Sword fighting: Strength and Sword Choice

[@SevenDayGaming]

"I like the feel of a big, meaty weapon in my hand." "We're going deeper." "I know you like thrusting quite a lot." "We're not even drinking port this time..." "This is thrust only." "Come into my study and I'll trap you." You know, I think you might be doing this on purpose.

[@nealokelly]

OMG - that's hilarious. And Lucy gets it even if matt does not.

[@elzian4975]

@@nealokelly He absolutely knows. It's an ongoing joke that he usually tries to put as many innuendos as possible without it being obvious.

[@ericstevens2586]

@@elzian4975 F M L😜😜😜

[@Pikepaw]

“our club is full of strapping young men”

[@ThePijarro]

I want someone to look at me the way Lucy looks at Matt or the way Matt looks at sabres.

[@docstockandbarrel]

Indeed

[@seraphwithatank6535]

Shhhhh

[@darthvaper6745]

"I know you like thrusting quite a lot! I love the feeling of a big meaty weapon in my hand! - HOW DOES HE SAY THESE INNUENDOS COMPLETELY DEAD PAN? Not a smirk, nothing!

[@Danny-li6ht]

DARTH VAPER he has no soul

[@Adagamante]

He's a pro...

[@AnotherDuck]

Practice. Lots and lots of practice.

[@cheesepie72]

He's British

[@tanegurnick5071]

DARTH VAPER cause he was being literal when he said it. If you got a dirty mind you can find anything a innuendo

[@Shrapnel82]

Note to self: Don't invade the Eastons' home, unless you have a falchion-armed Pedro backing you up.

[@pauldalton6999]

Shrapnel82 news "man breaks into eastern household, removed in 12 bags"

[@wullfsaxon2634]

Shrapnel82 I'd take a gun. cmon guys think!

[@lawrence090469]

So uncivilized - Obi Wan Kennobi

[@donkeyslayer8370]

whos pedro

[@GallopingWalrus]

Donkey Slayer the guy you need to vote for.

[@Dnanidref]

when lucy is in frame we all know its gonna be an exceptional video. keep it up

[@Findonate]

The christmas video was phenomenal

[@faenrir11]

scholagladiatoria, now a comedy channel. You need to invite Lucy more often! Loved the video

[@soccerandtrack10]

oh look 115.and nazi zombies mentioned in the video.

[@soccerandtrack10]

hey L,catch kira yet?

[@faenrir11]

??

[@lothissen]

You can practically see all the innuendos running through Lucy's head lol

[@TheAquarius1978]

There is no need to " get inside her head " lol, just look at her face....

[@lothissen]

TheAquarius1978 that's what I mean, definitely not a poker face lol

[@Xmara01]

There is constant need for decent warhammer.

[@Psiberzerker]

She looks insulted. "A much sexier shape." Stop telling her what she would prefer. She's standing right there, ask her what she would prefer. She might prefer the Falchion, and while you're at it, look at her expression while he explains, to her, why she wouldn't want a falchion. Without thinking about sexual innuendos, and projecting them in her head. You're not a mind reader. Obviously. You can only practically see the inuendos going through your head.

[@SmigGames]

She has the same problem we do: it's impossible to tell when Matt is talking in innuendo or totally seriously. I guess living with him doesn't help much either since, as we know, Matt is the master of innuendo.

[@tobiashagstrom4168]

I want someone to make a giant montage of Matts innuendos.

[@pedroivantaveraferreira3037]

I support the idea. "Innuendos of the year" from all the "stiff"s to the "great penetration" and "tiring fast movements" there is about 20min per year, ya?

[@thomascrevits2611]

Maybe Lindy could make something in that order.

[@00Trademark00]

I learned that I definitely should not fight Pedro.

[@BIIGtony]

That's basically the only thing I took away from this video.

[@CarnalKid]

Pedro's cousins will fuck up anybody who tries to fight him, mang.

[@kccarnine2124]

Pedro offers you his protection

[@ChristomirRackov]

Pedro Pascal?

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

The way they make him sound like Heaven's gift to fencing makes me want to fight him to see if he really is that.

