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Jørgen Ramdahl
August 3, 2020 at 6:46 pm
We defently needed an expert to explain that if you lose two arms and one leg, that you wont be able to keep figthing.
Thank you, Wired!
Zsannosaurus Rex
August 3, 2020 at 6:53 pm
I want more videos with the fight master.
K
August 3, 2020 at 7:09 pm
She is a little too fat to be a fight master LOL
GP
August 3, 2020 at 7:27 pm
in the comments: gamestop employees who get winded standing up lecturing a Fight Master
Yasmin Hankel
August 3, 2020 at 7:44 pm
23:42 “foil” is incorrect. Those are “epees”. 🤺
Other Barry
August 3, 2020 at 11:11 pm
I think fencers know terms like Epee and Saber and to everyone else; it’s a foil. Still, would have thought Fight Master Gender Studies here would have known 🙂
i smoke ghosts
August 3, 2020 at 7:53 pm
wow i think the doctorprofessor is hot!
Enormhi
August 3, 2020 at 8:03 pm
11:08 Casually glancing over the entire pirate code…
Salmon
August 3, 2020 at 8:08 pm
I think that Maximus in gladiator would’ve been absolutely outmatched; he’s used to fighting in formation with other soldiers, not one on one
Celso Alexandre Rodrigues
August 3, 2020 at 8:46 pm
Very nice. Please, make a video commenting on Charlize Theron in “The Old Guard”.
imed el mokhtar
August 3, 2020 at 8:48 pm
She looks like those anime characters that seem harmless but are lethal.
Veganjedi97
August 3, 2020 at 8:51 pm
I kinda wanna see the fight masters fighting moves
Barry Rubin
August 3, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Everything she says is so obvious
Luis Ramrod
August 3, 2020 at 9:25 pm
this lady forgot that dart maul was strong in the dark force …..smh
Brian Rivera
August 3, 2020 at 9:48 pm
I LOVE this video!!! It’s got all my favorite movie sword fights through the years! Wow! I hope we see more of Ms. Traister.
Asher Burns
August 3, 2020 at 10:02 pm
Your new empire?!?!
DerSonntagsHeld
August 3, 2020 at 10:15 pm
Stage fighting is so much NOT like real fighting.
And it’s sad to be called to criticize fighting scene and than just to talk about how cool it looks. 🙁
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ATinyWaffle
August 3, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Actually, there were extensive codes of conduct that Caribbean pirates abided by.
Smaug1441
August 3, 2020 at 10:32 pm
Overweight, purple haired, old woman is a fight master? Hahah, no.
The Unsub Scribe
August 3, 2020 at 11:07 pm
Nice, Christopher.
Josh Ravenhill
August 3, 2020 at 11:18 pm
This video brought out all of the misogynists.
Richard Robin HSSC Enterprises and HSSC Consulting
August 3, 2020 at 11:45 pm
Loved this
Stat Opre
August 3, 2020 at 11:50 pm
So glad someone finally explained the Monty Pyhton scene. Who would have known that it isn’t realistic to keep wanting to fight with just one leg left or no limbs at all. So by now I’m almost certain that the scene was meant as a joke … almost. :p
Gran Sexton
August 4, 2020 at 12:08 am
To be fair, I don’t think she’s allowed to pick the clips.
Stat Opre
August 4, 2020 at 12:11 am
@Gran Sexton Yeah, I think so, too and I get that they wanted to put something funny in, but explaining a joke just never is, is it?
Kaozium
August 4, 2020 at 12:27 am
Sorry but her pronunciation of glissade is just as wrong. it’s a “sss” not a “z”
Gary Liao
August 4, 2020 at 1:15 am
should have reviewed indiana jones versus the sword dude
Tbiza
August 4, 2020 at 1:22 am
I’m more of a weapons master than this person.
Sammeet Telang
August 4, 2020 at 2:53 am
Bring a archer to do a breakdown on archery in film and tv.
Tyrone Dutreix-Sampson
August 4, 2020 at 5:34 am
Them or GQ did one with Cam Hanes
A. A
August 4, 2020 at 4:05 am
Not sure why theres so many dislikes this was a very good video pls bring her back
SteVeL
August 4, 2020 at 4:46 am
20:54 Saying the character’s full name…full on nerdom. I love it!
JM RONIN
August 4, 2020 at 4:52 am
Interesting! I did NOT know Hattori Hanzo was a real swordfighter that actually lived. Thought he was just a movie creation, that’s very interesting!
kpanga
August 4, 2020 at 6:04 am
Please, PLEASE, analyze the duel in the 1974 “The Deluge” Movie.
Anil Achar
August 4, 2020 at 6:51 am
Will the Star War fans clear my doubts:
Why, in the Universe, do they have a Light Sabre to fight like humans on Earth (in a Galaxy far, far away, in a time, long, long ago), when they have all those fancy, devastating ‘Pew-Pew-Pew!” laser(?) weapons in the first place…?
TheBobRazowsky
August 4, 2020 at 7:03 am
When she corrects the term glissade but still pronounce it wrong hmm
Tooploop
August 4, 2020 at 7:36 am
yet again you got someone slightly underqualified to speak in confidence about some of this stuff
Carol Love
August 4, 2020 at 7:54 am
Tooploop Really? She is President of the American Fight Directors – are you a runner up?
Vijay Raghavan
August 4, 2020 at 7:38 am
When I saw purple hair, I thought she would be talking of different kind of fighting.
Glad I was wrong.
Frances Atty
August 4, 2020 at 2:28 pm
what do you mean?
Vergina Simpson
August 4, 2020 at 8:40 am
Have her back on soon Wired. She’s delightful. She’s also a Fight Master and as others have pointed out, there isn’t a cooler title.
