How to Parry with a Sword - Edge or Flat?

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Some practitioners of HEMA and other armed martial arts insist that the edge of a blade should not be used for defensive purposes, and a few even advocate avoiding blade contact altogether. But is it really a matter of parrying exclusively with either the edge or the flat? How about certain angles that fall in between? How about situations, techniques, and intended outcomes that favor one over the other, but not all the time?
In this video I discuss my current view on this topic, based on available evidence (archaeological and scriptural), experiments with sharp swords, and practical experience from sparring. I'm focusing mainly on the longsword and the messer, but the mechanics are the same with a wide variety of edged weapons.
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@kacperszafranski2983 3 года назад

How to parry? Fast.

@GuitarGuy057 3 года назад

No. Smooth.

@Default_Chair 3 года назад

Lmao

@krystianwojtas1032 3 года назад

Wait for flash on scren

@odinson5911 3 года назад

**Aggressive right clicking intensifies**

@TITANia69420 3 года назад

Mash L1

@user-ul6bm8pt2y 3 года назад

"Oh blimey! My sword is going to get dull if I would parry like this. Guess I'll rather die!"

@Sk0lzky 3 года назад

Legit thought process of every kobudo practitioner I've ever met. I kinda get it, after all "the path of samurai is based around seeking death", Tsunetomo Yamamoto "Something with leaves I don't remember the proper title sorry"

@Railriderchris 3 года назад

The opposite extreme that people bring up: "you should never ever do anything else than edge parries, because putting huge nicks in your blade it is the only way ever to possibly protect yourself!" So yeah...

@jaketheasianguy3307 3 года назад

@@Sk0lzky yea, traditionalist are so annoying when it comes to subjects like binding and parrying with the edge. There are alot of chipped swords in museum as proof yet they still denying it

@EnraiChannel 3 года назад

@@Railriderchris To be honest I have never heard that argument, but I don't really spend my time arguing about these things.

@Railriderchris 3 года назад

@@EnraiChannel I'm not exaclty sure which people or spheres of influence bring that up because it was mostly on forums, but I have. A lot. I'm glad that Skallagrimm made this great video showing that different needs bring different usage of the sword blade :-)

@JurgMudveins 3 года назад

I always thought it was fairly obvious that you'd rather have your opponent's blade bite into your blade's edge than your skin.

@szarekhthesilent2047 3 года назад

Depends on your skin and your blade's price.

@thepriestpucci4988 3 года назад

Well if your Skin is made out of Steel...

@punkpixie_bound7379 Год назад

@@thepriestpucci4988 depends if its a hf blade

@LuxisAlukard 3 года назад

Short answer: parry to keep yourself alive

@zacchambers2418 3 года назад

Glad to see the protective gear even with the deliberate slow sparring. Setting a great example skall.

@Seelenschmiede 3 года назад

One could still easily misstep or slip

@shawnwolf5961 3 года назад

@@Seelenschmiede So would you rather him not wear any protective gear at all? LOL

@Justanotherconsumer 3 года назад

Given that they’re explicitly testing with sharp blades, it’s kind of a no-brainer.

@bobsawyer4608 3 года назад

@@shawnwolf5961 it seems like he was explaining why it's useful to ware the protection even though they are being slow

@Seelenschmiede 3 года назад

@@shawnwolf5961 my point was a point for the exact opposite. For me it was a nobrainer to wear gear.

@AnnaCurser 3 года назад

the "Oh shit-Parry" is common on blocking arrows with your sword.

@kamespinosarojas9225 3 года назад

Like in star wars? 😃

@lordfawful2329 3 года назад

When I'm shot at... I just flourish.

@adude8216 3 года назад

@@kamespinosarojas9225 its actually possible to deflect arrows with swords, its just a matter of concentration

@jonb4387 3 года назад

@@adude8216 maybe more dificult with multiple archers, the helmet youre wearing and your opposing footsoldiers engaging you in a melee. Guess its a matter of context. Perhaps a single man comes across a hunter who chooses to rob him. In that senario i could see a sword blocking an arrow

@adude8216 3 года назад

@@jonb4387 for sure

@carlettoburacco9235 3 года назад

It looks perfect for a good epitaph on a gravestone: Here lies Knight X with his perfect sword. He always followed the rule "Never parry with the edge." He died in his first duel.

