“Spadroon! Fencing with the Cut and Thrust Sword!” by Russ Mitchell, artwork by Kat Laurange
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Russ’ goal in writing this book was to create a primer similar to the...
Beginner Mind
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“Once upon a time, there was a wise Zen master. People traveled from far...
Curious Case of Wylde’s Coopee
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(Title shamelessly riffed off of from Jim Emmon’s paper linked here) So one of...
Options are Good
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Recently during class my student, Jason, described Spreier Dirty Boxing as – “The art...
Zachary Wylde & French Contre-pointe fencing
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A few weeks ago Jim Emmons1 gave me a challenge – to research French...
St. George’s Day Exhibition of Arms retrospective
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This April 26-28 I had the pleasure of attending the St. George’s Day Exhibition...
“Soft” Self-Defense Skills
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TW: discussion on physical violence and brief mention of SA When we practice martial...
The Fist, The Mother of All Weapons
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The fist1 is the very first “weapon” humanity ever used. Before we picked up...
Curriculum & Lesson Planning 3 – The Art of Teaching
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Part 1 – here Part 2 – here Okay, so we’ve covered what I...
Curriculum & Lesson Planning – Part 2
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For Part 1 – Go Here So last time we talked about how to...