Best Swordsman In Game Of Thrones - HEMA

A video displaying who I think the "best" swordsman in Game Of Thrones is... or more acurately, the least bad swordsman in Game Of Thrones.
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[@liamciaran]

in the books: "Sir Barristan looked towards the setting sun, with a broken kingdom behind him. "A good a place to die as any", he said whilst sheathing his sword. Never again would the world see a knight as formidable as sir Barristan Selmy". in the show: "AAAAH HELP ME GREY WORM, THEY HAVE DAGGERS AND MASKS :*C"

[@chad1682]

STOP! You are making me depressed :/

[@Stunit101]

Ser Barristan Selmy. Not sir.

[@sundarpichai940]

I think the show was generous with Barristan Selmy. Yes, he was one of the greatest swordsmen ever, but at this point in the timeline, he's nearly 80. Realistically, an 80 year old probably wouldn't be able to even pick up a sword so making him as effective as he was a stretch.

[@BosesBjorn]

Barristan would have been about 64 in the books and fighting in the kingsguard since he has been 23. Now a fit 64 year old would still get worn out more easily yes, but he would still be a formidable fighter.

[@wittyjoker4631]

***** unarmed knife welders killed the greatest knight and a shit ton of "elites" like it was nothing. This show really doesnt understand martial prowess

[@nicktaco2818]

The reason why Jorah is the best (HEMA wise) is because the actor iain glen actually trains in fencing and does some HEMA fighting. Hence the good technique and footwork

[@KnightSquire]

Oh really, I didn't know that. :D Iain Glen is a bit of a dude.

[@TheDistorted]

Mah boi Jorah! :D

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Nicktaco hey where did you find that information?

[@mrglowinthedark498]

The worst is Jamie Lannister, they put the person who looks the least comfortable with a sword and made him.play the best swordsman

[@xavier01110]

@@mrglowinthedark498 he was perfect for the role but his sword fighting scenes gave me autism

[@marksalamone2518]

Here's Jon Snow. Not going to be talking about his hammer technique, which is impeccable.

[@dylanclarke7056]

Lore wise is Sir Arthur Dane

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

According to GRRM Barristan Selmy in his prime would be an even match for Arthur Dayne, although Dayne would have a slightly better edge if he wields Dawn.

[@VandySagina1]

Nah no way mate, you saw how easily Barristan died in the show. I just can't see him ever even in his younger years beat Dayne. And as we all know, the show overrules the books.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Vandy Sagina That whole fight was bullshit though. I try to forget it ever occurred. The Head of State's head bodyguard shows up to work without armor in the middle of a civil war? A group of Hoplite soldiers break formation, scatter and charge at their enemies, without checking their backs? A small group of guerillas (Who judging by their costumes are nobility) are able to overpower a group of warriors who were previously established as the best in the world with small knives and no armor?

[@VandySagina1]

DoctorWeeTodd Yea they got really slack under Dany. I don't think they ever were best in the world though. Thats just a marketing strategy to get them sold, think about it. Barristan might have been decent in his golden days. But after he was retired by Joffrey he just ran of after Dany so he could get a soldiers death really.

[@yannossrensen5857]

+Zeeshan Ghaus oh i like you

[@SlovakianCrafters]

Iain Glen (who plays Jorah Mormont) is actually only one actor on the show who doesn´t use stunt doubles in sword scenes

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

This misses Karl "fookin' legend from Gin alley" Tanner. He had Jon Snow in the bag, but then he took a knife to the back!

[@michelharb6170]

Axe*

[@johnpaulwhitmore50]

knife

[@hman950]

well he was dual wielding and did a parry with both blades instead of stabbing snow so :P

[@Szminsky]

He didn't mind his surroundings

[@zeezoldyck1924]

Any decent swordsman would kill him in an open field

[@Spoonmancometogether]

i would fight like bronn. Light footed, fast and dirty. Very dirty. But dirty gets it done.

[@Bobimk]

Yeah but he wears no armor , so realistically he would have been shot by fifty arrows by now :D

[@TheSnowfail]

Well he havent been on a battlefield yet, maybe he will wear some armor

[@TheSnowfail]

***** Well i wouldnt exactly call the siege of blackfish a battlefield, but yeah the first one true, i forgot that one

[@danielturner88]

+Bob, Just Bob well he wears leather armour most of the time, but even the heavy armour would not do that good against the long bows in the show.

[@Spoonmancometogether]

Daniel i know he doesn't use one in the show, but a kite shield easily counters tht

[@rei_cirith]

Unfortunately, most of these are going to be terrible anyway because they're fake... so it's more of a who choreographed the better fight scenes than who is the better swordsman.

[@user-jb8cf3kt7i]

yh exactly and they add spins in to show who has more technique so this video is backwards jura is one of the bottom swordsmen among the strong people

[@TylerAlbers01]

We're not judging the actors, we're judging the characters...

[@rei_cirith]

Tyler Albers yeah, and the characters are depicted how the choreographers plan the fights for the actors...