@thisaccountisntreal107 3 года назад

I'd rather die and be put in the ground with my sword full of edge damage from my many battles

@SakakiSyndrome 3 года назад

@gabevietor3685 3 года назад

@@thisaccountisntreal107 Nah, just fix the sword, or make another. Or just steal the swords of your enemies, and melt them down into more swords.

@regularguy8110 3 года назад

"You don't fight with honor (formal)! ...He did (dead guy)."

@thepriestpucci4988 3 года назад

@@gabevietor3685 Knight: Wales up, goes to Shelf, opens Shelf with a 100 swords inside just in case one breakes.

@MrOnihige 3 года назад

I just woke up, still a bit dazed and I misread the title "How to Party with a Sword - Edge or flat?" now that'd be an interesting topic.

@Justanotherconsumer 3 года назад

Straight edge parties are lousy. Flat parties are not a good idea during COVID-19, but in ordinary times they’re fine. So... the flat, except maybe in a pandemic.

@CapitanCarter 3 года назад

@@Justanotherconsumer I prefer edgy parties myself

@Justanotherconsumer 3 года назад

@@CapitanCarter I suppose if you have curved swords. Curved swords.

@berniegran4785 3 года назад

It seems ludicrous to me how people think they should risk their flesh in order to protect their blades

@paulchapman8023 3 года назад

Death by Materialism is a thing, although the material in question generally isn’t strong enough to make a decent weapon.

@Necroxion 3 года назад

Armor users tho

@Jonahch2v9 3 года назад

@@paulchapman8023 Actually a sadly good point. Look how many people risk death to save their phones in bad situations. Hard to believe and pathetic, but it exists.

@vampyerion6804 3 года назад

It pretty much just hit me that there’s SO MANY things in historical fighting where you could say “it depends”

@alfred0621 3 года назад

Whatever works

@MolotovZav 3 года назад

Its more like "there's so many things in life" where you could say "it depends." After law school, 99% of legal questions people ask me begin with "it depends," because law takes nuance, much like staying alive in a real life sword fight or any type of martial art.

@Maxx-kq5qh 3 года назад

Well, yes but actually no, it depends if it depends or not. If you understand what you mean.

@KaminariHouse 3 года назад

@Leon Lopez XD

@KaminariHouse 3 года назад

@@MolotovZav Not many things in life are cut and dry. Hell, the Universe itself is near infinitely varied and ever changing. The only thing that's absolute, and unchanging, is Math. As long as the equations make sense, the process and result will always be exactly the same.

@RyanW1019 3 года назад

Never realized that edge-to-edge contact would result in a stronger bind between the blades! Very interesting!

@jaketheasianguy3307 3 года назад

Only work with sharp sword tho, it's very hard to do binding with practice sword

@stampsu 3 года назад

I actually had to test this with two knives. I'm from rural Finland so owning a knife (the one used while camping, not a kitchen knife) is pretty basic stuff

@filmfan4 3 года назад

I think this is in Roland Warzecha's original video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dkhpqAGdZPc.html

@zypherabe 3 года назад

@@jaketheasianguy3307 yep, it's the one good argument for (carefull) practice with sharp swords - the blades do handle surprisingly different to blunt swords (wich do handle different to training weapons made out of kevlar (?) or LARP swords)

@jaketheasianguy3307 3 года назад

@@zypherabe Larp sword made of foam surprisingly good for full contact sparring, not gonna lie. You could check out Shad's video about this topic ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6AQzolVYynw.html ). Of course, nothing could really replicate the feeling of a real sword but it required alot of knowledge and experience

@Lavourrin 3 года назад

How to parry? Successfuly

@JeveGreen 3 года назад

And when you hear the "thum"-noise: You riposte and run your opponent through. :)

@JavierMartinez2010 3 года назад

@Leon Lopez Deus Vult intensifies

@kel000001 3 года назад

Hold right click, obviously

@addictedtochocolate920 3 года назад

Matt: *Context* Skall: It *f*cking* depends

@xXD4rkSoul 3 года назад

yes the old intro is back!

@lukacvitkovic8550 3 года назад

Speaking from experience, parrying with the flat results in one thing and that's hurt fingers

@jaketheasianguy3307 3 года назад

Maybe you didn't do it correctly, using your thumb to absorb all the force is a very bad idea. You suppose to let the opponent's blade slide off your flat and used it to power the counter cut

@andoapata2216 3 года назад

That's why the guard is longer at the edge side.

@leppeppel 3 года назад

15:11 "This is really not an 'either/or' discussion. It's both depending on..." *Matt Easton senses tingling* "...the situation." Somewhere in Surrey there's a man who is now bemused.

