Worst-Case Wednesday: How To Win A Sword Fight

From QuirkBooks, 2014:

Just because Game of Thrones finished its 4th flavor in addition to won’t provide to our TVs for exclusively the gods know how long doesn’t hateful it’s totally over.

Suppose you’re yearning for that excitement of watching i of the epic sword fights in addition to that suspense of non knowing what’s going to happen, in addition to yous create upwards one's heed yous desire to accept a sword cope of your own. Or, mortal else is feeling this agency in addition to challenges yous to a duel (you never know).

Whether yous accept a tiny poker similar Arya Stark’s Needle or a large ol’ slab of Valyrian steel, yous too accept The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook to Pb yous to victory. And if all else fails, exactly recollect to stick your opponent alongside the pointy end. Read on to discovery out how to win a sword fight:

Always proceed your sword inwards the “ready” position—held inwards front end of you, alongside both hands, in addition to perpendicular to the ground. With this method, yous tin displace the sword side to side in addition to upwards in addition to downwards easily, blocking in addition to landing blows inwards all directions past times moving your arms. Hold the tip of the sword at a fleck of an angle, alongside the tip pointed slightly toward your opponent. Picture a doorway—you should endure able to displace your sword inwards whatsoever management in addition to speedily hitting whatsoever border of the doorframe.

How to Deflect in addition to Counter a Blow
1. Step upwards in addition to into the blow, alongside your arms held against your body. React speedily in addition to against your instincts, which volition say yous to displace dorsum in addition to away. By moving closer, yous tin cutting off a blow’s power. Avoid extending your arms, which would brand your ain counterblow less powerful.
2. Push or “punch” at the blow instead of exactly trying to absorb it alongside your ain sword. If a blow is aimed at your head, displace your sword completely parallel to the Blue Planet in addition to higher upwards your head. Block alongside the pump of your sword, non the end. Always displace out toward your opponent, fifty-fifty if yous are defending in addition to non attacking.

How to Attack
1. Move the sword inwards steady, quick blows upwards in addition to downwards in addition to to the left in addition to right. Assuming yous must disable your attacker, create non endeavour to stab alongside your sword. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 stabbing motion volition seat yous off remainder in addition to volition larn out your sword far out inwards front end of you, making yous vulnerable to a counterblow....

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