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I have this sword. It is a "working version" of Boromir's sword. Shape, size and weight come into existence with the prop.

Nice Work!! Looking forward to see this year's progress!

Don't nt pullup without doing warmups 1st... same with any other boady part.. warming up otherwise your elbows will suffer do pulldowns supernated grips half of your bodyweight. Then hang from the bar a few times with under/overhand grip then stand on a box grip the bar fall from the bar and do one oull up....do this 3 times then ur elbows and lats will be ready and yiu can do full pullups

My advice try taking your grip out of it more by holding the bar overhand with your thumb under your fingers...it might be very uncomfortable at 1st but eventually it will feel comfortable if you tweek it...it also saves your CNS from burnout..also dont look up look forward about4 ft in front of you otherwise you may injure your neck

Dont deadlift on any kind of injury

At least you have a fail safe set up ..to me you shouldn't be attempting that weight. I would go for a double instead that way you will be safer and still be able to measure your 1rep max ...not being horrible but i can see you arnt very well built...so be careful. Im 55 and being working out since i was 35 and because of that i have a bodybuilders body but if you have been working out consistently for decades i would be very surprised. I know i sound arrogant im not trying to be i am just be honest...so be very careful with the weights do doubles not singles. I admire anyone who works out as they get older but dont kill yourself trying

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The blades are not sharp all the way down in part because when using a sword you parry with the closer unshaped area and attack with the sharp area. If you have not succeeded with the first 5 inches the next couple feet will not be much help and much harder to recover. I am glad you are enjoying them, but the prices you quote I am concerned about the quality of the steel.

Thank you for the review. I did indeed find it very useful. One question: Given how long the blade is, is it practical to pull out with the scabbard when it's strapped on your waist?

Thank you for a more honest review than most everyone else on youtube

Keep training bro. Good stuff

Whos your favourite boxer?

You look good! Keep in touch

It’s from lord of the rings

Very good sir

I appreciate the review and especially the heads up about the specials. I will keep an eye out for something nice. 😄

good point at 1:45 onward. I find that I ended up pulling my punches in my endeavour to be more "snappy"

Great man, I'm 51yo and took up interval training by jogging. I've not trained in 30 years. Ask ChatGPT, it planned out an amazing routine for me.

Good Job 🎉

I think the one thing that could fix that oversized sword easiest if you knew a machinist who could make a tungsten carbide pommel for you & I think the weight distribution moving further back to the Cross guard would help maneuver it better also you could probably sharpen up the middle and tip some more to shave off some more weight on the blade those two things would make it pretty well balanced is my hot take on it

In table top row playing such as dungeons and dragons, that would be considered an oversized weapon, more damage but less of a chance to wield it well doesn't seem like a very good trade off but it does have the rule of cool so you have that going for it.

I'd rather have a longer spear / lance, and have a short sword on my belt.

Cool

I believe Gyagax and his crew mistook brigande armor for studded leather. Some brigandine was made of of leather, and studs weren't the most popular but were a possible way to hold the small plates.

It has been on the market for years, it's basically a "tactical" version of the "Sword of Boromir". It's sad that United Cutlery decided to make this monstrosity instead of something more akin to a real sword (for arming sword it should be at least 500g lighter) - the quality is good though and the have levelled up, look at the "Honshu Historic Forge" range, those are more correct.

Watching from across the pond, great video!

Watching from across the pond!!! Good video!

Watching from across the pond!!! Good video well said!

Watching from across the pond! Good technique!

Watching from across the pond and I enjoy the videos I'm considering buying this sword. Keep up the good work!

Good rig .. watching from across the pond!!!

Thanks I enjoyed that. I am just coming up to 68. I started training back in March. I feel much better for it. When I find a video like yours it's very handy.

Modern people don't take into account that if you are raised using something it's far eaiser to use. After one day alone using machetes clearing paths in forest mountain areas; I had gained more stamina an skill than I did over years of playing with blades. Not just stamina an accuracy an form. I learned after years I wasnt even swinging properly to "cut" thru things. Someone on here made a massive final fantasy 7 kit cloud kicker sword. An it chopped in half anything it dropped on. My argument is someone who's actually doing these things is far beyond someone who just does the moves. In mma/boxing you can train for hours a day for years ; an youll tire out in 20 seconds the first time you are actually being grappled. - - - also I might suggest avoiding trying to chop down trees 😂 makes for a good story but when that blade snaps an goes flying past your ear you remember the chopping vs slicing blade rules

Interesting about the time it may have been used. Could have been used in the Crusades.

