Sword Fails: Don't Do This! - Showing Off Gone Wrong

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  • This is my reaction and commentary to a number of blade related mishaps in videos. A good opportunity to discuss sword safety and analyze what went wrong when people cut themselves.
    In some cases it's sheer edgelord stupidity, in others it's simply lack of proper technique along with a bit of bad luck. Although I don't want to be a killjoy telling people they can't be fun with swords, obviously it's dangerous to mess around with sharp, pointy things recklessly. So here are some cautionary tales...
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  • @frankraymondmichaels332
    @frankraymondmichaels332 3 роки тому +2332

    "Certain levels of stupidity just get punished instantly." Words to live by.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому +9

      I STRONGLY DISAGREE! Being as famous as I am on UA-cam, I know that it gets hard to read every comment I get. I try my best, but I am just so famous, that I can't do it much longer. Sorry, dear frank

    • @effigytormented
      @effigytormented 3 роки тому +27

      @@AxxLAfriku wat?

    • @theinquisitorisamage1653
      @theinquisitorisamage1653 3 роки тому +42

      @@effigytormented Ignore them, they're a troll.

    • @GameTimeWhy
      @GameTimeWhy 3 роки тому +7

      Skallagrim-isms

    • @SantiagoMenendez
      @SantiagoMenendez 3 роки тому +3

      Or to die by...

  • @alexsm3882
    @alexsm3882 3 роки тому +805

    If you chop your own leg off you deny your enemy the opportunity to do the same

  • @dasgaardhistory4387
    @dasgaardhistory4387 3 роки тому +1425

    Amazing how Skall's advice applies to literally any subject, don't show-off what you don't know, don't put yourself in front of deadly stuff and don't be stupid.

    • @Skallagrim
      @Skallagrim  3 роки тому +652

      It also falls under common sense, which unfortunately seems to be a rare superpower. :)

    • @migueeeelet
      @migueeeelet 3 роки тому +23

      That's called common sense

    • @dogman9291
      @dogman9291 3 роки тому +58

      @@Skallagrim Especially in communities that revolve around showing off, being stupid, and exposing oneself to danger, such as whatever we call the edgelord one. Mall ninjas, maybe?

    • @robertbodell55
      @robertbodell55 3 роки тому +49

      @@Skallagrim the great lie of common sense, is how surprisingly uncommon its possession is

    • @CharlieFoxtrot
      @CharlieFoxtrot 3 роки тому +22

      Guns, swords, cars; my big three hobbies where those rules apply

  • @tydyman2003
    @tydyman2003 3 роки тому +392

    this is exactly why I play around with wooden swords, it hurts when you get hit but you don't cut yourself

    • @spartan9458
      @spartan9458 3 роки тому +58

      Precisely, though I use Polyethylene trainers personally (ironically they are so indestructible that you could probably break most swords on them); they hurt when you hit yourself, but they also flex and bounce off. you go "oh crap" but then you learn without cutting yourself. I always make sure I do a lot of practices of a motion before I try it with my actual longsword, and I mean like at least a week or so, where I have developed muscle memory and don't have to think about the motion as much as my footing or position relative to the blade itself.

    • @ashwynnnewkirk
      @ashwynnnewkirk 3 роки тому +53

      It's a great way to learn. Pain is the best teacher and wood, unlike steel, is not a permanent marker.

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 роки тому +49

      @@ashwynnnewkirk "Steel is a permanent marker" has a certain ring to it, I like it!

    • @helmuthvonmoltke3727
      @helmuthvonmoltke3727 3 роки тому +14

      @@spartan9458 I have a pair of those myself, I'm very fond of this material. Although as a male I have to give a word of advise: if you don't have any protection on your body, at least wear tight underwear.

    • @bloodyhell8201
      @bloodyhell8201 3 роки тому +3

      @@helmuthvonmoltke3727 why tight?

  • @davidresetarits5616
    @davidresetarits5616 3 роки тому +923

    "Don't try to show off when you don't have the skill" is something you can't say often enough. I once hit myself on the back of the ear with a falchion while flailing around. Luckily it hit with the flat, otherwise i would look like Van Gogh now.

    • @Wingzero90939
      @Wingzero90939 3 роки тому +49

      Yeah to be fair professionals do injured themselves as well, it’s just their likelihood of doing so is much lower.

    • @davidresetarits5616
      @davidresetarits5616 3 роки тому +50

      @@Wingzero90939 Mistakes often come from doing something not the right way. If you know how to do something right, you can avoid most accidents.

    • @scottmacgregor3444
      @scottmacgregor3444 3 роки тому +40

      Everyone does dumb things. The dumb people are the ones that don't learn from those things.

    • @KnightofLondor
      @KnightofLondor 3 роки тому +11

      Yeah, and the unlucky people are the ones who do dumb things and don't get any second chances, which is why doing dumb shit shouldn't be justified or excused

    • @freedustin
      @freedustin 3 роки тому +2

      Or you know...just buy a shinai and show off with that.

  • @elitemook4234
    @elitemook4234 3 роки тому +1152

    May the good lord protect our spines from the cringe we are about to witness.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 3 роки тому +13

      Is that like a Viking lord you're referring to?

    • @danni222
      @danni222 3 роки тому +26

      @@JanetStarChild hes talking about jesus

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 3 роки тому +13

      @@danni222
      Hmm... That doesn't sound Scandinavian.

    • @jacob1121
      @jacob1121 3 роки тому +30

      I think my spine got obliterated, cause I found myself wanting to become a politician.

    • @johnwickinyt3017
      @johnwickinyt3017 3 роки тому +2

      8:34

  • @OldNavajoTricks
    @OldNavajoTricks 3 роки тому +127

    A clever man learns from his mistakes,
    The wise man learns from others mistakes.

  • @runswithfeathers47
    @runswithfeathers47 3 роки тому +183

    It's weird how I can calmly watch someone's spine get ripped out in a game or movie, but had to spend this whole video with a pit in my stomach, constantly looking away

    • @robbikebob
      @robbikebob 3 роки тому +8

      Me too, me too.....

    • @zequack
      @zequack 3 роки тому +119

      Seems like a case of "being able to tell fiction from reality" to me :)

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 3 роки тому +66

      I congratulate you for being able to distinguish fantasy and real life. Its a rare thing nowadays

    • @thecrabmaestro564
      @thecrabmaestro564 3 роки тому +56

      Shows that the whole "desensitization" thing is fake and that real injuries are just as impactful no matter how much cod you play

    • @AtlasNL
      @AtlasNL 3 роки тому +10

      @@thecrabmaestro564 Not really. Cod is a bad example. I used to visit r/watchpeopledie occasionally along with other “people hurt themselves or die” places (out of morbid curiosity) and after a while it felt less shocking and more of a “eh” reaction than when I saw such a video for the first time. These idiots playing around with swords and injuring themselves DOES make me feel weird in the stomach whereas people getting run over and turned into a meatcrayon, getting their guts torn out by a bull and other things don’t. It might be because I have more experience around swords and not with all the other things but desensitisation seems to be a thing to me due to the examples I’ve given from my own experiences with this kinda stuff.

