If you can practice with other folks, in person, that is really the best way to learn a martial art. HEMA groups predominantly fall into a few categor…
Our goal is to help people find the path of mastery. To develop an understanding of the art on a deep and fundamental level in multiple dimensions and…
Putting yourself out into the world is a surefire way to invite criticism. All who *do* encounter those who detract. Yet is there really any other way…
Istanbul is a city steeped in both European and Asian history. Every site you visit reveals layer upon layer of history that goes back at least 2000 y…
A little more than a week ago I was arriving in Italy to the sala of Roberto Gotti for a special gathering of swordsmen called Giocatore. This was a w…
Elevating our teachers to a realm beyond what is humanly achievable can be a strategy for minimizing our own expectations, and thus our disappointment…
For many these are the learning skills that they've had the most practice with, since our school system focuses so much on them. It may not be that yo…
This week I'm exploring kinesthetic learning, which can be understood as the act of learning by feeling or doing. Kinesthetic sense is often best enga…