Creating a working syllabus is hard. Where do you start? What comes next? How do you know when you’re ready to move on to the next thing? I find it helps to remember that there is no one correct … [Read more...]
Rapier Workbook #1 print-at-home files now free or pay what you want
Volume 2 of the new Rapier Workbook series is back from layout, and looking pretty spiffy. It will be going to the printers next week. Huzzah! Volume 2 won't be so useful if you don't already have … [Read more...]
The Princess Bride: how does Thibault cancel out Capoferro?
Without doubt the best rapier duel in cinematic history is the one between Inigo Montoya and the Man in Black at the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, in The Princess Bride (1987). To celebrate breaking … [Read more...]
Function first, then form. A lesson from the rapier.
In the midst of the annual Fiore Extravaganza, there is little time for blogging. So here is something I prepared earlier. The core lesson is: in most cases, it is better to have something that … [Read more...]