[@elirantuil5003]

what weapon would cat easton use? that's the real question.

[@Dnanidref]

Tigerclaws

[@MasterGreybeard]

a katzbalger !

[@Barberserk]

Quadruple tulwars.

[@CarnalKid]

They probably just use their Kittytopian mind control powers to make Captain Context do their fighting for them.

[@entropyembrace]

Cat Easton uses kitty claws to inject mind control parasites (Toxoplasma gondii)

[@beardedbjorn5520]

You can tell by the way Lucy was looking at Matt that her head fills with Marvin Gaye music when Matt talks about his Meaty Weapons. I feel that there was a lot of contextual penetration after this.

[@canesno1fan]

mmmmm, conTEXtual

[@urmum1959]

Yeah, you can hear a baby in his videos now.

[@nachoolo]

"Futuristic nazi scientists" Well, that's specific.

[@PrimordialNightmare]

I miss the lazer velociraptors that usually go with them.

[@soccerandtrack10]

don't worry,you really think I don't have ah plan to stop trump/hilary?the problem is scapping the damn nsa,billions of cameras and also wire tapping on all phones/conputers/tablets/and game stuff,not to mention apps.hitlers the easy part,the nsa is ah whole new bag of appothicon.

[@tomsmy9742]

Big...Meaty...Weapon

[@TheAquarius1978]

In his hand....

[@Xmara01]

what about penetration?

[@stenlis]

Well she doesn't like thrusting

[@AndrejD303]

were going deep now :D

[@tohopes]

$10 Patrons get access to the Easton "sparring" porn vids.

[@JaysonBucy]

Clearly Mrs. Easton needs to be in the videos more because she brings a nice balancing effect to Matt. Also those looks she gives him when he unknowingly makes a sexual reference.

[@garethbaus5471]

I think he probably knows.

[@mikegould6590]

Matt, Lucy is delightful. She's your foil and your bulwark. Love it. More Lucy!

[@bronco5385]

No, it's definitely "foil". A foil as a sword is something that simulates a sword to point out errors in your fencing technique, but a foil as a person is someone who is a person whose personality is complimentary to your own. Think of comedy routines where one person is the "joker" and the other plays it "straight" (Penn and Teller or Jay and Silent Bob are good examples of this). The jokes wouldn't work without the "straight man" to set up the joke. Those people are "foils" of each other. Mercutio is a foil of Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Etcetera.

[@MaxWellenstein]

I always appreciate Matt's sense of humor, but Lucy is a tremendous force multiplier here. I spent the whole video in stitches! :D

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

Matt is completely oblivious at times. They're talking about heights and Lucy says that the ideal height for a man is 6'1" (Matt's height) while staring at him and he totally misses it.

[@demoncard1180]

They're both lovely.

[@jamessullivan586]

No he just knows the cameras rolling you got to keep soldiering on

[@paulstella8443]

I think it’s just a married man thing, every married guy I know does this

[@Kurtownia]

I can almost feel the process of Pedro's memefication.

[@ohioman4646]

I do believe that was the point.

[@rodrigodepierola]

This video could become a Cinemax softcore movie soooo easily.

[@Esmoire]

Lucy is always a joy to have on the show!

[@beachmaster3486]

Absolutely insane that we have to stop and think if we're legally allowed to defend our lives before doing so.

[@McHaven07]

you guys are fun together :)

[@Philip_Noland]

Yah so cute.

[@geryon]

But what if Pedro had a katana instead of a falchion, wouldn't be he invincible then? At least I haven't heard of a single Mexican samurai losing a fight.

[@TheMightyTengu]

Scary combo!

[@harjutapa]

Rewatching this a year+ later, I still wish we got to see more of Lucy. Y'all have an awesome dynamic that I'd love to see more of.

[@elgostine]

'really hot, 29/30 degrees' australians "lol, how cute"

[@regreegg]

But you guys have air con everywhere :(

[@MegaCore123444]

faint cries from Arizona it was 120ºf which is like 49ºc

[@Isvoor]

I'm Finnish and this conversation is giving me a heat stroke.

