Historical European Martial Arts

I grew up just in love with the idea of swordsmanship. I would be twirling around and pretending to fight bad guys. It was so funny and it drove my dad nuts, but it really helped me get in shape. And that was cool because I was reading all these books,. These Arthurian legends, Lord of the Rings, whatever. "That's like the cool thing, reading about fighting and stuff," he says.