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This is just one of my periodic reminders that the next time you're watching a movie with weapon fighting (or any #martialarts, really), even though the actors make it look easy, it certainly is not. Those actors are certainly athletic, but it's highly likely that they are not skill martial artists.

Those fight scenes are choreographed down to the last strike and the sequences are practiced over and over until they look good on film. In fact, many of them are choreographed specifically so that they DO look good on film. They are nothing like real fights with weapons.

Getting anywhere close to that kind of weapon mastery in real life requires years of training, dedication, and practice. There is no shortcut. And trying to fight while blindfolded is myth and legend and will get you hurt or killed. I'm just sayin'.

So by all means, learn #kobodo, #iaido, and whatever #martialarts interest you. Just don't expect to come out the other side an action hero, because they're not real. :holdthepain:

(Can you tell I've started watching Ahsoka recently?)