[@TylerAlbers01]

You said, "so it's more of a who choreographed the better fight scenes than who is the better swordsman." By saying that, it is obvious that you assumed that the title of "best swordsman" was being applied to the actors. This is the only way your comment makes sense. You thought the video was judging which actor was the best swordsman, and you brought up the point that the show is fake, therefore we aren't judging the actors, we are actually judging the choreography. You're logic here is on point. The fault in your comment is the fact that the video was never judging the actors, making your "it's not the swordsmanship, its the choreography" argument pointless. When the video was judging who the best "swordsman" was, they were judging the fake characters, and the fake fighting that those characters used. In other words, the video was ALREADY judging the choreography. In this context, your comment is trivial.

[@rei_cirith]

Tyler Albers Regardless, the characters are portrayed by the actors, so how good the actors are performing would equate to how good the characters are. I mean, it's fake fighting, it's obviously not realistic. He's judging them in terms of how effective the fight style would be in real life when this is not real life. The aim of real-life sword fights is to hurt the opponent, and these are choreographed to look cool whilst not getting anyone hurt. The whole point of this video makes no sense.

[@benevolentworldexploder5395]

You know what... Realistic swordsmanship looks far more promising in terms of cinematic appeal; because an obviously good swordsman on screen would show much more fluidity and technique and the fights would be more natural to watch. There would be kills that could happen so fast in these scenarios that instead of drawn out "let's play helicopter" with our "swords" it would have more of a jaw dropping effect. And I don't know why movie directors hate shields. Fuck you, shields are amazing. Also half-swording looks so fucking badass, and the legendary murder-stroke is phenomenal to watch.

[@Outland9000]

But, if your wearing full plate armor why would you also carry a shield? Did this actually happen in medieval times?

[@benevolentworldexploder5395]

tomcornwall83 Some people couldn't afford plate. Shields are affordable protection with a great deal of strategic implementation as well. And yes, carrying shields did happen quite a bit. A shield is just as much a weapon as it is a defense, and let's not forget that many weapons were developed for the destruction of plate mail. There is actually a full hour English documentary on the evolution of armor and weapons, and compares the war between Britain and France as a powder keg for what they loving refer to as "An arms race". What is dumb is that these fights never implement maces or warhammers, the common antithesis to plate.

[@Outland9000]

Damon Olsen What I mean is would someone wearing full plate armor ALSO carry a shield?

[@benevolentworldexploder5395]

tomcornwall83 How about I pose this in question that at first seems like it's some brainwork, but is more rhetorical than you may first realize. Go to your garage and take a sledgehammer with you. Hit steel with it. Now take that sledgehammer and hit a tree with it. Does that answer your question? Metal is highly malliable. All it takes is the right tool to either hammer it in or wedge a hole in it. Many weapons were designed to destroy armored opponents. There are wedge-like daggers designed to finish fallen opponents who are in plate. The murder-stroke is a commonly practiced technique for swordsmen to dispatch armored foes, favoring the hilt as a weapon while half-swording the blade in your hands instead. Maces, Warhammers; each designed for the purpose of death to armored foes. When any defense is developed, there is a shift to build offensive weapons to take it out. But shields are a whole other beast. Simple choices like making the material out sturdy wood can take away the impact of a mace, and the design of a shield can relate to it's uses as well. The choice between wood and metal is a significant one. Wood can be cut, but hitting it with a wedge disables your weapon if you can't draw it out and hitting a shield with your hammer can be unproductive, instead providing an opening for your opponent. Bucklers may seem stupid and small, but they are amazing in their uses on the battlefield, this is because of the size and the shape. Shields were not made obsolete from plate, they were reinvented in ways to deal with this ever-changing arms race... and also kite shields are specifically designed for horseback. If you've never seen depictions of fully plated knights on horses using kite shields... then I think you should probably reevaluate this discussion entirely.

[@Outland9000]

Damon Olsen So basically, yes. Someone wearing full plate might also use a shield. Thanks for the reply even if it did come across as a little condescending.

[@fadhlyjohari3580]

That's music from The Witcher 3!

[@danielgrigg3426]

I was going to post something similar, I'm just wondering why he's using it over a video criticizing sword technique. The game is great but geralt's so spiny, its actually gotten me killed once or twice lol

[@icresp4263]

he's meant to be super human :P

[@dolphin8146]

+iCresp more like spinner human ahahaha what a pun tho

[@chad1682]

The spins are good against monsters, especially large groups of small fast ones. Against humans they are just about useless. In 90 years of training you would think Geralt would learn techniques against humanoid opponents but I guess CDProjekt red ran out of resources xD

[@m16airsoftawsome]

is it in Kaer Morhen?

[@zra1080]

jorah=best irl Arthur dayne=best in lore

[@jgonzalez5884]

Venus - barristan the boldest of them all

[@H.K.5]

You mean the same Jorah who got his ass kicked by Qotho and that random Bravossi in the fighting pits? Jorah is a good fighter but GOT fans overrate him too much in terms of combat.

[@aitismarka9483]

@@H.K.5 I recall ser Jorah sliced Qothos head open mate

[@H.K.5]

@@aitismarka9483 Qotho would've easily killed Jorah if his armour didn't save him.

[@aitismarka9483]

@@H.K.5 That's why he wore armor, to protect him. He won Qotho fair and square. Also the Dothraki cunt was jumping and spinning around which means certain death against a skilled opponent IRL.