@JurgMudveins 3 года назад

Blood for the blood god, skulls got the skull throne, context for the Matt Easton!

@Vlad_Tepes_III 3 года назад

@@JurgMudveins You mean to tell me that skeletons have usurped Khorne?

@fsmoura 3 года назад

_"What's up, honey? You seem skittish"_ _"I sense a disturbance in the ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ ."_

@guywithdacap4713 3 года назад

Live your life to the fullest and never say "Surrey"

@MichaelJenkins910 3 года назад

"Flat of my strong!" . . . it had to be done. I'll show myself out.

@Pyrela 3 года назад

FLATAMASTRANG!

@a-blivvy-yus 3 года назад

"Should you parry with the edge or flat of the blade?" "Yes" "But I mean which one?" "No"

@Kabissz 3 года назад

"impoverish the swordsmanship" is a level of eloquence I was not ready before my morning coffee. Well spoken!

@barrybarlowe5640 3 года назад

If anyone chops at me, I'm going to block however I can. then I'll worry about edge or flat. I'd probably use the flat whenever I could, but you worry about survival, first.

@Tkoutlosh 3 года назад

Intentional use of flat for parry is nonsense. It could happen, but in most situations it is risky. Old masters said "edge breaks flat" coz there is more power in it as it is shown in the video. You can hit your opponent in true times, so you can even avoid blade contact completely, but "trying to use flat whenever I could" is simply wrong mindset. In 99% situations you would not have time for making decision like that and trying to do so could simply mean you will be too slow or too weak to be succesful.

@pennyw2226 3 года назад

When u get to the end of a sword video and one of your faves uploads more sword content

@just_a_turtle_chad 3 года назад

A Turtle approved this very helpful video.

@veritasreigns 3 года назад

The Oh-Shit Parry, discovered in a forgotten parchment in a thousand years: HEMA practitioners in 3020: so THAT'S what it's called.

@zerte4197 3 года назад

i started laughting like 10s before you said "it depends"

@zacharyelliott1705 3 года назад

I love how he tell you straight out the gate what would be a balanced answer, and then gives evidence as to why. Fucking love this balance.

@DesecratedTTV 3 года назад

Here before 200 views and let me just say, thank you for another detailed and nuanced take on a SUPER prevalent topic in the HEMA community.

@RodolfoDM 3 года назад

love it when you present sources for your videos!

@alexryback8253 3 года назад

Always amazed that you put out new and fresh content that is consistently entertaining- thanks for the video!

@CoryLottSucks 3 года назад

I DID find it interesting and I’m glad I watched that. Thanks for the content!

@jaystrickland4151 3 года назад

In real life parry with which ever way you can as being cut sucks.

@Scharfster 3 года назад

how does this have 40 likes I felt like I was having a stroke reading this lmao

@krekodaktil208 3 года назад

@@Scharfster Same hahaha

@SysterYster 3 года назад

I think you meant: Real life: Parry with which ever one you can. Being cut sucks. Also, using periods matter. It was actually hard to understand, even if you are right. ;)

@KaminariHouse 3 года назад

@@Scharfster Because even though it's written funny, it's right.

@windrunner2987 3 года назад

True

@memyshelfandeye318 3 года назад

Nice work with the documentary sources, very useful, thanks!

@syndicalist-0 3 года назад

I love your videos, from the choice in music, to the content and how you talk. They are awesome. I dont watch them enough though. Im gonna make a point to watch or listen to all of your videos.

@Winterlust 3 года назад

Thank you for using as much historical information as possible, and by following up with real life applications. I can always appreciate research and methodical testing :)

@droolhd 3 года назад

This question was on my mind for quite a bit, thanks for clearing it up!

@end-er_1023 3 года назад

You are always entertaining and educating

@kirkadrianj 3 года назад

Thank you, Skallagrim. This was very interesting and insightful.

@jamesmanger4392 3 года назад

Engaging, informative, and with solid editing/compositing on top of everything. Brilliant video, dude!

@Skallagrim 3 года назад

Thanks!

@Bhaalcuzzi 3 года назад

SKALLAGRIM! I love both you and John Clements lmao, its fun to listen to informational things like this! And fun to watch how fired up John Clements gets, you both have great knowledge to share and all of it helps me improve my own HEMA skills!

@michaelfreitas7056 3 года назад

Cool and interesting channel. I have always been interested in medieval weapons and just found you. Keep up the good work

@bpb210 3 года назад

Really top notch (no pun intended) content here - loved the demonstration! Excellent video!

