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This is the world record for the most martial arts sword cuts in one minute
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My name is Alex Gaffroy. I come from winning Switzerland. And a challenge like this record is a test for both the swordsmen, but also for the blade he wields
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Hi, I'm a plate smith. He forged a sword, especially for this record
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It's a lansax, Ai. Specifically for this world record attempt, Alex had to use rolled-up rice straw mats as his target
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The density of such a mat is to approximate that a fledge
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My personal goal was 100 cuts. I set myself a pace and I tried to maintain that speed during the whole minute
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minute. I also had to get a lot of stamina to get through this minute with the muscles
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take that challenge as well. I think that was the main goal. Training involved many cuts. It was
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a practice for me, but as well for two minutes. I made with him about 600 cuts through different
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materials. Rito had to sharpen the sword just one time before the attempt. And I think that was a great
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He was sold for his skills as a blacksmith as well. And another important point was the technique
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Short, quick blows that were intense enough to cut through the mats in the right place
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The marked sectors were a point we had to get to achieve the record
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Four. Three, three, two, two, eight. Woo-hoo
