Stretching for Swordplay
One day while teaching a private session one of my students brought in an old book of stretches and stretching routines and asked which ones were best…
Author: Devon Boorman
Swordplay Symposium 2020: March 6-8
We're bringing together the martial arts traditions of countries from across the globe in the spirit of collaboration and learning. This year we have …
30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge 2020!
The seventh annual 30 for 30 Swordplay Challenge is just about to start on January 2nd. If you’ve heard of yoga challenges, you know what this is a…
One Mindful Breath: Setting a Minimum Viable Commitment
We often overestimate what we can accomplish in one day, while we underestimate what we can accomplish in five years if we were to start taking small …
Learning How to Fight Tactically with the Robot Game
Learning how to see what's happening and then build relevant responses is one of the more challenging aspects of swordplay but also one of the most sa…
SERFO 2019 Event Report
Last week I was an instructor and director (referee) at the South East Renaissance Fencing Open (SERFO) in Atlanta, Georgia. This is definitely one of…
Event Report WMAW 2019
I have had the opportunity to be teaching at this event for the past 10 years and it is always one of my favorite events as both a teacher and partici…
‘Two Points of Confirmation’ Tournament Judging
Self-calling of tournament blows has the challenge of being more difficult to implement when groups with different cultures interact and when there is…
Remember Your Students’ Names: Three Tips
When you let go of the idea that you can't remember names, then the possibility of remembering them begins. Here are three tips to get you started.
Lord Baltimore’s Challenge Report 2019
This event aims to be a meeting of Historical European Martial Arts practitioners from HEMA clubs and from historical re-enactment backgrounds (primar…