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Archives for June 2015

Ethics, and the study of swordsmanship

June 26, 2015 By Guy Windsor 9 Comments

“Ethics (also moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.”  - Wikipedia I am writing the fourth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: ethics, hema, martial arts, writing

Audacious German Swordsmanship!

June 23, 2015 By Guy Windsor 3 Comments

I returned yesterday from a visit to the Osnabrück branch of my School, where every day of training was followed by one or two small beers, and playing Audatia. These guys are good enough (at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: audatia, fiore, fiore vs liechtenauer, german swordsmanship

Sometimes it’s better to just take the [s]hit.

June 11, 2015 By Guy Windsor 3 Comments

We often duck and dive to avoid something, when our interests would be better served by meeting it head on. Sometimes it's better to just take the hit. By the time they are a few weeks old, most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: capoferro, fear, parenting, training mindset

Audacious Freeplay Training

June 5, 2015 By Guy Windsor 1 Comment

A good swordsman must be able to handle a range of different opponents, and so must train to face lots of different styles of attack and defence. This is quite difficult to accomplish within a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: audatia, breathing exercises, form, video

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