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Archives for May 2013

How to teach from a shopping list

May 30, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

One of the issues that I face as an itinerant swordsmanship instructor, presiding over a school that exists on three continents, is that I can only visit each branch occasionally. I encourage the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: forms, How To, how to teach, sword drills, teaching

5 essential non-martial arts books every martial artist should read

May 28, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Readers of this blog will know that I am quite fond of books. Reading deeply is good, reading widely is good too. I am often surprised by the extraordinary usefulness of books that on the face of it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books and Writing Tagged With: best martial arts books, best martial arts books of all time, learning, martial arts training books, training mindset

14 good reasons why you should buy the new I.33

May 22, 2013 By Guy Windsor 4 Comments

My copy of the new edition of I.33 arrived last week, and it is a swordwielding bibliophile’s wet dream. Not only is the reproduction effectively perfect, but the companion volume by Dr Forgeng is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books and Writing Tagged With: books on the art, learning, manuscripts, sword books, sword texts

One way to see what is really there, when fencing.

May 21, 2013 By Guy Windsor 3 Comments

The essential cognitive skill behind the application of swordsmanship is to see what is really there, not what you think is there. This is a profound and difficult skill to master, as we are all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: learning, mastery, training mindset

A holo-deck for the philosophy of ethics

May 15, 2013 By Guy Windsor 2 Comments

I was talking to a student after class the other day, someone who has been training with me off and on since the school opened. I happened to mention that for me, one of the primary uses of the art we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: ethics, violence

A Birthday Present

May 13, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

This blog has now been up for one whole year. Huzzah! In that time I have published 58 posts, in 11 categories. By far the most-viewed post, with nearly double the hits of the next most viewed, has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fun Tagged With: birthday, Veni Vadi Vici

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