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    The Stages of Ignorance in Mastery

    Our capacity to stay on the long road to mastery and move through its various stages is highly connected to our relationship with ignorance. There is…
    Devon Boorman 8 January 2018
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    30-for-30 Swordplay Challenge 2018!

    Starting today (January 2nd) and for the next 30 days, we are challenging every sword fighter (new or experienced) to commit to at least 30 minutes pe…
    Devon Boorman 2 January 2018
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    3 Injury Prevention Tips for Rapier Fighters

    Martial arts done well can improve your strength, endurance, and physical comfort. But done poorly, they can have the exact opposite effect, leading t…
    Devon Boorman 18 December 2017
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    Training to Relax for the Very Tense

    Relaxed muscles are quicker to respond, easier to adapt and change, and more capable of feeling connections through your weapon. Yet so many of us hav…
    Devon Boorman 6 December 2017
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    On Help and Failure

    Let us explore how our desire to help one another can often get in the way of allowing others to both help themselves and connect with a vital part of…
    Devon Boorman 23 November 2017
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    Swordfight Roadshow Fall 2017

    Greg here. Two years ago my partner and I set out on an epic adventure to sword fight across Western Canada. It went so well we repeated the loop agai…
    Greg Reimer 8 November 2017
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    Mimicry: How to use it, how to beat it

    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 …
    Devon Boorman 30 October 2017
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    Burn out: when the fire is gone

    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 ange…
    Devon Boorman 24 October 2017
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    Ready, Willing, and Able: Changing Your Training Behaviour

    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…
    Devon Boorman 16 October 2017
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    Choosing the Right Rapier for You

    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…
    Devon Boorman 10 October 2017
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