Stories, tips, and updates from Vancouver's home for Historical European Martial Arts.
Light protective gear or full plate harness - both connect practitioners to traditional martial arts practice. Here's why light gear training has value.
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A training journal is a log book of personal practice. Even minimal entries provide value to practitioners seeking continuous improvement.
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Understanding the five-tier martial rank system at Academie Duello - from Apprentice through Master, drawing from historical European traditions.
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Feeling stuck in your sparring routine? These strategic training games use alternate target objectives to increase engagement and develop specific skills.
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Historical European Martial Arts draws from instructional texts centuries old. Here's a systematic approach to studying these materials effectively.
Read More Proficiency comes from learning between sessions by practising on your own. Here's how to make at-home practice work for you.
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Slow sparring is an ideal way to focus on mechanics, precision, and tactical awareness - but it requires specific skills to do well.
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Rhythm is the most important thing to cultivate on the path to mastery. Five minutes daily beats an hour weekly.
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Understanding why rapier training is essential to our integrated Italian martial arts curriculum - the weapon that masters geometry, timing, and distance.
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