“The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their right name” - Confucius. In this post I will demonstrate beyond all reasonable doubt that every wonder of the modern age is attributable to the … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
The Exchange of Thrusts: excerpt from the new book!
Greetings! You may be thinking about pre-ordering my new longsword book through the Indiegogo campaign. In case you're wondering what the book contains, you can see the table of contents on the … [Read more...]
Italiano non sprekky molto bweno.
I am learning modern Italian. It's about time too I hear you cry. And rightly so. So I have changed the name of this blog from Ragion de Spada, which is how Vadi spelled it in his 1480s manuscript, … [Read more...]
The Tools of my Trade, part 1
I am often asked for equipment recommendations, and people seem to be interested in the sort of equipment professionals use. So this is the first of a series of blog posts about the tools I use at … [Read more...]