6 Sword ‘Theories’ DEBUNKED!

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15 күн бұрын

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@jarodmasci3445 13 күн бұрын

Who else thought the farming implements bit was leading up to "So that's why nunchuks are great!" and Shad's head exploding? Just me?

@benkayvfalsifier3817 13 күн бұрын

Feels like a missed opportunity.

@choalithikanthe2422 13 күн бұрын

@@benkayvfalsifier3817 I'm not sure Shad could take that kind of trauma so early in Ant's tenure. ^_^

@Naptosis 13 күн бұрын

@@benkayvfalsifier3817 'a missed opportunity' is what we call the target of a nunchuku attack.

@CyberChrist 12 күн бұрын

I still think the nunchaku's power lies in hitting beyond the defense.

@benkayvfalsifier3817 12 күн бұрын

@@CyberChrist I think that's the advantage that chain/rope weapons have by bypassing shields and unarmed areas. Not much damage, but still hitting "weak points."

@Lazar-TS 13 күн бұрын

I mean, Anthony's not wrong... They *are* all single-bladed 😂

@NemoConsequentae 13 күн бұрын

Some of the others are single edged on both sides!

@jasonkrypt 13 күн бұрын

I love how this is "How To Raise Shad's Blood Pressure By Ten Points 101."

@alexanderren1097 11 күн бұрын

Or how to raise Metatron’s blood pressure by 50 points

@SergioLeonardoCornejo 13 күн бұрын

New squire arrived. Time to train him in the basics about real swords.

@IamHattman 13 күн бұрын

But not reel-swords. Those are silly.

@robertjensen1438 13 күн бұрын

Where does a myth buster sleep? In debunk bed. There's a Greek myth about a stream whose water will attach itself to your skin for all eternity. The river sticks. I once tried to create a comedy routine based on the myth of Orpheus. Looking back, it was a bad idea.

@ClarkKentai 13 күн бұрын

A Roman Legionnaire walks into a bar and says "I'd like a martinus." The bartender asks, "Don't you mean a martini?" The Legionnaire replies: "No, I only want one."

@elios7623 13 күн бұрын

the Orpheus one was hilarious

@wanerbdjs 13 күн бұрын

God damn you... 👏

@montecorbit8280 13 күн бұрын

@@elios7623 I had to have it explained to me....

@aranavenger 13 күн бұрын

That last one really got me lol

@spartanhawk7637 13 күн бұрын

Don’t worry Shad, it’s a rite of passage for every sword collector to overpay for a wallhanger. *glares at my own lying in the corner*

@alexanderren1097 11 күн бұрын

I had about a dozen garbage wall hangers when I started

@violajames 13 күн бұрын

So many eye rolls. Biggest one was: "So that's a pommel... like a pommel-ranian?" 😂

@YouTubalcaine 13 күн бұрын

Fun Fact: Pommelranians were bred to chase and retrieve pommels after you've ended your opponents rightly.

@darthbane5357 13 күн бұрын

@@YouTubalcaine Blade and Sorcery?

@MosBikeShop 10 күн бұрын

Sure.

@daywither927 13 күн бұрын

And thus a new Shadiversity arc behinds: Ant's journey Honestly, this is a pretty great idea, teach the young one step by step and make it a series of sorts to have a straightforward introduction for newbies to the hobby

@Totsy30 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I dig this idea, especially as someone looking into getting my first long sword soon(once it’s in stock)

@JoelLinus 13 күн бұрын

Agreed

@elusiveflame7786 13 күн бұрын

⁠@@Totsy30what long sword are you looking at getting? I have also been wanting g to get one recently but haven’t found one I love yet

@shrootskyi815 13 күн бұрын

I think you meant to say "a new Shadiversity arc begins", not "a new Shadiversity arc behinds".

