Reclaiming the Blade

00:00:17 [thunder claps]

00:04:08 The idea of a free militia versus a financed army

00:08:08 suddenly you have to pick up your game a bit, you know.

00:10:35 You seem like a decent fellow.

00:13:14 and a respect for the weapon.

00:16:22 Bob very much encouraged you to be familiar with this weapon

00:19:36 The skill that that needs is just as great

00:22:18 should be writing about.

00:25:23 I like the honor aspect and the dueling history

00:28:00 but you can't take their rules and things too seriously

00:30:59 Well, it's a wide spectrum of things;

00:33:33 The SCA's completely different.

00:36:55 There's a more esoteric concept to kill someone efficiently

00:41:07 Before practical swordplay developed

00:44:56 are reclaiming the ancient fighting techniques

00:47:47 A lot of people leam martial arts from people who learned it

00:50:45 to be able to make a sword.

00:53:04 their own blades and make all things--

00:56:13 It is, I suppose in a modern analogy

00:58:56 absolute terror.

01:02:28 armor so they have to come up with another way of defeating

01:05:53 Swords don't make a noise when they come out, you know.

01:08:35 fights the way they would be and the reason that people are

01:11:48 good fun and I've been a couple of times and it is good fun.