[@TheNecromancer6666]

By what we see Jorah is by far the best. He uses viable techniques, is not overly flashy and even uses his crossguard, pommel and halfswording.

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

Iian Glenn has real life training, I know Kit started training quite heavily for the show and by all acounts (both from Ian and others on the show) Kit is biggest natural talent there and insanely fast and precise. I could easily see Kit being on Ian's level with a few months (or a year) of some really solid training. That said, I'm clearly the best fighter here. You all wish you were as badass I am me be! Me best, you, rest!

[@jasonbladzinski5336]

You left out Syrio Forel!

[@12345Granada]

we dint see him in a proper fight and his style is diferent from the showed on this video.

[@jasonbladzinski5336]

Mestrehunter What does his style matter? Proper fight? The guy took on 4 people with metal swords and armor at the same time, himself wielding only a wooded sword. Thats pretty real to me!

[@12345Granada]

Jason Bladzinski If the style doesn´t matter you would have Daaryo, Khal drogo and oberyn on list since they are also great warriors. He suprised 4 men and took then down and for the lack of equipment Meryn trant killed him without breaking a sweat. So no, he dint´t have a proper fight.

[@jasonbladzinski5336]

Mestrehunter We don't know how quickly Trant killed him. Plus, Oberon, Daaryo, and Drogo didn't fight with straight bladed swords.

[@12345Granada]

Jason Bladzinski Exacly we dint see so we dont know, Bravosi swordman and and a Westorisi Knight aren´t the same thing,

[@hazardous0887]

I knew it was gonna be Jorah, I just knew it

[@Edithae]

I'd say Bronn. He's smarter than the average fighter.

[@Robert399]

Bronn avoids all the shitty ineffective moves easily enough but he doesn't really take advantage of them. If Bronn did what he did and simply hit his opponents' hands and forearms at the same time, he would easily be the best.

[@itinudin4558]

No use if he`s opponent is in full armor.

[@Robert399]

Itin Udin Sure but many of his opponents aren't. Even Ser Vardis had huge gaps on his elbows and forearms. Essentially he only had gauntlets and rerebraces.

[@itinudin4558]

Robert R Well it is a show, it just would not be interesting to watch how Bronn hits he`s opponent like 20 times in the hand, instead we have a smart character, who avoids direct battle with stronger fighter, makes him tired from moving in heavy equipment, and then finishes him in one move. On the place of Bronn i would do the same.

[@TheAlmightyCon]

Gauntlets don't protect much from shock, if the opponent drops their sword from pain, it's over. Although I'm not too sure how much shock you can get from a sword....

[@lorenzlin6898]

Who cares about real life situations. They are all actors. And it's a fucking tv show...

[@KnightSquire]

You don't care, I do.

[@m16airsoftawsome]

I care. Shut the fuck up Erkan, this is for people who care about actual sword fighting. Your only into drama cuz your a bitch

[@Palexco]

Someones pissed off that pokemon go servers are down...

[@Palexco]

Erkan Alles Did you see the title of the video and then just complain in the comment section? Correct me if im wrong. "Obviously this is a tv show, its all for fun, its for entertainment purposes, they didnt make it for accurate fighting, they made it to look great." ^^Quote from the guy in the video^^ We all know what you are bitching about, the video creator understands what you are bitching about. but yet...you still bitch, and then you toss me into your argument with Codsworth who actually has an opinion of you other than you sound pissed off. My assessment of you sounding pissed off is actually turning out to be quite accurate.

[@mile6272]

+KnightSquire you should decide by using quotes from books,famous victory's of character,martin thoughts..... this way you are deciding which ACTOR is best swordman not character....

[@simontmn]

The only fights where Jorah used ridiculous theatrical techniques were staged gladiatorial contests - where you could argue he was just giving the audience what they wanted.

[@pauljohnson4840]

Just to point out - I have done HEMA stuff and some medieval re-enactment stuff in the past and at a sparring session I did actually once win using the rolling move used by Jorah in the video - it was also against a spearman and was definitely a once in a million thing to pull off but it can actually work - and I guess that's what TV and Film 'heroes' do - pull off those once in a million impossible feats. That's what makes them so compelling and exciting.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Paul Johnson I'll say this I don't have a huge problem with that move it's not the wisest thing to try to pull off but there are far sillier things in tv. Also it looked like a nice and fluid roll so timed right sure you could pull that off

[@henryambrose8607]

Looked like a decent move to me (although my opinion on technique means little,) even if it was unlikely. Unlikely is fine in fiction as far as I'm concerned.

[@glowhoo9226]

The Man 316 i guess the logic there was to roll and quickly thrust, that way his opponent wouldn’t be able to predict how Jorah would attack.

[@someguy6924]

obviously it's Ser Arthur Dayne

[@mr.jungle4248]

You mean Ser "I got two sword but only use one"? Or Ser "I block with one sword the use the other to attack your sword instead of going for the killing blow"? He's a lame ass fighter, mate.

