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Has anybody else seen this show? I just got done watching the Viking vs. Samurai episode and was so annoyed I was rolling my eyes at the TV. At least they disabused the notion of the mythical katana by a simple test cut against chain mail, and showed that the Viking longsword could decapitate with o...

I posted this in a different topic, but the information didn't make it to this one, so I'm crossing it over. I talked to a former member of the Hitler Youth this past week, and while there was lots of regular military training (maneuvers, shooting, etc.) the Hitler Youth didn't teach him any knife/s...

So I talked to Mr. Kraus today, and while there was lots of regular military training (maneuvers, shooting, etc.) the Hitler Youth didn't teach him any knife/sword fighting. He was from a small village of a few thousand people in the Black Forest and he thinks that may be why. Apparently there wasn'...

Believe it or not, I am on friendly terms with a former Hitler Youth, I take Judo with his grandson. I can ask him about the manual if someone on this board could provide me a link to the knife fighting resource. He's an interesting fellow, just turned 80 this year. Born a few years after Hitler cam...