The similarities are striking. Or the kicking. Good writing does not happen through bad puns. Targeting the Shin and Knee The common advice among all practical forms of self-defence regarding kicks is: "Never use high kicks." I hope you've heard that before, so I won't spend too much time explaining the reasoning. The higher the…
Forteza Fitness in Chicago is doing some cool stuff!
My friends Greg Mele and Keith Jennings as well as associated others, including Tony Wolf, have setup a new salle of swordsmanship, Bartitsu and much more in Chicago. The centre is called Forteza Fitness and it is the new home of the Chicago Swordplay Guild and the Bartitsu Club of Chicago. They recently got some…
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Enjoying your training - Part 2
Last week I looked at the benefit of being happy when you're training or as one commenter expressed it: "Always train with a feeling of pleasurable exhilaration." Now lets take a look at a few reasons that get in the way of people enjoying their training: Disconnect from Training or Training Environment I figured…
Off side! Navigating your way around a horse
This is the first in a series of posts that will look at the individual requirements in the Horsemanship stream of the Cavaliere Program, beginning with Level 1. Even if you already have your Horsemanship 1 it is worthwhile reviewing this material, as subsequent levels are all built upon this foundation. The first item on…
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Past, Present and Future (?) Sword Press
Nicci looked up at Kahlan . "Knives are not my talent." "It's not hard," Kahlan said as she pressed the handle into Nicci's hand. "When the time is right, just stick the pointed end somewhere important in someone you really don't like." Quotes from the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, courtesy of Wikiquote.…
The Chicken Head!!
Take a look at this video.Now take a few moments to get over how bizarre it is... ... ... ... All right, let's move on. As bizarre as it is, the chicken demonstrates an important principle: we can move parts of our body while leaving other parts stationary. The implications of this are pretty big…
Intro to Stage Combat Next Weekend and Spring Break Knight Camp!
"(on Errol Flynn) He was not an actor of enormous talent - he would have admitted that himself - but in all those swashbuckling things he was beautiful." - Bette Davis Intro to Stage Combat Sunday, March 11, 2012 2pm-6pm In this intensive 4-hour workshop, we’ll cover the basics of stage combat, including: ▪Slaps ▪Punches…
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Bartitsu 3-March
This week in Bartitsu: 1. Boxing review: Chancery 2. Cane lesson: Reverse grip 3. Integration: Self-defence using strikes See you tomorrow at 3pm!
Geohash Duello!
Earlier this week (on Wednesday) some local Geohashers found Academie Duello to be their alternate location. Check out their record of their SwordFit Bootcamp adventure here.
Boxing on Stage with Sordelet
Here's an excerpt from Ring of Truth: In Studio Theatre’s Sucker Punch, the Sweet Science Is an Art by Chris Klimek Roy Williams’ script sketches most of its fights lightly, using only few words of stage direction. Not until the climactic bout does the 44-year-old British playwright offer a round-by-round prescription of how goes the war.…
Enjoy yourself! Reasons one should savour the learning experience.
What emotion do you experience when you're training or taking a class? Are you aware of it? What's the expression that you have on your face while you're struggling to implement a new technique or honing the precise movements of a cut with a longsword or lunge with a rapier? This may seem like an…
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Red Cords on the Rooftop at Red Colt
First off a huge thanks to those who stayed after Riding & Horsemanship or came out to volunteer for the work party last Sunday. Despite weather that rotated through freezing cold, sunshine, and sudden corn snow, much was accomplished. We got the new shelter up, Michael beat the blackberry jungle into submission, Kirsten, Kat &…
Law and Order Sword Press
Given the moderately heavy snowfall that fell on my city last night, we’re going to stay with ‘heavy’ and serious topics this today. From time-to-time, we have to remember that we are involved in a sport involving true weapons – and of a variety of types as well. Theft of Swords … again. NORTHAMPTON CHRONICLE…