Mastering Basic Sword Fighting in 10 Hours | Vanity Fair

Is it possible to learn how to sword fight with only 10 hours until curtain call? Victoria Frings is up to the challenge. Watch fight choreographer Robb Hunter teach Victoria stage combat for her last-minute replacement role as Romeo in a gender-swapped performance of Romeo and Juliet.
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[@pranavanand4305]

I most likely will never need this skill in my life, and yet I'm watching this instead of writing my essay

[@kristinagrace3893]

I hate that I relate

[@Scamspam]

literally same

[@ichmageisify]

yep, same. Just in case I ever fall through time. :D

[@baconbloodhound1799]

Am doing the same with my project report

[@amchannel8087]

Thats kife

[@rustzz8]

She looked into it and learned pretty quickly. Hopefully she keeps going on her stage fight training.

[@jiachengwei1307]

But, I still have to say they are using the wrong type of sword for this fighting style

[@outsider_in]

**Video starts with them dragging off the body of the previous actor who wasn't quite ready for this level of training.**

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69,420 subs with no videos challenge where?

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[@lmg11224]

@@emilyhenriquess8659 literally no one cares we only care about THE BLADE

[@Byrnzi360]

Why do you think they needed her to serve as a last minute replacement?

[@zf5782]

this is rather "learning a sword fighting choreography in 10 hours". They're basically avoiding all the techniques that you would do in a real sword fight (e.g. keep the tip of the blade towards your opponent to always present a threat etc.)

[@sorokahdeen]

That notion, that of keeping the point towards your opponent at all times, depends on the weapon and the technique of using it. With a weapon specialized for stabbing, the idea makes perfect sense. For, say, a katana, not so much.

[@chopstick1671]

M K not entirely true, we often keep our point aimed at the opponents eyes in historical fencing to both hide our range and present an immediate threat; as long as the weapon has the option to thrust it is useful, it depends more on the range you are on however, some ranges it is better to keep the weapon chambered up to hide your range then to present the point. But even katanas use the point so it is good to present the point in range 2 (sorry Im used to german school of longsword and we have different ranges, range 2 is basically: I can hit you with either no steps or a little step)

[@abc6568]

M K with a katana, (in Kendo at least) the main stance is based on keeping the sword at the opponents throat

[@ivepesusic8792]

@@sorokahdeen yet they are constantlly doing that with katana

[@matthewcooper4248]

@@chopstick1671 Literally any sharp piece of steel that is not rounded or flat can thrust, so you always want the point toward your opponent.

[@ryanwalker3662]

You have to admit, The Princess Bride had some of the most entertaining sword fights

[@zenistfpv]

none of which were taught in 10 hours...

[@ichmageisify]

Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

[@kdnbj]

Cobalt lmao

[@isabellazeman9790]

You seem a decent man, I hate to kill you. You seem a decent man, I hate to die.

[@cintowin]

I thought they would show that one!

[@JordanRivers]

how did they organize this shoot so fast after learning she had to go on stage?

[@s_punit]

Asking the real questions here

[@BrainsBrainzBrains]

it's probably _staged_

[@digbyskellington]

"All the world's a KZbin video, and all the men and women merely content creators."

[@michaelbauers8800]

I had same question!

[@potatomatop9326]

After learning how to use a sword for 10 hours, i dodge rolled on my enemies for 10 hours straight.

[@skyeoleary1935]

The final performance gave me chills

[@daarco2]

I have trained Martial Arts and fencing for 20 years and i could never pull that of on a stage. Respect :)

[@meghr3709]

This was so cool to watch! Not exactly what I'm looking for, as I'd like to learn practical sword basics, but this was encapsulating and informational nonetheless. LOVED watching the development, and Tybalt's death acting!

[@joshuamullins5278]

IVE WORKED WITH HIM!!! He was our fight choreo for Macbeth.

[@IshanAli]

Sword fighting seems so fun

[@BodaciousWench]

Ishan Ali it is.

