No points, just press. Oh wait! I just thought of … ah rats! Too late! … .. . Choose Your Weapon … as long as its Scottish! EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS (Scotland, UK) 17 October 13 Sword fencing maestro revives old techniques (Dale Miller) Let’s see now … let’s check the armory … Scottish broadswords,…
A quick heads up to let you know the Cavaliere class scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled, and another class added at the end of the cycle on November 24th. The new schedule is: Class 2: November 10th Class 3: November 17th Class 4 & assessments: November 24th If you have already registered for…
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…
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Autumn has descended on Vancouver, and whether you're looking for something to shake off the rainy doldrums or a different way to stay active indoors, look no father than Academie Duello. We now offer three unique Beginner's Courses, each an affordable $99 (+tax)! Fight Like Sherlock Holmes Bartitsu is a complex martial art with many…
This Autumn, dare to try something new, push the limits of your practice, and explore new passions! Our Fall season is packed full of workshops that will challenge your mind and body while having fun. Here's a look at of few of our upcoming workshops in October: Umbrella Self-Defence Learn to fend off ruffians and…
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So you've signed up for a series of four Cavaliere classes, and really all you know is you'll be out at Red Colt for three and a half hours doing something with horses and swords. But how exactly does a Cavaliere Class unfold? Students in the Cavaliere classes are divided into groups based on their…
We’re always a touch perplexed when We search the Italian (and Spanish) press for HEMA/WMA related items – they’re few and far between, notwithstanding what appears to be very active swordplay communities there. And given that most of our Renaissance techniques and studies centre on the fight books of those two nations, it’s inexplicable why…
I had an interesting conversation with my student Dieter last night after class. Dieter is a Green Cord (first rank in our mastery program at Duello) who recently challenged and did not pass his test for Blue Cord (second rank). Not passing the Blue Cord test is not uncommon, our philosophy at the school is…
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Greetings everyone! It's the second week of October and the tracks of awesome swordplay continue, though one of them is only a slightly different course than last week. Greg and I posted up videos for Rapier Cutting for Green Cord (level 1) but as many of you let us know, that was completely incorrect.…
Tony Wolf, author/editor of the Bartitsu Compendium I and II, has posted some Barititsu videos from Forteza Fitness in Chicago. Bartitsu Stick Sparring From the 2012 Bartitsu School of Arms. Read Tony’s blog post regarding the sparring format and the stick choice: Bartitsu.org Bartitsu stick sparringWatch this video on YouTube Milling the Fists Just in…
The geese are flying overhead, the days are getting shorter and the horses' coats are getting longer. But that won't keep us out of the saddle! In fact, our Mounted Combat weather luck has reasserted itself, and we had an absolutely gorgeous balmy day for riding and swinging swords last Sunday. However, there are a…
“It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information”. Oscar Wilde We’ve nothing significant in HEMA/WMA press this week … so we’ll go straight to the Snippets. And hopefully, we’ll find some small note that is worthy of the time you spent visiting this weeks’ page. Snippets A Little…
Until this weekend we had an unbroken streak of good weather for Mounted Combat. In the two years we've been running the Mounted Combat workshops we've had stunningly good weather, with maybe a sprinkle of rain at the beginning or end of the day. However, when our weather luck failed, it failed spectacularly, and chose…