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 3 роки тому +805

    Regarding dual wielding in particular, but also life in general: nothing is more harmful than an amateur who learned something and now thinks he has mastered it...

    • @Wingzero90939
      @Wingzero90939 3 роки тому +41

      Except I highly doubt these guys thought that, they just probably thought it would be cool for a video. Even stunt guys who do duel wielding for films practice for months before they are slated to shoot. So they can at least be competent on camera.

    • @joe125ful
      @joe125ful 3 роки тому

      Lol?

    • @alarson1799
      @alarson1799 3 роки тому +30

      @@Wingzero90939 They're also using extremely dull blades (if bladed weapons at all) in films

    • @yewtewbstew547
      @yewtewbstew547 3 роки тому +19

      @@alarson1799 Yeah true. And sometimes stuff like swords that only have half a "blade" with the rest filled in by CGI.

    • @raden1287
      @raden1287 3 роки тому +19

      @@yewtewbstew547 and the fact sometimes they still have an expert and first aid nearby just in case even with months of training

  • @2000Meilen
    @2000Meilen 3 роки тому +564

    So the rule is basically don't be an edgelord ESPECIALLY when your sword has an edge.

    • @trucid2
      @trucid2 3 роки тому +45

      No matter how much you try the sword will have the sharper edge.

    • @pepebeezon772
      @pepebeezon772 3 роки тому +20

      @@trucid2 don't bind the sword's edge with your own

    • @brolohalflemming7042
      @brolohalflemming7042 3 роки тому +12

      It can be a double edged sword. Worst accident I saw was a trip with one. Bloke went to break their fall, offhand landed on blade, and needed microsurgery. Best comment on safety for me was from my kendo sensei, who explained that we train with wooden swords because live blades leads to a very high student turnover. I also blame Hollywood for popularising flashy but ineffective swordplay, when in reality it's really about economy of motion.

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 3 роки тому +5

      @@trucid2 fool I sharpened my bones! I can’t move without stabbing my self!

    • @Casedilla73
      @Casedilla73 2 роки тому +2

      @@brolohalflemming7042 “Economy of motion”?

  • @Canadian-Crusader
    @Canadian-Crusader 3 роки тому +71

    "Project Badass: Samurai Sword," that title is such a product of the time lol

  • @leon1san
    @leon1san 3 роки тому +73

    Who would have guessed that playing without proper training with something that was made with the sole purpose of swiftly killing a human being could be dangerous

    • @KageNoTora74
      @KageNoTora74 3 роки тому +2

      Some of the "swords" featured are only swordlike objects that aren't going to be very good at killing someone the way a real, functional sword will. Many high fantasy "swords" are little more than wall decor.

    • @TheVintagedudee
      @TheVintagedudee 2 роки тому +1

      This was the comment i came for😂

    • @karvast5726
      @karvast5726 2 роки тому +2

      Indeed.but even these dulls display pieces can be dangerous when these brain dead are swinging it and the vlade and handle fly apart

    • @schoolsout15
      @schoolsout15 Рік тому +1

      This is kinda why I kinda envy the firearm community in a way. I could be wrong about this, but it feels like most people can look at a shotgun or hunting rifle and understand why they shouldn't be reckless with it.

    • @irrelevantfish1978
      @irrelevantfish1978 Рік тому +3

      @@schoolsout15 Unfortunately, you are very wrong. I've personally witnessed way too much reckless behavior with firearms to believe common sense is at all common, even though I've never owned a firearm nor lived with someone who does.
      Thankfully, firearms are too loud for most people to use them unsupervised without an actual adult showing up to make them stop. Licensed shooting ranges are pretty much the only places most people have access to where they can play around with guns without the cops being called, and the level of dumbassery displayed in this video would likely get you blacklisted from those very, very quickly.
      With swords, on the other hand, you can be as foolhardy as you like within the comfort of your very own apartment, backyard, or even local park, as demonstrated by the poor fools showcased here. None of them engaged in their shenanigans somewhere they could discharge a firearm without seriously irritating local law enforcement, with the sole exception of the woman who cut up her leg.

  • @gallaros9
    @gallaros9 3 роки тому +476

    My biggest sword fail was saying No to a HEMA club when I was 17, then 2 years later, i got interested, but it closed down

    • @maccurtis730
      @maccurtis730 3 роки тому +25

      Did you find another HEMA club later in life?

    • @gallaros9
      @gallaros9 3 роки тому +60

      @@maccurtis730 nope, took up swimming instead. Would've grabbed HEMA if there was any

    • @NetAndyCz
      @NetAndyCz 3 роки тому +20

      I can relate, I have been playing tennis for a while, but it is not the same as holding a sword :p

    • @Stephetheon
      @Stephetheon 3 роки тому +8

      you have filled me with primal rage, good sir

    • @homelandenvironmentalriskc2787
      @homelandenvironmentalriskc2787 3 роки тому +2

      I feel your pain.

  • @chowlie95
    @chowlie95 3 роки тому +459

    15:38 As someone who knows a little Japanese, trust me when I say that inscription is premium weeb cringe. It says "Samurai Haato" (Samurai Heart) as if it was written in crayon by a kindergartener.

    • @Knoloaify
      @Knoloaify 3 роки тому +91

      The fact that it's all written in katakana makes it even worse.

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 3 роки тому +46

      @@Knoloaify Is Katakana the one that is a transcription of pronunciation of foreign words?

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 3 роки тому +81

      @@johndododoe1411 It's used for that, also it's the first one kids learn to read and write in(along with Hiragana), so things for children will often be written in it.

    • @Knoloaify
      @Knoloaify 3 роки тому +56

      @@johndododoe1411 It is. So while it makes sense to write "heart" in katakana (still cringe), "samurai" should be written "侍" which would both look much better and take less space (it would still be a sword for weeby edgelords though).

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 3 роки тому +86

      @@OnlyKaerius
      Oh god, japanese Comic Sans.

  • @chadestioco
    @chadestioco 3 роки тому +145

    Look how fast the pommel came off that $20.00 sword. Not only does it end rightly, it does so swiftly. Best sword of the bunch. Skall can only cry with his $800 Cult of Athena Warblade.

    • @dikkie1000
      @dikkie1000 3 роки тому +15

      You mean it looks like a safety feature, that it falls apart before you can actually hurt someone* with it?
      (*except your own pride that is.)

