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Archives for 2020

2020 review

December 29, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

What a year. It’s been great for some people, disastrous for others, and overall I’ve been very lucky. So what went well, and what went badly? I’ve had a look at the most important decisions I’ve made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reflections

Irish Stick Fighting, with Maxime Chouinard

December 25, 2020 By Katie Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 27 Maxime doesn’t do longsword. But he does practise Irish Stick Fighting, 19th century sabre, and has a background in karate and kenjutsu. In this episode Maxime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: HEMA misfits, Irish Stick Fighting, martial arts

Straight White Men with Swords, with Claire Mead

December 18, 2020 By Katie Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 26 Claire Mead is an English/French freelance curator with museums and heritage sites specialising in making collections and programming more inclusive, specifically in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: art, foil, LGBTQI, longsword, museums, women in HEMA

How to get the most out of a too-advanced class

December 15, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

I am often asked by students if they are "ready" for a class with me. It's a common insecurity- nobody wants to feel that they are holding the class back, or be overwhelmed by a fire-hose of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports, Learning Swordsmanship

Fire Eating and Fencing, with David Ito

December 11, 2020 By Katie Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 25 David Ito is a sport épée fencer, Kendoka, longsword practitioner, and a fire eater. He also does 100 burpees first thing every morning. In this episode David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: circus skills, fencing, fire eating, fitness, kendo, longsword, teaching

How to teach a class

December 8, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Teaching can be daunting, especially for less experienced sword people. But the future of the Art entirely depends on people stepping up to lead classes. Eventually all the existing teachers will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship

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