What Do You Think: Is This Too ADD? Too Confusing?

I liked the version you put up on YouTube more. Way less confusing and more to the point.

You do a perfectly good job describing the myriad reasons of what the differences are, what their potential benefits and draw backs are, the cost and ease of manufacture, the durability, and so on. But separate out the strike and defense technique as another video to keep the point more concise and focused. It is a very nuanced topic that cannot be effectively described in a single video and as such I think it would do well with more episodes focusing on different aspects. One about the mechanical differences, and one about the differences in use.

A bit long. Rambles a little. Perhaps it could be broken into 2 or 3 smaller pieces or edditted.

I think it's good. No sidetracking, tangents, or backtracking. It's a bit long, but you have a lot of points to cover.

This was as always well presented. However, I am left a little confused of what you told about the edges. At the end it was as simple as: Theoretically you can make a single edge sharper, in practice you won't. Is that really worth the long explanation? Besides from that I guess the most important fact why single edged swords were used on the battlefield is that they are easier and chapter to produce, and it might be easier to learn how to use them. You mentioned the first point, but I'd put more emphasis on it. I can't remember that you talked about the ease of learning how to use the one or the other. A bunch auf guys chopping away with a single edged sword might be easier to train than a skilled sword fighter.

Each of segments was interesting and clear, however the video as a whole seems a bit patchwork-ey... Transitioning from blade geometry to various strike techniques was eyebrow raising.

Oh dear god, that was a little rambly but the point was made clearly and concisely. This was just ADD enough to be confusing, but it was clear that each point was sensical enough to be understood.

For a beginner it will, probably, be confusing. For someone with a little (and I mean a little, not a lot) more experience it will be a nearly perfect compendium of the topic. P.S. the pronounciation of Principe is spot on.

You might consider investing in a small tabletop tear-off easel and a somewhat plumper sharpie. About $30 at Staples and I wouldn't have to crawl into my phone to see your diagrams.

I think it's very good. Your flow from topic to topic was fast but logical and if indeed your point was that it's complicated you certainly succeeded, but you made sense at each point.

<i>*edgyness intensifies*</i>...