Edit: God damn 200k views! Many thanks yaw!

I personally want to thank the people at HBO for rendering this memorable scene with near-perfect detail. In this scene, Arya Stark begins her combat training with Syrio Forel, a master fencer, hailing from one of the most powerful of the Nine Free Cities (states that are independent from the mainland of Westeros).

All rights reserved to HBO. This is only a promo clip of sorts, taken from the third episode of the first season belonging to the “A Song of Ice and Fire” HBO series.

But, nevertheless, great great direction. I guess GRRM is crying tears of joy right now….I know I am.

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  2. I remember buying the whole soundtrack after hearing this scene, the title "the pointy end" is just amazing and grand to listen to and how it arcs round and builds when Neds face changes to one of serious deep in a flashback just gives me the goosebumps, they couldn't have landed anyone better than Ramon Djawadi to pull off such a perfect and grand score, I went on to buy every GOT soundtrack !!! Amazing stuff 👍🏻

  8. I didn't notice it the first time, but re-watching this episode I picked up on Ned watching Arya. He finds it amusing at first, then looks troubled. The sounds of battle are heard. It's certainly foreshadowing, but I wonder. Is he remembering fights of the past, or dreading fights yet to come.

  21. 3:17 "It has a name, does it?" Her father sighed. "Ah, Arya. You have a wildness in you, child. 'The wolf blood,' my father used to call it. Lyanna had a touch of it, and my brother Brandon more than a touch. It brought them both to an early grave." Arya heard sadness in his voice; he did not often speak of his father, or of the brother and sister who had died before she was born. "Lyanna might have carried a sword, if my lord father had allowed it. You remind me of her sometimes. You even look like her."

  27. She is turning into kinda like Luke Skywalker. IDK but from the books it looks like it. Get's blinded to use all of her other senses including the mind, then SPOILER…………………………SPOILER………………………….SPOILER………………………..SPOILER……………………….SPOILER………………………….SPOILER……………………….. She gets her sight back a lot more enlightend

  29. When I was 17 I had an innovative smart idea. I replaced the fundamental civilizations of Four Nations of Avatar: The Last Airbender with Western Renaissance civilizations(I tried to not be anachronistic because it's displeasing, moronic and pathetic).

    The Italian Renaissance civilization were the Firebenders and the "Firebending" was the Italian School of Swordmanship, the Spanish Renaissance civilization were the Airbenders and the "Airbending" was the Spanish School of Swordmanship(moving from different approaches in Destreza is like Aang's Airbending philosophy), the Earthebenders were the German Renaissance civilization and their "Earthbending" was the German School of Swordmanship(sturdy and of good balance) and finally the "Waterbenders" were the Danish-Norwegians during Renaissancw that live in the North stepping on ice and their "Waterbending" were the Danish-Norwegians martial arts of that period.

    I did the same with the ancient period of Western history before Middle Ages during Roman Empire where Roman Empire was the Fire Nation, ancient Greeks the Earth Kingdom(it's fitting), the Germanic tribes the Water Tribe and the Celtic tribes the Airbenders(fitting too).

    The "Water Dance" here clearly has some strong influences from A:TLA's "Dragon Dance" that Zuko and Aang learnt from The Sun Warriors. The music also is A:TLA-ish too.

  30. This is why Ned Stark was the best father of them all. He was a man who trained his daughter in combat because she wanted to. He could have been like Tywin and stifle her interests. Instead he encouraged them. These lessons have helped her a lot.

  41.  "Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle, you put it into a teapot it BECOMES the teapot. Now water can flow . . . . . or it can crash…. Be water, my friend." 

     -Bruce Lee
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