James Conlon
August 4, 2020 at 9:00 am
I really want one of these to react/review to the combat in Conan the Barbarian
Gwyddion Flint
August 4, 2020 at 11:57 am
Fight master? So she studies stage fighting but doesn’t actually fight? Wouldn’t that make her a choreographer?
Sketchy Manager
August 4, 2020 at 12:26 pm
as a martial artist i was skeptical cuz of the title ‘fight master’ but she really knows the terminologies and fighting styles so this video is 👌
calfencer
August 4, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Did anyone notice James Bond’s fencing jacket not have a strap to cover his John Thomas? Also, those are clearly epees not foils.
Djorgal
August 4, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Your pronunciation of glissade is also wrong. It’s a /s/ consonant in the middle, not a /z/. As for incortada, it isn’t a French word at all. I think it’s Italian.
I’m French myself.
Johnny Dunne
August 4, 2020 at 3:34 pm
Imagine being a professional “Fight Master”
Kian Rafati
August 4, 2020 at 5:27 pm
dude she looks like she barley gets up on her knees now you telling me she’s a FiGht MasTer!?!
8523wsxc
August 4, 2020 at 5:41 pm
You can absolutely grab a blade. There are lots of historical techniques that incorporate grabbing your own or your opponents sword. Even sharpened swords usually are not as sharp as a razor or kitchen knife.
Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:56 pm
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Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:57 pm
no, i dont want a bank account
Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:57 pm
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Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm
green.com ?
Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm
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Black Reaper
August 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm
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Sean McCadden
August 4, 2020 at 8:24 pm
If you can’t avoid getting hurt while fencing with sport fencing swords, how can you think you’ll be able to fair better with actual sabers? 😂
DR Doctor
August 4, 2020 at 8:41 pm
13:04 he was waiting for Qui gon to get back up, surely
meh...
August 4, 2020 at 10:10 pm
“Almost a spear, a long quarter staff with a spear point” us non “fight masters” call that a spear…
meh...
August 4, 2020 at 10:13 pm
Stop say our, you show people how to look like theyre fighting you are not a fighter
sama
August 4, 2020 at 10:53 pm
What has she done to be a “fight master”
Roberto Chacon
August 4, 2020 at 11:05 pm
Would have preferred the opinion of a HEMA practitioner
nick a
August 5, 2020 at 3:16 am
Bravo. Great breakdown. ❤
Megan Hirschi
August 5, 2020 at 5:14 am
No Scarlet Pimpernel? Slightly disappointed.
Martin Stone
August 5, 2020 at 5:35 am
Bra in the last clip that’s an Epee not a foil, foils have smaller guards epee have much bigger guards
Cristian Rivas
August 5, 2020 at 8:08 am
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Hisame Artwork
August 5, 2020 at 9:38 am
crouching tiger hidden dragon, just an amazing film. if you haven’t watched it yet, go do it, do it now. XD
Aaron Atkinson
August 5, 2020 at 10:31 am
Something she doesn’t mention that other professionals do, is that you never turn your back on your opponent. The spins are unnecessary flourishes that put you in danger of being hit by an attack you can’t see.
Ben L
August 5, 2020 at 12:07 pm
Please bring her back for more!
gondor532
August 5, 2020 at 9:51 pm
better find someone more knowledgeable.
Elyse Lewis
August 5, 2020 at 12:55 pm
Ummmm excuse me drinking before a fight is a genius idea. Drunken fist, anyone?
Zakary Mandley
August 5, 2020 at 3:23 pm
Dull or at least serrated
Christina Clark
August 5, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Loved this! More! I’d love to see what she thinks about the scene in Zafferelli’s Romeo & Juliet. I teach hs and I always show that scene and I’d love to be able to tell kids why they made the choices they did.
BP Lup
August 5, 2020 at 4:37 pm
“Cool, so what do you do for a living?”
_”FIGHT MASTER.”_
maxmax
August 5, 2020 at 6:28 pm
Thanks. Now I want to watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon again.
Jake Kilka
August 5, 2020 at 7:17 pm
I saw Highlander as a kid and thought it was so cool, but later I learned whatever really experienced people do they like to keep it as simple as possible. So in that sense the Holy Grail duel is the most realistic
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 5, 2020 at 7:23 pm
People say you never do an edge on edgd parry but, I would rather hurt the blade a little bit and fix it later than dying.
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 5, 2020 at 7:26 pm
Those wooden wasters are made by Purpleheart armory and are actually kind of tip heavy.
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 5, 2020 at 7:27 pm
16:00 A rapier is not light!
Khroniclas
August 5, 2020 at 7:29 pm
So she is not a fight master but a movie fight scene coordinator, the clickbait is real.
juandenz2008
August 6, 2020 at 8:14 am
It seems that “fight master” is a title granted by the society of American Fight Directors. She didn’t give it to herself.
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 5, 2020 at 7:36 pm
She does not seem to know about actual swordfighting.
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 7, 2020 at 4:20 pm
Thanks for liking my comment!
Nathaniel Wilcox
August 5, 2020 at 7:42 pm
22:00 You can totally grab a blade without cutting yourself. Especially a rapier is not specially designed for cutting. There are historical fencing techniques the specificly grab the blade like for fighting in armor.
Merlin Dixon
August 5, 2020 at 8:07 pm
“Its not glavaarrrrd, its glavaaaad” 🤫🤫
Clemens Kindermann
August 5, 2020 at 8:43 pm
Fun fact: the fight mistress mispronounces the French terms just as terribly as these guys in the movie do.