@Totsy30 13 күн бұрын

@@elusiveflame7786 Right now I’m set on the Balaur Arms Italian Longsword standard grade from Kult of Athena, but it is back ordered. Before that I was considering the Tinker Pearce Sharpened longsword. I really like how pointy those two are.

@robertcole1272 13 күн бұрын

Wow i’ve never seen a video pop up in my feed under a minute old, i think that means youtube is recommending you more correctly.

@pcplayer9613 13 күн бұрын

Same

@marcellfarkas2326 13 күн бұрын

Yup same, hopefully we'll get more recommendations

@ItIsYouAreNotYour 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, KZfaq doesn't like Shad's channel......because why again?

@AlyssMa7rin 13 күн бұрын

Same here!

@1stCallipostle 13 күн бұрын

@@ItIsYouAreNotYourThey're not fans of weapons. Gun channels have been getting dumped on for years.

@manoz6194 13 күн бұрын

That "20 bucks sword" looks like a giant letter opener lol

@BridgerArner 13 күн бұрын

I don’t think he found in a trolls hoard though

@DanielMWJ 13 күн бұрын

Nah, not sharp enough to open letters.

@CrazedCorgi 13 күн бұрын

It's a wall hanger.

@nadirbotar877 12 күн бұрын

did he mime say $2000 bruhhh

@yourguard4 12 күн бұрын

The power of 20 bucks in the palm of my hand.. 😮

@VegetaLF7 13 күн бұрын

On the subject of a novice picking up a sword and just sort of figuring things out is pretty valid. While I've never had any formal training outside of a single lesson taken for fun years ago, I grew up swinging around sticks and poles and toy lightsabers and eventually wooden training swords and instead of just blindly swinging it around, I tried figuring out what felt practical and useful. The more I did it the more I picked up on some techniques. Flash forward several years and I was watching a Skallagrim video about different guard stances and I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had intuitively picked up on a few of them on my own. Obviously having proper instruction would be better, but it's still amazing how a total inexperienced novice can pick something up and just intuitively figure out a way to make something work without formal training.

@andrewcatallo2698 13 күн бұрын

I have a similar story but I don’t practice cus I’m afraid of hitting my cat I have a fake sword but still also impossible to find foam swords that aren’t expensive my childhood hurts lol

@gijoe41688 13 күн бұрын

i like that hes an "everyman" charactor and makes it easier to explain to a wider audience

@UltraBurner 13 күн бұрын

"Blood Grooves". I can already hear Sir Jason Kingsley groaning about it.😂

@Daniel_Coffman 13 күн бұрын

So if someone pulls a knife on you, you can say, "That's not a knife," pull out a kriegsmesser, and say, "THAT's a knife!" I couldn't resist, lol.

@jacktheomnithere2127 13 күн бұрын

i was half expecting Anthony to say *"that's* a knoife!"

@MrShrog 13 күн бұрын

DAS IST EIN MESSER -Greetings from Germany

@jacktheomnithere2127 13 күн бұрын

@@MrShrog Guten abend. I used to learn German in middle school. I'm VERY rusty with its grammar, but i do remember quite a few things.

@MrShrog 13 күн бұрын

@@jacktheomnithere2127 Guten Abend die auch, Great to see someone with a little experience with the German language

@jacktheomnithere2127 13 күн бұрын

@@MrShrog emphasis on "little". becuase i didn't understand "die auch".

@mawk2722 13 күн бұрын

Dang, 30 seconds at the top of the recommended section? Is the algorithm being friendly to Shad again? Probably not. But I'm still happy to see it!

@calceus2640 13 күн бұрын

nono it's happening to me too now last time i saw his vids were more than 6 months ago and then i got 2 vids recommended now

@HonorableAssassins 13 күн бұрын

Clearly, Nate was the problem.

@markfergerson2145 13 күн бұрын

It probably is. I got faster notifications about videos from other channels that have been having similar trouble. I’m guessing something got tweaked I;the algorithms.

