The riddle of steel

The Riddle of Steel compares a man's heart to a piece of raw unworked iron. The heart must be hammered by adversity and forged by suffering, purged and hardened by the fire of conflict. A man's heart can only be purified and shaped on the "anvil of despair and loss".
 
I thought it was a knife combatives course taught by James Keating and various other instructers.
 
"The title of The Riddle of Steel is inspired by several references in the movie Conan the Barbarian, including a line of dialogue in which the villain, Thulsa Doom, asks the captured Conan, "What is the riddle of steel?" Doom answers this question by explaining to Conan that the true strength of steel is in the hand that wields it – in other words, it is the resolve and commitment we bring to a task, not the quality or quantity of tools we use in performing it, that is the most important factor in determining success."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_of_Steel

It's from Wikipedia, so it must be true!
 
True power lies in the bond of aligned human wills, not the bond of alloying elements.
Thanks to Thulsa for that valuable bit of wisdom.
 
What is the sword compared to the hand that wields it? Great - now I need to watch my Conan DVD again for about the 100th time. :D
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Beckerhead #42
 
What is stronger, the sword or the hand that wields it?

The answer: neither, steel can break and flesh can grow old and weak. Only our will is unbreakable.

Thus, neither Conan's father (who says only in steel can you trust) or Thulsa (who said only in flesh is power) was right. Conan realizes this at the end and transcends the lessons of his two fathers.

This movie really did have the greatest score ever... Don't make films like that anymore.
 
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