The record books are full of incredible entries that daring performers have reached doing everything from throwing knives to swallowing swords. There's just something fascinating about playing it fast and loose with martial weapons. When someone courts danger by bringing a blade close to ' or deliberately inside ' the human body, it sets hearts beating.

Here, you'll read about the death-defying records set by the world's fastest, most accurate knife throwers and sword swallowers. These brave showmen have set records for rapid throwing at live, moving targets. They have swallowed incredible numbers of swords at once. These are the individuals who have, through thousands of hours of training, become the elite of the elite when it comes to handling a blade.

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