Author: Devon Boorman

Challenging yourself to be better is daunting, daring, and rewarding. On this road you must find the edges of your comfort, push beyond your physical …

Research has shown that we humans use a tremendous amount of our brains in spaces beyond our conscious awareness. Learning is a process that is…

A good teacher doesn’t just impart information to their students, they empower their students to be excellent learners. In my classes I’m thinking…

In many of our classes at Duello we have a section where students of all levels drill with one another, one-on-one. It’s a great opportunity…

I've entered into combat with an opponent expecting a particular type of response, only to have them defy my expectations. They may do something that …

Within an environment that develops as quickly as a sword fight there is no time to actively reason your way out of it. You enter with a plan and then…

Awareness is an essential part of martial performance and learning. It allows you to know and understand your successes and failures—an important go…

Objective measures can be compelling. They’re easy to inspect and they can allow you to see progress in a way you can graph. However, often people c…

The route from learning a new skill to pulling it off in combat is not a simple process. Though you can take many skills immediately into combat and m…

One of the first major workshops I ever taught internationally was entitled “The Art of Not Sucking”. This workshop ended up being so popular that…