[@TheAquarius1978]

I laugh of you all, you may have high temps lol, but im here with 26/27 degrees and an umidity of 85% +

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

It was actually 32 yesterday. But still, if you're used to 18 degrees then 30 is sleepifying.

[@97wolffang]

you two are a most peculiar and adorably entertaining couple. :) my honest personal preference for a duel itself would use the 1864 patern cavalry sabre. ( yes I'm aware of cavalry sabre is quite unwieldy when used on foot however I should like to point out that I am stronger than your average man) :)

[@sherrattpemberton6089]

For a duel with swords I would most likely pick a type XV longsword. For self defense however I'd probably go with a sabre or broadsword

[@97wolffang]

Tudor Side swords are quite good for lending themselves to self deffence :)

[@sherrattpemberton6089]

I am intrigued by side swords. Not a weapon that seems very talked about at my club though probably because focus is elsewhere

[@97wolffang]

I myself cannot go to a HEMA club there are non near me. Most of what I know of swordsmanship was passed down to me by my Granddad (A German Sabre student many years ago) and self taught through hard research of manuals. While I'm not a master I can safely say I am intermediate, my preference with the Sabre. But I have studied, Storta, cutlass, Side sword, Jian, Huydao, Longsword, & rapier. While most of the one handed swords on that list can be used -almost- the same. I should point out that every sword is designed for a very specific part of battle or a fight.

[@TheRrevn57]

Always love the Matt and Lucy banter when ever she's on the show. Can't stop smiling.

[@williamknox6115]

I'd very much like to see more videos with Lucy, that was absolutely brilliant. Matt, I'm by no means a sword expert but since you mentioned draw weight in archery practice (I have a lot more experience with traditional archery than I do with swords), I have found the best way to find your beginning draw weight is to determine the absolute heaviest bow you can pull back to full draw length, and then cut the weight of that draw in half. In other words, If you can only shoot a 70 lb draw four or five times then you should probably be practicing with a 35lb bow to start, in my opinion.

[@MrMiddleWick]

"I like the feeling of big meaty weapons in my hand" Oh come on Matt, even Lucy knows what's up, just look at her 2:12

[@Elentirion]

Matt, I must say that I love the innuendo-laden dynamic between you and Lucy. Highly entertaining and informative!

[@mareczek00713]

>Appears with his wife>Immidiately explains why he's sweaty...Matt, the truth is your asecuration is why I'm having those suspicions ;)

[@djh6997]

The chemistry between the two of you is fantastic. I hope to see the two of you doing more discussions together. Good job! :-)

[@MattsGreatHall]

He likes a "meaty blade" and she "likes thrusting" -- what the heck am I watching? Just kidding. Liked the video.

[@archer8492]

The most impressive thing in this entire video was Lucy keeping it together while Matt kept talking about big meaty weapons in his hands.

[@josephwood2692]

Matt and Lucy: OG power couple.

[@arthanor9631]

Great video! I quite enjoy the change of pace and how often you get sidetracked when there's the two of you. The only thing missing is a thought bubble above Lucy's head when Matt goes on and on while she's squinting and looking at him sideways!

[@Rainaldo991]

Never thought this was going to happen. hearing "I love spadroon !" in a Matt Easton's video !

[@trappychan]

The videos with Lucy are all amazing! We need more of these :D

[@krotenschemel8558]

Oh my, you really need to work on your scenario. Let's say, the Easton Antique Arms Armory needs to be moved. Lucy and Matt, having no friends to help them do the move on their own. In the new flat, which is somewhere in the middle of Nowhereshire (no cellphones or police), they get into a domestic dispute which can only be settled by killing each other to the death. They have the entire weapon collection availible. Which one will they grab? Since women are traditionally to blame, Lucy gets dips.

[@senecanero3874]

this, definetly this

[@thecraftycrayfish7539]

Kröte nschemel Is Nowhereshire the British version of Butt-Fuck Nowhere?

[@Quodge]

We have a Butt Fuck Nowhere over here too.. just if you find it it's not exactly the kind of place that you tell your friends about..