[@timothyboyd3141]

+Renato Araujo it's only like that so it makes the fights look pretty. But I do see where you are coming from

[@someguy6924]

+Renato Araujo haha! have you not read the books?? If you judged good sword fighters by their on screen realism, by that measure they all suck! :)

[@blake4770]

+Michael Wilder Thats what this video was judging m8

[@nathanieljernigan1147]

In the books yes. The show's Arthur Dayne is a dumb "Heh, two Swords means I'm twice as badass!" fantasy bullshit.

[@TheSkinking]

Brienne beating the hound...... not likely. She looks off balance almost constantly. She would not have the power in her blows.

[@JoshuaGraves113]

That and he was really sick.

[@zigzag2300]

...and she had a Valyrian blade (which the Hound was enough of a badass to grab with both bare hands!)

[@ricardoramirez-fc6vo]

no one mentions how she used a rock to repeatedly hit him in the head, he survived that crazy fall too the hound is a beast and should they fight again at full strength he'd best her

[@smackedinthejaw]

Brienne fought both Jamie and The Hound at near to their lowest points; Jamie was half-starved, physically weak and very out of practise. The Hound was fatigued and suffering from a nasty wound

[@jgonzalez5884]

TheSkinking remember he was sick from infection and much weaker even Arya noted he was walking slower

[@benerdick_cumberbiatch]

Everyone says Brienne is big. But she's actually a spinner chick.

[@yeahbee8237]

Iaian Glenn who plays Jorah went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts it is actually not that far fetched that he got some stage swordsmanship training

[@yeahbee8237]

Sean Bean also attended the same school

[@glowhoo9226]

Yeah he actually trains in European martial arts, so he doesn’t use a stunt double for his fights.

[@fabian1939]

"Spends a lot of time on loosing his sword" I lost it :D

[@matheusqueiroz5284]

I love your channel! keep up with the good work

[@yarp1246]

Do you play Witcher? This song sounds very familiar.

[@Z--..]

Yeah its the song from the witcher

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIII]

Yeah, I think it's the pause menu theme as well as the PS4 Geralt & Ciri theme.

[@ExUSSailor]

The unfortunate truth of swordsmanship in tv and movies is, if it were realistic, the average person would get bored of it very quickly.

[@OrcinusDrake]

Eh not really, it's very exciting for the few seconds that the fight lasts. In armoured fighting though it could be far more interesting, but I've seen only like 1 example of proper half swording.

[@robrockstar9648]

I'd settle for less unessary spins

[@goran77ish]

Would look more like New hope fight compared to rest of Star Wars I guess. And everyone says that was worst lightsaber fight in all Star Wars.

[@OrcinusDrake]

+goran77ish Nah, Yoda Vs Dooku was the worst

[@matthewraker6533]

+OrcinusDrake Don't know if you are trolling or not cos that fight was easily in the top 3 lightsaber fights in Star Wars.

[@YouStupidBunny]

Thanks. Your advice will come in handy the next time I'm in a sword fight.

[@lxchness]

I just loved the moment Ramsay said "From what I hear your greatest swordsman in the north" (doesn't mean anything but it was cool to see his impact in the north) to Jon. long live the White Wolf.

[@NxAllie]

Hey, really enjoyed the video and i was wondering what are your thoughts on Syrio Forel? I get that he wasn't in enough fights to warrant a spot on the video, i'm just a bit curious.

[@KnightSquire]

I can't actually remember, I'll check out some clips and get back to you.

[@scottbauer71]

Hello, my name is Arya Stark. You killed my dancing master, prepare to die!

[@ImCaveJohnson]

That witcher music

[@hoss3777]

I see you've not said any thing about syrio yet. I'm curious about you're opinion as well. When you get the chance. Thanks in advance.

[@KnightSquire]

I made a whole video on Syrio. :)

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

Music from Poland!!!

[@themanwithnoname9828]

who the fuck cares

[@Marcus58451]

It sounds like its from Witcher :D

[@edi9892]

GoT reminds me of the Witcher and anime (sex, violence, complex and gray characters, badass girls, thug life gems, philosophical moments...)

[@mestre_geralt]

Music from the Witcher 3, from Poland! haha

[@The_Real_Maxajax]

It is about time that Lord Friendzone gets his moment in the spotlight.

[@dougpbcc]

"not gonna talk about his hammer technique, which is impeccable" had me rolling

[@PedrocasMS1]

Bronn dodges everything on that scene, on purpose (at least in the books). The knight is on full armor, so his strategy is to tire him out until he can easily kill him.

[@WreckNRepeat]

The person making the video knows that, he's just saying that watching someone dodge around isn't very helpful when determining how good they are at sword fighting.

[@saikatkar4452]

For almost everyone that he took into account, he didn't have enough footage. So why make a video? This whole video looks stupid. Even I don't want to see crazy spinning stuff, but criticising the choreography isn't helping anyone right? If this guy was that good, then why isn't he choreographing for GOT? GOT producers sure have enough money to give to this guy. At the end, saying Ser Jorah was the best because he found footage that showed he was good?

[@WreckNRepeat]

Saikat Kar Fight choreographers don't usually aim for realism. The GoT producers are well aware that they can hire people who know a lot about historical sword fighting techniques, but they choose not to because they want their fights to be more cinematic and exciting. And I don't think the guy who made this vid is criticizing them for that. I think he's just having a bit of fun by pointing it out.

