Sook-Yin Lee, host of CBC Radio's Definitely Not the Opera, popped into Duello yesterday evening and learned a few sword wielding skills for her program this Saturday that asks "what do we create when we recreate the past?"Sook-Yin was a lot of fun to talk with and we had a good time with the little…
Rapier Clinic this Friday!
At tomorrow's Open Floor I will be running some timed rapier sparring from 8-9pm. Two or three fighters will hold the field against all comers for five minutes (in a rank-exam style format), which will be followed by five minutes of feedback and review. Then another set of fighters holds the field for another five…
Intro to Bartitsu next Saturday
Mark your calendar: next Saturday, 18 June, is our Introduction to Bartitsu workshop. From 1pm to 5pm you'll learn the core techniques of Victorian martial arts, and fight like Sherlock Holmes. We'll explore: the basic punches of scientific boxing and the first defensive moves of pugilism, the first throw from jujitsu and how to land…