The Longsword DVD is Finally Here!
Don't think this material is just for beginners. We've endeavoured to be very thorough about the mechanics, structure, and fine points of each techniq…
Author: Devon Boorman
Keeping the “Martial” in Martial Art
If you have a desire to keep "true" to your art, as I do, I think it is important to make the "martial" a planned and intentional part of your practic…
Walking the Path – Reflections on VISS 2017
One of the best things I can do for myself and my students is to keep renewing my openness to change. I can do my best to equip them to be their own g…
5 Martial Arts Conference Survival Strategies
These events are amazing opportunities for learning and inspiration. They also tend to be super-packed events with more goodness than one human being …
30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge in Review
At the end of January we finished up the fourth 30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge. I took some time to reread a bulk of the training reports and compiled …
How to Connect with the Historical in HEMA
I had fought hard, reached a certain peak of success, received ample rewards, but then felt completely deflated. Then I began to investigate both the …
Structuring Your Solo Practice
Not everyone has the luxury of being able to regularly attend classes at a school like Academie Duello or get together with regular training partners.…
The Halfway Hump
Halfway points are both exciting and challenging. On one front, you've made it half way! However, you also have as far again to go. Here are a few tip…
What Have You Failed At Today?
This is not an accounting of how you "are a failure." Quite the opposite: it is an accounting of how you "are someone who dares."
Swordplay On Your Break, or a Break from Swordplay?
We just finished our last curriculum week for the year at Academie Duello. It will be two weeks before we're back onto our regular program, and depend…