Original sentence: An entire class witnessed the event, and his action led to negative views of his person by some in the martial arts community.He is also known to have thrust the point of a sharp longsword into his own thigh whilst doing a flourysh, a non-rehearsed series of attacks and defenses.The wound was relatively minor, and he recovered fully
Edited sentence: He is also known to have thrust the point of a sharp longsword through his own thigh whilst doing a kata of his own design, which he calls a flourish.This was witnessed by an entire class and led to Clement’s being ostracized from the western martial arts community at large