    • @gunnar6674
      @gunnar6674 3 роки тому +28

      @@dikkie1000 As we all know, the pommel is the real business end of a sword, and it's the most dangerous when it's been freed from the handle.

    • @bombastikderteutone6858
      @bombastikderteutone6858 3 роки тому +3

      "this is how you impale your neighbours cat"
      Imagine if you was that stupid and really did impale your neighbours cat... like what would you say to them, having a Cats corpse with a giant Sword blade run through them, blood all over the place and a dead kitten at the end like on a toothpick. maan

    • @paulpolito2001
      @paulpolito2001 2 роки тому

      The *UNBRIDLED POWER* of the Pommel then ripped a small tear in the space-time continuum and - prophecy foretells - will bring about the Coming of the Apocalypse in years to come.

  • @sashamacritchie2427
    @sashamacritchie2427 3 роки тому +130

    "If you dont have formal training...dont try to show off"
    This applies to everything, not just swordsmanship

    • @nikopulkkinen
      @nikopulkkinen 3 роки тому +1

      not everything is dangerous

    • @lanasmith4795
      @lanasmith4795 3 роки тому +3

      You just ended literally every professional skaters entire career with that comment

    • @Wingzero90939
      @Wingzero90939 3 роки тому +8

      Also you can actually be very good at something without formal training, most famous musicians didn’t go to school for music or have formal training. None of the Beatles did haha. It’s important to push your limits but there’s a difference between knowing what you can do well, gradually pushing your limits/ practicing that safely vs being an idiot.

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 3 роки тому +3

      good advice for sound cloud rappers

    • @slydoorkeeper4783
      @slydoorkeeper4783 3 роки тому +3

      @@Wingzero90939 I mean, the these people in the video are doing is like going from 1 to 10. I'm pretty sure the Beatles didn't just do that, but more of took segments, got those down. Then went about and further increased their skills.

  • @0num4
    @0num4 3 роки тому +612

    "You're the softest thing in the shop" -AvE

    • @normang3668
      @normang3668 3 роки тому +74

      Yep. You are the primary thing that swords were designed and intended to cut through. It's very good at its purpose.

    • @han5vk
      @han5vk 3 роки тому +21

      Lol, yep. Always nice to see viewer overlap among my fav channels.

    • @ManiacalForeigner
      @ManiacalForeigner 3 роки тому +5

      Who's AvE?

    • @jerod5636
      @jerod5636 3 роки тому +18

      @@ManiacalForeigner a Canadian UA-camr. He does item review tear down type stuff. Sometimes he explains stuff about maching or electric stuff. All kinds of stuff. Worth the sub if you are into engineering.

    • @blackhawks81H
      @blackhawks81H 3 роки тому +29

      @@ManiacalForeigner Crazy Canadian UA-camr. Part Trailer Park Boys, part MacGyver that does a bunch of stuff including honest non sponsored tool reviews where he takes them completely apart down to the smallest peice. Machining, building random shit, fixing random shit (usually stuff he broke in the first place lol), occasionally destructive testing of certain items, and more... Complete smart ass, total goofball, foul mouthed, irreverant, old fashioned, and twice as Canadian as Gordon Lightfoot. Excellent channel.

  • @gordonpromish9218
    @gordonpromish9218 3 роки тому +219

    congratulations! this vid made my left hand try to retract into my shoulder

  • @justanothajoe
    @justanothajoe 3 роки тому +41

    One of the most disturbing feelings is selling someone a large sharp blade and finding out they spent the night in ER getting tendon reattachment surgery..

  • @primoknows6569
    @primoknows6569 3 роки тому +79

    Imagine this: going to the emergency room saying you hurt yourself with a sword...the doctor says “do you have any training”?
    And you say......

    • @CarrotConsumer
      @CarrotConsumer 3 роки тому +18

      Still probably the least embarrassing thing the doctor saw that day.

    • @scottmacgregor3444
      @scottmacgregor3444 3 роки тому +27

      "No."
      And the doctor says.
      "Well at least I didn't have to extract it from your rectum."

    • @nosajimiki5885
      @nosajimiki5885 3 роки тому +8

      "At this moment, I think it is the quality of your training that we should be focusing on."

    • @njmfff
      @njmfff 3 роки тому +9

      Trust me, it's not the dumbest or weirdest shit that doctor has seen that day.

    • @a-blivvy-yus
      @a-blivvy-yus 3 роки тому +6

      ..."I thought I had the power of God and anime on my side"
      (not really but you know someone's said it)

  • @Captain_Hapton
    @Captain_Hapton 3 роки тому +230

    "Never walk around wth a sword with the tip pointed forward!"
    But Skall, my dear sir, how on Earth will I spent my Saturday nights?

    • @carloscjr23
      @carloscjr23 3 роки тому +27

      How are you supposed to defend your honor?!

    • @9m119refleks
      @9m119refleks 3 роки тому +8

      point it upwards

    • @boulderthefat154
      @boulderthefat154 3 роки тому +8

      Carlos Juarez pistols at dawn my good man🧐

    • @raindrain1
      @raindrain1 3 роки тому +1

      @@carloscjr23 Keep it raised up, guard to chin level and slightly tilted to the right. Then whenever someone insults you you're ready to cut them up.

  • @parryhotter4283
    @parryhotter4283 3 роки тому +288

    Honestly i would not be surprised if some day a dude comes into a hospital because he stabbed himself straight through the back with a massive overswing

    • @chaotixthefox
      @chaotixthefox 3 роки тому +27

      Would be done by an axe or a wannabe swinging a farmer's scythe most likely

    • @isaactate9853
      @isaactate9853 3 роки тому +38

      I have no doubt in my mind it’s happened before (you wouldn’t believe half the shit that walks into an ER), but I can’t find any articles on it; however, I did find a few on a guy in Virginia who was carrying a sword down a set of stairs and stabbed himself in the balls with it (severed his femoral artery and bled to death.)
      I heard he’s front runner for the Darwin awards this year.

    • @poilboiler
      @poilboiler 3 роки тому +8

      I wouldn't be surprised if someone has managed to shoot themselves in the back with a longbow.

    • @alfen1942
      @alfen1942 3 роки тому +9

      100% sure it has already happened, probably many times, like Isaac told crazy shit comes through hospitals the best part is when it's something really embarrassing and the person is trying to find an explanation

    • @parryhotter4283
      @parryhotter4283 3 роки тому +20

      @@alfen1942 i work for the police and there was a guy once who wanted to stab a person lying on the floor while looking at me and he literally stabbed himself in the thigh

  • @Richard-mo1nc
    @Richard-mo1nc 3 роки тому +53

    A lot of people discovering how well blades cut into flesh when playing with real sharp and pointy swords.

