwarf would indeed be able to press the attack and close distance much more efficiently than a man on his knees.  This may be obvious, but the stand-in could have moved around more to show it.  I have kids, and believe me, I have practiced scooting around on my knees quite a bit and can get around pretty quick if I want to.

[Astrid]

About the moving about thing in the presentation. Might be, but the issue is the camera is static and they obviously wanted to keep in front of it sooo. I blame that issue to be the culprit here.

Twice the shaftlength you say for that two handed axe? Iii... dont think that the shaft in question would have appreciated the forces involved paticularily well. At that point it would have capitulated.

[g2knee]

Sorry, I meant for the one handed axe with the small head.  They kept commenting on how short the reach was with it.  With a longer (yet still reasonable) haft length it may have changed the story a bit.

[Astrid]

Ahhh, That one. yes that's very true.

[NW_Kohaku]

When it comes to dwarves, I always remember how Neanderthals were similarly shorter, but stockier/more burly than Homo Sapiens. 

Compared to humans, which preferred bows and traps for hunting, Neanderthals relied upon a more brute force approach with spears.  Neanderthal bones show they tended to live rather brutal lives subduing their prey by force, getting bones broken by the likes of mastodons throwing them off its back. (Again, a good analogue for dwarves.)

Also, while Neanderthals were decent in a sprint, contrary to LotR, humans are vastly superior long-distance runners.  (In fact, we're generally better at long-distance running than anything but a herd grazer that spends its life on its legs.)