[MA] Decompressing Historical Martial arts styles

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Originally Posted by jason taylor

One thing I would like to know is why movies always do one-hand rapier or small sword style? Has any movie tried doing a fight scene with a cloak or dagger in the off-hand? That would be neat to see.

Of course one explanation is simply that it is easier to find a sport fencer for the stuntman. But sport fencing isn't much like a real fight because of it's unusually artificial rules(which is one reason I like Mariel Zagunis; sabre allows the edge).

Richard Lester's Musketeers movies in the 70s had swordplay with both cloaks and daggers in the left hand. The fights were choreographed by William Hobbs, and I think he did a great job.

The actors did a lot of their own stunts, and fight scenes.