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Archives for August 2020

What to read? Some healthy suggestions

August 31, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

I read a lot. Most writers do. You may think I spend most of my time reading sword books, but it isn’t so. Probably the most important books I’ve read in the last year or so are entirely sword-free! … [Read more...]

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Being an armourer in Chile, with Tomas Suazo

August 28, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 10 My guest this week is Tomas Suazo, a historical fencer and armourer from Chile. I first met Tomas when he came to train with me in Finland in 2014. He did a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: armor, armour, Chile, equipment, gauntlets, hema, Marozzo, South America

Book Review: Breath, by James Nestor.

August 24, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

I’ve been practising various forms of breathing exercises for about 30 years now. They are the foundation of all my training, to the point that literally every exercise of any kind is always first and … [Read more...]

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Acting, Fighting and Training, with Siobhan Richardson

August 21, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 9 Today's podcast episode is with Siobhan Richardson. You may recognise her from the cover of my latest book: She's an actress, singer, martial artist, stage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: acting, equipment, sword fighting, training, women in HEMA

Information Hygiene

August 17, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

My parents watch the 10 o’clock news every night. While I was staying with them recently I took that as my cue to wander upstairs and do my evening stretching and breathing routines, and read before … [Read more...]

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Getting started in HMA, and Viking sword design, with Roland Warzecha

August 14, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 8 I first met Roland Warzecha (also known as Dimicator) at the first Swordfish event, in Malmö in 2006, and we have been friends and colleagues ever since. He has built … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: hema, sword and buckler, Viking swords

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