Author: Devon Boorman

Martial Arts have meant many things to me over time. Here are some of the outcomes I feel are found within the HEMA disciplines we practice at Academi…

It can feel wonderful to receive praise. But these types of compliments may be programming you to avoid risk and seek approval.

I was turned on by sparring right away. Win or lose, I loved the environment, I loved the contact, and being able to truly test my skills with a weapo…

One of the core reasons to set goals and work to achieve them is to build happiness, fulfillment, and sense of self. But if you're using your goals to…

If you want to become an excellent practitioner of something (and that is a worthy goal), then you are going to need to call on yourself to do somethi…

Goals are something that are always on my mind in one form or another. Sometimes I forget them for a time, get lost into the activities themselves, or…

Our emotional state while learning has a dramatic effect on our brain's readiness to absorb new information, act creatively, and retain new content.

A sometimes-heard phrase around the Academie is "doing things wrong will help you figure out when something's right." This is an often-understood but …

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…

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 …