I've seen students haltingly muddle through each and every motion of a technique, attempting to perfect it while in progress. I also see them judging …

Rhythm is the most important thing to cultivate on the path to mastery. Whether you leverage our online course or simply get started with your own pra…

There are many techniques, tricks, and traps one can employ, with relatively little practice, that will score you some hits on mediocre fencers. The c…

This is not an article about not giving help, it’s simply about being effective and constructive with the help you offer. If you truly want to help …

The key to being able to catch a ball—or to parry a sword blow, or strike a moving target—is giving your brain enough exposure to the problem in i…

It takes practice to meet challenges, recover from failures, and take stock in growth. I think one of the most valuable things that martial arts, and …

Over the month of January Academie Duello and Duello.TV hosted a 30-day swordplay training challenge. Along with weekly groups of practical exercises …

In the path of mastery I see tournaments as a tool to help challenge, inspire, and expand one's practice. They're not for everyone, and they're a poor…

Cultivating the competitive spirit is often used to drive one to harder training and to overcoming one's opponents in a game or tournament. Yet, if it…

I am often asked why people practice martial arts or why I practice swordplay specifically – considering it’s unlikely that I’ll be in a life-an…