@smarchar 12 күн бұрын

@@markfergerson2145 We are all subscribers though, presumably. We still don't know if his new videos are being suggested to new watchers by the algorithm, which was still a major problem according to his last update.

@oktodragon2743 13 күн бұрын

I love partially scripted videos, that line with the martial arts was so good that he broke character for a bit.

@balrighty3523 13 күн бұрын

Shad: Do you know how to use that thing? Anthony: Sure. The pointy end goes in the other man.

@zbyszanna 13 күн бұрын

So I watched Crocodile Dundee and I was under the impression that Aussies had really big knives but it seems they lost that game to the Germans!

@weonconpatasbreadcake6494 13 күн бұрын

Well now I have a quick way to show anyone saying wrong stuff about swords that they're the ones wrong :)

@Real11BangBang 13 күн бұрын

Watching this as I have my Zwiehander sitting on my lap 🥰

@Vedues 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, Shadiversity videos have that effect on me too.

@knightjack 13 күн бұрын

Watching in my gamebeson and brand new chainmail... totally unrelated reason.

@andrewcatallo2698 13 күн бұрын

Funny I’m sitting with my katzbalger lol

@colpolryan 13 күн бұрын

Damn that’s badass 🤘

@montecorbit8280 13 күн бұрын

Zwie did you do that?? *grins*

@elishaberry611 13 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard, Anthony! Glad to have you.

@HyenaPlayGames 13 күн бұрын

Any plans for an "uncommon country swords showcase"? Swords from countries outside of Europe and Japan. To show the blades from other regions of the world.

@1stCallipostle 13 күн бұрын

Well, you're mostly gonna end up with India/China at that point in terms of major design families And maybe Indonesia if you're particularly cultured.

@omartorres5688 13 күн бұрын

The Machete perhaps

@Alpha.Phenix 13 күн бұрын

The Falx

@varuug 12 күн бұрын

How about the Nepalese 'khadga' (also called 'khoda'): ~24 inch blade, forward curve, heavy. Sluggish but excellent for beheadings and dismemberments.

@MaDmanex100 13 күн бұрын

Ant is like the new guy, got the new guy perspective to the topics.

@eddiep.7559 13 күн бұрын

“This thing is really sharp. I think I want to go on a crusade. I wanna fight! I want to use this sword!…..” a natural progression of holding a real sword 🗡️😂

@KurNorock 13 күн бұрын

This video should have been called "Well Ak-shu-all-ee..."

@jonathanmercer7109 13 күн бұрын

Good to see Shadiversity appearing at the top of the list again suddenly.

@SamBrockmann 13 күн бұрын

That was a cool episode. Welcome, Ant!

@andrewcatallo2698 13 күн бұрын

I like him

@19421986lonewolf 13 күн бұрын

When Ant said the katana could cut through anything, I thought Shad's head might explode. Glad that it did not.

@alexanderren1097 11 күн бұрын

Shad has heard that so many times he’s become immune to

@SendBreadPics 12 күн бұрын

Shad: Who told you swords were not sharp?! Ant: YOU told me to say it for the video.

@RiverRockXIII 13 күн бұрын

Ant has a lot of charm. have him on more please :p Kinda epic NPC man vibes

@thekidunknown97 13 күн бұрын

Congratulations and welcome Anthony. Hope you enjoy yourself in the shadlands.

@leonhighwind2305 13 күн бұрын

Shad video in my recommended feed in less than 20 minutes Nature is healing.

@yannickbiemans8946 13 күн бұрын

This was a really good video. It greatly summarizes most of the misconceptions around medieval weapons and combat. Most of these points were already covered in previous videos, but this video explains this very well. Thank you for the video

@user-yl8tk8zi1k 13 күн бұрын

I'm so glad that your channel is still creating content.

@machfront 13 күн бұрын

Long live this channel! Love and light to you and yours, Shad! That includes the whole of your team! We’re here for it! ❤

@VegetaLF7 13 күн бұрын

Welcome, Ant! Glad to see a newcomer on the channel and looking forward to seeing his medieval knowledge grow.