[@Blamr2x]

It is

[@maqilsutton277]

It is I am a professional sword fighting teacher

[@chopstick1671]

It is fun, there are all kinds of things, there is stage fighting (like in the video), which is not how you would use a sword but is very fancy; you have historical fencing, which is fencing aimed at how you would use historical weapons (mainly in duels) both armoured and unarmoured; and you have modern fencing, which in my opinion is not really sword fighting anymore since the rules are so restrictive and the ‘swords’ are not used like swords.

[@jamiengo2343]

Chopstick why are swords really sort of bendy in fencing, I mean they seem like the toy plastic swords made out of metal really.

[@beccaoreilly1415]

Yeah sure might as well put a whole video shoot on top of learning how to sword fight and perform in one day 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@crosleysparty]

Wow! So cool to see her progress! Congratulations to all involved. Thank you! Rob is a really good teacher. Great performance

[@flowersandfloriography]

I’m watching this just to learn how to draw a sword fight with trashy sword drawings Also because A SKILL I WANT THAT ILL NEVER NEED

[@gabegarro4173]

LEARNING! i love this video ! most youtube videos are nonsense. love this one

[@da.reverend]

Gabe Garro Robb is one of the best around.

[@timegentleman]

Could have done without the whole fake 'we've got to put on a play tonight' conceit, but very interesting nevertheless!

[@sommer2492]

You're never heard of a 24-hour play? Thats something that does actually exist. I've been in one, its very very fun!

[@Shiresgammai]

Excellent fencing teacher, bravo!

[@kayleewilliams7327]

That’s my dad ❤️

[@papamango570]

No

[@papamango570]

That’s my dad

[@virdixxii8341]

Him: "this is one of the best sword fights in a film ever" Me: "you should watch the prequels"

[@BodaciousWench]

Virdi XXII prequels? For Rob Roy?

[@user-kt4cg2fn7l]

Eh. Those duels were sometimes TOO choreographed, to the point where if you watch close enough you can see them more trying to hit their marks than actually combat and duel, which takes something away, in my opinion.

[@mailais3403]

@@user-kt4cg2fn7l Agreed it really take away the tension

[@sirlagsalot6266]

i thought they meant hema and stuff

[@C1IRCE9155]

Using this to help me write a sword learning scene in my novel!

[@7yenaline]

love this video, great job to Victoria and hats off to Robb Hunter! what an amazing instructor!

[@l.r.m.8508]

Am I the only one that’s interested in the gender swapped play?

[@hp6964]

Well I mean for centuries men played women’s roles in theaters instead of women so it’s not too out there

[@ivansarkany314]

Loved it, i will undergo fencing being totally inspired. Many thanks.

[@StickWuzHere]

Will this lesson include knowledge on how to use a Katana

[@esobelisk3110]

I came here to get some tips for sword fighting, and left with a better grip on how to write performative sword fights for a people I’m writing where having dance-like sword fights while wearing colourful swishy clothes is a tradition.

[@westnilesnipes]

Stage combat is kinda neat

[@jamesheinrich5338]

That final performance was amazing!

[@discanimates5897]

I'm watching this for no particular reason other than it seems cool

[@cringename4391]

1:08 that gotta hurt

[@zenistfpv]

Bill Hobbs would say Bob Anderson was the greatest swordmaster in film.

[@Scuzzlebutt142]

Heard him say that and was like "2nd! Bob Anderson was the greatest"

[@OdileOdile19]

Bob Anderson is the best

[@TheRManProds]

FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!

[@CoreyEisenstein]

Dis aktress da bomb yo

[@shek.1313]

Tips for being a swordsman 1.take 1000 swings everyday 2.take a 10 km run 3.practice breathing under water

[@Shrek_The_Giga_Chad]

Now all I need is a pen that turns into a sword.

[@davidmacey5422]

What CD would give a role so dependent on sword skills to someone with zero sword skills when there are so many excellent people that have spent years and thousands of pounds on learning the craft - unless of course she claimed she could? She seemed to learn well but as anyone who knows about this sort of thing will tell you, learning the choreo is one thing performing it under pressure with blocking and lines is quite another.