    • @Fontan_
      @Fontan_ 3 роки тому +10

      Who would've thought that sword can do exactly what they were designed to do

    • @onceuponarevenant9409
      @onceuponarevenant9409 3 роки тому

      @@Fontan_ for real

    • @ub-4630
      @ub-4630 Рік тому +2

      And how easy it is to injure and incapacitate someone. Not even a quarter inch deep and they're out of the fight. Not even a slash to the foot, just a tap to the tendons, and you won't walk the same again.

  • @ktmrdr617
    @ktmrdr617 3 роки тому +30

    So a word on the Project badass, Um use a baseball bat, Watermelon goes boom and your tendons stay together.

  • @gius-pe
    @gius-pe 3 роки тому +90

    pre-sword video safety routine:
    - swap your sword with a dull
    - dip it in red body paint
    - do whatever you were about to do
    - stop
    - find a mirror, and take a long look
    if you then still assess that´s the case, swap the dull with your regular sword.

    • @Charles-A
      @Charles-A 3 роки тому +1

      A dull sword is more dangerous than a sharp sword. If you need to apply more force into your cuts, the edge can slip and cut you.
      Wait, that's how it worked, right...?

    • @insertname3977
      @insertname3977 3 роки тому +46

      @@Charles-A No they mean if you're going to be twirling the sword around, and doing "interpretive dance" with one then use the dull/blunt sword dipped in paint first. Then when you're done you can check yourself and see if at any point you hit yourself and left red paint.

    • @Charles-A
      @Charles-A 3 роки тому +5

      @@insertname3977 It was a joke alluding to how that's the case with knives

    • @JebeckyGranjola
      @JebeckyGranjola 3 роки тому +20

      Repeat, but for step 1 substitute glow sticks. Step 2, techno

    • @mistakenotou7681
      @mistakenotou7681 3 роки тому +3

      I think blunt is the better word here bit this is quite a good idea

  • @CamperWen
    @CamperWen 3 роки тому +287

    7:43 "Hopefully it wasn't too bad..."
    *After transition*
    "It was quite bad actually."
    Damn, that's basically the mood of the entire past year going into 2021 honestly.

  • @meatlemonade9938
    @meatlemonade9938 3 роки тому +23

    sword fails are one of the things that make me cringe the most. just as long as someone who is clearly unskilled or just doesn't care about safety, my entire body is clenched because I know whats coming

    • @theprancingprussian
      @theprancingprussian 15 днів тому

      Unlike watching firearm safety fails where that person may just not know things
      These make you doubt others common sense

  • @danieltoth3890
    @danieltoth3890 3 роки тому +13

    I learned my lesson about hand placement real quick after accidentally stabbing my offhand with a knife. Now it stays out of the way

  • @IndianaJoe3
    @IndianaJoe3 3 роки тому +146

    I think the reason why, "21 foot rule knife guy" was running at an odd angle was because he was trying to simulate dodging gunfire.

    • @TresTrefusis
      @TresTrefusis 3 роки тому +38

      Yeah I agree, point could have just as.well have been served with a stick or a plastic training knife though

    • @gregcampwriter
      @gregcampwriter 3 роки тому +42

      I was thinking that, but his legs were doing most of the swerving. His center of mass presented a consistently easy target.

    • @cmdrsocks
      @cmdrsocks 3 роки тому +68

      Ah, I see, but as someone who does competition shooting, I will simply observe that his head and torso were within the width of one fence panel for over half his run.
      I am pretty sure that most of the guys at my club could have put 6 bullets in him with no more than +/- 2 inches wrist movement from centre (gun already in hand).
      All the side to side movement does is slow down the advance.
      Anyway I was under the impression that 12 feet was considered minimum clearance from knife man if you have a pistol already at low-ready or aimed.
      If the pistol is holstered, which is where the "21 foot" comes from (original test was 20 ft) then a direct straight line rush is better.
      21 foot guy doesn't even seem to understand what the 21 foot rule is actually about!

    • @CarrotConsumer
      @CarrotConsumer 3 роки тому +3

      @@cmdrsocks I think anyone could hit him at that distance, lol.

    • @cmdrsocks
      @cmdrsocks 3 роки тому +38

      @@CarrotConsumer Interestingly, officers who can hit the 9 or 10 ring 98% on the range drop to about 14% hits on bad guy in actual confrontations. That's the difference stress and adrenaline and "OMG Mad Bastard Coming At me With Knife" makes in training vs real life.

  • @QuakeSphere
    @QuakeSphere 3 роки тому +191

    Didnt think I'd enjoy a "fail" video. Your observations and attention to details are highly developed. I will dive into more of your videos

    • @Skallagrim
      @Skallagrim  3 роки тому +48

      Thanks!

    • @piteoswaldo
      @piteoswaldo 3 роки тому +18

      Also, thank you for not showing the results of those accidents.

  • @Ostsol
    @Ostsol 3 роки тому +11

    "Never ever swing toward you hand."
    Yeah, I've been there and suffered the consequences... Not with a sword, but an Olfa knife.

    • @HarvestMoonHowl
      @HarvestMoonHowl 3 роки тому +2

      One side of my right thumb only has partial feeling left because of an "oops" involving a traditionally forged Tanto dagger. I didn't sever anything vital, but it had to be glued closed in the ER and I couldn't move it until it fully healed.

    • @Ostsol
      @Ostsol 3 роки тому +3

      @@HarvestMoonHowl In my case I sliced off the corner of my left thumb and it never fully grew back. Fortunately, the only problem that resulted is that I can no longer two-thumb type on my phone.

  • @brittakriep2938
    @brittakriep2938 3 роки тому +29

    Perhaps twenty years ago, a man in my homecounty was hit by a sword, his drunken friend wanted to ,knighten' him.

    • @Apokalypse456
      @Apokalypse456 3 роки тому

      did he live? i can imagine a few pretty dangerous and deadly ways that ended.

    • @brittakriep2938
      @brittakriep2938 3 роки тому +6

      @@Apokalypse456 : I am german, the incident happened perhaps ten kilometers away from my homevillage. As far as i remember, it was the flat side of an unsharpened ,wall hanger'. The man survived for good luck with a not so dangerous injury, but when you are hit with an iron object, this can be deadly. And drunken people often have unusual ideas, in this case the ,knighting ceremony'/ Ritterschlag ,where the king touches head and shoulders of the new knight with a sword blade.

    • @herrdrizzt9547
      @herrdrizzt9547 3 роки тому

      @@brittakriep2938 little did they know that this is rather unnessesery part. The main part is granting new knight a pair of spurs.

    • @brittakriep2938
      @brittakriep2938 3 роки тому +1

      @@herrdrizzt9547 : This men had surely more knowledge how to make bottles empty, than knowledge about medieval ceremonies.