@Skallagrim 3 года назад

Thanks. :)

@bretlemieux2489 3 года назад

Always find your vids interesting brother

@pimar5654 3 года назад

Actually the Bolognese school (Anonimous, Manciolino, Marozzo) explicitly say to parry with the edge of the blade, most of the time with the short edge. It was interesting to see the damage on that rapier, it is consistent with their teaching!

@domm5715 3 года назад

awesome vid, super interesting to see the old swords with edge damage... really shows the intricacies of sword fighting

@zenhydra 3 года назад

An interesting insight into the possible motivation of the nagel (...side rings, and similar guard developments).

@darth_dan8886 3 года назад

I mean what else did you think these were for?

@zenhydra 3 года назад

@@darth_dan8886 I thought they were for better hand protection (and an intermediary step between a simple cross guard and the more complex hilts you see develop in the Late Medieval and Renaissance eras), not for facilitating techniques involving the sliding of an opponent's blade along the flat of one's own.

@Laeniel510 3 года назад

By now, you should make a series called "it depends"

@florkiler6242 3 года назад

I like that answer also, that messer is sooo beautiful

@stevehoward5093 3 года назад

Explained very well as usual dude 🤙🏻 Very educational for someone who can’t afford to take lessons and participate in the sport 🤙🏻⚔️🛡

@13LesTadO13 3 года назад

I was already typing "it depends" when you said it. Lol

@bokkenwielderful 3 года назад

This debate left me confused for along time. Thank you for giving useful clarification.

@somberflight 3 года назад

Oh no, Skall turned into Matt Easton! Someone be quick before he raids colonial sabres!

@nikkibrowning4546 3 года назад

Skall does not raid. He goes a viking.

@GuardianTactician 3 года назад

While not as "good" as HEMA, when I was part of a stage sword fighting troupe, the argument was to block with the edge or near edge. We needed our swords to last, and a sword is better at absorbing repeated blows with the thicker cross-section of the edge. Repeated shear stress along the thinner cross-section of the flat was more likely to result in a broken sword.

@tio_prieto1693 3 года назад

According to ac you parry with r2 and □

@seanheath4492 3 года назад

Depends on the AC. Valhalla you parry with a properly timed L1. :P

@tio_prieto1693 3 года назад

I'm talking about the Original 4 games

@Chu8rock 3 года назад

Or hold the counter button in the Kenway saga.

@tio_prieto1693 3 года назад

Survivalist ye that to

@Nicholas-ordinarylife 3 года назад

Great video!!! Thanks!

@childofatom95 3 года назад

This kind of videos is so satisfying it hurts I don't even know why

@Luka_3D 3 года назад

God damn this is one of your best videos! And you made it on my 21 birthday haha Keep up the good work!

@ScottKenny1978 3 года назад

Happy birthday!

@mossy_nutz 3 года назад

I just wanted to tell you because of your channel I’ve changed my character for my drawing from a swordsman into a spread man thanks to you showing just how cool they can be . Thank you so much for showing me the true material arts that Europeans had for seed fighting.

@-Bile- 3 года назад

That grappling technique is one of the coolest moves Ive ever seen. Id like to see someone demonstrate it, done cleanly it would look super badass.

@Tadicuslegion78 3 года назад

"Ho, ha ha, guard, turn, parry, dodge, spin, ha, thrust"

@Thessalin 3 года назад

You: duck bill flaps upward

@dropdead234 3 года назад

"No need to join me. I'll join you, Say hello to Friar Duck."

@weswolever7477 3 года назад

Yoiks and away

@Crazylrishguy 3 года назад

Good knowledge 👍

@r3dkn1gh7 3 года назад

Your channel is a good place for me to see moves I'd like to draw for a fantasy anime I'm wanting to make. Trying to mix fantasy with some realism in combat for medieval type of style.

@balasaashti3146 3 года назад

We need more bronze age content, my favorite swords. And maybe a few videos on obsidian and weapons with wooden cores those are really cool. Might just be me though.

@nicolaiveliki1409 3 года назад

Very interesting indeed! Can't wait to parry with my edge!

@maciejklasa6783 3 года назад

That gives a good perspective on how swords were used, damaged, and repaired after fight.

