Lindybeige

And now for more about hitting people: I possibly didn't need the subtitles all the way through, but I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound'. I had to weigh up the distracting nature of constant subtitles, with the distracting nature of sporadic subtitles. How to use a poleaxe (YouTube)

Shot at the end of Fight Camp. I was a bit hoarse from all the shouting, camping, and beer. Alas, the venue was directly under the path of the aeroplanes landing at Birmingham International, and it was a bit windy on top. Broadsword and targe - how Highlanders fought (YouTube)

Part three of the Shastar Vidiya series. These haven't been huge ratings hits. Possibly I should have put 'ninja' in the titles. The more you risk, the more you win - Shastar Vidiya part 3 (YouTube)

More from Asante and his Shastar Vidiya. In the comments, people are going on and on about how small he is. He is not small, he is heftily built and normal height - it's just that I am tall. Why block his sword if you can block his wrist? (YouTube)

I used to study Wing Chun kung fu, and one of the weapons that this style uses is a pair of very short swords. Chinese butterfly swords (YouTube)

Me, swinging a stick about a bit and concluding stuff. Thrust out, chop back. Halberds - why were they that shape? (YouTube)

I try to explain explain a principle of connection technique in partnered dancing, using a belt, and the belt is beige. Lindy hop connection (YouTube)