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A Heroic Day

May 19, 2017 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

On Monday last week I was sat in the departures hall at Vancouver airport when I got a message from my friend Samantha Swords. She suggested I attend an event in London that weekend called the Hero … [Read more...]

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A review of the free Knee Maintenance course

December 9, 2016 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Just yesterday Louise Mann, a student on my Knee Maintenance course, sent me a review she had written. It blew me away, so I'm sharing it here, with her permission. Part 1: A gentle warm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: footwork, online courses, review, training mindset

Parry this! A review of the Smallsword Symposium

October 7, 2016 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Last weekend I attended the excellent Smallsword Symposium. I am unusual amongst HEMA instructors in that I do lots of different styles; Armizare, of course, but also I.33 sword and buckler, Capoferro … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: capoferro, How To, smallsword, training mindset

Women’s Class

April 8, 2016 By Guy Windsor 7 Comments

I have always made sure that there are at least some women in the photos in all of my training manuals. This photo from The Swordsman's Companion is one of my favourite pictures ever: Last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: sword class, teaching, training, travel, USA trip, video, women

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

Is Syrio Forel from Game of Thrones the worst (fictional) fencing master ever?

September 18, 2014 By Guy Windsor 1 Comment

Training montages are common in swashbucklery movies and TV shows; you know the sort of thing, where the young student is trained by the old master. As you may imagine, these are usually my favourite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, game of thrones, guy windsor longsword, sword class, sword drills

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