@kenyizsu 13 күн бұрын

Welcome, Ant, glad to have you on board! ^^

@gregfam6250 13 күн бұрын

Very curious to learn about the new squire, given the criteria you listed in your call for a third host a while back. Another good video. Good refresher on some the material I joined this channel for long ago.

@user-me7gl4sh5s 13 күн бұрын

I am a prophet and I prophecise that your channel will become very popular once again within this decade. Even if my prophecy doesn't come true, please don't stop making videos! There's still a lot of us that love what you make, even if it was just a thousand views, that's a thousand souls that enjoyed what you made!!

@lucius8270 13 күн бұрын

Shads definitely back in the algorithm. Lol.

@dearcastiel4667 13 күн бұрын

5:09 so, my uncle had one of these wall-hangers for probably 30years at this point. And let me tell you, for a wall-hanger that thing was built like a tank. My uncle is 2.05 meter tall, 130kg and he used that sword for performance fighting at medieval festivals where he would fight with some friends in full armor, and they were going at it. The blade is nicked all along the edge from clashing with other swords, but despite that the hilt doesn't have the slightest rattling whatsoever and the balde is still straight. So it's a wall-hanger, it's stupidly heavy and big, but man you can hit stuff with it and it will take it like an absolute unit...

@1stCallipostle 13 күн бұрын

Sword shaped metal pipe

@Kr0noZ 13 күн бұрын

So what you're saying is, it's not a wallhanger but a sparring/stage fighting implement. A wallhanger is typically made from cheap stainless steel (which isn't springy and will break under the conditions you describe - dangerous) and has a hilt held together by lots of glue due to lose tolerances (allowing the use of cheap, machined parts requiring minimal fitting) which would have broken apart after a few days of hard use.

@dearcastiel4667 13 күн бұрын

@@Kr0noZ no I think it is intended as a wall hanger, but the build quality of these was just way better 30+ years ago. Maybe it was indeed made with stage fighting in mind but I doubt it, it's so heavy and long you need to be a super big guy like my uncle to to able to swing it around like it's a sword and not a tree trunk.

@alexanderren1097 11 күн бұрын

Might have been made by Del Tin or a similar company that makes overbuilt blunt swords exactly for this purpose

@crisc9114 13 күн бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂Definitly a crash course there.👍👍👍👍

@RiverRockXIII 13 күн бұрын

Why is Ant like.. prince charming.. what the fu** lol

@gayforbrae5693 13 күн бұрын

‚People were more free to own and carry swords in Europe‘ Ive Never hated the Word ‚were‘ so much

@andrewcatallo2698 13 күн бұрын

It’s technically legal in the USA but you’ll still probably get arrested outside of the south I’m in a blue state 😢

@AJellieDonut 12 күн бұрын

@@andrewcatallo2698 It depends on the jurisdiction. For the most part the US doesnt make a distinction between different fixed blade weapons. Most laws set a limit of blade length and thats usually not very long, a few inches at most. Texas removed that limit a few years ago, sparking many jokes that it was legal to open carry swords which it is but that wasnt the intent of changing the law.

@andrewcatallo2698 12 күн бұрын

@@AJellieDonut well they changed the blade length law in Massachusetts either way it’s your second amendment rite to carry if you like

@skyfifer5443 13 күн бұрын

Knew a guy who claimed to be a history buff and was adamant that swords where heavy, 20lbs or more. Even with all the historical evidence that contradicted his claims.

@Gigzymandias 12 күн бұрын

some bearing swords, maybe

@marvhollingworth663 13 күн бұрын

You're Australians talking about a war knife & how big it is. You missed a perfect opportunity to quote the iconic line "That's not a knife. This is a knife."