It looks useful, but it would drive my dogs out of their minds. 😂

In the good old days a man of your age would be in his allotment tending to his plants and having a cuppa.

keep going man, I like your ideas

good advice

Nothing controversial here at all. I'm assuming you are referring to Tony Jeffries video RE the punch in the solar plexus? I'm not convinced even he believes that is a good idea. You're spot on about the low kick too. I've been training kickboxing for 12 years and trained boxing for 6 years before that. The most effective tried and tested combo from both disciplines for the average ego-fuelled street confrontation. 1-2-3-Low Kick. The 3 can either be to the body or the head. They punches don't even need to all land or even be thrown at 100%. Some of them might land, but even if they don't a 100% low kick, shin connecting to quad has always (so far) been enough to remove all of their appetite for fighting. Even if they are still sort of coming forward, it never seems to be with the same conviction and they are willing to consider a way out if they can do it and save face.

Though this was Jason Sensation 😖

based af

I've seen some very bad self defence videos that are dangerous. This seems practical and quite reasonable.

Thank you for your advice and insights. The effects of alchohol could be a good topic for another video.

Im 67 (almost) started training in Martial arts at 16 when I left school, I have grades in lau Gar, JuJitsu ive trained in Karate, kick boxed full contact as a semi pro and for the last 20 odd years Ive studied wing chun Gung Fu. Lately as Ive realised things are far more violent out there on the streets than they used to be, ive begun teaching myself Escrima . . . not the "patty cake club lets hit each others sticks and waste a lot of energy" type but the skimmed down, no nonsense, just do what works style. I have to say that when I started doing Wing chun I also started reading Geoff Thompsons books They taught me a lot about the "pre fight game" and i had a real ephiphany as far as training went. I can just about remember the last fight I had on the street as I practice the "art of fighting withouit fighting" these days and its serving me well. However having said all that, I was reading about a guy getting robbed at knifepoint at a bike park in the Midlands and I got to thinking "what would I do in that situation" Despite all my experience i would still run like hell when a knife is produced (as I have done in the past) but . . . . im not about to hand over 3K worth of mountain bike to some little tosser with a knife . .so i looked around and decided to train with a weapon Yup ive added a "force multiplier" to my existing background. Escrima is a real Martial art i found a good channel on you tube and decided to learn this stuff purely by watching his free content. Skip forward 2 months or so. Ive trained everyday ( 15 minutes here and there) fashioned my own sticks, built a tyre dummy and learnt the basics utilising just 8 strikes. Ive watched the "dog brothers on you tube and I was happy to see that despite all the experience they have, these basic strikes are all you need to rely on in a real scrap. Conclusions; i was never lacking in the confidence dept, but its now gone through the roof! The weapon just instills so much as you continue to use it and its absolutely a deterrent to anyone wanting to fuck with me . . . I just show it, tell em there is no such thing as a "fair fight" and if they continue to press the matter i will have no qualms about smashing bones (fingers, kneecaps, shins, wrist etc . .) and i get to be the one to go home . . . the choice is theirs For more info and to see my progress to date here is my channel www.youtube.com/@michaelreynolds6543

It is more dangerous out there than it was even ten years ago. I keep away from very busy crowded places.

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Only reference to your deadlift is the short clip in the beginning of the video so I assume that's how you normally do them. Myself I have never liked the "touch and go" style, I always do my sets like a series of singles, resetting before every rep. Works/feels a lot better for me.... Maybe you should add some sumo deadlifts, works the deadlift muscles but in a slightly different way, might be beneficial? I'm halfway thru a 6 month strength block aiming to test my max in bench and dead (not squat because my knees sux) end of January, probably for the last time since I turn 66. Aiming for 120 kg in bench and 225 kg in deadlift at 90 Kg bodyweight So far so good, last week I did 5 reps on 95 (1sec pause on chest) and 6 reps on 165. Have you tried Zercher squats? Hits the muscles very similar to deadlift, love those! Who knows, you might be able to do those when you can't deadlift? Good luck!

Tip on deadlift. Train the muscles involved separately and just pull once a month.

I respect proper form and effort, not numbers. Besides, you use those kilo weights so it doesn’t matter.

I ditched all compound movements about 4 years ago. The injuries I've suffered.... rotator cuff rupture and LBP all caused by compound movements which I believe are inefficient. I have been using The Brig 20 exercises on a 3 way split... perfect for me. Good luck with your training and stick at it...👍💪