THE BEST TV SWORD FIGHT EVER!

[@meris8486]

Hawk literally just let the guy in the helmet defeat himself

[@blakewinter1657]

Apparently that cut to the gut was made with such a sharp sword used so expertly that no blood could actually escape the wound.

[@KnightSquire]

So fast that it cauterized the wound.

[@horseenthusiast9903]

Boltan is apparently too mighty to bleed upon such fabulous garments

[@PewPewPlasmagun]

Venus Gillespie Such motley garbs. The clash of colours of them!

[@Shane_The_Confessor]

Your sarcasm is on a whole nother level, man. love it.

[@esotericulmanist8331]

"a whole nother"

[@Shane_The_Confessor]

+Jacky of Hyperion Can you give me your address so that I can write a letter about how much I care?

[@esotericulmanist8331]

It wouldn't be a lengthy letter, but clearly you'd have to put something on it, as you cared enough to even bother responding to me.

[@Shane_The_Confessor]

+Jacky of Hyperion I never said I didn't care. Yeah, letters tend to have information on them.

[@pablerarav9016]

Well come on. Is this a Barney video? Nother? Not a word.

[@MasoTrumoi]

Maybe Hawk was just able to tell right away that the old man in the helmet couldn't fight for shit, felt really bad for him, and was just letting the old man believe that he was putting up a fight before killing him. Like trying to fool the valkyries to let this old bastard go to Valhalla or some shit.

[@AkosKovacs.Author.Musician]

cross crossguard?I think we find the next lightsaber design for kylo ren.

[@Redchocobo]

Gotta say, you actually had me with the title there! I actually thought this was gonna be an actual good example of sword fighting in media, but this was waay more entertaining! Although, I would love to see something a little more on the serious side, like, as mentioned, and actually good example of sword fighting in media.

[@swordmasterbriandanner7079]

This is some of the finest choreography I have ever seen.

[@aragiss]

I didn't think the title was meant to be sarcastic. We've all seen hundreds of poorly choreographed and unrealistic swordfights already.

[@silentkiller2mm]

If the majestic one would have thrown that pommel, boy, this would habe been ended fast. Not even the cross-cross-guard could have helped there..

[@LifelongDM]

They're actually talking about doing a sequel to Hawk the Slayer called Hawk the Hunter with the original director/writer and the guy that played the elf archer Crow.

[@TheSuperQuail]

Your channel is continually entertaining. Thanks. Please continue =)

[@Swordsman3D]

The 4 dislikes are from the "Hawk The Slayer" fan club

[@dontroutman8232]

Filthy Heretic, I get that, sadly this was at least average for the Eighties movies, with Excalibur being on tbe upper end of decent. Things like Ator were a lot worse.

[@BeowulfAllraudr]

You're awesome man. You got me into HEMA!

[@QarthCEO]

First of all, that's not a gem in the pommel, it's the last Elven Mind Stone. Second of all, that isn't just a sword, it's the last Elven Mind Sword! If you're going to criticize, get it right!

[@PongoXBongo]

WTF is a mind sword? Is that like a poor man's lightsaber?

[@mattaffenit9898]

Is that like... I don't know... one of those swords psykers use in 40k?

[@youfoolwarrenisdead6400]

This music gets me so pumped.

[@angelafornelli7389]

This makes my day after a tough day archiving!

[@4rreste409]

You should really take a look at the fight scene of Dreynschlags new short film "Wölfe"

[@KnightSquire]

It's on my list good sir.

[@hannibalm090009]

really awesome fight, soo wow very realistic. hahahahha good job on the commentary, he really has an awesome hair xD

[@iseeicyicetea]

is it bad that i love the soundtrack though?

[@blakewinter1657]

Obviously pommel size determines how good a sword is - the larger the pommel, the better you can end your opponent rightly. I do kind of want a ducky pommel now, though.

[@brokenursa9986]

I went into this expecting something serious, and I was pleasantly disappointed.

[@arbhall7572]

Ah yes Hawk the Slayer. A classic of modern cinema. I submit that these should no longer be called sword fights. They should be called Buffle Flaps. They only seem to hire Buffles and Dancers for TV so we should call them as we see them. A bunch of thugish buffles flapping their swords at each other to make cool sound effects. Cling.

[@sethb-h4127]

Awesome :D you used my subsquire idea. Also, I don't think even Sonic could keep up with the guy in black, he was so fast.

