Fencing is Choices and Consequences
Greetings,The title of this article makes it look like it's about social choices we make in our fencing career. I have spoken about this long and in-depth previously; this time it isn't. Those choices...
View ArticleAll a Matter of Attitude
Greetings,The following discussion is about attitude, about the philosophical approach you take to your fencing. Now, I will admit that in my early years that I was a "tourney-bunny" which meant that...
View ArticleOf Guard and Ward
Greetings,The following came out of a discussion with one of my students, Adam Kaye, who has made a translation of Lovino's treatise into English, by the way. The discussion concerns the differences...
View ArticleNietzsche and the Art of Fence
Greetings,There is much discussion about the philosophical approach to fencing, mostly from the perspective of how a person should train and approach their "game". Questions are asked about whether...
View ArticleA Fencer's Responsibility
Greetings,There is lots of discussion about individuals' rights and what a person is or is not allowed to do, say, wear, or practice. People forget that along with rights come responsibilities....
View ArticleArmour is Hot
Greetings,There is a certain amount of assumption that is made in regard to gear that is worn, especially when it is made of fabric that it will not affect a person particularly much; only rigid...
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The Story of Fencing from a Chair
Greetings,Some of my readers know me in person, quite a few do not. This means that you do not know where my information comes from, whether or not I have done any experimentation or research, or if I...
View ArticleSpecial Edition: Of Gorgets
GreetingsThe gorget is a piece of armour, rigid in construction which is worn about the neck. It is often taken for granted, often not thought about until either a person's doesn't fit properly, or...
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On the "Double-Hit"
Greetings, The following subject is one that I have particular feelings about. Every time the question of tournaments and their rules comes up especially in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)...
View ArticlePavlov's Fencers
Greetings,Are you fencing for the points, or for the joy of swordsmanship? Is it more important that you struck your opponent, or how you struck your opponent? These are some important questions that...
View ArticleOn Tournaments
Greetings,The following is a discussion of tournament formats and their relation to the art that is being created. A person should ask themselves how the tournament format encourages or discourages...
View ArticleFencing for the Blind
Greetings,Fencing for the blind? What is this crazy idea? It's not that crazy and it is a compulsory element in the rehabilitation program at the Carroll Centre for the Blind and has been since a...
View Articledi Grassi: Pick it Up and Use It
Greetings,In this month's post in which we look at a section in di Grassi's treatise in which he regards anything by which a person may offend and defend as a weapon. From this premise I will expand...
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View ArticleWhat does failure mean?
Greetings, The following article is about failure, a subject that some would like to avoid completely and deny its existence. These people do not learn from their mistakes and failures, they truncate...
View ArticleIs Your School a Cult?
Greetings,The following is a discussion of cults, as the title suggests, it is intended both to be useful as an identifying mechanism for highlighting elements, or even groups, where there are...
View ArticleMost important trait in swordplay...
Greetings,What is the most important trait in swordplay? Is it courage, honesty, skill, or sportsmanship? The latter of which comes in many different forms. Indeed, each of these attributes could be...
View ArticleOn Teaching
Greetings,I have discussed teaching from different perspectives, mostly the student-teacher relationship, and the differences between an instructor and a teacher, however it is a big step to go from...
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A Response to: "Can you wear medieval armour to a longsword tournament?"
Greetings,The following article is a response to an article posted by Keith Farrell, Can you wear medieval armour to a longsword tournament? The reason being that I have found quite a few assumptions...
View ArticleResponse to Changes...
Greetings,I have noticed a distinct drop in readership of my articles, and I seriously am thinking whether it is time whether I have said all that I need to say on this blog. This is not a decision...
View ArticlePractice Targets
Greetings,A short note about practice targets that I noticed...People's brains are obsessed with hitting the middle of a target, or target areas where delineated. Point a dot on a target and people...
View ArticleOf Things Long and Pointed...
Greetings,I have not been writing here for a little while. I have been focusing on some larger projects which are found on my Patreon page. I will no doubt be back again at some point, both to promote...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Space
Greetings, I am going to apologise to all the astronomers and astrologers, that's not the sort of space that I am talking about. I am talking about the space in which a person fences with another. This...
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