When Spinning in a Sword Fight Makes Actual Sense

As silly as spins often are when performed by fantasy warriors, there are in fact a few situations where spinning can be practical. Here is one such scenario.
This is a clip from a video about ways to defend against an armed attack from behind, the way it's often shown in movies and video games.
https://youtu.be/1_q8s3CoWHQ (will be published 2 days after this)
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“Gambit” by Alexandr Zhelanov
https://opengameart.org/content/gambit
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
https://theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee/
Used with artist's permission
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