It has been a very long time since I showed up to a martial arts club as a beginner, but over the summer I found myself looking for a regular martial arts class that fit my schedule, and in which I … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2017
Historical Sword Documentation Project
The Oakeshott Institute looks after legendary sword collector and author Ewart Oakeshott's extraordinary collection of swords. They have launched their Historical Sword Documentation Project which … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War (Book Review)
Dr. Ken Mondschein’s new book Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War is an unusual read. On the one hand, Ken is clearly a HUGE Game of Thrones fan, and has immersed himself in the books and TV … [Read more...]
Fascists are poisoning HEMA. Here’s one small thing I’m doing about it.
I recently got my latest book, The Theory and Practice of Historical European Martial Arts, back from the editor, and am working through it. There are always last-minute changes to make, but they are … [Read more...]
Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivä!
Today, Finland celebrates its 100th anniversary of independence. They paid a terrible price for it, both in the civil war that followed the declaration, and in resisting the Soviet invasion during the … [Read more...]
The problem of incomplete quotations
You've probably heard phrases like "Information wants to be free", or "What gets measured gets managed" before, usually to justify a particular political decision or business process, but they have … [Read more...]