[@Freakybugeyedweirdo]

"killing each other to the death" But people die when they are killed D:

[@MisterKisk]

Not always... ;)

[@extrasmack]

Love these longer rambly Matt and Lucy segments! More please. Port drinking allowed but not required. :)

[@CharliMorganMusic]

"I would call the police." I can't hear you over the sound of my automatic freedom!

[@danpit2001]

i absolutely love when the two of you go on these epic rambles

[@LeonidasRex1]

"We're going deep now, are you ready for it?" ~ Matt Easton, 2017

[@AakeTraak]

Best. Episode. Ever. I like the dynamic Lucy brings to this episode.

[@OTEP1234567891011]

Dig a three foot hole in the ground and have a marital duel with your friend. Give her a rock in a sock and you use a club with one hand behind your back.

[@Dhomazhir]

I worked in a dishpit over the weekend, here in eastern MA, where the AC crapped out for 3hrs and it was 30'c outside. The dish machine vents into a small room where the walk-in also is with it's heat exchanger, which likely made the room about 95% humidity & 40'c. Such fun. At least I wasn't back home in Reno where today it is 38'c, or in Phoenix with Richard Marsden where it is 49'c.

[@IPostSwords]

Hello Schola fans: on the topic of lightwieght weapons, I've been doing a video on antique smallswords every day this week, the next one will be out in about an hour.

[@ColtDouglasMusic]

IPostSwords Before I check out your channel please answer these questions, - What do you use to edit your videos? - Can you play your videos back and be completely happy with them? The answers to what I ask will help me determine if your channel is worth checking out. ;)

[@IPostSwords]

I use PowerDirector v15 to edit. And my most recent video (as of yet unpublished) I am very happy with. Others there are some small issues - a mispronounced word here or there.

[@jthewelshwarlord6331]

Couldn't stop laughing at both the innuendos and Lucy's "that's what she said" grin.

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

Lucy: "I have to fight you.." I have visions of her succumbing to his advances only after he proved his worthiness by defeating her in combat.

[@wulfheywood1321]

That was actually me and my girlfriend

[@finlaybeaton2124]

hello. loved the video I'd like to ask a question that is a little linked to this. most martial arts both modern and traditional have a physical preparation/strength training. this can be from body weight - push ups etc to using equipment kettlebells, stone padlocks, rocks etc within the European sword arts did these practices exist formally or was it just assumed that heftier a sword around and possibly wearing armour would be enough?

[@ashenlongbow1482]

"Don't fight Pedro with a smallsword." ... Why Matt? Is he a 'skilled thruster'? [childish giggling that builds to full blown maniacal laughter]

[@williamkilmer6299]

This is a question for Lucy: As you are often sparring against taller, heavier opponents, what are your thoughts on grappling for the smaller, lighter swordsman or woman? Do you always try to avoid it? Do you avoid it studiously until you have convinced your opponent that you will never do it and then dive in and go for the disarm? How do you think about these plays in Silver and other sources and what to you teach? I really am asking for a friend as I am ridiculously tall (6'5") and 230 pounds.

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

Sooo, that was just about having Lucy to say that she'd pick up Matt's sword? (innuedo intended)

[@MacDorsai]

Well done! Very good to get Lucy's input. And you generally went along with my early assumptions that it is important to have comparable speed and therefore, if you have lesser strength and possibly lesser stamina, choose a lighter weapon. However, I have a couple of questions for you. Lucy is comparable to many men in height and reach. She's taller than me. I've thought about this quite a bit and if your opponent has a significant height and reach advantage, is there merit in the idea that you choose a shorter weapon since you won't be able to match reach anyway and work at getting much closer, inside his reach? 2nd question is her choice of weapon. Would a long sword offer any advantage? Since the saber is in the same class as a backsword, and backswords did have some historical overlap with a longsword, would the longer blade and added strength of both hands confer any advantage to her? Finally, I would very much welcome your 29 C temperatures as we are at 48 C today.

[@legion_sqd]

such a great chemistry!

[@00Trademark00]

such a great gremmar!

[@legion_sqd]

woops, edited. also, you mean spelling!

[@00Trademark00]

touché :-)

[@RKcousins625]

Hey Matt, could you make some videos talking more about specific treatises and discussing techniques/principles?

