THE HISTORY CHANNEL DOES SELL TAPES OF THEIR PROGRAMS BUT THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. I AM SURE THEY WILL SHOW IT AGAIN SOMETIME.
AS TO THE CHOP TO THE GOAT CARCAS IT WAS A VERY POOR WAY TO SHOW THE CUTTING ABILITY OF THE SWORD OR OF THE WIELDER. IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS MORE INTERESTED IN USING A TECKNIQUE WITH THE SMALLEST RISK OF DAMMAGE TO SWORD OR WIELDER . THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE WITH SUCH A POOR, WEAK TECKNIQUE GIVES AN IDEA OF WHAT DAMMAGE COULD EASILY BE DONE IF FULL FORCE AND PROPER TECKNIQUE WERE USED.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE FIRED THE OLD MATCHLOCK CROUCHED UNDER A TABLE TIMIDLY REACHING FORTH TO PULL THE TRIGGER ( COMIC RELIEF PERHAPS
). I DID LIKE THE DISECTION OF THE OLD MATCHLOCK BARREL TO SHOW HOW IT WAS MADE AND THE INFORMATION ON HOW THE LARGE CANNON WERE MADE. TO CAST IT SOLID AND THEN HOLLOW IT OUT MECHANICALLY MUST HAVE TAKEN A LONG TIME. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE WEIGHT OF THE FINISHED BARREL ONE CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH THE SOLID ONE WEIGHED.
DESPITE A FEW FAULTS IT WAS ONE OF THE HISTORY CHANNELS BEST OF THAT TYPE OF PROGRAM, OF COURSE IT LEAVES US WANTING MORE BUT WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING
I BELIEVE THE KNEELING ON THE FLOOR AND STRIKING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FRONT FROM HALF CHAMBER COMES FROM THE (STRIKE COCKROACH ON FLOOR )KATA