its straight enough to accomplish what its there for

This is left vs left, so it is the same for right handed

@coldravnkilde I mean how would it differ left vs right?

@@johnfranks3104 That is a different hole series of videos 😅

We are a danish group, based in Copenhagen.

Yes, we kind of do. You are supposed to be able to train in shorts and t-shirts, wearing only gloves for protection. You will have to accept the occational hard hit though.

@@ulriksommer I understand, I was just kind of surprised because we train a bit differently, with softer weapons but no pulled swings (except no hits near the face to get used to it for later), or more experienced guys with gear on with metal weapons with no pulled swings. I was just curious because I saw some swings on the other video really close to the face and I was worried for peoples eyes and teeth :D

@@rollio8791 There's always the possibility of accident of course but we (the Finnish guys in this video) at least train very safety and precision first. There's been no serious head shots in last 6-7 years with our 100+ fighters and only one in the whole Finnish scene I can remember of now (and even that was just few stitches on the eye lid). Most of these fighters are wearing cups, knee protection and elbow protection though under their clothes.

We were considering mirroring the videos, but stuck to the original, since righthanders probably can figure it out anyway😊

And thank you for the hospitality :)

There several viking renaactment festivals every summer in Finland. Welcome!

Thanks :)

Thanks for hosting us. We had a great time😊

the face isn't a target zone. Without protection, the technique and control of the weapon becomes the most important focus. Also this is a style developed so we can give the most accurate as possible representation of history towards our own and public on events. Offcourse there is also the full protection kind of fighting , then we focus more on pure form of the martial arts, with the whole body as target zone.

@@jsp4eve I understand that, but even at the start of the video I see the weapon way too close to the face ( @00:29 ) . If the swing was faster some teeth could be flying, I understand the focus, but I feel it's a bit dangerous. Nice videos tho, no hate here, just concern. :)

@@jsp4eve And other than not using a mask, is there a reason the face isn't a target zone? Because you could remove unnecessary artifacts in your fighting, and keep things more safe for the people you have responsibility over, by wearing masks.