@Harshhaze 3 года назад

How to parry? No need if they're full of arrows

@jasonlincoln7863 3 года назад

Ah, a fellow practitioner of the ranged main

@joe125ful 3 года назад

Or bullets:)

@byronvonedmund 3 года назад

Or burning in fire! :)

@crazyjoeshorts5256 3 года назад

Yeah. I was having similar thoughts. But having some blade skills is important. Never know what kind of fight you'll be in.

@joe125ful 3 года назад

@@crazyjoeshorts5256 If enemy dont have gun..ofcourse:)

@amonev2186 3 года назад

How many times do I need to parry to break their posture? Need help please.

@lr-skeleboi6546 3 года назад

Lol for honor much?

@xluca1701 3 года назад

@@lr-skeleboi6546 More like Sekiro xd

@odinson5911 3 года назад

@@lr-skeleboi6546 I think he's referencing Sekiro.

@pronoob3525 3 года назад

He's obviously fighting someone rn, GIVE HIM FRICKIN ADVISE FAST

@mcdonutboy9817 3 года назад

It depends on the enemy obviously but you can use those perks from the issin style to make your deflects count for more in combat

@reuvenabramovich2711 3 года назад

This is much more complex than I'd imagined. I'd love to see a full sword fight that demonstrates any different techniques!

@LuckySketches 3 года назад

I'm glad that there's such a big historical arms and armor community on RU-vid. Especially as a fantasy writer who's in no physical condition to learn HEMA myself.

@andrzejsobanski6752 3 года назад

If I were in the real sword fight, I would probably be most concerned about parrying at all.

@user-ul6bm8pt2y 3 года назад

You are even in sparring. We do it with some kind of blunts (flexible like feders but technically...) and are fully aware which techniques are bad for our expensive swords. Still you just apply the technique that is best.

@windhelmguard5295 3 года назад

@@user-ul6bm8pt2y people who don't spar also often don't know that you can use a blunt sword and all the padding you can realistically move in and getting hit is still gonna suck.

@Sk0lzky 3 года назад

@@windhelmguard5295 I have very fond memories of mask only fridays (with wooden wasters)! Edit: we had hand protection too, I'd rather have it and no mask than mask and no hand protection.

@user-ul6bm8pt2y 3 года назад

@@windhelmguard5295 Sure, if the people in full protective we watch on youtube would fight recklessly they would get injured immediately. This leads to quite some motivation to defend effectively.

@shable1436 3 года назад

Wonderful points! 😥😉

@kaitoudark1 3 года назад

I see what you did there. LOL

@echomjp 3 года назад

This entire explanation can be explained primarily through the mechanics of the human wrist and hand as it holds a blade. Blades are held specifically so that strength can be applied on a swing or stab, and the same position that allows for you to utilize more strength on the attack would also allow you to utilize more strength on the defense. Of course the fact that purposefully having edge to edge contact could help prevent sliding is also important to note, but ultimately you want to be in a position to use as much speed/strength as possible to deflect or attack. That means having your arms in proper alignment, the blade in proper alignment, and hitting the opponent's blade at the proper angle if necessary. You did a good job of explaining how parrying with an edge could be useful in real combat. Under the right circumstances, catching a blade on the edge could be useful.

@yokai333 3 года назад

I like the lesson, good sir

@Estalarki 3 года назад

Finally, someone is helping me out.

@SysterYster 3 года назад

Totally taking notes for sword fights in my fantasy novels. XD

@HaggRat 3 года назад

You should do a video series where you do HEMA practice, but with weird weapons. So like double sword (that shad reviewed) vs a longsword, or maybe 2 strange weapons against each other like double sword vs scythe. I would watch the hell out of weapons that would never normally go against each-other.

@blueclownman312 3 года назад

Which ever one keeps you from dying is what I always thought. Avoid edge to edge, but not dying is better than damaging your sword.

@ChildishSoldier 3 года назад

Never knew there was a debate about parrying or deflecting an opponent's blade

@rasnation1020 3 года назад

Holy Moley! I watched one of your videos like 2 years ago. I wish I could eat as well as you, I’m having sleep for dinner

@modernpirate 3 года назад

Thank you Skall, always enjoy your videos and hope that things are going well for you, your family, and best wishes to the Maritimes from Ontario. When you started talking about parries at 6:30 it reminded me of solo practice (well, that and COVID-19). I don't think it would be outrageous to assume that a significant proportion of HEMA practioners also have training in traditional eastern martial arts and are therefore familiar with the concept of "Kata." In my opinion, equivalents can be found in HEMA such as Meyer's "Devices" and Bolognese swordsmanship "Forms", etc. Would love it if you could do a video on solo practice forms.

