>Swordfight scene >They start running side-by-side

>One Meme Man pic
>he starts shitposting

>>149173505
I mean there's a purpose for it but it's retarded the way Anime shows it
Footwork is one of two foundations in sword-fighting, whether it's fencing or kendo.
So, in theory, one is running and the other is trying to keep up with them as they attempt to kite each other.

However, this never happens in fights, and if it did it was stupid. Most of the footwork will be radial around one participant or the other, not lateral.

>>149174306
>makes an actual post explaining the origin and misuse of a cliche in a medium
why do you ruin the fun

>Fist fight
>They start shouting each others names as they punch.

>running really fast
>forgets forms, leaves arms to side of body

>>149173505
I've heard it said that a lot of combat memes for swordfighting in anime come from Japanese theater.

What OP describes, the thing where they cross swords and then after a few moments pause one swordsman will fall, the shittalking, etc

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>"I am a master swordsman!"
>Hack and slash with a bunch of running.

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>>149175342
It doesn't have to be practical, it just has to look cool and look proficient by the in-universe standards.

I'll take anything over the master swordsman only winning because nobody tries to defend themselves because that's expensive to animate.

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>>149174712
I un-ironically love this. It's like they're pouring their frustration into their punches and using the opponent as their fuel.

>One Joke Man
>One Joke Man

>swordfight scene
>They whip out their dicks and clash dicks violently

>Character with super strength grabs character without super strength
>Throws them