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November 2026 challenge · Coming soon

Sword Draws

From sheathed to ready in one clean motion.

Film a draw, a ready stance and a sheathe with a prop sword, a stick or a broom. Show the hips leading and the overlap in the follow-through.

Ideas

  • • Quick draw into a guard
  • • A slow, threatening draw
  • • Two-handed draw from the back
  • • Sheathe with a flourish

Vote by saving entries to your boards. Top three by saves win 3 months of Pro and a home-page feature. Enter reference you filmed or made yourself. Full rules

Entries open on the 1st of November 2026. Start planning your shoot!

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