On 2020-12-08 3:25 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:45:41 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> In other words, they taught choreography with swords.
>
> Yes. But even without needless sharpening (especially the point), they
> need to be weighted properly in order for anyone to have practised body
> reflexes to look authentic AND be safe.
>
> But the only thing I know about sword-fighting is second-hand, concerning
> using blackboard pointers as swords and glass-topped fluorescent light-
> tables as choreographed fencing platforms by bored night-shift
> meteorologists during what they called periods of no significant weather.
>
> If you want any informed advice about what it feels like to heft & hack
> with a real albeit dull sword, ask the OP. As he says, it's more
> dangerous than pro / olympic / stunt-acting.
>


We all grew up with swashbukling pirate movies and Robin Hood and lots
of other movies with sword fights that went on and on, often including
some witty repartee. That doesn't happen in real sword fights. They
tend to be short and violent.