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Crazy, in a good way.

July 21, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

I can't imagine how this passed me by all these many years. Have you heard of Allen Hemberger's Alinea Project? It's a thing of glory. He ate at Alinea, one of the top restaurants in the world, the … [Read more...]

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The Big Reveal

April 21, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

I know you’ve been thinking about nothing else for the last few days. Not the pesky plague. Not economic uncertainty. This, and only this: What the hell is that thing Guy made? Dale Belcher, of … [Read more...]

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Instinct, shed time, a new book, and a challenge

April 15, 2020 By Guy Windsor 9 Comments

Book cover for From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice

In a sword fight there is no time to think. You see, you act. The essence of training is to adjust your instinct so that the instinctive response is also the correct one. I’ve spent decades training … [Read more...]

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What sparks joy?

February 26, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

A hundred and four years before Marie Kondo was born, William Morris wrote: If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be … [Read more...]

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Handling a knife- productive procrastination

January 31, 2020 By Guy Windsor 1 Comment

I’m in that funny limbo state between a book being finished and being published. My translation and interpretation of Fiore’s longsword plays (of which the current working title is now From Medieval … [Read more...]

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Forged in Fire

January 13, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

There is magic in sharp steel. The feel of a perfectly honed edge slicing through wood, leather, or other targets, it’s as if the thing being cut parts before the blade like the Red Sea before … [Read more...]

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