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Modern day female longsword expert wins the The Longsword Competition at the World Invitationals.
Trained in European martial arts as she puts it (When you think martial arts it usually brings up images of Far East fighting styles, so this was interesting to hear European sword fighting described in this way), and using swords that she herself designed (specifically for her style of fighting and longsword competition), Samantha Swords is a girl after my own Geek heart.
See her video interview complete with sword play demonstrations and training
http://www.thegeekocracy.com/modern-day-knight-female-wins-longsword-competition-world-invitational-tournament/
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)Check the date.
-- Mal
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)I love it. She is truly an interesting fighter.
Drew Richards
(1,558 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)I would totally watch that.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)sakabatou
(42,170 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)and it *still* protects her!!
a kennedy
(29,696 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)according to the video credits at the link.
Cool stuff.
TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)In the comments section on YouTube she made a comment herself about this blaming the confusion on her accent...
"Russell- I didn't design the swords. It's my accent- I was saying, "the swords are designed for this kind of fighting...". This confusion is understandable because I am actually a props and weapons maker for film! "
Now I'm going to be spending hours on YT watching videos of sword fighting which will no doubt lead to my watching videos of other medieval weapons, then that will lead to other medieval videos, and if 'm lucky I might realize I've spent enough time once the sun has been up again for a few hours. LOL!
Thanks for this though. I've always had an interest in the medieval period... weapons, armor, jousting, tournaments, fashions, religion, building, politics, medicine, economics, war, etc., etc., etc.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)and some other interesting clips associated with my grandson the fencer.