Reclaiming the Blade premiered at a gala event hosted at The Brooks Center in Clemson, South Carolina on April 27th, 2009. The event included appearances by the director, Daniel McNicoll, the producer, Erica Black, and several people featured in the film including Tom Urso, Whit Williams, and Preston Williams.
Before the film was screened, attendees enjoyed sword fighting demos from many different disciplines including Historical European Martial Arts, Kum Do, Sport Fencing, and Armtgard. Also several lucky audience members walked home with special gifts and prizes including signed DVDs, T-shirts, a Hasbro Force FX Lightsaber, and a historically accurate replica sword from Albion Swords.
The demos were beautifully captured by photographer Joshua Kelly. You may also view a video production diary highlighting the evenings events here.