[@saikatkar4452]

WreckNRepeat I found the video more negative than it was funny. They tend to do more cinematic and exciting stuff probably because that's what the viewer wants. The actors have learned quite a bit of Sword fighting for their roles. They aren't perfect, the choreographers aren't perfect, but at the end the scenes are decent to good. Whats the point in pointing out that the sword had slipped beyond the gauntlet or something? Every classic movie also has some faults. He could have displayed it in a more fun way.

[@Ludo045]

@Saikat Kar you're the typical GOTard... cant take any criticism about that TV show or else we're a hater, a hipster, a this and that... Awwww he wasnt funny... do you think he was some pewpewdie fake humour shit or what ?

[@souljaryanboy]

Barristan selmy

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

He died way too quickly imo. Very underrated character who had too little screen time.

[@caolanodonnell]

+Hanfgurkenhasser I agree 100%. His character in the book is an absolute badass who leads the entire garrison of Meereen against the invading cities of slavers bay.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

Talking about badasses in the books who get killed off to early: Areo Hotah. Massive badass-looking motherfucker, great character in the books. I don't even recall him fighting in the series. The actor looked frightening. And the axe..*sigh*

[@nopan362236]

It's called Stage Fighting, it's not done to please the sword fighting purists, but so it can be done safely and with no one getting an eye poked out or otherwise injured.

[@danielgrigg3426]

Didn't you listen to his disclaimer at the beginning

[@justusthedeep]

Unfortunately, there's Stage Fighting, and then there's bad choreography. The Kings Landing fights all have pretty poor fight choreography, but if you compare it to the scenes in the North and the scenes in Meereen, the fights are much more entertaining to watch than Ned vs Jaime.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

I actually enjoyed Ned vs Jaime, mainly because I wanted to see Sean Bean fight at least once in the series. :D And he wasn't that bad vs Jaime. But yeah, in retrospect the fight was a bit...overdramatic.

[@shauncoop74]

Agree. So much so you'd think the show was a drama rather than a real-life documentary of a fantasy story.

[@johnposner1212]

Not everybody can be Daredevil

[@sweetvaldivia616]

loved the video I can't wait to show it to my friends

[@bencary78]

As much as I like Syrio Forel, I think you have to be seen in the show having an actual sword in your hand to be considered a swordsman.

[@davidcorkill5901]

love the impeccable hammer technique comment, deserves a like :)

[@user-wn8es5fx3c]

I'd be really interested hearing a review from you about characters in Vikings. It could be very interesting.

[@codeyhiggins5879]

When he said Jon spends a lot of time losing his sword I laughed so hard I woke 3 people in my house up😂😂😂

[@florisjanpietster]

Bronn is the ultimate badass

[@Ownedyou]

Lamie Jannister FTW!

[@JacStance]

I just watched a video the other day from Matt Easton of Schola Gladiatoria and he was talking about how bad Jamie Lannisters actor is at sword fighting.

[@Ownedyou]

+Jac the Sipper Haha, yeah, Jamie and the sand snakes. I've that vid too.

[@KnightSquire]

I couldn't agree more, he's pretty damn bad.

[@Ariadalf]

WHAT ? are you fool .. Star wars prequel lightsaber are excellent

[@Zero8880]

To be fair though, Jamie was supposed to be pretty bad at that point because he lost his sword hand. But yeah, I think he was saying the actor is pretty bad in ALL his sword fights in the show as well, lol.

[@RainDoesGamingLive]

i feel like how jorah shows the good points of wearing armor, brom shows the bad points, he dances around that guy until hes tired asn sloppy, making it an easy kill.

[@optimusd3854]

You should change the question to 'who has been given the most effective & efficient fighting form by the choreographer' To know the best fighter I would recommend reading the books rather than watching the TV.

[@mikerawlings2032]

wtf? jon snow has probably been in more fights and battles then anybody ekse on the show

[@KnightSquire]

What an astute point there Mike. However, I feel your judgement is perhaps being clouded by your Jon snow fanboyism. peel you eyes away from his flowing curly locks and his beautiful brown eyes, and I'm sure you will see the truth.

[@johnhein2539]

He has, and the Battle of the Bastards is the only battle that will make the Westeros History books so far.

[@thekillers1stfan]

Jorah would trash Jon Snow in the show and in the books. and no he has not been in more battles than anyone else in the show, most of the other swordsmen in this video have been fighting in battles since before Jon was born. Barristan would be the most experienced one.

[@spaceboy-j3183]

+thekillers1stfan well yeah. but barristan is kinda dead...

