I love swinging by other martial arts clubs. It’s always fascinating to see how other people train. Even when it’s a style you know very well, there is still the unique gestalt of the teacher and her students to make…
Probably most of you will never have to deal with challenge matches. It’s a good thing, they almost never end well. It’s a funny business…prone to ugliness when the slightest bit of ego gets involved, with a tiny chance of…
Screenwriting is a complex art. It has demanding rules, and success is rare. Like swordplay, it takes focused study of the art to master the basics. It has variations from medium to medium…feature films have a different format than sitcoms,…
If I could only ever do one thing to improve my fencing, it would be slow work with a competent partner. It’s the mother of all good technique, it’s the best teacher there is. In one bout of slow work,…
Going to rant a little bit. It doesn’t take much to get me going, some days. Today it was Twitter’s fault. Or rather a tidbit that was forwarded on twitter, linking to an online article. How could I not click…
The new phone has a handy built-in video highlight feature. Just had to try it out in class last night, and share the results with you guys. A little swordplay: A smidge more of our workouts: And a little bit…
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