How to Practice Sword Cutting (for Beginners)

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Check out Campfire Pro to help organize your creative writing: https://www.campfiretechnology.com/pro/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=Skall4-6.20  In this video I'm suggesting some tips for how to get into sword cutting if you have no or little previous experience. Basic form and biomechanics mainly, which allow you to control the edge alignment. To get you started: Some recommendations for functional swords under $150 (older video, from 2014): https://youtu.be/d5eb9JBF2yQ Functional swords I'd recommend for $150-300 https://youtu.be/Z5dOd5ldjzo My Top 10 Affordable Collector Weapons https://youtu.be/QuFlqBPA-HM Ronin Euro #2 - Finally a Sub-$400 Longsword I Can Recommend! https://youtu.be/WdDhM1pQGJE Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc (affiliate link): http://ww4.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=kultofathena.com&afid=28632&tm=14&im=1  *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and other rewards: http://www.patreon.com/skallagrim https://www.subscribestar.com/skallagrim https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join Books about history and/or martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission through these links): US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 *** Social media & merch *** How to contact me: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkallagrimNilsson/about See a list of my video uploads: https://twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ https://www.facebook.com/SkallagrimYT Channel-related shirts and other merch: http://skallagrim.spreadshirt.com/ https://teespring.com/stores/skallagrim My side channel (for rambles, vlogs, opinions, gaming, etc): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM7qhOYtW23jASfxTxCYvvg *** Music *** Intro song: "Illuminate" by Vindsvept https://vindsvept.bandcamp.com/track/illuminate Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records http://theslantedroom.weebly.com/