    • @herrdrizzt9547
      @herrdrizzt9547 3 роки тому

      @@brittakriep2938 i believed they trained a lot)

  • @Str4vv
    @Str4vv 3 роки тому +126

    The watermelon girl: "It was a deep cut and it resulted in cutting all of the tendons in my ankle."
    Holy smokes^^

    • @Medved725
      @Medved725 3 роки тому +32

      Holy shit, she is never walking the same way again.

    • @d1zputed23
      @d1zputed23 3 роки тому +3

      Holy shit

    • @RicardoMoralesMassin
      @RicardoMoralesMassin 3 роки тому +1

      : ¬ |_____D

    • @larryc835
      @larryc835 3 роки тому +4

      Never use a sharp sword like that. These fools need plastic or wood lol. Oh my! 😠

    • @mckenziekeith7434
      @mckenziekeith7434 3 роки тому +17

      Good on her for posting the object lesson for the rest of the internet.

  • @mr.meowgi9876
    @mr.meowgi9876 3 роки тому +267

    Super yikes to the guy that took his palm out

    • @nothere1734
      @nothere1734 3 роки тому +28

      Oh boy, I'm starting the video and this is the first comment I see

    • @It-b-Blair
      @It-b-Blair 3 роки тому +41

      Yeah... that initial red isn’t watermelon 🤪

    • @user-xf7wx3zk8j
      @user-xf7wx3zk8j 3 роки тому +2

      so swords are just as unsafe as guns

    • @mr.meowgi9876
      @mr.meowgi9876 3 роки тому +26

      @@user-xf7wx3zk8j anything is as dangerous as anything else its how you use it

    • @Weird_dude265
      @Weird_dude265 3 роки тому +4

      @Stop Banningme I paused the video before he took his palm out and I don't know if I want to watch the rest now.

  • @helmuthvonmoltke3727
    @helmuthvonmoltke3727 3 роки тому +8

    8:53 it honestly looks like he is cutting himself every time and the entire sequence is just caused by agonising pain.

  • @bf3and4highlights83
    @bf3and4highlights83 3 роки тому +8

    My earliest knife/cutting advice that was given to me was, always cut towards a friend, you can always get a new friend.

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 3 роки тому +5

      Don’t try this at home...
      ....try it at your friends home

    • @shenone3285
      @shenone3285 3 роки тому +4

      @@weswolever7477 Don't kill your cat kill your friend's cat

  • @rodeanalfanteforcadela7645
    @rodeanalfanteforcadela7645 3 роки тому +102

    These twits are the kind that make you say "You continue to impress me, but never in a good way."

    • @1IGG
      @1IGG 3 роки тому +2

      Good one!

    • @thitsugaya1224
      @thitsugaya1224 3 роки тому

      I'm remembering that one.

  • @akrocanth
    @akrocanth 3 роки тому +214

    "Hopefully this is not TOO bad of a cut..."
    *We now rejoin our hero, Skallagrim, after he has assessed further video*
    "...it WAS....quite bad, actually."

    • @JebeckyGranjola
      @JebeckyGranjola 3 роки тому +2

      Arrested Development Narrator

    • @DarkOmegaMK2
      @DarkOmegaMK2 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah i mean, what a surprise, a metallic sharp object strikes with force on completely unprotected skin. Of course it's gonna be really bad.

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin 3 роки тому +15

      Yeah, she cut ALL the tendons in her left foot where she sliced like an idiot. Then she disabled comments and the like-to-dislike ratio for reasons we all know.

    • @TristenSarelvun
      @TristenSarelvun 2 роки тому +9

      @@BigPuddin I understand that tho; I mean, she _knows_ she failed, and after so many people yelling the same thing at you and calling you names, you don't wanna hear it anymore. I just hope she (and people watching it) took the lesson to heart.

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin 2 роки тому +1

      @@TristenSarelvun Then she should just take the fucking video down to hide the entire incident. It's like she's strangely proud of her own stupidity.

  • @trucid2
    @trucid2 3 роки тому +5

    8:18 The girl not only ended up in the hospital with stitches, she had to go back for surgery because she severed two tendons and had to wear a cast for over a month and a half.

  • @sanjurokuwabatake9960
    @sanjurokuwabatake9960 3 роки тому +6

    Fortunately humans did not discover Lightsabers.

    • @mnk9073
      @mnk9073 3 роки тому +2

      Considering the rate at which even trained Jedi lose limbs I'd say THIS will be humanity's extinction event.

    • @pws354_8
      @pws354_8 3 роки тому

      Wrong, because Hacksmith's UA-cam channel in Canada has already reverse engineered functional proto-sabers based on more elusive and canon Star Wars lore! Look it up on the UA-cam search bar.

  • @connormoore8430
    @connormoore8430 3 роки тому +142

    Remember my U.S. friends, a new(even a better) sword costs a LOT less than hospital bills

    • @0num4
      @0num4 3 роки тому +18

      Hell, my car costs less than a US hospital bill...and that's with insurance.

    • @0num4
      @0num4 3 роки тому +6

      @@barongerhardt nah, I'm good. I actually repair my car and keep it in working order. No need to spend big money on a simple conveyance.

    • @Pupil0fGod
      @Pupil0fGod 3 роки тому +8

      @John Doe I once bought a sp101 in .357, went afterwards to my GF house and was showing it off to her and her family. I unloaded it first, but did not tell them. the Wife and daughter each looked at it and held it respectfully. the father who was from New Jersey who spent 20 years in the Marine corps (without checking) pointed it at the TV and pulled the trigger 6 times (5 shot revolver). Most of us have good sense but there are those special idiots 😉

    • @Pupil0fGod
      @Pupil0fGod 3 роки тому +5

      @John Doe yeah, no this guy was bad. every bad Pollack and new jersey joke wrapped in one guy. I wouldn't trust him with a popcicle stick. Also I agree with the service comment. My father was in the Airforce and later Air National Guard and I hear fake useless garbage out of his mouth all the time. Hell, even some infantry don't take the time to learn or understand the firearms they used.

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded 3 роки тому

      Man you did it, you erased cancer from existence

  • @bl4cksp1d3r
    @bl4cksp1d3r 3 роки тому +94

    As with any weapon: USE IT RESPONSIBLE, TRAIN WITH IT. DON'T BE STUPID

    • @silverhand9965
      @silverhand9965 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah,weapons aren't toys
      If you use them like toys,you just might end up lose a few bits of yourself

    • @alvaroasi
      @alvaroasi 3 роки тому +1

      "BEING-STUPID" is a common middle name...

    • @bl4cksp1d3r
      @bl4cksp1d3r 3 роки тому +1

      @@alvaroasi "Be B.-S. Stupid" is a common name under idiots, i reckon lol

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin 2 роки тому

      Nah, brah. I wanna down a few Natty Ices and cut my own dick of screwing around in my backyard with a langesmesser.