[@danieltan2869]

Will be buying a pair of wooden blunts to try out at the gym studios. Go swordfighters.

[@BodaciousWench]

I want Tybalt’s sword.

[@piraterandall]

Super informative 💗

[@matthewcooper4248]

This is learning choreography, not fighting.

[@TheRManProds]

Go Victoria!!!!!!!!!

[@AllThatJuice-]

actors dont have to learn, they just gotta act like they know what theyre doing so it looks good

[@da.reverend]

Yoda Blaze 420 If only that was true.

[@menysp]

Great editing

[@teruphoto]

It would have been nice to see the sequence from the actual play rather than this filmed version.

[@anythinginvolvingsharks]

it's crazy how the audience got all those camera angles. technology is really something.

[@OCUBOX]

I thought a 7.5 Lol, Awesome job.

[@riversimmering4139]

Did I see Qui Gon Gin? (Dont know how to spell his name.)

[@RamielEdits]

IM THE KNIGHT OF THE WIND

[@TheWabbitSeason]

This is stage fighting, not sword fighting. Join HEMA if you want to learn to fight with a rapier or sidesword.

[@stickmanland]

6:35 crap!

[@PlsMarryMeAku]

Watching this so I can beat the people in my class

[@TheCrusader1099]

Lets get matt Easton or skallagrim in it!

[@daswordofgork9823]

You know what would make your movie and play fights better.............. Just use actual sword fighting techniques.

[@MultiPaco06]

As someone who knows actual sword fighting techniques and is on their way to having a theatre major, no, dont use actual sword fighting techniques, they arent that interesting to watch as an outsider.

[@mailais3403]

@@MultiPaco06 Nah i think using actual fighting technique is way cooler like it's better than just mindlessly bashing your opponent sword and leave your self wide open kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ-WZ4OYbd9mr6s this play use actual technique and i think it's way more fun to watch also this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWelc6Rvr6plprs&t=

[@memelordmarcus]

@@mailais3403 I think that really depends on the technique. Sabre fighting looks SUPER cool.

[@hekmatbarbar8794]

at 11:52 I thought someone joined my zoom meeting

[@DaltonQc]

supaire inspirante

[@jennifersadler335]

10 out of 10

[@bigbadbob7889]

wow are you kidding me? that first fight the guy acts is bullsh*t, he takes a step forwards, and with a light sword, brings it back for a heavy strike while his opponent is in ready position for a jab, a few seconds in, and a "professional" would have already been killed. who makes these? real sword fight even look cooler, jeez

[@ThornForTheWynn]

That is not a light sword by any means. The prop might be light, but rapiers were not light swords. They usually weighed as much as a longsword, so 3 to 4 pounds.

[@benhenderson8952]

Learns 10hrs worth of Sword Fighting only to get smoked by the MC for 2 mins

[@FrancescoPaggiaro]

This is so cool to see, very interesting guys

[@tomastelensky-vlog8723]

Oh, now I see why most movie fights look like crap! Thanks for explanation! :-))

[@stacywilliams1710]

Good Job

[@wumao_gang1020]

1:13

[@helenacharles5466]

My excuse is that I found a real sword in my cupboard

[@Priestbokmei1]

This is really cool!😀

[@Un_Popular_Opinions]

Go play some bogger larp. Find a belegarth near you! There's some badass sword fights going on.

[@antonioskarasulas7604]

That vid was fun to watch. But gender-swap Shakespeare???

[@rhianna5789]

im here because i had a dream of winning a sword competition with 9 other people

[@shockstrich2981]

It's my pleasure and my job🤣😭

[@addictedtochocolate920]

This Is just choreography. You do this in a real sword fight against an average HEMA practitioner, and you're dead within 5 seconds or less. Don't get my wrong, it looks really cool and entertaining, but it is also misleading for a lot of people who actually think such clumsy techniques are effective or even historical. There are many ways in which you can make a sword fight look cool without making it extremely exaggerated and completely useless in a real fight, like the way used in The Knight of Hope: a short film produced by a small studio with knowledge on the subject. If they can do it properly, Hollywood could take it to the next level

[@sommer2492]

Buddy its stage combat, they aren't going for historical or effective, they're going for flashy. No one who does any stage combat is under the impression that any of it can be used in an actual fight.