Scott Rougeau
August 5, 2020 at 9:35 pm
She does well at breaking down scenes and definitely knows a lot, but I’d have liked to see more critiques on the unrealistic techniques throughout all the videos. A few HEMA youtubers who do practice sword fighting have reviewed some of the clips in this video and had some different opinions about the bad choices that the fighters make. These clips are rife with hollywood shenanigans that would put you at a disadvantage in a real life scenario,. things like spinning around, making cuts without a hope of connecting, deflecting blows over and over and never following up with counter cuts. Choosing non-lethal attacks when a potential fatal blow is starring at them in the face. (like james bond one where he hits james in the back with the sabers guard instead of stabbing his back?)
gondor532
August 5, 2020 at 10:08 pm
Studying stage combat and reading some books doesn’t make you fight master.
burting Sy
August 6, 2020 at 8:07 am
What does?
Sugar Daddy
August 5, 2020 at 11:08 pm
Mugger: “she looks like an easy target”
Christina: *draws concealed katana *
Muu Myuki
August 6, 2020 at 1:32 am
It sounds like she knows a bit about historical fighting techniques too, which is nice.
lon3don
August 6, 2020 at 2:09 am
Interesting, but why do you speak with so much inflective, like you are unsure and therefore need always to ask questions of your audience? Is this for re-assurance?
liike28
August 6, 2020 at 2:50 am
Cool video! Now do The Witcher!
JayMasters
August 6, 2020 at 2:51 am
I feel like I can chill and have a beer with this lady and watch these movies and she won’t be uptight to enjoy it. 👍👍
beastnik
August 6, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Spectacular analysis! Learned so much
Rudolf Aeschlimann
August 6, 2020 at 6:59 pm
Thanks, good video to watch
Aurora1122
August 6, 2020 at 9:04 pm
Love her!!! She should definitely make a comeback for more segments 🙂
S. Boisjoli
August 7, 2020 at 4:11 am
I speak French and didn’t understand a word they said except for plastron….
Kur Norock
August 7, 2020 at 7:12 am
She’s not a sword fighting expert. She’s a movie fighting expert. HUGE DIFFERENCE. She actually has no idea what she talking about and 3/4 of the stuff she is praising would get you killed if it was real life, and she isn’t pointing out even half of the nonsense going on.
Kur Norock
August 7, 2020 at 7:19 am
“shields are a big piece of metal!”
No. No they weren’t. They were wood. Especially at that size. The only metal shields were some small bucklers about the size of a dinner plate.
“It makes sense towards the end that they ditch their shields”
NO! NO! GOD NO! That NEVER makes sense! FFS somebody stop this woman!
NotMeButAnother
August 7, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Her explanations are all good, but there’s very little actual “technique critique” in there. I’m not expecting her to be all technical all the time, but basic things such as not turning your back on an opponent, not attacking when you’re too far away to hit anything or keeping your shield in front of you instead of swinging it behind your back where it can’t protect you while you’re attacking (all rules Hollywood frequently breaks) I think would be worth mentioning here.
Ingavar
August 7, 2020 at 3:38 pm
As a fencing coach for over 10 years, the fencing blades are “epees” not “foils” in the James Bond bit. The gauntlet of a fencing glove is often closed with velcro and there is a small opening for the body cord (which connects to the epee for scoring) to exit. Blades do occasionally find their way into that hole and draw blood. Bruising, small cuts, and “road rash” are common injuries in sport fencing.
One time when I was just started out, I accidentally thrusted my epee all the way up someone’s arm through the hole in their gauntlet. “Halt”(meaning “stop”) was called immediately and the ref and I checked on my opponent to make sure he was OK. He was fine; we kept fencing after he closed his gauntlet a little tighter. It happens. Fencing is still statistically one of the safest sports.
Craig Page
August 7, 2020 at 4:17 pm
I smiled when Christina made the Scaramouche reference. Some of my favorite instructors reference it. Thank you for this.
John Joeson
August 7, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Let’s see…someone who has no fighting experience, who claims the title “Fight Master”. So a strip mall karate teacher?
Nicolas Galipeau
August 7, 2020 at 9:15 pm
Why are sword fighting experts never talk about how dumb spinning is, except maybe in very specific situations?
Thomas Beauchamp
August 8, 2020 at 12:45 am
My problem with Highlander was that he could conceal a katana under a belted 3/4 length trenchcoat.
Adam Goldstein
August 8, 2020 at 1:11 am
Hattori Hanzo was a ninja, for the record
OneBAM27
August 8, 2020 at 5:37 am
Why does watching this video remind me of the old adage: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach”
Thomas Blatchley
August 8, 2020 at 5:55 am
All of the Epee fencers in the room are in uproar that the “fight master” called their weapons “foils”, a completely different style of fencing and blade. (23:40)
yesitsmeguru
August 8, 2020 at 8:54 am
I like her hair
Winston Smith
August 8, 2020 at 12:42 pm
Did she just fact-check a freaking MONTY PYTHON fight scene ?! what’s next? a horse expert breaking down the whole coconut thing??
Berni Jay
August 8, 2020 at 5:18 pm
“he is also using what is almost a spear. A long quarter staff, with a spear point on the end.”
So…… a spear?
IgnisGray
August 8, 2020 at 11:50 pm
Man, these comments are insufferable. Just one continuous stream of “Ummm ackshually.” It’s awful to see people so eager to over-criticize and be pedantic with someone who clearly has a lot of knowledge of technique and history.
This lady is awesome. Please bring her back!
The_Curl _Miester
August 9, 2020 at 2:57 pm
Of stage combat techniques. Not real combat and history.
Siresly
August 9, 2020 at 12:10 am
I’d say Cary Elwes fights like a dairy farmer and Mandy Patinkin like a cow, but they’re actually really respectful of each other aren’t they. Yet to study their Threepwood.
John Guzik
August 9, 2020 at 1:11 am
Problem is, every single fight, no one is trying to hit each other. All the swords/weapons are colliding at some random point way above everyone’s head.
HAMMER SAI
August 9, 2020 at 9:13 am
The original meaning of “divide and conquer” was referring to splitting your own forces…….. I don’t think it means what she thinks it means.
