Is it a fun way to exercise? What are the benefits other than being cool?

When they had to learn to wield swords in the second matrix that apparently both improved and required a lot of forearm work

>>76397037 (OP)
Only chuds like swords. I've never seen a cool guy swing one of these

>>76397058
What kinds of swords are cool-tier?
>>76397055
Gotta train your grip as a weak grip means a swordless hand (useless.)

>>76397037 (OP)
Careful, you're about to summon the autists

>>76397092
>Careful, you're about to summon the autists
What are the cardio implications of excercising with axes?

pretty good forearm workout, thats about it
mostly uses momentum and inertia

>>76397058
>chuds
>cool guys
aren't they the same thing?

>>76397752
Chads prefer polearms.

If you get good at it, the fundamentals (just like any other martial art) are easily transferable.
Then there's the autistic shit like:
>striking with the backswing
>using your shield as a lever for a few technical strikes
>binds
and before you know it you're spending an hour in a day practicing breathing in a heavy steel helmet just to try and draw out an edge on other mid-life-crisis boomers who chose the same coping mechanism as you