[@KnightSquire]

Certainly did, thanks man, I like it. Hopefully it'll help make the channel name a little more memorable. I know right, the guys got some insane skills.

[@thedemonbard322]

You should make a video analysing the elven archery in this movie. Best. Archer. Ever. Simply amazing effects. Makes Legolas look like a chump. I watched Hawk the Slayer with my mother a few months back, and I don't think we ever laughed so much at a movie. It's simply amazing. Bad all around, but the good sort of bad.

[@XXC0Y]

Those dramatic "sword sounds" reminded me a lot of the old "Robin of Sherwood" series. Or maybe i'm thinking of Ladyhawke.

[@EzioIlMentore]

I looked at the date of the video and thought this was uploaded just now. Then I realize it's August 17, 2016... exactly one year ago. Lol

[@LidaNugeeb]

+KnightSquire I finally thought you finally found the single most perfectly choreographed sword fight in a movie, like for real!

[@WiseWarriorsPath2]

I will never get these 4 mins back in my life... wtf did i just watch?

[@MotherofImps]

It's not just the haircut...it's the eyebrows too!...can't have one without the other.....bwahaha. 10/10 would watch again :)

[@francescoteixeira4623]

Actually the one eyed helmet guy is a fencing master trying to teach Nachreisen to the hero.

[@MarekDohojda]

The movement was so fast that the blood from stomach cut didn't have a chance to flow. Not only that, not even the clothing/armor was parted yet. WOW, that's what I call amazing speed. Bruce Lee? Bah armature!

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

3:00 throw a pommel

[@chicoarraes]

dude, comment on actual good fights. the one in "the princess bride" is pretty badass , the actors worked for months and actually learned fencing.

[@Dexios_Divine]

that movie is so good. it held up pretty well tbh. i watched it once in highschool, and again a year ago lol

[@steinstemmer8963]

my mother loves it since she was young :)

[@KnightSquire]

I'll certainly try, I know very little about using a rapier though, so would have to do some research first.

[@koletonnelson6310]

Whether or not Westley and Inigo's duel is good kind of depends on your definition. If that's "Kill your opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible", as per a real fight to the death, then...it's kind of terrible. But if you recognize that the characters are both supposed to be masters, more concerned with testing each other than actually finishing the fight, then it becomes a lot better. So, a lot hinges on your viewpoint going in.

[@chicoarraes]

sure, plus, there is a lot of moves that are shoehorned in just for cinematic effect, even a couple of spins, I guess. Of course, any actual fight to the death would have been over a lot quicker. But still, the technique is pretty excellent, considering both guys are just actors. They dont telegraph their moves and the foot work is pretty spot on. I dont think we can expect true realism in any Hollywood fight, but we should expect something believable and well polished, which is the point this channel is trying to make, I think. And something believable in a movie such as The Princess Bride, could be actually more stylized than most things, considering its a fantasy for kids or young adults. But the choreography ends up being more grounded than a lot of stuff in Game of Thrones, for example.

[@gang_juul4658]

Please do more of these and the GOT stuff. Also can we get a follow up on Sirios dancing career?

[@nastee10]

Ah...the sweet sting of sarcasm.

[@ethanmoody7733]

This is comedy genius

[@tanegurnick5071]

you need to look up the dead lands. those guys are proper practicianers of mau Rakau. the fighting is next level

[@TheMorbidHobo]

I believe that's called a pommel, more specifically.

[@jairoukagiri2488]

I have a katana style sword with a cross cross-guard, it is pretty sweet looking :D

[@OmarSlloum]

please make a non-sarcastic best sword fight episode!

[@eligibbons2155]

Was hawk's crossgaurd backwards? Like it was sloping towards his hand I think

[@raphaelperry8159]

Ah Hawk the Slayer, the movie where the elf shoots the same arrow over and over again. The film where every single fight has a lot of smoke in the background to hide the fact that they're blatantly recycling footage from earlier fights in virtually every group fight scene. I remember it well (although well isn't possibly the best way to describe it). It'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on the sword fighting in Ladyhawke in which apparently one handed swords are supposed to be sued two handed, crossbows are a melee weapon (as are crossbow bolts you just ripped out your own gut) and two handed swords are designed exclusively for throwing at people and things. Yeah....... That craziness aside it was the closest to gritty brawling that we got in a fantasy film from Conan 'til the Lord of the Rings trilogy so it does stand out on that front.

