Check out our very own Kimberleigh Smithbower-Roseblade in the sports section of the Vancouver Courier today. If you don't live in Vancouver or shun the papery stuff you can check the article out on their website.

The article tells the story of Kim's recent trip down to Mississippi where she worked with our friends at Darkwood Armory to design her very own longsword complete with rose hilted pommel.

Kimberleigh is certainly a force to be reckoned with and this article does as much justice as any article could to the passionate person she is. Nice work Kimmie!

Devon Boorman is the Co-Founder and Director of Academie Duello Centre for Swordplay, which has been active in Vancouver, Canada since 2004. Devon’s expertise centres on the Italian swordplay tradition including the arts of the Renaissance Italian rapier, sidesword, and longsword, as well as knife and unarmed techniques.
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