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Know what you want, and ask for it.

August 28, 2014 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

The ability to ask for what you want is a critical life skill. It does not absolve those around you from paying attention to your needs, but it makes it a whole lot easier to have those needs met. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: communication, learning, teaching, warm-up

How to train with beginners: 3 principles to make it work for you.

February 20, 2014 By Guy Windsor 1 Comment

Beginner you are not, hmmm? Beginners are the future of any martial art. And lucky too: the best learning environment is when you are the least knowledgeable person in the room. Anyone you train … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, How To, learning, sword drills, training with beginners, warm-up

New Beginnings, part 4

March 28, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Week 4 and we are half way through the course. We ran through a normal warm-up, including kicking squats, knuckle push-ups and falling. Then I had them remember as much as they could of the four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, learning, series post, sword drills, warm-up

Striking by the numbers

March 12, 2013 By Guy Windsor 2 Comments

One of the difficulties of training in any art is the lack of measurable feedback. Every body is different, and there is little we can do to provide objective goals. Enter the tape measure. Readers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Swordsmanship Tagged With: intermediate swordsplay, reach, warm-up

New Beginnings, part 1

March 7, 2013 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

On Tuesday March 5th we began the 2013 Spring beginners’ course. The goal of the course is always the same: to provide a safe and approachable way for interested people to begin training in the Art of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, health, series post, sword class, warm-up

In the beginning was the (s)word, part 7

November 19, 2012 By Guy Windsor Leave a Comment

Last Tuesday I was still away in the USA, teaching a seminar for Lonin and doing some consulting for CLANG. Ilpo Luhtala covered the beginners’ course class, and this post is compiled from his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Class Reports Tagged With: beginner swordsplay, exercises, series post, warm-up

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