[@mikerawlings2032]

thekillers1stfan what?where not talking in their history here and I'm only going off of what the guy who made the video said in the video. In THE SHOW that we are watching on HBO jon has seen probably the most action and it's really not even close. Jon fought or killed - He fought and killed the white that was trying to kill the Lord commander in his chamber Jon fought and killed that knights watchman to gain the wildlings trust. Jon then deserted the wildlings killing a couple of them while fighting and also killed the warg before running off on his horse. Jon then led the mission to kasters keep to try and bring justice to the Lord commander after his own men killed him and jon went head up with the knife wielding former nights watchman and killed him (with gillys help lol) Jon then took command of the wall when the wildlings attacked and even went down to lead the fight vs the thins and wildlings got over the other side of the wall and after killing several wildlings he went toe to toe with the leader of the wildlings and killed him with a hammer to his head. Then jon again fought in another battle at hardhome against the whites and white walkers and after killing several whites he went toe to toe with a WHITE WALKER and killed him in one on one combat basically. Then jon fought in this last battle in the battle of bastards and unlike Ramsey john led the attack and was prepared to take on an entire army by himself ,oh yea and then went and killed the leader of that army in Ramsey in one on one combat. Oh yea it's not a fight but he was shakes 47 lol times by his own brothers and went to the after life and was BROUGHT back to life..That's just off the top of my head and thinking about it now,jon snow has definitely seen the most action and has all the experience in the world for what he went through lol

[@MrPhilsterable]

No mention of Syrio Forel?

[@aidanallen1976]

Can you do a follow-up video after season 7? You see a hell of a lot more fights in season six and seven.

[@Lowrentfilms]

Stannis Baratheon was SAVAGE when he quickly dispatched those two Bolton men. And no one has a better draw of the sword that the warrior of light!

[@edinleso475]

hmm it's hard to judge who is the best but so far for me it's Bronn yes it's true that he dodges a lot in first fight but that guy was in full armor plus a shild so bromn dodged so manny times with one goal wait for his mistake and also to exhaust him which he did...also other fights are awesome he dont't rushes into enemy doesnt do any spins acrobatics just him his sword and knife, thats it

[@johno1544]

Sir Friendzone FTW!!!

[@mharm734]

how is your heama training going? Just finished my hema beginner class with ars gladii and am liking it a lot more than sports fencing.

[@KnightSquire]

+mharm734 Unfortunatly it's not going very well at all, I live nowhere near a club and none of my friends are interested in taking part. I'm left with learning from books, KZbin or DVD's...which is just never going to be as good as having an instructor. Glad to hear that yours is coming along well though, keep it up.

[@mharm734]

Did you try posting on the hema alliance facebook group? From what I was hearing there are a lot of unofficial hema clubs that aren't on the club finders and some people were looking to find people interested to start things up in areas.

[@KnightSquire]

No I haven't checked that out, but I'm going to go give it a try now. I appreciate the heads up. Hopefully I'll find someone nearby.

[@TheAllomen]

you could also try starting one group yourself, you don't need to be an instructor to this, the guys in the group I joined did that, they were just people with a common interest and so they started a group. They started practicing under a bridge :P now we train in a warehouse though, guess things are looking up for us :)

[@CurlSef]

You not slick using that Witcher 3 Velen theme in the back lol. Nice song choice to

[@FireRunner96]

I thought the music was from Witcher 3 but wasn't sure. Lol

[@alfred0621]

+FireRunner96 the fields of Ard Skellig. The song that plays when you're in Skellige.

[@StormFalcon61]

Karl the focking Tanner of Gin Alley was the best swordsman greateest commander by far was Stannis Baratheon

[@Enderwiggan1]

Ser Arthur Dayne ?

[@shama6394]

He did another vid on Dayne, explaining that the double sword use is impractical and the guy would have died if his attackers had any co-ordination.

[@GrimFaceHunter]

He literally kills all those guys because of old Hollywood convetion:"Wait so each of you can have a duel against a single opponent".

[@aidanallen1976]

He hadn't been in the show when this was made, but based on real-life techniques he's shit.

[@gracesprocket7340]

There are HEMA techniques that *do* directly attack a weapon. Many of the masterstrikes are offline cuts that both parry and strike in the same blow, and there are krumphau and other suppressing techniques for opening a line for a short edge strike to the head, or zornort, which uses a cut to suppress and then follows with a wind and thrust to cover the line and attack.

[@karinefonte516]

I just wanted someone to explain one single thing: how come Jaimie Lannister, a so skillful and dedicated swordsman, never thought on reinforcing his *left hand*? How come never occurred to him, or his instructors, that both hands must be at least competent, even if not equally skilled?

[@KnightSquire]

In my opinion, Jamie Lannister is a prime example of hype in the game of thrones world, just like in our own world things get exaggerated and blown out of proportion. From what I can gather Jamie holds very few war time accomplishments, leaving most of his abilities to be rated on the tournament grounds... I'm not saying he isn't an accomplished swordsman simply that you cannot trust one characters opinion over any others. With that in mind, Jamie is a wealthy man, clearly arrogant, he fought mainly in the safety of tournaments and his most notable feat was stabbing an unarmed man in the back. So to answer your question, (in my opinion) he probably never, ever, EVER saw any real chance of being hurt so badly... he probably believes his own hype. Plus you can practice writing with your left hand, but you will probably still suck at it by comparison to your right. XD

[@kendallcarlson3572]

Syrio hello?

[@TheDidYouKnowChannel]

Spoilers I think his main focus is people alive in the series (hence why he brushed over Ned). Syrio's apparent death wouldn't land him on this list. That being said, his footwork is fairly well done, if I remember correctly, he does telegraph some (pulling back the sword before striking), but overall I think his technique was pretty well done.

