Sharp demo Sletten23 - Full video

First a quick word on safety: Only fence with sharp swords if you have TOTAL confidence in your skill, and even then, you should always try it first with someone who has done it before if possible. Look closely at some of the openings we get during the bouts. The follow through is always shallow. The swords are razor sharp, and we take great care not to injure each other or ourselves. Roland, Jacob and I have many years of experience, and many hours of fencing under our belts.

Roland (Dimicator), Jacob B Johansen and I did a demonstration of sharp fencing, as well as give a walkthrough of some of our latest observations on historical fencing in the viking period. Long video of the full presentation.
8:28 sharp sword bouts Jacob and Mikkel
13:02 sharp sword bouts Roland and Mikkel
15:31 Sharp sword bouts Jacob and Roland
16:47 Manipulating the shield with the point of the sword
19:57 Using the shield boss to pin the shield edge
25:42 sword binds, and a volunteer tries a simple sword bind
31:13 Sword and shield vs 2 handed spear. difference between sharp and blunt sword
35:40 Signal quality blunt vs sharp on a spear shaft
38:00 Sharp spears
43:00 Volunteers feel the interaction between a sharp spear and a shield
49:30 Sharp spear thrust to a historical shield reconstruction