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Well, about the whole spear vs staff bit.
I did a stint in the SCA. I learned a bit of staff fightning. A spear and a staff are remarkably similar, but, there are many subtle differences that actually make them quite different as weapon styles. Most short spears are not actually used for impaling, although you could, it is actually a slashing weapon. It takes a great deal of skill to slash at just the right angle and distance so the tip grazes a weak spot, with out breaking the tip off. With a staff, you want it to connect solidly and give somebody a good thwack. Both are defensive weapons. A good short war spear can be used much like a shield, to block and parry incoming blows, or, deflect a heavy incoming blow at the cost of the spear.
As for a Katana, I find backstabbing with it a laughable idea. It is the oriental version of a bastard sword. A hand and a half sword. I own several, some of them only God knows how old. (My last find was in an antique shop. It had a beat up shark skin scabbard. It was refitted when it was used as a Japanese navel officer's sword in WWII, buy most educated guesses, as many families brought their old swords to war with them. I paid 25 bucks for it in a shop, it's worth thousands. The blade and scabbard have been damaged a bit by gunfire.) Heck, stabbing with the blade could break it.
As for dual wielding, I am fond of a nice solid bit of chain and pretty much any short easily controlled weapon, perhaps a light mace, short sword, dagger, etc. Get them entangled, pull them in, short quick armor piercing blow to end it quickly.
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