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Only three weeks late… Who went? How’d it go?

Who went? How was it?

Who went? How was it?

Depending on where you injured. And I find it really hard to type up instructions because it is easy to do more damage than good.  So listen to your body and Don’t Overdo it!  I only give you suggestions because I know you know how to stretch safely.  Scroll all the way to the bottom […]

In fencing there are certain actions you can take that demand a response from your opponent while simultaneously limiting that response to a knowable, small set of options. Example: I find your sword, you have to withdraw or change lines.  Changing lines gives me a tempo to attack in during which, as long as I […]

So what do Fabris and a Bowling ball have in common? So think back to physics class… yes for some of us that is further away than others: If you had a really cool physics teacher you might have gotten to do some neat things like shoot off potato cannons on the football field and […]

Greetings all! So, I’m pretty sure there are some lurkers out there, in addition to all the Knowne Worlde fencers who comment here. Staffan and I were planning to cross blades at Gulf Wars on Tuesday morning, and I’d love to meet everybody else who might be there. Since a good chunk of the Atlantians […]

Aethelmarc and Atlantia are going to fight the East and the Mid at Pennsic. This is awesome.  If you’re a fencer. Most heavy fighters I’ve talked to think it’s stupid.  Not sure why. Some pelicans think Atlantia’s getting ripped off: The East, Mid, and Aethelmarc get a cut of the profits.  Atlantia doesn’t. But the […]

While I am very fond of Wistric’s Rules of Melee, a second viewing of Zombieland reminded me of just how useful some of the rules are, both on the field and, as it turns out, for marshals.  Also, some of them are not at all useful. “Cardio” – Almost goes without saying, doesn’t it? “Double […]