Back on TV for armored combat

[Bill Grandy]

A little while ago the local TV show Time Travel Virginia invited David Rowe and myself to do an episode to demonstrate Historical Swordsmanship (that episode was here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8q0vxMM ... ideo_title)

Recently we were invited back on to demonstrate combat in armor. David Rowe unfortunately couldn't make it, so Tim Hall (another of VAF's Historical Swordsmansip instructors) gracioiusly stepped in to be my partner. The show will air later this month, but they put the lower quality version up on YouTube this morning. It's split into two links.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9JKmXzauD0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMJ-HU_Pq0Q

You'll note some pieces from Arms and Armor and Albion in there, too, as I wanted to make sure I showed some examples of high quality replica weapons.

[Jon Wolfe]

Brilliant yet again!

[Jean Chandler]

This is really good again Bill, kudos. I enjoyed watching it and I think you did a great job keeping the interviewer entertained, and presumably the audience as well.

So far I didn't disagree with anything you said either which is amazing, but I still have to listen to part II tomorrow...

J

[Jon Wolfe]

Part 2 is just the last minute and a half of the interview. I have no idea why the broke it into to parts.

[Joey Nitti]

Excellent. National Geographic, Discovery, or History Channel should call you up to do a full show. Top-notch stuff.

[Jon Wolfe]

Watch your back Mike Loades!

[KeithFarrell]

Very nicely done!

[Bill Grandy]

Thanks, guys!

Part 2 is just the last minute and a half of the interview. I have no idea why the broke it into to parts.

Yeah, I don't know why they did that, either. *shrug* But part of me was waiting for Jean to watch part II and say, "That last 45 seconds changed my mind. This is garbage!"

They sadly used very little of the actual armored combat footage. Tim and I did an exhausting 20 minute demo of techniques with no pauses or breaks, and of that 20 minutes I think there was only about a minute and a half that they used. The same thing happened when David and I were on the first time. I think they wanted more focus on the interview than the action... I would have done it the other way around, but hey, I'm not the director.

[nathan f]

You still got your points across beautifully very well done.