@Fujib4g4 12 күн бұрын

That analogy of a fuller to an I-beam is actually fairly accurate. If the I-beam was instead a solid rectangular bar of the same dimensions, it would be even stronger. The purpose of an I-beam is to minimize the amount of material needed to support a load. Remove a lot of material in the center and just a little extra material at the extreme flex points and you have an equally strong beam.

@Knight_Astolfo 13 күн бұрын

Blood Grooves is a sick name for a funk metal band

@ItIsYouAreNotYour 13 күн бұрын

Good name for your local gang as well.

@doublebassman123 13 күн бұрын

Or a record company

@reaganjanaerichard5009 13 күн бұрын

This is a brilliant idea.

@tvrkm6897 13 күн бұрын

Jazz band that moonlights as mercenaries?

@MarkBurdette-dh8mr 12 күн бұрын

Shad: “We’re not replacing Nate, it’ll be a long time before we get a new guy here.” *two episodes later* Shad: “So we’ve got this new guy, Ant.” Welcome aboard Ant!

@Inspectorzinn2 9 күн бұрын

They must of reaaaallly like the guy. Shad did not want to get a replacement lol

@jamesgoodwin1741 13 күн бұрын

previously on on Shadiversity: "were accepting applications for a new co-host. it won't be for a while and were looking for someone with advanced experience and knowledge on a broad range of medieval weapons." Shadiversity: "so this is Ant. he's never held a sword in his life, in fact were going to make fun of how little he knows." jokes aside, glad things are still running over there

@christophersavignon4191 12 күн бұрын

"I won't pretend to know everything" > pretends to know nothing

@buckduane1991 12 күн бұрын

Peter himself said that you had to defend God’s Word from the very beginning, else trying to share the Gospel was as “pointless as a pugilist punching the air”, so Europe and the Mediterranean had martial arts 2,000 years ago. It’s also where we get “Apologetics” from, as the word he used is where we get that word from, and it describes the act of “defending with everything you’ve got”. See Ken Ham at Answers in Genesis for reference.

@Roland3ld 12 күн бұрын

Hello Anthony, I hope you have a great time with the rest of the guys on Shadiversity.

@level98bearhuntingarmor 13 күн бұрын

We'll miss Nate, but welcome aboard Anthony!

@austinnapier8233 13 күн бұрын

Part 2! Seeing these things gone over with someone with no prior knowledge who is trying to intuit it is insightful.

@gameragodzilla 13 күн бұрын

20:24: Not exactly a “technique”, but Pigsy from Journey to the West (the most famous classic Chinese novel) uses a rake as his primary weapon throughout the series. So definitely a lot of Asian martial arts were developed from farming weapons. Right to bear arms definitely is more a Western thing, which is unfortunately lost in many modern European countries.

@1stCallipostle 13 күн бұрын

Europe really do need a rewind button. A good... 30-40 years or so Maybe more

@gameragodzilla 13 күн бұрын

@@1stCallipostle One of the big reasons I love living in America rather than in China is because of the 2nd Amendment.

@dsmithum 13 күн бұрын

Welcome to the world of arms and armor Ant!

@--Sama- 12 күн бұрын

Your channel is my favourite. It has the spirit of what makes swords and fantasy fun.

@Bfr3shBrian 13 күн бұрын

I've heard from people that go hog hunting that blood grooves actually help in extracting the blade, because without one there's more suction when pulling it out (lol)

@DualOrangePins 12 күн бұрын

This was a fantastic video and Ant was great to have along the ride!

@CiudadanosdeBien 13 күн бұрын

This guys are really good at what they do. So much quality content.

@christinepearson5788 13 күн бұрын

Your channel has loads of value unlike Zuckerberg's algorithm

@elusiveflame7786 13 күн бұрын

Great entertaining video shad and would be quite informative for those unfamiliar with swords!

@ConsuetudoGames 11 күн бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you!

