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Mindset, military service, and why we train, with Rigel Ng

September 11, 2020 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 12 Rigel Ng is the president of the Pan Historical European Martial Arts Society (PHEMAS) in Singapore. In this conversation we cover a lot of ground, from military … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: hema, military, mindset, Singapore, training mindset

Recovering from injury: six useful ideas

April 2, 2018 By Guy Windsor 7 Comments

I’m in the process of recovering from a nasty injury. Why am I telling you this? Because shit happens to everyone, and I thought it might be useful to you to see how I deal with it. This is not my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: injury, training, training mindset

Dealing with Overwhelm

January 3, 2017 By Guy Windsor 4 Comments

The New Year is upon us, and with it, a new opportunity to do interesting things, and a time to perhaps take stock and think about what's important. That would be lovely, except right now I'm totally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Reflections Tagged With: audatia, breathing exercises, lifestyle, overwhelm, productivity, projects, training mindset

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

Safety Guidelines for the Practice of Swordsmanship

October 18, 2016 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Safety Guidelines for the Practice of Swordsmanship These safety guidelines come from my Recreate Historical Swordsmanship from Historical Sources Course and have been adapted from The Duellist's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, exercise, health, injuries, longsword, rapier, safety, sword class, 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

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