With a single-handed weapon of that size, you mean. It seems that someone is applying modern sabre fencing technique, which is meant for weapons with a bit less inertia.
That being said, the overhead block employed could indicate that he was positioned is such a manner in order to draw his opponent into a supposed hole in his defense. Using such a block effectively with those weapons would require not only strength, but also experience and practice with a technique that would not normally be seen as anything but showy or ineffective to your basic sword-swinger.
With a single-handed weapon of that size, you mean. It seems that someone is applying modern sabre fencing technique, which is meant for weapons with a bit less inertia.
That being said, the overhead block employed could indicate that he was positioned is such a manner in order to draw his opponent into a supposed hole in his defense. Using such a block effectively with those weapons would require not only strength, but also experience and practice with a technique that would not normally be seen as anything but showy or ineffective to your basic sword-swinger.