@ArimarJ 12 күн бұрын

Really like ant, respecting him for playing the role of the one who only knows misconceptions to channel information to the viewers, great guy. Big support!

@user-cu2bh8uh4i 13 күн бұрын

Fun and informative. Thanks guys 👍

@AlyssMa7rin 13 күн бұрын

Welcome to the channel, Ant!

@SA12String 13 күн бұрын

Welcome to Anthony. I've never heard the phrase "well, actually" so often in a single video. Well done playing the foil.

@alexanderren1097 11 күн бұрын

Skall’s videos are probably the only ones that have a chance pf saying it more

@morrigankasa570 13 күн бұрын

I'm not a Medieval/Renaissance expert or in HEMA/LARP. But even I knew long before I subscribed to here years ago, that the middle of a sword blade is called a Fuller. Thanks to Fantasy books!

@LasseSL 11 күн бұрын

I really liked this video, it was very interesting even though I knew most of it, from the other videos you have made. It wasn't too long either, like the "The most DEADLY castle gatehouse", I had to stop that video, even though it was interesting, because I didn't have time to watch it all, and I've actually forgot to watch the rest of it since. Would be nice if you could split the video into 6 sections, for every time you say "actually" and change to the next topic, so it's easy to find later, if I for example want to hear about the steel quality again in a month or two, I can just click on that section and get straight to "myth: bath steel quality" instead of having to use time to look for it, and be unsure if it was even in this video it was explained.

@RadiantBastard 13 күн бұрын

Something you forgot to mention about fullers is how forging effects the mechanical properties of the steel. Forging the metal results in the grain structure being compressed and reoriented about the surface of the blade. The compressed steel has superior hardness, fatigue strength, shear strength, and tensile strength. This is why, for example, forged car pistons are so much better than machined pistons. The machined pistons have uniform mechanical properties throughout the part, but the forged part is going to have much better mechanical properties about the surface of the part which is where most of the stress is going to be. You can find some pretty interesting cutaways/cross sections of forged parts that show the difference in grain structure about the surface compared to the inner areas of the part. This is also why swords with forged fullers are so much stronger than swords with ground/machined fullers. You're going to be losing much less strength in the blade by forging the fuller since more of that iron grain along the surface is going to be compressed.

@googlespyingonme 12 күн бұрын

no way i got this vid recommended. shad comeback!

@rippertrain 11 күн бұрын

This is the best video you guys put out to date Ps great video!!!

@SpiritWolf1966 13 күн бұрын

I enjoy all of Shadiversity videos

@ApfelJohannisbeere 12 күн бұрын

Welcome Ant! Looking forward what you bring to the table as knowledge base and what he will contribute here!

@dankronjin8562 11 күн бұрын

The format of this video was so much fun. I couldn’t tell if Ant was truly clueless or was having a blast appearing so. Loved it!!

@jessejamespeterman9071 11 күн бұрын

Welcome to Shadiversity Ant. Great video I might have to bust out the jin later and do some steps.

@AfricanTransplant39 13 күн бұрын

Welcome to the team Ant!

@elbsommer2990 13 күн бұрын

Wow, thanks for this one! Probably a classic on this channel right away.

@pscheidt 13 күн бұрын

What a great video! Perhaps your best.

@thedragonknight3600 12 күн бұрын

Welcome to the Team Ant! Lookin forward to you finding your rhythm and getting into the flow of it.

@ScratchySpoon 12 күн бұрын

This was a great video revisiting classic erroneous sword claims. I loved the transitions from each explanation to a new gaff.👍

@eddieford9373 13 күн бұрын

Wait: so the fuller is actually less full than the rest of the blade?

@Grandwigg 13 күн бұрын

It's fuller of air than the rest of the sword. So it's full'er emptiness.