[@raphaelperry8159]

From what I can remember I think the two characters fighting are brothers and the hero really doesn't want to kill the villain. It's a pity he doesn't look reluctant throughout the fight, just wooden and emotionless. The man standing and watching is, I believe, letting them get on with their personal feud out of (wait for it) .... respect for the hero's skill as a swordsman. Or something like that.

[@KnightSquire]

Just found Ladyhawke the other day, and if I have a chance I'd love to make a video about it.

[@raphaelperry8159]

Funnily enough it's the film where every time Rutger Hauer holds a sword he seems to think "hmm, now which new part of the weapon that isn't actually the blade can I use to hit him with?"

[@contaejus]

jokes on us mate, it wasnt slowed down

[@TheSylwesterGames]

Will you do a video on the most realistic sword fight you've seen in a movie? :3

[@aloxeno]

Really funny, i love your estile! pls do more coment on funny sword figths! If you wand ofcousse. :-)

[@dace48]

If you think that Hawk the Slayer is bad, that tells me that you have never seen "The Sword and the Sorcerer" - Three bladed sword!

[@Wright805]

Two points 1) Hawk the Slayer is a movie, not a TV show 2) Yes the villain did have only one eye. The other one was gouged out.

[@bad-people6510]

"I guess in this world the amount of power your sword has is dependent on the size of your hilt decoration." Literally yes. The sword hilt is literally magic. It's still ludicrously off balance, but in plot, the magic powers come from the pommel.

[@Kalleosini]

I actually believed the title at first.

[@juanpablogonzalez8528]

"aaaaaahhhh"

[@connorjaneu3021]

Please review the sword fight from Samurai Cop.

[@necrosisbob]

And here I was hoping for a snow globe on your more powerful sword. I suppose a large ball of tinfoil works...it is pretty big and therefore powerful...

[@BriGuyIL1980]

Hawk kind of looks like Dudley Moore and Phil Collins combined

[@axeltenveils6816]

I want to ask a question. I want to write a book with at least semi-realistic swordmanship. Is there such a thing as a high guard with the sword held high and in front.

[@galumir]

There is ox, that is rising your sword above the head with the point targeting your opponents head, so your blade is parallel to the ground (roughly). Something more aggressive would be "vom Tag" (German, literally from the day, I don't know any English translation for this), where you rise your sword directly above the head in a striking position for powerful downward cuts.

[@galumir]

Also I would be very interested to read your writing :D

[@axeltenveils6816]

+GandogarFS For a better context imagine a guy 20 centimetres taller than the average man at least, very fast and strong, used to either over power through brute strength the defence of his opponents or slapping away their weapons. (That is portrayed as a bit of a bad habit. Also it will be fantasy, so sometimes there will be stupid instances in the fights. Like throwing a sword, in a moment of madness against an opponent with a magic at our and a terrible explosion happening because of the enchantment on both armour and sword destroying each other. I hope to get it published sometime.)

[@connorjaneu3021]

Ochs, or Ox guard. The sword is held slightly above the head with the hilt near the head and the blade point outward toward your opponent.

[@galumir]

+Axel Tenveils against very powerful blows a hanging guard would be more recommended, just take the image that Connor describes and imagine the sword point being dropped so it is more on a 40 degrees angle in front of you. By that you can try to evade hard parrys that could occur with ox against a speedy brute you described. For some more visual reference I would recommend The Swords Path channel, he shows of the various guards very well ;-)

[@korstmahler]

EncounteringADrakeSwordWielder.mp4

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Is that 2D I see in the background

[@joesosa294]

Can't stop laughing

[@neriumsuitedher]

Where are his guts? Was the sword blunted?

[@rafaelllaban4115]

neriumsuitedher he was just so fast and the sword so fine that that no blood was spilt

[@Thetasigmaalpha]

Don't dis Hawk the Slayer. We didn't have Lord of the Rings.

[@stocktonlord24]

Next you should do the princess bride fight it only has about one spin therefore it has to be a realistic sword fight anyone agree

[@senorbacon9985]

Can you please give us your thoughts on the Oliver Queen vs. Ra's al Ghul swordfight from "The Climb?"

[@KnightSquire]

I'll check it out... but with a lot of these things I'm limited by what I know. I don't want to pretend I know about a sword style that I don't, and I don't even know what they're fighting with... they look like machetes.

