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Archives for March 2013

New Beginnings, part 4

March 28, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Week 4 and we are half way through the course. We ran through a normal warm-up, including kicking squats, knuckle push-ups and falling. Then I had them remember as much as they could of the four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, learning, series post, sword drills, warm-up

New Beginnings, part 3

March 22, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The third class of this beginner’s course was oddly attended, in that half the students present were not members of this course. Great for the true beginners, of course. We started with the salute, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, learning, series post, sword drills

New Beginnings part 2

March 20, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The second class of this course (on March 12th) began with the warm-up, to which I added kicking squats, and basic falling. We then swiftly reviewed the four steps and four guards, which they then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, series post

Striking by the numbers

March 12, 2013 By Guy Windsor 2 Comments

One of the difficulties of training in any art is the lack of measurable feedback. Every body is different, and there is little we can do to provide objective goals. Enter the tape measure. Readers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: intermediate swordsplay, reach, warm-up

Armour progress

March 8, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

My armour is coming along, and hit a milestone yesterday. My arming jacket finally had the necessary pointing holes for attaching the arm pieces, which have been ready since December. So this is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: armour, avant armour, manuscripts

New Beginnings, part 1

March 7, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

On Tuesday March 5th we began the 2013 Spring beginners’ course. The goal of the course is always the same: to provide a safe and approachable way for interested people to begin training in the Art of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, health, series post, sword class, warm-up

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