[@stevefoxrox]

Matt can pull a 70lb bow, and exercises regularly, his strength is definitely above average, maybe would have been average before the advent of modernity, but today your average male is sedentary

[@bushwhackedonvhs]

Tim Hare I am extremely overweight and fairly sedentary and I can easily pull a 70 pound bow. 70 pounds is not even close to the heaviest draw weights you’d get with bows.

[@TheMightyTengu]

@@bushwhackedonvhs No shit I broke a 70lbs english long bow accidentally when I was a weak 15 year old boy.

[@runakovacs4759]

It's more about being able to do it repeatedly as he stated. I could pull a #110 traditional hungarian recurve twice. Couldn't thrice because arms were shaking like crazy.

[@ryanweible9090]

@@bushwhackedonvhs how often. a key with strength is functional strength, most people can do things with weapons a few times. they are basically tools, and are made to work when used, but while i could swing a sledgehammer in a fight, I would be better using a weapon i could control and use skillfully.

[@bushwhackedonvhs]

Ryan Weible I used to shoot my hunting bow every few days, I would shoot it like 50+ times in a given session.

[@robgoodsight6216]

I started giggling from the beginning!!!! Please Matt and Lucy Easton make more videos like that! Apart from the "innuendos"...good video!!! Please keep up to the standard! p.s.: a rondell and or a shield?

[@Dustypilgrim1]

So then , the Scholagladiatoria/Easton legal department is called Lucy ...

[@nik96nik]

Matt I already thought you were an absolutely amazing guy but see how you and your wife get along, like damn. You guys are both amazing! Keep being you man because your brilliant

[@DaBezzzz]

You(r head) always look shiny Matt

[@scholagladiatoria]

Thanks

[@davenjoni]

While living in Southeast Asia and studying martial arts as a young man we would often go to local theaters to watch kung fu movies and a very popular figure was, " The One Armed Swordsman". Now that I am 67 years old and since I had a stroke leaving my left arm parallelized I am curious as to your take on the idea and feasibility of being a one armed swordsman. I'd like to continue tp develop martial arts skill on into my senior years and wonder what sort of commentary or advice you might have for us old and "decrepit" guys?

[@scholagladiatoria]

I don't see much disadvantage at all to one-armed swordsmanship. I do sabre 90% of the time and only use my spare hand for occasional grappling and disarms, but obviously if I didn't have the use of that arm then I wouldn't do those.

[@astrayadventurer4450]

It was 46.6 c here yesterday gonna be hotter today. Lol I understand though when I lived in Minnesota 84f and up seemed hot the humidity really gets to ya.

[@chana-ms2cq]

Perhaps my favorite of the discussions. Lucy is the bomb.

[@mrpoool1015]

This is almost more comedy than historical facts good video

[@Ssatkan]

That was lots of fun, thanks! Love the atmosphere between the two of you.

[@MaverickCulp]

Dammit I'm 5'6" I'm almost a foot away from being a perfect man..

[@MaverickCulp]

I may be 5'6" but as my friends say: I can lay a beat-down like 6'8" man.

[@SuperYoshikong]

mavmanish The strongest men in the world are around your height.

[@TheViperZed]

Love the video, and a great topic but was there a bet involved to get as much innuendo and double entendres into it as possible?

[@stevenclifton624]

Isn't this exactly the argument that brought us foils?

[@samchafin4623]

I've really enjoyed the lovely rapport you two have in this video.

[@takogonikanetniukogo]

Why are you so insisting on fighting Pedro?! He's your friend, man!

[@scholagladiatoria]

I fight him whenever I can, because he's a very good fencer.

[@Kezan999]

Wassail! Another point about height and men (and I don't remember the exact cut-off but I think it is 6'4" or 6'5") is that above a certain height there is a correlation to a genetic pre-disposition towards heart conditions.

