Reclaiming the Blade is a documentary about the lost European Martial Arts of the sword, and the lost appreciation for the art of swordsmithing. They do touch on Kendo, but it it is more to show what the west lost with the advent of firearms. The film constantly denigrates fencing, and recreation societies like the SCA, insisting that they, like filmmakers have little to nothing to do with the classical art of swordplay. While I agree, the constant repetition of this point eventually made me sigh as it continued.
Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade is a documentary about the lost European Martial Arts of the sword, and the lost appreciation for the art of swordsmithing. They do touch on Kendo, but it it is more to show what the west lost with the advent of firearms. The film constantly denigrates fencing, and recreation societies like the SCA, insisting that they, like filmmakers have little to nothing to do with the classical art of swordplay. While I agree, the constant repetition of this point eventually made me sigh as it continued.