  • @VosperCDN
    @VosperCDN 3 роки тому +11

    "So, don't try this at home, I'm what you call a professional, and thanks for watching the 'Sword Fails' video" - Skall, if his name was ...

  • @Ramash440
    @Ramash440 2 роки тому +5

    "Don't walk around with a sword pointed at people"
    I'd go even further and say don't walk around with a sword out, period. Keep it in the scabbard until you're actually going to use it, kinda like how some ranges will give you shit for walking around with a loaded gun even if pointed in a safe direction.

    • @rickplayzyt6277
      @rickplayzyt6277 Рік тому

      Basically, don't draw your sword unless you intend to use it.
      Pretty sure I got that from a song of ice and fire but it's generic enough to be from anywhere, lol.

  • @Entiox
    @Entiox 3 роки тому +115

    Just thinking about how many times I hit myself with sticks when I practiced escrima I can say with certainty that I would never try it sharp swords.

    • @brianmcgarry1632
      @brianmcgarry1632 3 роки тому

      When Skal was swinging the sword 4:54 backhanded hitting your head was exactly what I thought of.

    • @Entiox
      @Entiox 3 роки тому +4

      @@drgrandmaster3786 yeah, the number of times I've hit myself in the head, elbow, and shoulder I would have a patchwork of scars if I'd been using a blade. I just recently started practicing again after not doing it for years and have given myself quite a few whacks in the last few weeks. I've also been swinging indian clubs for exercise and will do heaven 6 with them and let me tell you cracking your elbow with a two pound club causes a dazzling spray of pain.

    • @Seelenschmiede
      @Seelenschmiede 3 роки тому +5

      My Kendo practice would have killed me more than once if I did it with a sharp sword instead of a wooden...

    • @0num4
      @0num4 3 роки тому +1

      100%
      I'd prefer to avoid those mistakes with a machete.

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 2 роки тому

      I always give kudos to people who train with safe weapons rather than live blades. I wish I was one of those people. However I have always wondered how one manages to hit themselves with their own weapon. I started my journey with live blades and I have never once hit myself, even when trying goofy stuff. Maybe its because I am more cautious because I am aware of the weapon I am using? It always comes to mind when I see comments like this.
      Or maybe its just because I take my mantra of sharp weapon handling to heart: if you cut yourself, you deserved it.

  • @ghin780
    @ghin780 3 роки тому +53

    lol I remember in university someone wanted me to bring home a practice sword and didn't understand why I didn't want to walk home 2 miles through the city holding a practice sword.

    • @raindrain1
      @raindrain1 3 роки тому

      I mean, there was a case, right? Or at least a sheath of some kind?

    • @moonrise6806
      @moonrise6806 3 роки тому +1

      i carried a wooden katana on my belt through the whole city on several trains. got a few looks but i didnt mind it much

    • @riks081
      @riks081 3 роки тому +3

      @@moonrise6806 oh god i bet you did too. Weebs are the worst. You guys can't even tell real Japan from anime Japan.

    • @moonrise6806
      @moonrise6806 3 роки тому +5

      @@riks081 ok

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat 3 роки тому +7

    I've had no formal training in swords, just things I pick up from channels like yours and Shad's.
    I practice with my real sword, but I go through motions very slowly, and think about where the blade is going to go through the whole arc of the swing (something we were taught in the Scouts when chopping wood with axes and chainsaws).
    I like using the real thing for practice, because it keeps me honest - I'm not about to dick around with something that can take a limb off, y'know?
    It's the same I've done for well over a decade now with knives. I can do a few little tricks like flipping the blade end over end then catch the handle, but the second I detect the flip was bad, I back the hell away and let the knife fall to the ground. Better to drop a knife than slice open a finger.
    'Course now, I've moved away and gotten into guns. I have yet to do a revolver twirl/spin, and no friggin' way am I practicing that with any rounds in the gun, and I'll practice it ONLY on a single action revolver (think for a moment why) with the hammer down and on an empty chamber. In fact, even when I get good at it, the only time I'd ever do it with anything in the cylinder is if I've fired all rounds. Just way too dangerous to do it with a live round in the gun.
    I guess my point is there's nothing wrong with learning weapon tricks, so long as you think it through and take the safety precautions to do a stunt as safely as possible.

  • @daboss640
    @daboss640 3 роки тому +5

    That guy that slipped also came really close to cutting his leg while running side-to-side like that

  • @OnlyKaerius
    @OnlyKaerius 3 роки тому +44

    The first thing I thought about when I saw this was the old Fruit Ninja video with the guy who dual wielded and cut off part of his hand.

    • @SilverShadow02
      @SilverShadow02 3 роки тому +1

      How did he do that? You have the link?

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 3 роки тому +1

      @@SilverShadow02 The youtube videos with it are all age restricted, but here's an article: rachfeed.com/youtuber-accidentally-cut-playing-real-life-fruit-ninja/

  • @OnlyKaerius
    @OnlyKaerius 3 роки тому +51

    When it comes to katana vertical cuts, that's one of the first ones you practice in most sword based martial arts, with a stop at waist height, this works because you have both hands on the hilt.

    • @DerplingKing
      @DerplingKing 3 роки тому +11

      And because done properly the body structure supports both the motion and the stop.

    • @WiggaMachiavelli
      @WiggaMachiavelli 3 роки тому +9

      And the stop is necessary because in kendo you can't follow through someone's head, and in historical combat you wouldn't want to overcommit and get your blade stuck.

  • @user-re1hy6if7d
    @user-re1hy6if7d 3 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely. " Don't mess around with a live blade"....literally words to live...and not die...by.

  • @jonburgart8649
    @jonburgart8649 3 роки тому +8

    9:26 someone finally brave enough to say it. Issue is that if youre that isolated onto your fandom you may not care to see what other people have to say online. They dont realise...we're all nerds here. We're just trying to save face.

  • @Userius1
    @Userius1 3 роки тому +108

    Not a sword, but one time I was drill swinging a 5lb shortened Dane Axe and whacked my head with the handle opposite the blade when I turned to the side to check a mirror. If it somehow turned the other way when I whacked myself, I would be dead af.

    • @migueeeelet
      @migueeeelet 3 роки тому +20

      Not just dead, but dead af.
      I assume that'd be in the reign of decapitation

    • @warrensteel9954
      @warrensteel9954 3 роки тому +12

      @@migueeeelet in this case he was only mostly dead.

    • @MrGREY-bs9lu
      @MrGREY-bs9lu 3 роки тому +10

      When I was training a sword swing, I was using a heavy wooden training sword to build my muscles, and I accidentally bonked my head with it. Significantly less damage than a blade though.

