"Stage combat is bollocks! It doesn't look like real sword fighting at all!"

"Theatre doesn't have to show reality! We're telling stories!"

These two perspectives often clash when fencers or students of Historical European Martial Arts talk about theatrical fighting with stage combat people. But the "realism" mindset and the "drama" perspective don't have to be mutually exclusive. This episode explores the root causes of some of the friction and suggests ways both sides can compromise for everyone's benefit.

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