Warrior Fundamentals - Week 4

Day Seven Today is poleaxe day! My excitement abates slightly when I discover that we don’t actually get to use real ones. Adrian insists that our waivers do not cover that level of damage. The trainers we use are just as heavy with nice hardwood poles and tough rubber end bits to pierce and crush…

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Popular Culture Sword Press

Back in mid-March, David McCormick lamented the loss of opportunities for stage combat in his piece ‘Theatrical Combat without Theatre’.  However, he did give a nod to the fact that “Filmmaking will go on” and thus – the stage-&-safety trained Western Martial Artist will have a place to display his/her craft and add to the…

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International Sword and other Pointed Press

This week We have offerings from two distinct disciplines. But before you make up your mind as to the relative merits of the two, let Us take just a moment to remind you about which of the two is the ‘Master’. Cheers, Wes (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/02/18/the-abandoned-an%E2%80%99...   Swords in Action   KYIV POST (Ukraine) 22 March 12 …

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