    • @raindrain1
      @raindrain1 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrGREY-bs9lu I assume you didn't bonk yourself with the bladed end, though. That would be quite impressive.

  • @EliotChildress
    @EliotChildress 3 роки тому +30

    When I was younger and stupider I once tried doing that legolas thing where he stabs someone behind him. Ended up looking down and seeing the blade going right through the middle of my shirt. Honestly thought I had killed myself until I realized the blade missed my body by some miracle. Be safe y’all. And think before you play with blades.

  • @rubbers3
    @rubbers3 3 роки тому +2

    @16:12 Additional point to not resting the blade over your shoulder - *there's a reason you need a red rag on the back of long elements that stick out from your car!*

  • @fenriswhispers
    @fenriswhispers 3 роки тому +1

    Just watched a few of your videos. Got to say I very much enjoyed them. Very informative and I like how you are not trying to berate those that seriously screwed up and instead decided to be more diplomatic and used the mistakes as a learning tool. Cant wait to see more.

  • @MSilva-ee7nc
    @MSilva-ee7nc 3 роки тому +13

    I think the first green sword was a runescape scimitar

  • @matteocesa9017
    @matteocesa9017 3 роки тому +19

    I used to practice olympic fencing (cause there was no hema club in my town), one time during sparring a thrust landed on my off hand, which was in the back as it should, and almost went all the way thru it. Fortunately it didnt do permanent damage, but the pucker factor was pretty high

    • @lanasmith4795
      @lanasmith4795 3 роки тому

      You got pierced with a sword that was specifically designed not to do that? That's a bad day

    • @matteocesa9017
      @matteocesa9017 3 роки тому +4

      @@lanasmith4795 a bad day indeed, before then I also had thought something like that to be impossible, yet reality doesnt care even when you do your best to be safe

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 2 роки тому

      Murphy's law in effect

  • @jephilologist
    @jephilologist 3 роки тому +3

    "Even well trained people should not show off."
    -Confucious

  • @twilightimperiumnerd9880
    @twilightimperiumnerd9880 3 роки тому +3

    Have a massive scar along my arm from one time I was trying to recreate a witcher fight scene with a sharp blade in a t shirt and shorts. Yeah, learned my lesson there.

  • @mrvontrips
    @mrvontrips 3 роки тому +40

    Last time i was this early Skal still had the green Mohawk.

  • @Mentyr
    @Mentyr 3 роки тому +12

    This shows the not-so-subtle difference between blade master and edgelord

  • @lucasschigart2721
    @lucasschigart2721 3 роки тому +5

    Me: ooh, that should be fun.
    Also me: holy shit everything hurts from looking...

  • @everlastingdragon4520
    @everlastingdragon4520 6 днів тому +1

    One note about the video with the sword that instantly fell apart: that guy was swinging *dangerously* close to his head.

  • @francesbadger3401
    @francesbadger3401 3 роки тому +11

    At least that wall hanger has an easy access pommel.

  • @grooorglaserdeth8823
    @grooorglaserdeth8823 3 роки тому +22

    Jeez, I was really uncomfortable during that vid where he stabbed at the cameraperson.

    • @Celticelery
      @Celticelery 3 роки тому +1

      I was sure that the cameraman was going to get shanked.

    • @silverhand9965
      @silverhand9965 3 роки тому +1

      @@Celticelery Yeah,was awfully close too
      It could have ended with a dead person really quickly

    • @Ocker3
      @Ocker3 3 роки тому

      Broken lights can cut exposed skin pretty painfully :/

  • @whoami1449
    @whoami1449 3 роки тому +2

    I once have a machete blade fly at me because it barely fit in the handle while someone we were trying to clear bushes. I have seen this happen a weirdly high amount of time

  • @Youkai2100
    @Youkai2100 3 роки тому +3

    That first cut was even worse than Skall saw, Follow up video revealed that she severed 2 tendons and the doctors needed to cut further up the leg to get them back

  • @kenny9021043
    @kenny9021043 3 роки тому +9

    Daaaaamn bro that Watermelon was like “Tis but a scratch!”

  • @williamhuntington5695
    @williamhuntington5695 3 роки тому +6

    Hey Skall, I just wanna say thx for your work and a big thx for NOT really showing that blood stuff. I guess we all have enough imagination and that should do. So again great work. Best wishes to you 💫

  • @raindrain1
    @raindrain1 3 роки тому +3

    "Oh boy. The edge is real".
    Took me a minute to figure out Skall wasn't talking about the actual sword there. XD

    • @Dinoslay
      @Dinoslay 2 роки тому +1

      That was the best part. 🤣😂

  • @GeistDrachen
    @GeistDrachen 3 роки тому +7

    "Stupidity should be painful."

    • @bchin4005
      @bchin4005 3 роки тому

      This is why carrying bladed weapons should be brought back into vogue

    • @ALICEFREAK13
      @ALICEFREAK13 3 роки тому +1

      it is, unfortunately not always for the stupid people, but the people who have to deal with them

  • @erichusayn
    @erichusayn 3 роки тому +11

    Anybody remember the experienced dudes katana through the arm video? Been trying to get him to put it back up, but to no avail. Saw that early on when I was getting into cutting and it really made me be more safety conscious.

    • @VeganJutsu
      @VeganJutsu 3 роки тому +2

      That sounds wild bro!

    • @TresTrefusis
      @TresTrefusis 3 роки тому +1

      Yep remember that one

    • @ThaRedPitbull
      @ThaRedPitbull 3 роки тому +1

      What exactly happened in the video that you're talking about? I've never seen it.

    • @erichusayn
      @erichusayn 3 роки тому +7

      @@ThaRedPitbull dude went to draw the blade and his arm got caught in his sleeve causing him to put the blade into the bicep and out the tricep. Clean through. Took like 70 something stitches.

  • @theprancingprussian
    @theprancingprussian 15 днів тому +1

    People using swords like baseball bats is the root of many safety concerns like overswinging or giving it uncontrollable energy that isnt necessary for a blade

  • @DeanCalaway
    @DeanCalaway 3 роки тому

    I like these videos, so chill, the window view with the rain just makes it all so cozy.

  • @drive_6665
    @drive_6665 3 роки тому +28

    3:18 sword=baseball bat
    That's just common knowledge xD
    Also, can someone please make a silly song with Skall's pop wrist sound?

  • @Kavriel
    @Kavriel 3 роки тому +16

    Maybe practice with a fake blade before trying it with a real blade.

    • @slydoorkeeper4783
      @slydoorkeeper4783 3 роки тому +2

      Right, for example, I dual wield all the time when my toddler wants to play fight. BUT, those are all foam swords and rather small too. I haven't ever "cut" myself with them, but I'm not gonna try with an actual blade (and of course not on my toddler, but cutting mats) until much later.

