Author: Devon Boorman

Tricks and secret techniques have been a part of sword fighting since the beginning. From masters who advertised their “botti segreti” to teach for a…

Perhaps this person is saving themselves from expending unnecessary energy contesting the inevitable. Perhaps they’re trying to soften some blow to …

For many of us the process of critical analysis and negative self-judgment have become bonded with one another. If this is the case, you may avoid ana…

I see advertisements for "Masterclasses" nearly anytime that I open social media, or Youtube. They're offered by filmmakers and artists, business exec…

I’ve had many frustrating training and combat encounters. It’s easy to jump to a conclusion “I’m just not practicing enough”, “I’m not l…

If you haven't heard already, the eighth annual 30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge starts on January 2nd. If you’ve heard of yoga challenges, you know wh…

We’ve looked at the benefits and pitfalls of training specialization. And we’ve explored the goals of a more general training focus. I personally …

Studying a more general and broader set of skills matters when the context is not fixed or your desired outcome does not have a pinpoint focus.

Mindset can feel chemical and mercurial. If I have a good start to training then everything is great, but if something goes sideways it can feel unrec…

Today the main driver of specialization is competition. By specializing, a combatant can focus every hour of their training on a single end, whether t…