[@toddgreener]

I don't think anyone is paying enough attention to Lucy's love of spadroons

[@MQuinn-eb3zz]

Just a few observations regarding real combat (putting aside all the innuendos - "I like the feeling of big meaty weapons in my hand." Priceless. Lucy Easton's smile.... Priceless.): 1) One wants and seeks overwhelming advantage, not parity; which also means one does their best to eliminate the advantage of their opponent. 2) Overwhelming violence (audacity) tends to win the day. 3) One seeks to eliminate their opponent as quickly as possible. 4) There is no such thing as being a gentleman in real combat you fight to kill (eliminate the threat) by any means. 5) Duels are closer to martial arts than real world combat - they are 'fair', they have 'rules', by their very nature the opponents seek parity in the field of combat and in weaponry.

[@Gnarlf]

that was entertaining. i am not convinced i understood if you two agree or disagree but thats me. fun fact of the day: upload 3 min ago duration 16 min already one dislike. stupid but funny.

[@thuglincoln7699]

Matt, I don't know if you're coming to Longpoint or not, but that 30C heat there will be good training for Baltimore, which likely won't go below that the whole time. Of course we have AC here.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Unfortunately no Longpoint for me this year. The thing about the 30C temp here is that we are totally unprepared for it. The only place we have air con is in our cars.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Incidentally it was 34.5 yesterday.

[@thuglincoln7699]

That's hot even for here in the Mid-Eastern US - and even hotter when you consider that the whole of the UK is higher in latitude than even the northernmost point of Maine (which 34.5 would be a record, or near record high in most of the state)

[@Harradrush]

I thought rapier was the superior weapon...

[@622PSS]

Harrad Rush Lucy is tall and has long arm reach. She is fit enough to wield a long and heavy rapier, thrusting a stronger, taller and heavier male opponent without armour protection to death within a short period of time.

[@trappychan]

Rapiers are heavy swords. The point of the video is that light swords can be more useful in certain situations, and specially for those who can't handle a heavier sword for long. And from personal experience, as a girl with very little strength, Rapiers are *exhausting*. Really really tiring. And once your shoulders/forearms get tired, you won't be able to fight properly. If I expect the fight to last a bit longer, I'd definitely prefer a lighter Infantry Sabre over a Rapier.

[@pedroivantaveraferreira3037]

Keeping a fight short is easy, winning a short fight being on some disadvantages doens't seem easy though. On the other hand a "superior" opponent can easily fall on trapswhile trying to keep pushing continu]ously in the attack making the fight s]indeed short ... a hell of a shitish situation fighting without info on the opponent

[@Yeknodathon]

Fun to see Mr and Mrs E together again, enjoyable to see see the flow - adds something! Is there another equalizer beyond sword type and skill? I'd be watchful for mental agility - is that fencer or fighter going to be predictable or something else or just very, very sneaky. And the element of bottom or spirit or tenacity.. is that fencer going to melt away at the first sign of trouble or are they going to stick around - how daring and purposeful are they going to be? Do they really mean business or are they there for something else. So, for me, skill definitely. But skill without endeavour or spirit is wafer thin. Then that element of how gifted a fencer may be at play and mental agility, then perhaps strength, size, height, stamina.. I may be plodding rhino but if I run or panic at the slightest nic....then perhaps sword. I'd want the sword that gives me options and agility.

[@Ty_The_Bonsai_Guy]

The look on Lucy's face when Matt says "I like the feel of a big, meaty weapon in my hand". 😂 Priceless.

[@wulfheywood1321]

She did say 'don't we all'

[@zeroa6]

I really like this chat. Very cool points of view. Thanks for sharing.

[@robinburt5735]

Well i wouldn't choose a sword I'd grab a spear or a Naginata

[@ColtDouglasMusic]

Doreen Green Nice.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Or a gun. Yes a superior weapon is definitely better, if possible. Though assuming the weapons have to be in roughly the same category, we're looking here just at small changes of weight and balance.

[@waaaaaaah5135]

The weapon of choice :)

[@robinburt5735]

I mean you want as much reach as possible to offset the opponents strength advantage. So yeah a speary type weapon or a lightsaber.

[@robinburt5735]

ok then. i'll choose... a hand and a half sword/bastard sword so you can wield it with both hands and it has greater range but isn't too heavy. Maybe even something like an Estoc as they can be very long like 62" and only weight like 4 pounds.

