Standing just 5-foot-1, the warrior raises her nearly 4-foot-long sword high above her head and, quick as lightning, slices the air — coming to a perfect stop mere inches from her opponent’s face.

Sword fighting is the quintessential man's sport. Medieval sword fighting competitions were outlets for soldiers lacking a war, and modern-day sparring is often thought of as necessarily "masculine," ...

Let’s face facts. No weapon is more badass than a sword. Fight scenes are often great in science fiction and fantasy movies, but fight scenes with swords? They’re the stuff of legend. Here are ten of ...

Because of recent sword threads on Ars and a desire to engage in more physical activities for myself, I'm thinking about taking some sword fighting style classes for fun. Where I'm at I have 2 easy to ...