PhantomFilmAustralia
August 9, 2020 at 9:28 am
an McKellen and Anthony Andrews’ swordfight in The Scarlet Pimpernel was fantastic.
Springswipe wheeljumper
August 9, 2020 at 9:36 am
Yeah you do realise the black knight in month python was a joke right and may also be invincible
Springswipe wheeljumper
August 9, 2020 at 9:41 am
How dare you call the first dual in Princess bride a joke
Springswipe wheeljumper
August 9, 2020 at 9:50 am
7:27 there is also a thing called a gun
Springswipe wheeljumper
August 9, 2020 at 9:51 am
The armour in troy is conversion as well and be killed by a knight
Tom My
August 9, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Lol, fight master
Julianna Lower
August 9, 2020 at 5:05 pm
I’d like to meet this lady. She seems really cool.
Joseph Albatross
August 9, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Fight Master?
Gallowglass
August 9, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Eh, I prefer the reviews of people like Matt Easton, Metatron, Shadiversity, and Skallagrim. They look at those fights much more realisticaly. Though I could critique each fight that she showed my biggest one was the Rob Roy fight because grabbing the blade is absolutely realistic. Skallagrim proved this with his half sword / murder stroke video. Tom Riddle’s character was trying to pull the blade away but Liam Neeson just had too strong of a grip. Also that duel is my favorite sword fight in any movie or TV show. Second to Adorea’s Longsword Duel on youtube.
Gallowglass
August 9, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Eh, I prefer the reviews of people like Matt Easton, Metatron, Shadiversity, and Skallagrim. They look at those fights much more realisticaly. Though I could critique each fight that she showed my biggest one was the Rob Roy fight because grabbing the blade is absolutely realistic. Skallagrim proved this with his half sword / murder stroke video. Tim Roth’s character was trying to pull the blade away but Liam Neeson just had too strong of a grip. Also that duel is my favorite sword fight in any movie or TV show. Second to Adorea’s Longsword Duel on youtube.
Tom Truyens
August 10, 2020 at 5:13 am
I agree completely, though I think you meant Tim Roth :p
Gallowglass
August 10, 2020 at 12:33 pm
@Tom Truyens You are right and thank you. It has been corrected.
Andrew Hegstrom
August 9, 2020 at 8:58 pm
I keep hoping one of these reviews of sword fighting will involve Firefly, but sadly they never do.
Sarah Higgs
August 9, 2020 at 10:13 pm
About the three way fight with Maul: When Obi Wan got behind him, he could have ended that fight real quick, by aiming his saber at any of the places Maul had left vulnerable. Namely his head, or his entire torso( in the back.) Maul was distracted by Qui Gon, so Obi Wan should have taken that chance.
jordan willgohs
August 10, 2020 at 12:23 am
The force would have warned him, presumably.
anubis520
August 9, 2020 at 10:44 pm
I had 2 personal thoughts.
As far as blade (13:35), if I remember correctly, the material is some super natural material that would in theory be resistant to some of the blade damage. They are also super human (vampires) with super human strength/speed making the sparks more achievable(assuming the blades are glazing off each other and not cutting into each other).
As far as Star wars, I was never a fan of the fight with Maul. While I appreciate the skill Maul’s actor has, the strategy was so sub par IMO for people, who in this universe, are powerful fighters.
irlrp
August 10, 2020 at 1:09 am
wait did she correct the guys saying glizade with gilzade while being actually wrong too cause it’s glissade ?
Timothy McNeil
August 10, 2020 at 3:51 am
Traister does a fantastic job of addressing both technique (for a layperson) and theatricality. Please bring her back for more.
Tom Truyens
August 10, 2020 at 5:16 am
So stage combat choreographers have the nerve to call themselves “fight masters”? How about you get some real fighters like Rawlings back on again next time? This is like asking a Vikings cosplayer to comment on real norse culture…
rupali goyal
August 10, 2020 at 5:51 am
I really want her to break down pirates of the Carribbean fights
shaider1982
August 10, 2020 at 9:33 am
I hope she can do a collab video with the Metatron👍
Pauline Vargas
August 10, 2020 at 2:55 pm
I would love to see an animated (or anime) version of this
Devran Cosmo Uenal
August 10, 2020 at 5:28 pm
Thanks for including Monty Python. It really needed an analysis!
sam signorelli
August 10, 2020 at 5:32 pm
15:45….that phrase is older than God!
MrSteadiman
August 10, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Very interesting but where is Zorro ?
Bobby Cratchet
August 10, 2020 at 7:25 pm
I love the fact that she doesn’t take the movies so seriously. She could nitpick these movies to death but she tempers her response and it works.
Adam Ragsdale
August 10, 2020 at 8:31 pm
your Die Another Day missed one small point…they weren’t foils, they were epees.
TehMomo
August 11, 2020 at 2:25 am
can she cover Zuko and Sokka’s sword fights in Avatar The Last Airbender…I know it’s animated…but PLEASE!!!!!
Lucas Anderson
August 11, 2020 at 4:38 am
Overly narrative and sparse on analysis, with poorly-chosen fight scenes.
Cesar Berlanga
August 11, 2020 at 6:26 am
Dear Wired, now make a break down or archery clips in movies and tv shows like The Lord of the Rings, Hunger Games, or even video games. Bring in an Olympic archer to do the breakdown 🏹
Frances Rabalais
August 12, 2020 at 1:37 am
Not an Olympic archer! That’s nothing like bowhunting or historical archery…
Cesar Berlanga
August 12, 2020 at 1:43 am
@Frances Rabalais many Olympic archers also do bowhunting and have knowledge in archery history.
