Despite all of the historical inaccuracies, I am a fan of both of the shows. Yes, some of the blades are crude and of poor quality, however, when one considers the limited time allowed to make them, it is really quite an amazing feat.
I also appreciate "the Knife or Death," show as it does demonstrate the abilities of various different blade forms; an actual antique barong was used and it did surprisingly well.
These shows with their introduction to historical weapons(no matter how flawed sometimes), have done more to interest young people in ethnographic blades than all of the blade forums combined, thus possibly preserving this field of study in the future with the " I Phone, "Generation.
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