[@andreassjoberg3145]

"Slightly good" - thanks for that one! I love how this channel drives the development of modern language!

[@TaurusSI]

"Phrasing" so many times in this video.

[@nikitaonassis6090]

"Entrapment" 101: or Homer Simpson "101" doh ! brought to life by Lucy Easton. On strength. It depends on what strength is required. Weapon by "definition" is a force multiplier. Will not weapon weight depend on technique if the technique requires weight and strength behind it ? On nature of fight, no one gets to choose the fight so that it fits their style, given here the practitioner is a heavier person as mentioned above.

[@Alefiend]

Yet another reminder that I'm at a natural disadvantage as a man of 5'3" (160cm). Having grown up reading about this sort of fighting, it hurts. I suppose I'll have to go the fantasy route and fight like a dwarf.

[@Kerrigordead]

Fencing is all about skill level. If you put in the time your height will not be as important.

[@shorewall]

Stab them in the achilles! :D

[@skulhedface3336]

Cyrano

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

I'm not sure what's funnier, the innuendo or Lucy's expressions. I half expected Matt to jump for joy when she used "Context" but he seemed more disappointed she didn't completely agree with him. Can't tell they're married at all. :) Awesome video!

[@misakimix-animemusic3696]

Pointless. She could never beat Pedro.

[@sovietcupcakes328]

Not unless she uses her pommel.

[@misakimix-animemusic3696]

No one can beat Pedro, you fool.

[@les6paul]

Only if she wants to end him rightly.

[@garygalt4146]

Misaki Mix - Anime Music ii

[@DonatoVicenti]

Awesome video, very interesting points and I love the way you two debate about these topics!

[@HyperGnome]

35 In France. I feel your pain.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Yeah, the day after we shot this video it was 33 here. Way too hot.

[@lawrence090469]

48C in Phoenix AZ today. 44C tomorrow. 40C now at 9PM. Sun has been down about an hour.

[@HyperGnome]

Arizona though. I mean what did you expect living in a desert. I so couldnt live there, I'm a snow person not a desert person. GIVE ME COLD WEATHER DAMMIT.

[@Wetcorps]

The greatest thing about living in Arizona seems to be the bragging rights whenever temperature is mentioned :)

[@ronalddunne3413]

In the USA "29 or 30 degrees" is darn cold.. below the freezing point of water, actually.

[@joshuaoneill3118]

She's into pegging.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

What would you carry for theoretical personal defense against whatever person might happen upon you with evil intent? I still pick the Army Officer's Saber, mine has a blade length of 33", I would be comfortable with the speed, hand protection, and I am a big strong guy, so power is not really a worry.

[@jamesfisher9594]

You need to have your wife in more of your videos.

[@simoneriksson8329]

I would consider a jian... they are often pretty slender and light blades that can be used in one or two hands wich I think would be a advantage for a weaker person

[@Alpha-Omega-TFOA]

LMAO! Ripping on the stupidity of English laws.

[@stacksmalacks8826]

I can't believe its taken me so long to get into Matt. I've been a lindybeige bumboy since pretty much the start but Matt's innuendo and knowledge is just AAA

[@spykezspykez7001]

Weapon of choice? 9mm, I would think.

[@romangeneralbob]

I don't know, I prefer the stopping power of a .45

[@breaden4381]

The only problem with a gun is the possible exit wound. I don't want a hole in my wall.

[@RambleOn07]

Braden Vande Plasse and the damn blood

[@rddragonman]

spykez spykez BFG 9000

[@GallopingWalrus]

Hmm, I'd prefer a loaded Five-Seven, but if you think you can deter me by just throwing 9mm bullets at me, okay.

[@Lasermensch]

I would really love if you would give your opinion on all the different fights that Richard Sharpe (as played by Sean Bean) participates in, with 'his' style of sabre. :)

[@EldarKinSlayer]

Common Sense breaks out in the UK and people are allowed to defend themselves and their loved ones, BUT guns are still outlawed how do you arm yourself on a daily basis? Saber or back sword and buckler?

[@Emanresuadeen]

It's so nice to see a father and daughter sharing an interest.