Making Tournaments Useful in Mastery
In the path of mastery I see tournaments as a tool to help challenge, inspire, and expand one's practice. They're not for everyone, and they're a poor…
Month: January 2018
Inspiration not Competition
Cultivating the competitive spirit is often used to drive one to harder training and to overcoming one's opponents in a game or tournament. Yet, if it…
Why Do Martial Arts
I am often asked why people practice martial arts or why I practice swordplay specifically – considering it’s unlikely that I’ll be in a life-an…
The Stages of Ignorance in Mastery
Our capacity to stay on the long road to mastery and move through its various stages is highly connected to our relationship with ignorance. There is…
30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge 2018!
Starting today (January 2nd) and for the next 30 days, we are challenging every sword fighter (new or experienced) to commit to at least 30 minutes pe…