[@kendallcarlson3572]

I agree, however it is most likely that many of his telegraphs were feints.

[@goran77ish]

Flashy and we saw just one fight. And he should died fighting those Lannister man. Kind of they did not want to hit him.

[@jonathanlee5314]

I dunno, the foot soldiers were just grunts, it's conceivable that Syrio could have manhandled them the way he did. When he faces off against Meryn Trant his wooden sword gets cut instantly, so that's kind of telling (that Meryn is prob not going to fall for his tricks).

[@T.E.C.I]

bro bronn is the best swordsman

[@cristianbarrera8849]

ARTHUR DAYNE

[@T.E.C.I]

+Cristian Barrera ok yes but hes dead and so is ned stark

[@cristianbarrera8849]

+Tyler Hammond True

[@greenskiis]

Arthur's tied in terms of skill with Barristan Selmy. GRRM himself said if they had equal equipment it would be a toss-up.

[@goran77ish]

And when exactly we saw him fight? I remind you this video is made before last season.

[@yootha12]

i like your effort and interest appreciated.

[@EthanolTailor]

your channel deserves a lot more subs you just got one more

[@Austregalo]

Sword of the morning all the way

[@Hyden104]

fuck the show

[@kronos444]

Sadly, that fight was pure showmanship with little realism involved. Not only does Dayne expose himself many times to a stab in the back, but those surrounding him don't take advantage of their positions and ignore many chances to hit him. Plus, a guy actually discards his shield.

[@Austregalo]

Are you telling me the fight was choreographed? NO. What will be the next? Daenerys´s dragons are not real?

[@bennett420316]

If I'm not mistaken Ned fights Dayne with 6 others and Dayne had only 2 fellow kings guard whose armor made them very slow compared to the leather the 7 opponents wore

[@ianruegg7980]

Best swordsman in the series is Ser Arthur Dayne no doubt about it.

[@Robert399]

Best swordsman in the *lore* in Ser Arthur Dayne but he doesn't move like a skilled swordsman on screen.

[@Jombo56]

to be fair, if you watch some of the world championship HEMA footage from 2006 you see someone execute a pretty flashy roll and score a hit simply because their opponent wasn't expecting it

[@pineapplepenumbra]

What we need are some videos of you guys showing us how it should really be done.

[@kerkezpavle]

that random, mesmerised "...someone is gonna die for sum chikens..." kek'd

[@Hero3OO1]

if you wait until season 6 then what do you think about the sward dancing in the tower of joy .

[@Ninjatori]

I was thinking on a whole different stuff while I put the video, about a scene from The witcher and I was putting a background the witcher song in my mind. And then I heard the background song in the video and I thought it was totally worth explaining this beatiful coincidence.

[@anonymmc2764]

Well, we don't have a lot of material about Oberyn or Syrio fighting, but i still would've liked your opinion on this.

[@hacheurdepoulet]

just found your channel, quite interesting =) Although Jorah's halfswording insn't ideal since he's not wearing any gauntlets! it wound only require a bind and a slide to chop his hand off!

[@PapaBigDoinks]

Nice Witcher 3 background music at the end ;)

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIII]

Loved the witcher music in the background.

[@rudolfvonwolf6647]

I have just one question for you KnightSquire, how can you be a knight and a squire at the same time?

[@RazzaqBAL-Anbar]

OH MY GOD you put the witcher 3 wild hunt soundtrack Holy shit that returned me beautiful memories

[@moayadqabbari]

Did you use some Witcher OST?

[@grandmasterwilliamj.muller2014]

What if you're like me and use heavy attacks with great skill?? I'm a competition Sword Fighter and i use some very heavy hitting techniques that also use spins

[@darkaliebaba99]

What does 'stance' mean in this particulair setting?

[@eric333666]

Definitely agree I hate spins and rolls so much... I also really hate having someone with a spear try to close distance on a swordsman rather than just stabbing from distance...

[@mysty0]

This assessment grinds my gears, other than the facts we're talking about a television drama. Right form the point he's pointing out pummel striking between Ned Stark and Jamie Lannister, you have 2 truly seasoned swordsmen considered among some of the best and you think when they are sword locked that pummel striking is not foreseeable? Maybe you should go study Eskrima or Kali Stick Fighting and see how well that works out for you when sticks are locked? I mean other than play with and talk about swords do you actually do any kind of fighting? Also there ain't nothing wrong with hitting hard, other than the fact you can't hit hard so you have a beef with it. I hear this shit in Boxing all the time, lightweights are more skilled boxers bullshit. You don't get to dismiss somebody as 'buffeling' (never heard this shit term) simply because they hit hard, you must examine the broader fighter. Go ahead and dismiss people as not being able to fight simply because they hit hard to your own peril. As far as Bron is concerned you selectively pick a piece but to address it the best defense against any attack is not to be standing in its way in the first place. If you have the option of stepping aside from an attack or go with an 80% chance of block, then you're not that bright. Unless the potential block offers a high chance of successful counter strike then Evading > Blocking and always will be. Yes ultimately its a television series and none of them are swordsmen and their choreographers, if they were ever swordsmen, have lost their focus, but your logic throughout is is utter shit and is nothing but a reflection on your small man syndrome psych'e. Sorry but thems the facts. Big hits that force the opponent to block do not then leave said opponent with jack be nimble feet after he has had to plant himself and block the oncoming blow with all he has. I spent 3yrs fighting in 76kgs divisions, 2yrs in 88kg's and then in 110kg's. I now weight 140kg's with little body fat and constantly ignoring twerps like you claiming big blokes don't actually know how to fight because we just knock opponents out one hit. As nice as it would be to rip your head off and shit down your neck, you would just cry foul because now my weight and strength is an advantage. Makes me laugh, which is it? Skill vs Strength? I guarantee you some of us have both and I bet you don't even have the strength to block a "Buffel" haha