@jeremiejonscher3166 3 года назад

good job skall i very like ur videos ;)

@Forests0fFantasy 3 года назад

You should do a crossover Episode with Ian (Gun Jesus) of ForgottenWeapons going over WWI improvized weapons used by trench raiders

@janana5917 3 года назад

I just have to say that you have a good pronunciation of the ach-laud and ich-laud.

@bubbagump2341 3 года назад

Joseph Swetnam in the backsword section of his "The Schoole of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence" specifically tells you to turn your edge into incoming cuts!

@andregon4366 3 года назад

"Following the rules" is the perfect way for you to take a handful of dirt on your eyes and get stabbed while you're blind, because in a fight to the death there are no rules provided you walk away alive. There's only one rule in a death duel: Do whatever you can to come out alive (where running away or avoiding the fight altogether are viable options)

@bioemiliano 3 года назад

That reminds me of the colonial hispanic swordmanship, in duels generally they used a 'facon' that was a big ass knife and a poncho, the poncho is used to shield your arm, to blind the oponent with the fringes, and to hit the opponent with it.

@TheIrizarr 3 года назад

I misread the title as "How to Party with a sword". Thought I was in for a good time.

@ericschafer8431 3 года назад

He should make a "it f*cking depends" t-shirt

@Mysmi 3 года назад

Anyone else playing Assassin’s Creed Vahalla and were unaware Skallagrim voiced the lead protagonist?? Spot on, sir. You sound just like Eivor!

@95DarkFire 3 года назад

7:45 One of the first lessons we were taught in our fencing class: "The edge is stronger then the flat." A good reason to use you edge against the enemy sword.

@Neuer_Alias_erstellen 3 года назад

13:49 wise words

@JinKee 3 года назад

11:10 "That's a lotta damage!" - The flex seal guy.

@AnnaCurser 3 года назад

very educational

@ctotheotothel 3 года назад

This is the content I come here for. More of this and less videogames/tv show reactions.

@gregggambolputty2884 3 года назад

One thing to point out regarding displacement is that it is not so much a matter of placement of your blade's edge/flat but rather the resulting positioning of your wrist that provides the power to overcome your opponent's blade. If you held your sword in such a fashion that the flat faced forward, you'd get a similar result as if you'd held it normally. It's just a matter of body mechanics: extending your arm like you'd perform a punch is less strenuous than trying to do it sideways (like a Soto Uke for the japanese martial artists). This can easily be experienced using blunts as well. It can be an important point to watch out for, particularly for beginners. One could be tempted to overdo it and use the whole body, so that they're basically facing their opponents blade from the side. While this applies the most force towards the blade it also makes them highly susceptible to "oben abnehmen", grappling, pommel strikes and straight up kicks to the exposed side. It usually happens when they fail to use the strong/weak to their advantage. I wanna point out that I don't mean to say that the edge does nothing, just that the body mechanics are the deciding factor in this case.

@adrixshadow 3 года назад

To slide or to bind, that is the question.

@wethegnomes 3 года назад

LOVE THESE VIDEOS! LONG LIVE THE SKALL!

@king_br0k 3 года назад

Like the new intro

@colettestanton3434 3 года назад

This was so intriguing! I want a sword now lol

@Glimmlampe1982 3 года назад

Funny thing is, the very first of your videos I've seen was the "why you should always parry with the flat" one :D

@drdoom-skull2244 3 года назад

Excellent video. This is a question I wondered about too. I used to do mosern sabre fencing. Modern sabre fencing, which is just formalised sabre fencing really, includes a lot of edge to edge contacts. And I can't see how you do that with real sabres without edge-edge contact. My gut feeling is swords were considered consumables, and basic maintenance included refurbishing the edge between skirmishes unil a new blade was needed. In modern conflicts, you can see that considerable amount of weaponey is lost or repaired after combat. I think we are too influenced by legends or novels featuring the hero knight and his faithfull named sword, from Excalibur to Durandall.

@ScottKenny1978 3 года назад

Well, Durandal and Excalibur were also explicitly unbreakable.

@JinKee 3 года назад

I wonder how many trained swordsmen had battlefields where they tried to save their edge with flat parries over a number of encounters but ultimately got their swords so notched up anyway that they had to discard it and look for another one to survive when their sword finally failed.

@2dumd2live 3 года назад

If the choice is between staying alive and dispatching your opponent sooner or preventing edge damage to your weapon, I think everybody would choose the former.