30 for 30 Swordplay Challenge 2019!
On January 2nd, join hundreds of martial arts practitioners from around the world in a swordplay and European martial arts training challenge!
Author: Devon Boorman
Everyday Practice and Everyday Martial Arts
Finding time enough in our busy lives for quality martial arts practice can be difficult. One thing that has helped me is recognizing there are many m…
Bust Boredom to Achieve Mastery
Repetition training is, well, repetitive. And repetitiveness can be quite challenging to manage for our easily distracted minds. Boredom is one of th…
The Importance of Sleep for Martial Artists
We all lead busy lives, there are limited times to catch up with friends or spend time with family, and there are tons of distractions that can occupy…
Vancouver International Swordplay Symposium 2019
Registration is open! The event, which takes place from April 5-7, is a conference focused around intensive three-day programs with an aim to help peo…
Am I Strong Enough to Do Swordplay?
Not only is swordplay a wonderfully fun and fulfilling physical activity, it is also a great way to build physical health and to do so in a low impact…
Is Full Speed and Full Contact Required?
Full speed sparring is a type of simulation that has a hard time approximating the real world, and as training environments go it is not focused enoug…
Why Go Slow? The Benefits of Slow Sparring
Slow sparring is used in boxing, MMA training, diverse Eastern martial arts, as well as sharing many similarities to slow tactical training exercises …
Bruce Lee’s 10,000 Kicks and the Real Meaning of Mastery
If my only need was to survive martial encounters in a specific environment, I would most certainly focus my practice on the narrowest set of skills w…
To Build Proficiency: Show Up
When I speak with people who have found places of deeper proficiency and mastery, a common thread among them is often "I just kept showing up."