A Kansas man who asked a judge to allow him a trial by combat with Japanese swords in a child custody dispute with his Iowa ex-wife is sane, a court-ordered psychological evaluation has concluded.

He summoned his ex-wife, Bridgette Ostrom, 38, of Harlan, to the battlefield, noting that her attorney, Matthew Hudson, could stand in her place if he wished, court records show. There, he said in his motion, he would "rend their souls from their (corporeal) bodies."

David Ostrom, who is representing himself in court, filed a counter-motion Friday to have his ex-wife and Hudson undergo psychological evaluation as well, contending he had not received equal treatment under the law.