What's inside
- Ball circlesRange of motion. Everything in screen fighting is rotation, so this is where it starts.
- Stunt strikes on the spotElbows, then hooks. Strikes that look powerful without hitting hard.
- The power haymakerOne strike at a time, right then left. The whole body loads and unloads.
- Strikes on the moveThe same strikes on the move. The feet do the travelling.
- The comboRight strike, left strike, spinning backfist, and end ready so the next shot still works.
- The backfist variation, into swordsThe combo built for a single-handed weapon, then with swords.
- With a staff, at full speedWith a bo staff, then at full speed with knee spins. Where it all leads.
Plus the one rule behind all seven, and why it decides how you look in the edit.
After the drills
The drills come in three emails over five days: the rule and drills 1 and 2 straight away, drills 3 and 4 two days later, then drills 5 to 7 with how to train with me in Oslo, or get first access to the online course I'm building. Each drill links to its video. After that, an occasional email with drills and stories from set. Unsubscribe any time.
Want to train in person? There's a weekly lightsaber class on Tuesdays, and other film fighting classes on request.
Who I am
I'm Bertan Berber, a stunt performer and fight choreographer from Oslo, and the founder of Battleblade Productions. My training includes a one-year stunt education with a master class in Los Angeles, and time with stunt teams in Mexico and Istanbul. I've made more than 15 short films, many of them built around sword fights. More about fight choreography