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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Are you up to scratch? Ready to "toe the line"? Or are you down for the count? Take a swig of aqua vitae and put up your dukes... Pugilism Some martial artists really love the terminology and the exotic names in foreign languages. Fisticuffs, on the other hand, uses English words for the techniques, but…
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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Grooming the horse is one of the most important skill sets a rider needs to have. It allows you to check your horse for injuries, helps increase the circulation to his skin and muscles, prevents chafing from dirt under the tack, improves his appearance, and provides valuable bonding time. As you progress through your Horsemanship…
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,…
The art of dying is dying, according to a recent article on NPR: Now 69, Fukumoto recalls landing his first job in the movies as a stuntman and extra with Toei studios in 1959. "When I was younger, our studio had some 400 stuntmen and extras," he remembers. "I wanted to stand out. I…
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…