Mimicry: How to use it, how to beat it
Sometimes, no matter who your sparring partner is, copycat behaviours can kick in and you begin to mimic and match your partner, even if what they're …
Month: October 2017
Burn out: when the fire is gone
Swordplay is something I truly love and has been an enduring passion of my life. But when the fire is gone a sense of resentment, frustration, or ange…
Ready, Willing, and Able: Changing Your Training Behaviour
To achieve any goal outside of your current path requires behavioural change, whether that is the goal of simply learning something new, achieving a p…
Choosing the Right Rapier for You
This article, cribbed from my forthcoming "Introduction to the Italian Rapier" book, looks at the range of historical rapiers and my opinion on how to…
Collaborative vs Competitive Practice Environments
The story says that through competition you are always being pushed by the people below you and challenged by the people above you. That may be true, …