Risking My Hands to Test the Mordhau (Murder Stroke)!

Is it really safe to grab a sword by the blade and use it as an improvised bludgeon against a knight's armor? Or were these medieval folks just crazy? @scholagladiatoria Challenge accepted! :) The video that inspired me to do this: Why I HATE the longsword MURDER STRIKE! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Messing around with sharp swords is risky, especially if you don't know what you're doing. For this video I put education and entertainment before my own safety. Did I get injured? Well, you're going to have to watch it to find out. ;) Special thanks to Rick Marchand for letting me record at his place and helping out with a lot of sword tests I did that day. Check out his work: Rick sharpens a knife