[@brutalbeetle]

Lol comparing sword fighting to boxing, look at this fat ass go.

[@mysty0]

brutalbeetle Another twig creature?

[@brutalbeetle]

Rustedblade I hope you got the cheeto dust off your fingers before you typed that schpiel.

[@mysty0]

brutalbeetle Are you here to make a point or just looking to troll?

[@WalkingCrap]

Büffel (engl. buffalo) was a term used in German medieval fencing tradition to describe someone who only relied on strength, they were looked down upon by the fencing masters as brute force is predictable and can be countered without much effort. As for the rest of the comment, you make some valid points, but can you please phrase it in a way where you don't come off as a complete twat?

[@dathremo.]

Is that music from the witcher that I hear I the background?

[@nickpassarelli4370]

gotta love these "experts" who never had a blood stain on their sword other then when they mess up and cut themselves

[@jessecollins3652]

This was amazing good job. P.S. think of Büffel as “booofel”

[@seanswisher4424]

That guy who dual weilded the swords at the tower of joy and whooped Ned n his crew was clearly far better than anyone else in series...

[@KyraBonk]

no he wasn't. that fight was shit.

[@seanswisher4424]

who else has chopped down a whole group like that... Dude even said Ned may have been the best and dude slayed his whole lil crew...

[@KyraBonk]

+Sean Swisher Right. yet if you talk about REAL fighting like HEMA then that whole scene is a joke. He stabs his sword in the ground, making it duller. Both swords are of similar length, this is not advised or recommended in any sword manuals of medieval times. The excessive spins and movement with a disregard for proper footwork to avoid slipping. The bullshit of the enemies. They never attacked in sync. The one with a shield drops it after one block. The double sword block into a scissor throatcut it bull, if you block with two swords your enemy can easily control both swords. The whole situation is not real fighting. This videobwas about real fighting. HEMA, not hollywood play swords.

[@adamek12522]

Is that music from Witcher 3 when GoT intro plays?

[@abnormallynormal8823]

what about all of the training sequences Jon has at castle black in season 1 when he first arrives...

[@julianporcel8184]

What's the song in the beginning?

[@runningwithscizorz]

This vid was made before we saw him, but what about ser arthur dayle? I just kind of want to know where his dual wielding would stand.

[@gokulauri]

Can you make a video about how accurate the Lord of the Rings fights are

[@arbhall7572]

I would have said Bron because he dodges a lot and waits for the best opportunity. But I can't disagree with your choice at all, and you ranked Bron pretty high up. Very well done video. If you have time and the footage, could you do an update video cutting in examples from HEMA practitioners applying the technique in a gym or back yard? Just a thought, and I hope don't mind me suggesting. Thank you sir.

[@yontisari7307]

The backround music is the witcher's right?

[@brucenatelee]

I always thought swordfighting in historically-European fight scenes were boring. Usually looks like "Hey, I got a big ass blade. WATCH OUT!"

[@unsugarcoatedrevs3951]

Now that season 6 has ended, do you still think it's Ser Jorah? What do you think of Ser Arthur Dayne?

[@tomatofarmerlarry3331]

arja's sword teacher seemed like a badass

[@THE_TonyFielding]

Is the music from Witcher 3? Awesome if so :)

[@Yavinius]

first thing i noticed when starting to watch this video was the witcher 3 music XD

[@ryan-jb9fh]

Jorah's "ridiculous" roll might have been done because his legs were injured of hurt and he needed to quickly get to the opponent.

[@s8kshUn8]

5:29 dark souls

[@asiri3687]

the witcher sound track in the back ground :) haha

[@tehhotline4225]

The Witcher soundtrack in the back got me thinking how Geralt or Letho and the others would get on in GoT

[@darklighter8968]

.... they would join the night watch, monsters are there.

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

He would kill every stupid sword-idiot in got that can't fight.

[@13375HI74NDN347F337]

Little known fact - Varys is actually Letho and he's behind the deaths of Robert, Geoffrey etc. He will reveal himself later on.

[@tehhotline4225]

QedrBlaster That strangely makes sense, Can really describe Varys as " A mountain of muscle " though

[@feedexinfinity8055]

call jorahs roll move bad as much as you want but since a pro used it in the HEMA tournament, and it worked, im gonna go with the pro

[@grandmasterwilliamj.muller2014]

Also have you ever been in a sword fight?? It's actually pretty intense and sometimes survival is the only thing you care about