Conquest - Swords of the Musketeers [Part 1/3]

[th10576]

I have to say this is very entertaining. Thank you for uploading these videos. It is sort of videos I've been looking for in a long time.

[k0b0yash1]

I thought I came here to learn about actual fighting not Hollywood style -__-

[MickeyCuervo36]

"I like the hat throw, and I like the kick in the ass." 

[shaider1982]

Dammn, Peter Woodward's costume just gave me a "Stupid Sexy Flanders" moment!

[MrStarwarsboy11]

musketeers do use muskets bu not the candy bard kind

[shaider1982]

If they were called musketeers, why would they use swords instead of muskets?

[mrgimp420]

@shaider1982 Because muskets were cumbersome and unreliable. They often exploded in the users face in the early days, and even the best musketeers would only be able to get off a couple shots before the enemy closed the distance and then it was time to whip out the swords.

[shaider1982]

@mrgimp420 Yup, it was. But I just found it weird. Sort of like calling your unit the pistoleros when you actually use M-16's.

[GorinRedspear]

@shaider1982 the musket was (not like the handcanon) a very expensive weapon, reserved for the upper class, hence the french royal musketeers. as it became mass produced (and used by commoners), the nobility grabbed back to the only noble weapon, the sword to distinguish themselves from the regular army

[shaider1982]

@GorinRedspear Yeah but they should have called themselves "swordskeeters" instead.

[snipeahead]

@GorinRedspear well it whas just fashion to carry something sharp on the hip, poor man could also aford them but they were just un decorated.

[bthughes737]

I wonder why the musketeers in this don't have uniforms...

[pannari123]

the 'big' guy is just hilarious

[Tareltonlives]

I think this is my favorite episode

[EarlOfEs]

"Very good, I like the hat throw, and I like the kick in the ass." XDD

[0ldFrittenfett]

The instructional guy wears pants that lokk like no pants at all

[SavageInsight]

So Conquest made a fictional fight episode? Ok..

[Tareltonlives]

@SavageInsight Deadliest Warrior had Vampires vs Zombies. So yeah, it can be worse.

[SpadaccinoLuciano]

Wtf...Instead of using rapiers (A truely beautiful weapon) They make hollywood swords? Wtf.

[Tareltonlives]

@SpadaccinoLuciano Simple-rapiers are one-dimensional and deal very quick deaths. That's not cinematic at all.

[SpadaccinoLuciano]

@Tareltonlives I know, which is why Im stating my disapointment in thier choice for this episode.

[grayseers]

is there a dvd of this and if so where can you buy it?

[blackbelt807]

they never existed in the history but who cares? lmao

[303shotgun]

@blackbelt807 They did but they mainly used muskets lol.

[blackbelt807]

@303shotgun then hes lying

[becherer1990]

it looks like the bald guy doesn't wear trousers :D

[haunteddrifter]

"HUZZAH!!"



[Protherium]

Now Woodward is talking about theatrical stage fighting - something he really knows about!

[KintarosTiger]

8:37 to 8:43 was just the line I was expecting after I accidentally saw a bit of part 3 of 3 first, where they were practicing more authentic elements of a musketeer's fighting style, such as using sword-and-dagger combinations.