In 1599 George Silver, gentleman, published his Paradoxes of Defence, which lambastes the outlandish (i.e. foreign) Italian rapier fencing that was becoming popular in England, and offers an … [Read more...]
Skittles beat Watermelon: blood glucose experiment update
Watermelon is worse for me than Skittles.* Who’d have thought? If you haven’t read my post on testing blood sugar response to foods, you’d better do that before proceeding. Just to recap briefly, … [Read more...]
Meditation for Martial Artists: get started free!
Meditation is a crucially important practice for martial artists. It enables you to gain control over your state of mind, your level of arousal, and above all teaches you to be able to direct your … [Read more...]
What’s on this week…
There is a lot going on in the House of Windsor. The Sword Guy podcast is live, episode one with Jess Finley is up here. It will trickle through to the normal platforms (such as Apple’s itunes … [Read more...]
Medieval shoulders, trees, and swords, with Jess Finley
The Sword Guy Podcast is live! Episode 1 I am thrilled to announce that my new podcast, aptly named "The Sword Guy" is now live. The theme of the first season is "Voices of Historical Martial … [Read more...]
Doing something useful
One of the hardest parts of this lockdown business is the feeling of helplessness it generates. The plague is amorphous, invisible, and very hard to pin down and beat the shit out of. The other day … [Read more...]
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