Thoreaux
August 11, 2020 at 7:40 am
People, including the GoT show runners, seem to think that The Mountain should be slower than Martell because he’s larger, but that dude’s a medieval athlete. Find me someone with more effective cardio than a guy who can lug around in a full suit of armor for the total length of a medieval melee. Martell might beat him in a sprint, but when it comes to things like the speed with which you swing a weapon, muscle = speed. The Mountain was supposed to be a freak of nature with no physical equal, not one of those video game midbosses that lumbers like an elephant and turns like a battleship.
HoundofCulann
August 11, 2020 at 9:36 am
As far as I recall the fight was pretty true to the original in the books
Alexander Sallons
August 11, 2020 at 3:03 pm
23:40 , mate, that’s an epee, not a foil.
Kazarenko
August 11, 2020 at 4:24 pm
23:45 those are epees and not foils. The gloves also have a hole that a wire passes through to connect to the weapon to register the hits and the “sleeve” is separated and closed with velcro (to make easier to put on, take off). Blade tips can go through this.
Krimog
August 11, 2020 at 5:20 pm
The “ss” in “glissade” are actually pronounced like “sad”. So it’s like “glee sad”.
Cary Patrick Martin
August 11, 2020 at 6:39 pm
Rob Roy ending – it’s also set up earlier in the story as being completely in his character to do this. (“First cut?” *cuts himself on challengers blade* “Well done.”)
Jim Humphries
August 11, 2020 at 11:53 pm
1:25 that’s called a pike or longspear. 17:50 Electricity? That’s the Quickening. 19:00 kids, if you haven’t seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, stop your entire life and go watch it. Then watch Hero. Then resume your life.
Zero Flak
August 13, 2020 at 11:00 am
A pike would be 3x his height, that is simply a spear.
coolguyhino92
August 12, 2020 at 12:49 am
lol. I like how she complains that some french terms are being ‘anglicized’, but she is over-pronouncing *EVERY* movie title.
electrojones
August 12, 2020 at 3:26 am
Today I learned that nerds often can’t see that things are supposed to be humorous, even though they’re in a comedy.
zEropoint68
August 12, 2020 at 3:27 am
13:00 because in reality, those three actors are occupying a space about the size of your living room. it doesn’t occur to the actors to be running for the same reason you’d feel silly sprinting to your bathroom. that’s why people didn’t like this movie. it’s not just cgi. it’s a sense of “fakeness” that pervades the film as a result of cgi imposed limitations on the flesh and blood performers.
Chelsea L
August 12, 2020 at 10:35 am
I love the fight in Troy. There aren’t many spear and shield fights.
Bjarku
August 13, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Yeah except brad Pitt is holding his shield behind his back for like half of the fight for no apparent reason making it completely useless. He might as well just throw it at Eric bana.
Chelsea L
August 14, 2020 at 4:13 pm
@Bjarku Well… he wanted to give Hector a fighting chance. Hahahaha
Chelsea L
August 12, 2020 at 10:38 am
They should do one on The Old Guard. Andy’s labrys is cool and so is Nicky’s longsword + handgun combo.
Marc Wittkowski
August 12, 2020 at 11:32 am
How do you strengthen your dominant hand by not using it? I could see that being a thing with twp-handed weapons, but one-handed? Can anyone explain? Referring to 04:13
Say Tin
August 12, 2020 at 1:13 pm
Can the editors stop cutting in on the expert’s talking with random parts of the scene? It’s so annoying and unnecessary
skorpia g
August 12, 2020 at 1:44 pm
Please bring her back! 🙏
Dan Marsh
August 13, 2020 at 2:54 am
So she talked about how the fighting styles that Westle and Inigo talk about are real (she left out Tybalt, pronounced “Tee-BOH,” but what have you,) but she didn’t mention that they’re not *actually* fighting in anything even close to those styles.
The scene wouldn’t have looked nearly as good if they did, really – in particular Capa Ferro looks *weird.* Great scene regardless, but it’s worth mentioning. 🙂
Shabadoo Shabadoo
August 13, 2020 at 3:02 am
I disagree with her saying drinking before a fight is a bad idea. I mean obviously falling off your feet is a bad idea if you’re that drunk. But anything that calms you I would take as a big PLUS because keeping a level head is everything. Lose your wits, lose your head.
gothnate
August 13, 2020 at 4:22 am
Blade’s sword is made of titanium, so it would hold up better than Frost’s steel sword. Not saying there wouldn’t be nicks in it, but Blade’s sword would destroy a regular steel sword before too much damage was inflicted. Check out what titanium can really do on Demolition Ranch. He compares level III plates to a chunk of titanium, and it’s pretty nifty.
whoised
August 13, 2020 at 11:29 am
Why NOt get an ACTUAL, HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) Instructor to review this, instead of a “Fight Master”? I bet they know nothing of real sword fighting. And a real sword isn’t actually THAT heavy, average tops, 2 kgs, half the weight of a standard dumb-bell.
lol haha
August 13, 2020 at 7:11 pm
Good thing she told me that Monty Python is not realistic, I thought that was real sword fights lol.
lol haha
August 13, 2020 at 7:23 pm
blade and frost are both dozens of times stronger than humans, they could probably create tons of sparks during a sword fight lol
Michael Jimenez
August 13, 2020 at 10:22 pm
“I feel like Martel is more fit”
The Mountain is played by Hafthor Bjornsson, strongman competitor, 1x worlds strongest man, also known in strongman for being one of the competitors with the most endurance.
Ferintosh Farms Photography
August 13, 2020 at 11:29 pm
Like no wonder the jedi went extinct is what I always thought when I watched that battle
P.I Staker.
August 14, 2020 at 2:06 am
She is a fight master? ROFL.
Magi Algarin
August 14, 2020 at 4:33 am
She’s such a baddie 😍 please bring her back
Judicial78
August 14, 2020 at 12:02 pm
All those titles and she doesn’t know how to actually fight HEMA
AML97
August 14, 2020 at 8:15 pm
I want to here her input about Arrows Oliver vs Raas Al gul fights!
