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Size Matters: how long should your rapier be?

July 6, 2015 By Guy Windsor 24 Comments

As you may know, I am in the process of videoing everything we do in the salle, and putting it up online for free. This project is called the "Syllabus Wiki". One of the many benefits of this is that … [Read more...]

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The Princess Bride: how does Thibault cancel out Capoferro?

June 18, 2014 By Guy Windsor 7 Comments

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...]

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