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Hands up! Jumping single-handed
Riding Level 4: Jumping single-handed One of the skills we ask you to show in the Mounted Combat program that you won't find in most riding curricula is the ability to 12. Jump a small x-rail with single-hand reining This, of course, is a prequel to being able to jump with a weapon in hand. Granted, most mounted combat occurs…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs | Tagged Jumping, Riding Level 4, single-hand reining |Conquering Fear with Mr. Bumble
Meet Mr. Bumble. Mr. Bumble is scared of everything. Mr. Bumble is a foster rat currently in my care. He was found living outside. Before we took him in he was a day away from becoming snake food (seriously!) and at some point in his adventures he broke a number of toes, so he was likely in a lot of pain.…
Posted in News, Personal Development | Tagged anxiety, fear, Mr Bumble, PTSD, training |For Want of a Horse …
The High Cost of Horsing Around We are fortunate at Academie Duello. We are one of the few HEMA schools in the world that own horses. Between our three horses and the horses that other owners at Red Colt Co-op make available to us, we are able to run classes, workshops, clinics, and our annual three-day symposium, Carosella for participants…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs |Adopted Sword Press: News for May 2017
Now about two decades old, the modern study of HEMA is continuing to gain enthusiasts from non-traditional venues. We’re already familiar with our peers in Japan that have an interest in medieval western martial arts, mirroring the western interest in ‘kendo’ and any of the Chinese swordplay disciplines. The item on Romania’s interest in and contribution to HEMA highlights an…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Cavalieri di Ranaan, Club sportiv Gebeleizis, Fior di Szatmar, Gairethinx, Societas Milites, Tournament Sala d'Arme Achille Marozzo |Why “Clean” Eating Challenges Are Hot, Stinking Garbage
So, this clean eating challenge popped up in my feed a few days ago because several people I know are taking it. We’re about to go down a rabbit hole, so I guess before we begin I should clarify: I don’t blame people for doing this stuff. I don’t blame people for hoping it will help them change. This is not about…
Posted in News, Personal Development, Swordfit | Tagged clean eating, eating, health, personal training, training |Get Your Game On: Incorporating Mounted Games
Horsemanship Level 4: Mounted Games It is possible to progress through our Riding and Horsemanship curricula without ever taking up mounted combat, and some people do this. However, we think you're missing out on a lot of the fun as well as on the riding skills that mounted games build. So even though we test mounted games skills for the…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs | Tagged IMGE, Mounted Games, Riding Level 4 |Review: We’re Working Out! The Al Kavadlo App
So, I generally don’t do reviews, so it means if I am doing one I either love the product or I really hate it to the point I need to put it in print so that I can stop being angry about it. Luckily (for you) this is the former. Over the weekend, I was asked for help by someone…
Posted in News, Swordfit | Tagged Apps, fitness, personal training, Review |Horse Archery a Sunny Success
The weather was perfect, the horses were mellow, and the students all left with smiles on their faces after our day of Horseback Archery with Robert Borsos of Borsos Torzs Horse Archery. The beginners started the day by learning Hungarian archery from foot, before we mounted them up on friendly school horses with handlers for some shooting from the saddle. The bows…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs | Tagged Horse Archery, Horseback Archery, Mounted Archery |Are You Doing Too Much and Eating Too Little?
May 6, 2017Three times in the last week I have advised other coaches seeking help working on weight loss with clients to get them to do less, eat more, and be patient. The common belief for weight loss is to eat less, train more, but more often than not when talking to other nutrition coaches their clients flounder not because they don’t take…
Posted in News, Swordfit | Tagged Personal Development, training |Less Function, More Art.
So, let’s get this down on paper first. I hate the word functional. It’s not a problem with the word itself, it’s that like the words “natural”, “healthy” and “fitness” it has become virtually meaningless. Every time someone uses the word functional, ask them the question “functional for what?”. Most of the time they won’t be able to answer, or…
Posted in News, Personal Development, Swordfit | Tagged fitness, health, the art |