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How People Actually Fought With Swords
« on: 2015-10-26, 07:57:37 »
Put together by Cédric Hauteville, with many of the greats in the HEMA world participating and commenting.

Sir Edward and Sir James longsword duel is shown from Longpoint 2015 Passage at Arms starting around 1:10 in the video.

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Re: How People Actually Fought With Swords
« Reply #1 on: 2015-10-26, 12:17:14 »

Hey, pretty cool. They caught James stabbing me in the throat in slow motion. :)

Wow, an hour and a half total. I'll have to remember to make some time to come back and watch it all.
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Re: How People Actually Fought With Swords
« Reply #2 on: 2015-10-26, 17:17:38 »
So you know I went right to 1:10:00 and started from there.  Saw my boys fighting in the background- TEH AWESUM!!!  ;)
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Re: How People Actually Fought With Swords
« Reply #3 on: 2015-10-26, 17:55:11 »
Huzzah for the cameos! :D
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Re: How People Actually Fought With Swords
« Reply #4 on: 2015-10-27, 03:01:28 »
Will watch it tomorrow when the wife is at work.
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