  • @eddys.3524
    @eddys.3524 3 роки тому +6

    Indeed, some of the movies were in the category "Darwin at Work" (stupidity can be fatal)

  • @theprancingprussian
    @theprancingprussian 15 днів тому +1

    Your own darwin award series fr

  • @OriginalWarwood
    @OriginalWarwood 3 роки тому +8

    "Watch how I cut the ever-loving-f**k out of myself/my assistang" the montage

    • @Skallagrim
      @Skallagrim  3 роки тому +7

      AKA "hold my beer". xD

    • @dogman9291
      @dogman9291 3 роки тому

      "...And then post it to youtube, naturally, thinking I look badass."

    • @OriginalWarwood
      @OriginalWarwood 3 роки тому

      @@dogman9291 with their skills, hurting themselves is probably the most views they ever got playing with sharp objects.

  • @emothegunslinger
    @emothegunslinger 3 роки тому +12

    Show off safety - maybe an idea for a new series^^

  • @achimsinn6189
    @achimsinn6189 Місяць тому +1

    When I learned cooking the first two things I learned was to never cut towards any of my bodyparts and to never run around holding a knife in my hand.

  • @pacobell97
    @pacobell97 3 роки тому

    This video was a nice change of pace and it was pretty entertaining thanks skall.

  • @VeryPersoon
    @VeryPersoon 3 роки тому +3

    This makes me interested to see you make a video covering the very basics of practicing cuts/techniques for beginners (with dull practice swords obviously). I don’t know if you’ve previously made a video on this. But, it would be cool to see.

  • @vonclaren1
    @vonclaren1 3 роки тому +9

    That 1st girl, the "badass", severed 2 major tendons in her foot.
    Couple months in a cast to immobilise, let the tendons re-attach

    • @yewtewbstew547
      @yewtewbstew547 3 роки тому

      It looked like she just needed stitches based on the full video on her channel. No cast or tendon reattaching (tendons can't reattach themselves anyway, you need surgery for that).

    • @thelegendaryklobb2879
      @thelegendaryklobb2879 3 роки тому +2

      @@yewtewbstew547 I think he means two months in a cast AFTER surgery, to avoid forcing the stitched back tendons while they heal

    • @vonclaren1
      @vonclaren1 3 роки тому +1

      @@yewtewbstew547 Watch the follow up vids. 2 major tendons cut, yes with surgeries to re-attach, 2 casts and 2 months on crutches.
      You aren't very good at research ay?

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat 3 роки тому +1

    Being stupid should hurt. Glad to see stupid acts/decisions getting painful rewards.

  • @michaelbranz101
    @michaelbranz101 3 роки тому +1

    You're videos have been way more informative about practical technique recently A+

  • @mattbowden4996
    @mattbowden4996 3 роки тому +7

    Is it me, or could at least some of these injuries have been prevented by actually wearing some goddamn clothes? So many of these people are wearing sleeveless vests or are completely shirtless and most of them are wearing shorts too. Obviously fabric won't protect you from an intentional cut, but it can certainly stop accidental light blade contact from piercing the skin. I physically cringed when I saw that woman waving a sword around in open toed sandals - that's just asking for a foot injury - and the cut she inflicted on her leg would probably never happened if she'd been wearing jeans.

    • @robbikebob
      @robbikebob 3 роки тому +1

      I accidentally brushed my leg with a sharp sword while wearing combat trousers. It cut through the outer pocket, inner lining, the combats themselves and took a 3cm scoop out of my thigh with very little pressure applied. So regular clothing doesn't stop much....

  • @functionatthejunction
    @functionatthejunction 3 роки тому +8

    The fail in a lot of this videos isnt the sword, its Darwin. Because they survived.

    • @dogman9291
      @dogman9291 3 роки тому

      Not for long, they won't, I imagine. Not at this rate.

    • @johan.ohgren
      @johan.ohgren 3 роки тому

      Darwin award is for winners. These people are second placers or worse.

  • @saudade7842
    @saudade7842 3 роки тому +2

    One of my mother's friends once cut into their shin with either a machete or an axe while playing in the woods. He damn near bled to death.

  • @ub-4630
    @ub-4630 Рік тому

    The whole video, Skallagrim reacted to, was a big "eeeeh" moment for me.
    This is also a good insight to show people how easily the human body is incapacitated and wounded.

  • @luzimm
    @luzimm 3 роки тому +4

    The amount of anxiety this video have me was, at times, unbearable. I really just looked away at some (a lot of) moments

    • @markopolo2172
      @markopolo2172 3 роки тому +1

      I couldn't Bring myself to watch half of it either I had volume down and looked away for the most part it's just cringe worthy to see this and not even the basic common sense being applied

  • @lyowa4027
    @lyowa4027 3 роки тому +6

    I remember you once did a video on a bunch of guys fighting with an actual sharp axe and one of them got injured through the wooden shieldand and other guys fighting with sharp swords and one got cut
    Anyway, great video, stay safe!

  • @robinthrush9672
    @robinthrush9672 3 роки тому +1

    I like the bit about cutting between the legs. I'm part of a lightsaber performance group and we used to have a guy who practiced Tae Kwon Do for over a decade who created a form (kata basically) that had us swing essentially from a bad tail guard into high guard while doing a pirouette in high guard to a shoulder to waist slash that cut toward the left leg. Very few people could do the whole form (there were other needlessly fancy parts) and many offered changes (myself included) to make it practical and performable live in a group. He never wavered and left to form his own club later.

  • @manoflego123
    @manoflego123 3 роки тому

    Man that dual wielding one I remember seeing on old school FailBlog a decade ago, that brings back memories.

  • @cameronjames3499
    @cameronjames3499 3 роки тому +5

    Im surprised everyone's favorite youtube weapon maker and "Gotrek Cosplayer" didnt get an honorable mention; then again that was an axe not a sword (though it was on fire at the time).

  • @samb7805
    @samb7805 3 роки тому +15

    Put an apple on my head and let my friend cut it with a zweihander, got it.

    • @susanmaggiora4800
      @susanmaggiora4800 3 роки тому +6

      And make sure the blade is shaving sharp!

    • @dogman9291
      @dogman9291 3 роки тому +3

      @@susanmaggiora4800 Also get your friend to down 3 beers beforehand.

  • @Metalalbumreviewers
    @Metalalbumreviewers 3 роки тому

    That wrist pop repeat cut...
    *chef's kiss*

  • @seanirish331
    @seanirish331 3 роки тому +1

    Not sure when UA-cam decided to nope me from this channel but I've resubscribed

  • @DrexisEbon
    @DrexisEbon 3 роки тому +6

    3:35 okay, but what are the odds that camera is being held by someone who could clearly be hit with a sword or a peice of a sword if somethung goes terribly wrong.