[@GracodanaAlpha]

I went to the original video and put it on double speed. It's actually still kinda slow xD

[@theavengedkoala211]

You look and remind me a lot of Orlando Bloom

[@sidneyfrederickson3941]

You are terrible, but I love it!

[@ArnandKularajah]

Not an X cross sword guard, a very exaggerated schilt or horn above the cross guard - the angle of the shot just gives it the illusion of a flat X.

[@michak2942]

You realy should watch The Witcher (2001) movie, that Dragon made in Microsoft Paint gave me chronic depression

[@KnightSquire]

I'm a HUGE Witcher fan, so I'm a little scared to watch it... I've heard tale of it's awfulness. You saying it gave you chronic depression doesn't exactly sell it to me XD

[@MikeKnell2884]

The Hexer movie, which is actually a chopped up Wiedzmin (Witcher) series, is bad. Witcher series in itself is not bad at all. I actually found it more enjoyable then The Legend of the Seeker series, not to mention the latest Shannara series. It's mostly getting flak from fans who read the Witcher books prior to watching the series, because it changed certain things in the overall story. I think, it is best to watch episodes based on the Witcher short stories. IMO they are really good. Word of warning - don't expect Game of Thrones quality. If you're up to it, review the fight scene from the Witcher series I linked in my previous comment. In the end, if you ever make up your mind about watching the Witcher series start from episode 4. Episodes 4-9 are not that much interconnected, they can be watched individually with no problem.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

+KnightSquire Never I repeat NEVER watch that shit. It's a complete abomination. No only the acting is horrible but also movie wasn't really based upon books, it was rather loose adaptation of the old comic series. It's better wait for new Witcher movie, it'll come out in 2017.

[@endthyselfrightlypl0x521]

he should have unscrewed his gigantic pommel and threw it at the guys unarmored eye. #CoolSwordsMemeLords

[@Ezio999Auditore]

I don't like this video, prepare to die - aaaaaaaah....

[@GoodFebruarian]

*Clink!*

[@mattaffenit9898]

Marijan Karaula *Tink* Biiiiiitch, I got this... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah... _twirls sword backwards, spins, jumps backwards, swings several feet away from opponent_ *Tink* *Gets disemboweled* Gguuuugh... tell... my cat... I know he stole... my last javelin... oh, and the password to shut off that nuclear warhead is... *Ded*

[@bad-people6510]

Who says they slowed it down?

[@karimkovalskyy5853]

Talk about Assassins Creed 1-5 sword fighting techniques. Mention their flaws and if they would have worked in real life battles

[@michak2942]

Yaaaas

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Nah, he made some videos about Witcher 3 but he didn't touch the fighting style of Olgierd von Everec. It would be cool if he also made video about that.

[@KnightSquire]

I tried, honestly I tried. I just cannot play those games, I'm not a fan. I know they are crazy popular, they just never quite clicked with me.

[@boopagm8275]

The reason the Pomo so they can so that way he can unscrew it and then throw it that the guy

[@corvusrabenklang8608]

Please make another Ninja Eugene Video. :-D

[@owainwilliams2949]

I think Lora's vs Brienne KS the best fight in GOT as for realism

[@GoodFebruarian]

UuuuuuuuhhhhhH~! *swing sword*

[@SirAwesomeVille]

first, I am a wizard

[@shikak1941]

UR A WEEZARD????????

[@constantinediomedes6277]

EEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!

[@bad-people6510]

It was a movie, but whatever.

[@rubyrack]

Have to say I'm a little disappointed. Based on the thumbnail, I thought I was going to see Walter White and Walt Jr. in a sword fight. Entertaining nonetheless.

[@PendragonTarot]

Omg this is hilarious. Cheap and awful swordfighting.

[@ZFosterZ]

I always remember watching this as a kid and even then, I felt so underwhelmed by what I saw seeing. It just looked awful and made so little sense. All for the drama and build up, and an awful "fight".

[@somberflight]

you should watch old turkish movies.... meh even the new ones are just as cringy

[@mikeghost7788]

Actually try putting some well done fighting on here. Give walk through on that shit.

[@k1riseupredsea27]

I don’t like this guy

[@ericbeall7675]

is it necessary to show every single clip you watch, then talk about it, then watch it again? That is padding at its worst. Sometimes you even did it three and four times. It is just annoying