Sankofa NYC
August 14, 2020 at 8:59 pm
Whirling Dervish??? Even I can recognize the Wushu in Oberyn’s style
HadrienLBB
August 14, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Very enjoyable. If you want more sword fighting broken down, I like that one even more:
Andrzej C.
August 15, 2020 at 3:28 am
“Rob Roy”, big mistake here. That’s whole technique called half-swording that depicts grabing sword by the edge & fighting that way. It is possible because contrary to popular misbelief static blade doesn’t cut.
Onnimanni Mäki
August 18, 2020 at 7:43 am
That was not half swording. It was gripping the point of the sword.
Efreeti
August 15, 2020 at 3:28 am
If she comes back, I hope she comments on The Deluge (Potop), a Polish movie with fantastic saber fencing scenes.
Tom Caruth
August 15, 2020 at 3:03 pm
I’d have loved to have heard her discuss the sport of fencing in more depth, there’s so much wrong in Die Another Day she probably could have spent a whole video on that
meteorplum
August 16, 2020 at 12:46 am
Please have her come back and cover The Duelist.
messitup
August 16, 2020 at 1:15 am
idk what credentials these people have to judge fictional movies and shows..what?? “fight master” what a joke.
messitup
August 16, 2020 at 1:20 am
idk what she said was not 100% common sense. common people. think for yourselves.
Jake
August 16, 2020 at 11:11 am
Maul aka Ray Park
GeArDEUS
August 16, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Im also being trained by a fightmaster! David Woolley, he would be such a fun person for this.
No Akomplice
August 16, 2020 at 8:15 pm
Can you please redo this with an actual Fight Choreographer/Fight Master?
Is this a joke? This person isn’t a fight master, or even a fight choreographer. She doesn’t even have an IMDB page, she’s done nothing significant. Youtube shorts and some school/free tier plays. She’s a teaching assistant ffs..
Are you kidding me?? “Anglicized” and pedantic pronunciation nitpicks.
What Radical Gender Studies Tumblr did you find this person on?
Aaron Brooks
August 16, 2020 at 11:04 pm
What’s with the editing of this video?
VoluptuousB
August 18, 2020 at 4:02 am
I want to see her critique of more movies!
Wulfrack
August 18, 2020 at 4:21 am
Sorry but no, if Roth had pulled the blade back he would of just came with it.
Wulfrack
August 18, 2020 at 4:29 am
I really thought wired did more research when they brought people on this show. This lady is an amateur at best, and her knowledge is very lacking. She has made some sad choreography videos on youtube, and not much else.
spamfilter32
August 18, 2020 at 8:20 am
I do wish, in the Troy scene she would have talked about how unrealistic it would be to jab the point of your sword straight into the opponents shield like they do. That is a good way to break the point, or at the very least dull and or bend it. They are using Bronze swords so the tip would definitely get bent at the very least hitting into the shield like that. Also, they spend so much of the fight with their shields either at their side or behind them where it will do no good as it can block nothing when it is not between you and your opponents weapon. I find it very irksome when they bother to give the actors shields and then they spend the entire fight with the shield off to the side or holding it behind them.
spamfilter32
August 18, 2020 at 8:30 am
In the Star Wars clip, they cut a lot out, but in a 2 v 1 situation, the 2 want to attack in a line with one in front and one in back, while the 1 wants to keep the 2 in front in a triangle, and in the choreography of the entire fight, we see them do just that with the Jedi constantly maneuvering to put one of them behind Darth Maul, and Darth Maul countering by maneuvering so that he puts them both back in front of him. That choreography was absolutely brilliant. probably one of the best choreographed fight scenes in all of Star Wars.
Gaelen Williams
August 18, 2020 at 4:48 pm
I always loved how you hear Michelle yos character mention that she is partial to the machete and then here she really puts that style of weapon to use.
Umbrella Corporation
August 18, 2020 at 5:28 pm
shut down this useless channel….. wtf
Eric W
August 18, 2020 at 6:20 pm
I wonder who she’s gonna vote for…
Gerben
August 18, 2020 at 11:02 pm
1:56 “I feel like Martell is more fit” Maybe the Mountain is not as agile as Martell, but he did break the world deadlift record a few months ago:
Jenny Jahnke
August 18, 2020 at 11:04 pm
Hector! Hector! HECTOR!!!
Bryce Stover
August 19, 2020 at 2:45 am
Martell would have to deflect wouldn’t he? With the strength of the mountain and all that steel coming up against the shaft of the spear, if he tried to straight up block he would be cut down immediately. Better to deflect and tire out your opponent than to try and match that monstrous strength
shitslikebear
August 19, 2020 at 4:19 am
If Hattori Hanzo was a ninja, wouldn’t his sword be straight? Katana’s a samurai weapon………
lolomydicks
August 19, 2020 at 5:58 am
she doesn’t really break the scenes down. she talks very vaguely and towards the dramatic aspects of the scene. she doesn”t really go into the techniques in the sword fights
Henrik B Sørensen
August 19, 2020 at 1:11 pm
WHAT?!??!? The Dark Knight fight scene in Monty Python is NOT realistic?!?!?!?!?
Darren Kapusi
August 19, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Shes very good
Cameron Wafr
August 19, 2020 at 4:30 pm
you should have her watch Akira Kurasowa’s scenes… kinda weird you mostly only chose American/English films and shows
Tristan Johnson
August 19, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Obviously this woman is not a fencer
workinghoustonian
August 19, 2020 at 5:51 pm
*Achilles Shield Bash*
Dragonborn: “am i a joke to you”?
