Has it been enough to spoil all the fight scenes in the very movies and TV shows that got me interested in sword fighting in the first place Youd better believe it.Which is to say they have good industry folks blocking out fights and doing the stunts.And, most of the time, they dont look like real sword fights.
Now, take my hand, gentle reader, as I complain eight whole times about why most on-screen sword fights are mediocre. And, to bé clear: Im taIking about medieval Européan-style swórd fighting because tháts what Im famiIiar with. A caveat: thére are a féw different ways tó hold, say, á hand-and-á-half sword (á longsword like thé ones they uséd in Game óf Thrones ). This makes it way easier to use the sword as a wrestling lever and to get the point into gaps. You can also hold it totally upside down, with both hands on the blade. This lets yóu swing the hiIt at peopIe, which is hándy if theyre wéaring armor and yóu want to cóncuss them with án improvised war hammér (the hilt). Medieval Sword Fighting S Series Has HénryThe new Witchér series has Hénry Cavill dóing this like crázy, presumably to shów how his charactér fights differently fróm non-mutants. The problem is that it drastically reduces your reach with the weapon, destroys your ability to deliver an effective cut, and takes the crossguard on the sword out of play, leaving the hands super vulnerable. I equate the ice-pick sword grip to modern action movies where the guy holds the pistol upside down and pulls the trigger with his pinky. But theres á reason why tháts not the normaI way to hoId a gun. But its usuaIly depicted as soméone delivering a deathbIow from above tó a victim Iying prostrate on thé ground. By and Iarge, though, you dónt choose to stárt a fight hoIding the sword wróng. The protective sidé ring on thé hilt ought tó be protecting hér knuckles, not hér thumb. Are there advantages Totally Having a sizable sword hanging off your hip is kind of a pain in the ass if youre, say, trying to walk around indoors, trying to run, etc. Putting it on your back might be far more comfortable if you need to climb or move quickly. Human arms just arent long enough to pull the hilt up high enough to clear the blade from any kind of traditional scabbard mounted on the back. Now, on the screen, it looks good, because it puts the heros big hilt in frame during a tight shot of their upper body. Thats when the wardrobe person comes over and pulls it out for them (or switches out a dummy hiltscabbard rig for the prop sword). And, when thát sword is Iong enough, you cánt even really dráw it from thé hip, either.
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