Category: Training Blog

To achieve any goal outside of your current path requires behavioural change, whether that is the goal of simply learning something new, achieving a p…

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…

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, …

Having a form that you can practice without a training partner provides structure for improving and maintaining your martial ability when training sol…

Hosted by the Chicago Swordplay Guild, this is one of North America's oldest European swordplay and martial arts events. The weekend features workshop…

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 intere…

It's a beautiful thing that we live in a time when fighting can be whatever we want it to be.

HEMA is a broad term that includes potentially thousands of martial arts, disciplines, and practices. I thought it would be interesting to break down …

My student asked a question about the nature of longsword fencing as it is often seen now in tournaments and in many videos online: "Why don't we see …

Nearly everything we work with today is written by instructors for a consumer audience. These notes provide an invaluable alternate view into the hist…