Captain America: ” Hold my beer”
Poth94
August 19, 2020 at 11:50 pm
Doesn’t matter how strong your opponent is if you have plot armor
Ruslan Masinjila
August 20, 2020 at 3:12 am
Next episode. Morgan Freeman breaks down the universe
Mister Mediocre
August 20, 2020 at 4:53 am
…What kind of ‘fight master’ looks like this…
Cpt Hindsight
August 20, 2020 at 6:02 pm
Reads “Fight Master”, then sees chick who doesn’t seem to have fought even once in her life.
Except against the patriarchy, ofc ^^
Just googled her, I suggest you do the same lol xD
TriEssence Martial Arts
August 20, 2020 at 7:52 pm
Hmm Hatori Hanzo was a name inherited by the head of the Iga Ninja clan which raise to fame in service of Tokugawa family, its not a single person and certainly not a samurai.
Stay classy
August 20, 2020 at 9:13 pm
fight master in what ??? sorry guys nothing against that person but this is totally made up
Saigon curtis
August 21, 2020 at 12:47 am
i love blade.
Jas Bataille
August 21, 2020 at 5:07 am
Finally an expert explaining why being a bigger opponent doesn’t automatically makes you win an actual fight rather than a sport fight in a ring! I’ve been saying this for years.
Fox MacLeod
August 21, 2020 at 5:26 am
Also, I laughed out loud when you were talking about the “last two terms” they used in the scene in “I Love You, Man,” because just for a moment, I genuinely thought one of the two terms you were referring to was “D*ckl!cker!”
Thurein Tun
August 21, 2020 at 7:21 am
21:23-21:29
Again at 21:30-21:42
That…,i think a fly, really really frustrated me. I thought it was a chuck of dust on my mobile screen. I tried to scratch it off as hard as i can, but it never goes away.
At the end i got to know it is nothing but a fly or some sort of small animal that’s going on their green screen i think 😂
Melpheos1er
August 21, 2020 at 9:07 am
9:33 it’s not “glisade” it’s “glissade”
You can pronounce it glee-cade (like the cade of facade and the ee is short)
Icarus Ancalion
August 21, 2020 at 9:45 am
Awwww… no Lord of the Rings…. Viggo Mortensen was amazing in his sword fighting technique.
Art Jacob
August 21, 2020 at 12:32 pm
23:41 They look more like Epees to me a Foil has a shallower bellguard
Art Jacob
August 21, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Additionally if they were Foils and they were sparring in electric they would be wearing a metallic foil vest called a lame which designates the strike zone.
Aglarend
August 21, 2020 at 5:13 pm
A purple-haired, female “Fight Master”. Sure.
Jamey Shlorpaderp of Überfaggenberg
August 21, 2020 at 5:20 pm
just like there are female master blacksmiths
Charlie Degen
August 21, 2020 at 9:09 pm
“ummm, those are not foils, they’re epees? @23:42
Roddy
August 22, 2020 at 6:25 pm
why did they even analyse the Monty python and why did she do it so seriously ? XD
Logan McGowan
August 23, 2020 at 7:40 am
You can grab blades it’s called half swording. If you grab the blade without dragging your hand on it you can use it more precisely
0baddawa0
August 23, 2020 at 4:43 pm
Having been in actual combat, I completely disagree with her drinking before a fight; a beer or two would have helped.
Tyler Rogers
August 23, 2020 at 6:49 pm
How does someone get this job? Does she have any martial arts training? She doesn’t go very in depth on technique. I’ve been doing karate for 15 years and a lot of fight choreography disappoints me. It would be cool to have some control over a big Hollywood fight scene.
There’s almost always things that these fight experts say that I kind of disagree with. Star Wars criticism is usually based on what we know regular humans can do, but Jedi and Sith fight on another level thanks to the Force. She says they should attack at the same time, and the next clip is Maul blocking Obi-Wan while kicking Qui-Gon to interrupt his attack. Then she questions Obi-Wan walking up to Maul instead of being more aggressive, but he’s the apprentice and less experienced. It isn’t like Maul wouldn’t know how to defend a running attack. He’s just doing what you do in a fight, sensing your opponent and looking for an opening.
Other fighting experts have talked about the Rob Roy scene. You can definitely hold onto a blade with your hands. Tim Roth’s character wasn’t just waiting, but if we want to be logical, he could have dropped the sword when he saw Rob Roy standing up, about to cut him in half.
reverendkrv
August 23, 2020 at 11:18 pm
A lot of stating the obvious, Where did she get this title? The same place some people get their ‘black belts’?
Gains R Us
August 23, 2020 at 11:44 pm
Also it isn’t the ultimate of ultimate of samurai swords it isn’t even one of the big 7 first of all and second of all the edge is dependent on the steel high quality blades will not dull on 12 fights let alone 20 so her sword would be plenty sharp
Gains R Us
August 23, 2020 at 11:46 pm
Also if yo I tried to use a shield like that you would fall on a peasants blade very quickly lmao
captainwesley
August 24, 2020 at 4:47 am
Good blade don’t go dull, stupid. Perhaps only dull thing about the video Is you.
yuiii
August 24, 2020 at 9:30 pm
you guys gotta do something about the editing
Nic Jansen
August 25, 2020 at 12:19 am
some of these fights look ok, but there’s not a single one where it looks like a proper fight :/
for example: spinning around is a free backstab for the opponent.
more realistic fights are less exciting for the audience in the conclusion, which means she just hasn’t watched a proper stage fight before
just watch these right here and you see what i mean:
Sol
August 25, 2020 at 5:34 am
“”fight” Master” ?
Lenni L
August 26, 2020 at 5:18 am
She looks like Valak the Nun.
thejetshowlive
August 26, 2020 at 5:58 am
Why she constantly asking questions where there are none?
example:
“…when fighters start too close?”
“Shields are awesome cuz they aren’t just defensive weapons?”
