Are you talking about what appears to be a pole axe? I can't really see the head in the picture.
Medieval falchions had thin blades, and were lighter than machetes. They were made to be nimble, for rapid slashing cuts through heavy cloth.This is not a weapon to fight with someone with knife, with pro. This is also not weapon using wrist. You need to use whole arm and back muscles to make damage as it should be. But... If you practice enough and I'm thinking about joints, tendons and muscles you may use some sabre technique called "nyżek" In German this is called "holische polnische quart" and I don't know any English translations. Most of codex I have is not in English so... Nyżek its very quick movement sabre with your wrist. Imagine a clock with hands at noon - this is position of your weapon - and you must move it clockwise to eleven oclock and hits from below. Hard to seen and parry. It needs strong wrist and lots od exercises. And sharp weapon with point that can cut really nice. This may be ending strike when you cut artery.
And it not be efficent with heavy weapon like those cleavers. I've tested it with one hand sword and it is possible to make but harder and less efficient than such cut with sabre.
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