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John Clements is making sword video's for Windlass. You must see.
Ian:
--- Quote from: SirNathanQ on 2016-04-09, 07:29:34 ---So-so swords aside, this is what happens when you lose a deathmatch with dignity itself. The awkward tunics, the pseudo-historic claims about swords, and above all the cheesy editing and music really make these videos something special in my book. I certainly wouldn't want to fight Clements, but this should be a lesson that even in as small a martial arts community as we are, you can't get by on (admittedly rather considerable) skill alone.
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That's pretty close to how I felt about this. I know he knows better. He knows the swords are far from 'high end' and he knows the MRL costumes he's wearing aren't anything like real historical martial garments, but there he is anyway. I guess you can only go so long alienating yourself from the rest of a community before you end up having to do this... Either that or Windlass pays really well... :)
Thorsteinn:
--- Quote from: SirNathanQ on 2016-04-09, 07:29:34 ---So-so swords aside, this is what happens when you lose a deathmatch with dignity itself. <snip>
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Going to steal this quote if I may.
"Losing a Deathmatch with Dignity" is priceless. lol
Sir James A:
Eh, he's not catering this towards the higher-end historic martial arts crowd like most of us. He's catering towards who he was paid to cater to: people with a passing fancy in medieval Hollywood. He wouldn't be marketing Albion or A&A like this, and the people who would get a thrill and say "OMG I want that sword!" out of this video are very rarely the people who will also say "I'd like to drop a grand on a historically accurate sword based off an actual museum piece".
Regardless, there is something to be said for his enthusiasm in doing these, because we know that he knows they aren't top tier blades, yet he can still be passionate about it.
SirNathanQ:
--- Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2016-04-09, 23:21:05 ---
--- Quote from: SirNathanQ on 2016-04-09, 07:29:34 ---So-so swords aside, this is what happens when you lose a deathmatch with dignity itself. <snip>
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Going to steal this quote if I may.
"Losing a Deathmatch with Dignity" is priceless. lol
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Go for it, I stole it from Cracked.com back when they were worth reading, before they became total SJWs.
Sir Nate:
Isn't the old saying, Somebody that does the wrong the thing knowing its wrong, is worse than somebody that does it not knowing any better.
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