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Sometimes, no matter who your sparring partner is, copycat behaviours can kick in and you begin to mimic and match your partner, even if what they're doing is less than ideal. How do you avoid mimicry when it doesn't serve you?
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Swordplay is something I truly love and has been an enduring passion of my life. But when the fire is gone a sense of resentment, frustration, or anger can remain in its place.
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To achieve any goal outside of your current path requires behavioural change, whether that is the goal of simply learning something new, achieving a particular martial goal, or making a change for your health.
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This article, cribbed from my forthcoming "Introduction to the Italian Rapier" book, looks at the range of historical rapiers and my opinion on how to best select a modern reproduction.
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The story says that through competition you are always being pushed by the people below you and challenged by the people above you. That may be true, but the question is: is it the most effective way to learn and grow your practice?
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Having a form that you can practice without a training partner provides structure for improving and maintaining your martial ability when training solo, and allows you to explore and enjoy the internal side of the art that is not about competition or self-defense.
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Hosted by the Chicago Swordplay Guild, this is one of North America's oldest European swordplay and martial arts events. The weekend features workshops, social activities, a feast, and copious amounts of free sparring and sharing between attendees.
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Considering the number of things that I have taken up, loved, and then put away over time, it's quite remarkable that the rapier still holds my interest today. It is a weapon that has truly transformed me, as a martial artist, for the better in every discipline I practice.
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It's a beautiful thing that we live in a time when fighting can be whatever we want it to be.
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HEMA is a broad term that includes potentially thousands of martial arts, disciplines, and practices. I thought it would be interesting to break down the term and some of what is potentially included within it.
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