Post Categories Alex's Musings Post dateApril 1, 2024Post last updated dateUpdated April 1, 2024 “Soft” Self-Defense Skills Post author raspreier TW: discussion on physical violence and brief mention of SA When we practice martial...
Post Categories Alex's Musings General Post dateFebruary 29, 2024Post last updated dateUpdated February 29, 2024 The Fist, The Mother of All Weapons Post author raspreier The fist1 is the very first “weapon” humanity ever used. Before we picked up...
Post Categories Uncategorized Post dateFebruary 2, 2024Post last updated dateUpdated February 2, 2024 Curriculum & Lesson Planning 3 – The Art of Teaching Post author raspreier Part 1 – here Part 2 – here Okay, so we’ve covered what I...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Post dateDecember 30, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated December 30, 2023 Curriculum & Lesson Planning – Part 2 Post author raspreier For Part 1 – Go Here So last time we talked about how to...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Post dateDecember 3, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated December 3, 2023 Curriculum & Lesson Planning – Part 1 Post author raspreier Goals & Backwards Planning One of the often forgotten (and maligned) parts of the...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Post dateNovember 1, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated November 1, 2023 My Process Post author raspreier “So a kung Fu master, a Jewish boxer, an Italian noble, and a middle...
Post Categories General Post dateOctober 23, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated October 23, 2023 Logic of the Sharp Point Post author raspreier Friend of the school and one of my mentors, Jim Emmons, has written two...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Wylde Post dateOctober 1, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated October 4, 2023 Wylde’s Broadsword Guards Post author raspreier In Zach Wylde’s “English Master of Defence; or The Gentleman’s al-a-mode Accomplish” the author...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Post dateSeptember 6, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated October 4, 2023 Xing Yi Post author raspreier About 5 years ago I was browsing around Powell’s bookstore in Portland, OR (a...
Post Categories Wylde Post dateAugust 24, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated October 4, 2023 Great Resource for Folk Wrestling Post author raspreier Ruadhán MacFadden, who runs the Hero with a Thousand Holds podcast, researches historic folk...