@VIVIVI920 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the informative video. Few small details I would have liked to see: 1. Put the written names of things like a ? fuller ? on screen. It will help people, especially non native English speakers. 2. If you talk about something like an i beam show a picture of it for people who don't know what it is. I had no idea, so that whole part was lost on me. Just when I found myself wanting for actual historical references you mentioned the split heads on the battlefield. Good. Don't just try to be entertainers but also credible educators! That's why I started watching this channel in the first place. The more historical references the better.

@thijsv948 11 күн бұрын

Pretty cool introduction of Anthony, and welcome to you man! I do hope that the full introduction for Ant isn't going to be exclusive to the membership platforms. While I can understand putting the deep dive(s) in there, I would like to be able to get to know Ant a bit better to see how he fits in the group. I guess this could slowly trickle in through the upcoming videos, but it might do him a disservice making people piece it together over time, perhaps leaving gaps if you don't watch all videos, as opposed to one focused introduction video. Just my thought though, maybe there is a good plan that I'm simply not aware of, but just don't want to see Ant potentially miss out on a good start, as he seems like a cool dude!

@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh 13 күн бұрын

Who told you that medieval European swords are not sharp? John Clements who cut a tatami roll with an unsharpened bastard sword as easily as he cut it with a katana.

@TheOtherGuys2 13 күн бұрын

I know of a myth I'd like addressed: "The most dangerous person in a sword fight is the one with no training at all, because the master swordsman is expecting specific attacks and moves." Personally I think this is total nonsense, but I'd love to see it illustrated.

@RedRocket4000 12 күн бұрын

I don't think that means exactly what you think. Most of the time the untrained person loses in example peasant levees if any could even get their hands on a sword. It means the master swordsman has a counter to all of lessor skill than them except the untrained who might get lucky and do something that is actually fairly stupid to do but as it totally unexpected one does not defend vs it. Thus statement is actually something like the Master Swordsman has counters to all swordsman lessor than they and thus is more safe than vs someone with no skill who might get lucky. Thus the Master Swordsman will still cut down with ease the vast majority of the untrained but an untrained might get lucky when the trained can't get lucky. So original statement accurate but does not mention the danger is only it better than no chance.

@e.corellius4495 12 күн бұрын

in terms of people who've got some actual fighting experience, thats not remotely true. there are things you learn, even if its just larp fighting, that will give you a definitive edge in combat against someone with no training. however, that being said, modern martial arts "masters", have basically zero real fighting experience, having only practiced a few moves in controlled situations. ive seen first hand at a martial arts expo full of modern "masters" all get completely destroyed by a guy who used to do illegal street fights. so basically what it comes down to, is does the "master" in question have any actual experience. if its all just controlled situations they are not really a master at all, and just a self proclaimed one. those types are no more legitimate than a "guru" who will give you the keys to becoming rich if you buy his 200$ how to video.

@TheOtherGuys2 12 күн бұрын

@@e.corellius4495 Indeed. I think the person who told me this was talking about like, on a battlefield. As in, someone with a sword and equipment but no training, against a trained sword-wielding soldier. Trained vs untrained. For someone who just knows the moves, sure I can see it, but I suspect this myth comes from the kind of mall-ninja who buys a $60 wall hanger of the Master Sword from Zelda and swings it around a bit, then thinks they could probably beat a medieval knight because obviously people back then were idiots who just swung metal bars at each other all the time.

@ivandelac764 13 күн бұрын

I absolutely love this video!

@John_Conner222 13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this. Weeb culture has really damaged medieval historical references.

@jamesbrown4092 11 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard Anthony. BTW: Received my Shad plushie... LOVE IT.

@kingsilvergrass8751 9 күн бұрын

Glad to meet a new member of Shadiversity. Glad to meet ya Ant.

@kevinhowe543 13 күн бұрын

I'm convinced that Shad made this script so he could just say "akshwualy" as much as he wanted

@helvaxh8348 10 күн бұрын

I enjoyed this video immensely! I found it funny and informative. Now if only KZfaq would send me notifications when the channel debuts a new video, I’d be all set.