Academie Duello in Monte Cristo magazine

Monte Cristo Magazine, "the lifestyle quarterly for discerning,
cultured Vancouverites", has written a superb article about Academie
Duello in their most recent issue.

One part of our interview that I felt Amanda Jun (the reporter)
captured well, was our place in the modern world:

While a room adorned with swords and armour and full of people
duelling, grappling, and twirling quarterstaffs may appear entirely
anachronistic, Boorman has a brilliant riposte to the matter. “We’re
practising in a modern context,” he explains. “It’s a martial art with
a rich history, but we’re not recreationists. We’re not trying to
pretend we’re in the past—we’re practising now. In the same way that
some forms of karate have a rich history, when you go to a [dojo],
you’re not pretending to be in ancient Japan. And so, it’s the same
thing here. We’re modern people doing this.” To impress his point,
Boorman adds, “The other thing that I love about this being a modern
thing is that women get to do it. We have lots of women in our
programs—I think it’s because swords are a great equalizer.”