On 08/12/2020 19:45, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-08 1:34 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 08/12/2020 18:28, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>> I rather liked sword fighting. It was a required part of the curriculum
>>>> at acting school.
>>>
>>> To do it yourself, I assume.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, we all had to learn to use sabers. Unlike Olympic fencing, no
>> protective gear was involved. There were only a couple of incidents
>> involving bleeding...
>
> In other words, they taught choreography with swords.

Yes. The bleeding only happened when the choreography was ignored.