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This week on the channel +39K views this week
Sellsword Academy puts the sword-disarming trope to the test
An older demonstration explains why an épée's unusual handle is harder to dislodge than it looks.
In short
On YouTube, Sellsword Academy has 316,000 subscribers and 67,640,719 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 35,702 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Learning Traditional Circus Knife Throwing with @CytheSwordSwallower", with 18,043 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,970 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 76 of 125 in category "Golf, cycling and other sports".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
316,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
total views
67,640,719
▲ 35,702 in the last 7 days
▲ 273,371 in the last 30 days
▲ 273,371 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
3,421
on a typical day: 8,339
Videos on the channel
362
2 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
12 days ago
October 30, 2026
Views per subscriber
214
a new long video usually gets 15,410 views
a new short video usually gets 52,940 views
a new short video usually gets 52,940 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
184,000 subscribers to go
YouTube: What happened lately
This week on the channel +416K views this week
Weird handles and Italian footwork on Sellsword Academy's shelf
With no new uploads, the channel's fencing back catalog supplies the week's activity.
The video drawing the most views now
inquartata part 3
- Video published
- August 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 52,940
- Video views, pace per day
- 86
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Golf, cycling and other sports | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,970 of 5,393 | 76 of 125 |
| By views gained this week | 4,953 of 5,274 | 119 of 124 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,651 of 5,043 | 111 of 116 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Golf, cycling and other sports
Views gained this week in the category Golf, cycling and other sports
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 315,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 316,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 67,384,429 views → November 11, 2026: 67,640,719 views · average: 8,837 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 89.3 in the category: 14.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.1 in the category: 0.3
- short vs long
- 9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 74,901
average views per long video: 18,221
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 David vs Clark: Gesellen Fechten Saber Finals | January 2, 2026 | 1:32 | 171,388 |
 Learning Chinese Jian with @johnpartika | August 9, 2026 | 22:20 | 55,563 |
 Western Swordsmen learn Chinese Dao | May 11, 2026 | 21:42 | 52,638 |
 Saber Fencing: Clark vs David | August 2, 2025 | 1:06 | 51,333 |
 Coach Charles Bullying David for 3 Minutes | January 23, 2026 | 3:59 | 40,574 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Do sharp swords behave differently? #sword #martialarts #fe… | March 3, 2025 | 0:44 | 4,001,870 |
 How to use a Sword against an Armored Knight! #sword #hema … | November 29, 2025 | 0:57 | 2,944,269 |
 how NOT to die in a Rapier Duel #sword #hema #fencing | October 11, 2025 | 0:46 | 2,004,330 |
 The Ultimate Parry #sword #martialarts #hema | February 15, 2026 | 0:34 | 1,407,625 |
 HEMA Gear SUCKS! #sword #hema #martialarts | December 2, 2025 | 1:05 | 1,371,070 |
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +39K views this week
Sellsword Academy puts the sword-disarming trope to the test
An older demonstration explains why an épée's unusual handle is harder to dislodge than it looks.
This week on the channel +416K views this week
Weird handles and Italian footwork on Sellsword Academy's shelf
With no new uploads, the channel's fencing back catalog supplies the week's activity.