A few weeks ago, Jamie MacDonald from Ravenbeak Natureworks contacted Academie Duello to find out if we'd be interested in offering a very unique workshop at our school. The workshop offered the opportunity to make your own bow right from a yew stave (a split piece of yew wood from a fallen tree). We invited…
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‘Hunger Games’-related archery press continues to dominate, at least on this side of the big pond. However overseas; sword melees, sword research and sword-related ‘culture’ continue. Wes A Royal Sword? BOURNEMOUTH ECHO (Wareham, UK) 19 April 12 Saxon sword found in River Frome may been owned by royalty (Jim Durkin) A 10th century, old-English…
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The Chicago Tribune has posted an article about our friends Forteza Fitnessthat includes some quotes from an interview with me as well as Tony Wolf, and Keith Jennings. Check it out on their website:http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-sun-0422-vintage-fitness-techniques-20120421,0,918731.story?page=1
If you're in Vancouver and not taking a class at Academie Duello tonight, come and check out the second screening of the documentary Arte, Ardore, Onore as part of a Celluloid Social Club event. Doors at 7:30pm, shows start at 8pm at the Anza Club (#3 West 8th Ave. at Ontario St., Vancouver, BC). You can…
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Hello all swordfighters and swordfighting spectators! Cascadia North is proud to announce the first annual Dogwood Tournament, taking place this coming Friday, April 20th, from 7pm 'til midnight at Academie Duello. This event involves tournaments for the rapier, the longsword, and archery. We will also hold a voting contest for the winner of our potluck…
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Armizare Academy is an invitational event hosted by the Chicago Swordplay Guild for schools which practice within the Italian Swordplay tradition from throughout the world. This year Academie Duello has the honour of being invited to join in and be a part of this great meeting of teachers and students. The event takes place at the beautiful and historic…
The Internet has been a great boon to us as historical swordplay practitioners. 15 years ago access to resources regarding historical fencing were much harder to come by and generally required actuallyvisiting repositories of historical manuals. Now through the power of the Internet you can have high quality copies of nearly any manuscript and the ability to connect and…
Toronto and jousting items dominate this Easter offering. Toronto – swords ‘and’ jousting … who knew? Of more important note though, our community recently suffered an accident that deserves a moment’s consideration to ensure that we’re doing everything possible to take care of weapon safety during training, displays or competitions. Wes A Centre for…
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Examinations this Friday Rank Examinations are coming up this Friday at 7pm. As of writing we have 4 people ready to test for the rank of Blue Cord (our second level). If you've never been to a rank examination it is a great opportunity to see the Academie in action, and if you're a member,…
It's always a very cool thing to see several varieties of swordplay in action at one time.
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Back in mid-March, David McCormick lamented the loss of opportunities for stage combat in his piece ‘Theatrical Combat without Theatre’. However, he did give a nod to the fact that “Filmmaking will go on” and thus – the stage-&-safety trained Western Martial Artist will have a place to display his/her craft and add to the…
An exciting announcement was made at today's Mounted Combat workshop. Academie Duello in cooperation with the Botswana's Chobe National Park Association and Red Colt Equestrian Co-op is going to be housing two displaced African Grey Elephants in Richmond, BC. Wildlife experts who were looking for space for two displaced elephants, originally intended for the Greater Vancouver Zoo,…
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See the full gallery on Posterous A couple group photos from the end of today's fantastic and sunny mounted combat workshop in beautiful Richmond, BC. It was a glorious sunny day for sword fighting and riding.
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We have an exciting month ahead of us at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV. In the Mastery Program we'll be moving back toward the rapier, in the Warrior Fitness program defensive conditioning will be the name of the game, and our focus programs will continue to look at guards, now with a focus on how to defeat them.…
"So long as you use a knife, there's some love left." - Norman Mailer Fiore vs. Modern Knife Workshop Saturday, April 7, 2012 3pm-7pm Vancouver Film School Explore how to apply the principals and techniques of Armizare to a modern knife, covering applicable postures vs modern knives, maintaining control of the knife, conducting safe disarms,…
It was a very full night this last Tuesday. The combined salute in and salute out at 8pm shows a health compliment of students in SwordFit and Warrior Fundamentals as well as Taste of the Renaissance, Mastery Class, and Stage Combat. Don't forget we have a 5:30pm Mastery Class on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well…
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Monte Cristo Magazine, "the lifestyle quarterly for discerning, cultured Vancouverites", has written a superb article about Academie Duello in their most recent issue. One part of our interview that I felt Amanda Jun (the reporter) captured well, was our place in the modern world: While a room adorned with swords and armour and…
This week We have offerings from two distinct disciplines. But before you make up your mind as to the relative merits of the two, let Us take just a moment to remind you about which of the two is the ‘Master’. Cheers, Wes (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/18/the-abandoned-an%E2%80%99... Swords in Action KYIV POST (Ukraine) 22 March 12 …
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