Reclaiming The Blade DVD

[SterlingFan]

I just received my Reclaiming The Blade DVD yesterday & it's fantastic !

Info from the site: Reclaiming the Blade celebrates the culture and craft of swords and the Hollywood legends and academic warriors who wield them. The film explores the Medieval and Renaissance blade; a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. Today, much of the history of the sword remains cloaked under a shadow of legend. Reclaiming the Blade highlights today's cinematic tribute to the beauty and necessity of the sword through films such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Chronicles of Narnia and The Pirates of the Caribbean.

The film also focuses a lot on the revival of Western (European Medieval & Renaissance) Martial Arts !

Here's the link to the official site: http://www.reclaimingtheblade.com/

Link to online store: http://galatiafilms.com/store/

[ALS]

This movie was a long time comming. After several years of trying to get distribution the decision was made to just release it to DVD. There is alot of bonus material thats been added to the DVD including a friend Dr.Lee Jones(Syracuse) discussing Ewart Oakshott's sword typology. Also some screen time with noted smith Paul Champagne ( north country up past Watertown) recently deceased, a great loss to the blade making world. I believe they are already in the planning stages of a part two as during the making of part one they became aware of just how many WMA schools there are out there in Europe and the US.

I'm looking forward to getting together at Dr.Jone's next month to watch the film when he gets his copy in.

[SterlingFan]

I'd heard about the passing of Paul Champagne.  So very sad.

Here's a ARMA Memorium Tribute to swordsmith Paul Champagne : http://www.thearma.org/Paul_Champagne.htm