[@ThornForTheWynn]

@@sommer2492 The title is "mastering basic sword fighting." That's misleading to the general public who are watching this video that think these techniques are legitimate for swordsmanship.

[@yeehawhomieslices5779]

Bess. video. EVER. But this was not the bess kaye scenario for Tybalt.

[@apollyon1987]

Thin sword vs brick on a stick

[@joemama1020]

This dude looks like my English teacher

[@b00i00d]

C A R P

[@bobwayne6729]

number 1 why are you swinging a rapier ?

[@tyrael280]

still better than rey vs kilo-ren

[@gallagjg]

Please don’t think this Is how it’s really done. We don’t try and give any cues.

[@shiyon3591]

That kick would be deadly if she was doing it to a boy.....One other reason why woman lives longer than men

[@AlessioCiccomascolo]

Epic!

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

That actress is so strange lol the other 2 are definitely professionals.

[@da.reverend]

She was definitely nervous. Robb and Bess made her feel comfortable as she learned, and she did a good job.

[@halo.animations1330]

Why what are you doing with your sword by the gods we are trying to take back the holy land

[@kronoscamron7412]

Hi.... I have been scammed, spent 4 years of my life learning to sword fight when I could have just "mastered" sword fighting by watching this video.... 😮‍💨 I'm such a moron !!!

[@aicsushi4361]

Anime irl be like

[@warblerab2955]

Now why the heck would you wait until the day of the performance to learn how to do a stage sword fight and the choreography for this specific sword fight?

[@bar7381]

Why would they be swinging with a rapier

[@szepi79]

because if they used rapiers how they meant to be used, the fight would be over in 5-15 seconds, no one in the audience would be able to observe anything RELATED to the story, and it doesn't look as flashy as the coreography above.

[@Mikshvert]

Stage fighting is not the same. It so painful to watch after doing sparring in HEMA.

[@r21167]

Since your comment is so recent, do you know some good channels that post about actual sparring?

[@ThornForTheWynn]

@@r21167 I am well aware that this comment is a year old, but I can help. Skallagrim has some sparring footage. The link below is to another channel that has a lot of sparring. kzbin.info

[@robbhunter]

You are very correct...not the same. Theatrical swordplay (stage combat) is performed by actors (who often have little training in swordplay or combat of any sort) for an audience to help tell a story. Not at all the same goals as HEMA...it is similar to comparing apples to oranges.

[@user-qk1xt3yb7i]

Vanity fair...

[@joker6790]

I could tell i am not gonna like this movie but great video nonetheless

[@AR25326]

Medieval bullying

[@trinityanne9787]

Who else is a writer and studying for a scene

[@jarrenlumpkin5178]

cool

[@scrapmechanicboy1859]

Does not look like real sword fighting techniques to me.

[@ny-hc5ho]

5mins show took more than an hours practice

[@hellangel28]

i can see why they aren't actors themselves brrrrrr

[@jeste4187]

Ugh, a gender swap of Romeo and Juliet.

[@jiachengwei1307]

The wrong type of sword for this kind of fight

[@TreborYl]

Which type would have you used?

[@mailais3403]

@@TreborYl Basket hilted sword since they use a lot of strike and cut and Smallsword aren't really the suitable sword for that

[@szepi79]

also wrong for the century when R&J took place

[@PutinosauRUS]

Is this some sort of LGBT theatre?

[@Little_Rat1]

MOST theatres are LGBT theatres

[@netherportal6969]

Just drama don’t use it in real life, in real life, you shouldn’t attack with these big dramatic movements.

[@toro4271]

I was expecting real sword fighting not acting choreography

[@seabournewolf2298]

Typical actor. I studied something for one day and now I’m a master of it….🤡