Swordplay
Training Your Cold Game – Part II
Last week we began looking at cold performance as part of our training. Your cold performance is the immediate starting level of your body and mind when you first move from a non-martial to martial...
Swordplay
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Swordplay
Training the Ranges of Your Ability
If you want to imagine your ability to fence as a rating out of 100, it would be impossible to pinpoint an exact score in any kind of meaningful way. To be able to say I’m a 75 and they’re a 70, thus...
Swordplay
Training Your Cold Game – Part I
Warming up has innumerable benefits. It prepares the body for movement, increases your range of motion which helps prevent injury and increases performance, mentally prepares your technical...
DanceSwordplay
Explore it, Then Do it Like You Mean It. Two Stages of Learning.
Anna’s arms extended out into the cut, the point of her sword wavering her body ever so slightly withdrawn, the extension of her arms slightly slack. The motion was essentially correct but every part...
DanceLife
Room to Experiment
It's easy in learning to live in a space that moves between the lesson and the performance and thus never truly explore and internalize technique. The dance floor is not the environment that is...
DanceSwordplay
Devon's European Swordplay Tour
I am going to be in Europe in the month of May from the 1st to the 28th travelling and teaching swordplay at a few different schools and connecting with others as I travel. I’m also planning to...
LifeSwordplay
My Talk on Anti-Bullying and Knightly Virtues
Last week Academie Duello and I participated in an event for Anti-Bullying day. This day happens on February 26th and focuses on bringing awareness to the challenges of bullying. The event at...
DanceSwordplay
Do It Like You Mean It – 2 Stages of Practice
Anna’s arms extended out into the cut, the point of her sword wavering her body ever so slightly withdrawn, the extension of her arms slightly slack. The motion was essentially correct but every part...
Swordplay
Dealing with Boredom
One of the primary challenges that I see my students face and that I have personally faced over years of practice is boredom. Most techniques take hours of focused time to improve and hone. Yet the...
Swordplay
Moving From the Practice Brain to the Enjoyment Brain
Practicing does not always mean ‘working on’. It’s important to give yourself time with passions and skills in your life to just simply indulge in the activity. You don’t always need to practice....