I don’t understand why hitting the hilt of a staff/pike should count as a point in all honestly. In the real world, a solid wood staff can block a sword strike, just as a lightsaber resistant hilt/spear can block a lightsaber strike. Having a saber-pike/spear made of non-saber resistant material would be silly though, I’ll give you that much.
staff/pike with a steel blade - agree, but our case is different:
- sci fi argument - I believe there were cases where saber was cut in half by another saber, there was no lightsaber resistant material in original movies (quote - In The Last Jedi, during Rey and Kylo Ren's confrontation in Snoke's throne room, Luke's original lightsaber was split in half)
- real world argument - ASL-FFE rules clearly support sci fi version and honor hit to the hilt with 1 point
Even with friendly sparring with custom rules - hand is still there, you can't defend it while using it as defensive "shield" for your body on double-saber hilt