“..and essentially turn yourself into a battering ram?”
ConspiracyKill Happens
August 26, 2020 at 12:48 pm
“fight master” LOL!!!!! maybe if west side story was real life.
Robert Reed
August 26, 2020 at 7:05 pm
This video is a joke. Could not fully watch. The “expert” is entertaining but far to generic showing her ignorance on any one subject.
frankenhumper
August 26, 2020 at 11:55 pm
How does one achieve the title “Fight Master”? Like do you go to a renaissance festival, or is it a legit title?
Sir Vere
August 27, 2020 at 9:35 pm
i LOVE that the Princess Bride was in this, i adore this movie!
El Guapo
August 28, 2020 at 2:53 am
So… What’s she an expert in?
John Mirra
August 28, 2020 at 2:55 am
WTF is fight master?
Justin Key
August 28, 2020 at 7:19 pm
I was a fencer in college. In the Bond scene, I have seen nearly that exact injury when a foil accidentally got between the sleeve and the glove. But, it was not on purpose as it was in the movie. I don’t think you could pull it off on purpose. He continued the match and even with his foil wrist bleeding, he won against someone who was really a better fencer than himself.
Mr. Blue
August 28, 2020 at 8:41 pm
i do a little sword fighting sometimes in my pocket!
Demaris Quarles
August 29, 2020 at 12:27 am
she needs to leave star wars alone
Ulrike Naumann
August 29, 2020 at 1:12 am
it would be nice if there wasn’t 20 second of commercials every 30 seconds of clip
steve T
August 29, 2020 at 1:29 am
This is the most realistic sword play .
Brando Unknown
August 29, 2020 at 2:07 am
I don’t think you’ve ever witnessed or been involved in a real bladed confrontation.
【Chucklebutt】 ʘ‿ʘ
August 29, 2020 at 4:37 am
Hahaha, the move peter pan does where he disarms hook is so great. I used to stick fight with neighboring kids all the time and one time I pulled that off and we were both like 😲
Ultimate SpiderMan99
August 29, 2020 at 4:56 am
At 14:27 I think she’s having a stroke she’s not blinking 😆
2danandrews
August 29, 2020 at 5:17 am
So glad I clicked the bait…
For no commentary on techniques that real people have used…
She got me with “shield bashes”
Must be a gamer
Eric Holt
August 29, 2020 at 7:59 am
That she’s taking the fight scene in Troy seriously at all shows why you should not take this seriously at all.
realitynowassigned
August 29, 2020 at 1:03 pm
Lightsabers aren’t swords.
jonathan foster
August 30, 2020 at 1:40 am
Should have done the fight between Peter and Miraz in Prince Caspian
33drewster
August 30, 2020 at 3:29 am
Interesting
Sean
August 30, 2020 at 7:18 pm
you may as will review drunken master and enter the dragon👍👌🆗
JustFloopy
August 31, 2020 at 12:31 am
becuse of the tumbnail i thought its gonna say “jedi Breaks down star wars”
Yawnpawn1
August 31, 2020 at 8:55 am
Nerver believe a blue haired woman.
Rule not broken by this “expert”.
Although many of what she says is true of course.
Vladson
August 31, 2020 at 9:35 am
40 seconds, and already we can see You are not a good fighter… Small dose of alcohol gives You better reaction and less fear !!!
Yes if You drink more than one glass of wine or pint of beer or one shot vodka, it will fully reverse that effect, but when the dose is right, it makes You a better killer
(that’s why in some countries driving with some alcohol alowed, and some don’t allow it completely, some think that it’s better if You are don’t distracted by daily issues and relaxed with some beer, and others think that it gives You less concern about others and yourself, BUT when You are fighting to the death, there is no question of safety)
Nancy Folsom
August 31, 2020 at 11:08 pm
Does Ms. Traister have a favorite movie?
Sriousprobs
September 1, 2020 at 12:08 am
Qui Gon
masih ghl
September 1, 2020 at 3:58 am
This video has like 35 adds in it!! Wth
Bilal Murtaza
September 1, 2020 at 6:31 am
love how seriously she reviewed monty python
Mr McDonald
September 1, 2020 at 12:50 pm
a female fight master..yeah ok. sorry dear but you would last about two seconds in a real fight on the street.
the -_-
September 1, 2020 at 2:51 pm
I would love to see someone actually knowledgeable in realistic/historical swordfighting break down some fights.
Julius Caesar
September 3, 2020 at 7:50 am
What these idiotic Marxists don’t understand is that God Created the sex’s unequally.
Alex Ong
September 3, 2020 at 5:10 pm
I’m disappointed that she didn’t put the mask of Zoro in it
h isbilir
September 3, 2020 at 8:52 pm
Asking a fight director if directed fights are realistic? How would she know? Ask a kendo master or fencing champion.
Stephen Sues
September 4, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Can you please do one where an expert looks at movies/TV about cloning?
Logan Byrne
September 4, 2020 at 9:17 pm
I would love to train with you, as I have many sword but little training. Mine is most Bo staff.
Kevin Norwood
September 6, 2020 at 4:22 am
Think you guys could have an expert review various Alien technologies featured in films? Namely I want to see somebody react to and give their opinion on the various gear and weapons that the Predator/Yautja uses.
GGPlayers
September 6, 2020 at 11:31 am
8:23 little correction shields are not made of metal ( except something like a buckler ) they are mostly wood with maybe some metal parts. But yeah still heavy
Tom Lynch
September 7, 2020 at 4:48 pm
the sport fencing I’ve seen is nothing like this hollywood swashbuckling…but I do love the princess bride!
Ethan Mattix
September 9, 2020 at 7:24 pm
So when she does her second one, can she react to some of the fights in the animated Clone Wars series. Savage and Maul vs. Asajj and Obi Wan. Or Palpatine vs Maul and Savage