Talk:Hook and Darling/@comment-26397825-20151017091009/@comment-26397825-20151017205704

I would also like to point out, on the subject of drawing a sword with a shield, that obviously that guy in the video has never had to draw a sword from behind a shield in combat. It becomes an instinctual thing if you train enough - you keep the shield where it is, even if you're drawing across the body.

Seriously, I have seen people do it without a hassle. All that happens is you draw the sword closer to the body, instead of doing the wide sweeping motion that fellow does. It's not hard, and the shield doesn't get in the way.