A Little More Film Fun
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…
Anabasis Marozzo
We’re transitioning to three days a week of training at Valkyrie WMAA. The plan is to keep the Monday and Thursday night slots ongoing at One Thousand Rivers, and start outdoor classes Saturday afternoons, taking advantage of the awesome Vancouver…
Warts and All
No time for a blog post today or tomorrow, so I put this video together last night to make up for it. I fought all the students last night, one after the other, and put it up for your review….
Summer and Longswords
Summer is coming. Looking out the window today I see the Zelkova trees are filling up nicely with green, and the maples have shed their flowers, the first leaves are showing nicely. Down the road the Deodar has blown the…
Wrestling to Lunge: Mechanics of Speed
As part of our usual rotation, last night’s unarmed portion of the class was a wrestling focus. We started with a variation on the fireman’s throw, and then worked some ground defenses. We had a lot of fun, and when…
Movement and Building the Coiled Spring
Class before last I was without a partner, and watching the rest of the students go through a drill. I couldn’t stop bouncing. I was full of energy…already past the first hour of heavy work, but still raring to go….
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