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Mounted Combat Arts Intensive: Pilot Program Registration Open
Mounted Combat Arts Intensive New for 2018, we are planning to offer a full five-day Mounted Combat Arts Intensive from July 2nd to 6th. This 50-hour program offers you the chance to immerse yourself in a full week of mounted combat arts both in and out of the saddle. Throughout the week you will learn the foundation of our approach to…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs |Festive Easter Sword Press News for March 2018
[caption id="attachment_21131" align="alignright" width="200"] Steal my eggs? This'll teach you![/caption] “The duel took place on Easter Eve, and Herr von Kotze was slightly wounded and taken to hospital. The next morning he received the congratulations of the Kaiser and an Easter egg, …”[1] Ah yes, Easter Bunnies with blades Hares and HEMA Rabbits …. well, you get the idea! Sting…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Destreza Achinech, I Duellanti, L’Arte Della Bellica, Niagara School of Arms, Sieben Schwerter, Wessex School of Arms |Book Review: “Irish Swordsmanship” by Miller
The Masters of Fence? Who came to your mind first? Ridolfo Capo Ferro of Italy? Hieronimo de Caranza of Spain? Joseph Swetnam of England? Richard Sheridan of Ireland? Wait a minute … Who? From Where? [caption id="attachment_20966" align="alignright" width="200"] Not your ‘sinsearachs’ swordsman!(University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo)[/caption] A Broad Overview If the latter country, let alone the personality,…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Ben Miller, Irish Swordsmanship |Youthful Sword Press News for February 2018
[caption id="attachment_20912" align="alignright" width="150"] Boy's armour c1610Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds[/caption] “A characteristic of adolescent games is that they are preparation for adult games and sport. Organized tournaments, for instance, were for adults, but adolescent males began to train for ritualized or real fighting. The city fathers were against such training, because … it would simply lead to a disruption of…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Academia de Esgrima Histórica, AURA, Canto Spada, La Meute de Nuada, Les Écuyers du Marchidial, PHEMAS, Sala de armas de Zumarraga, Stoccata School of Defence, Белый крест, Условно-прикладного фехтования |Revisiting the Harms of Unsolicited Help
Recently, many female identified practitioners in my life have been bravely and gracefully sharing with me their challenges in being students in martial arts. One of the main things that comes up time and time again is how difficult it is to be a student when their, typically male, partners seem eager to constantly offer them unsolicited help. That inspired…
Posted in News | Tagged help, personal devlopement, training |Schedule Change: Jumping Courses Postponed
Due to unseasonably late snow, we have decided to delay starting the Riding Level 3, Jumping and Riding Level 4+, Jumping courses at Red Colt for two weeks. This will give the ring time to recover from its late-season slush and firm up enough for jumping. These courses will now start on Saturday March 17th. Note that all other courses are running as…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs |Springing into Mounted Combat
Snow may have fallen this week, but that didn't keep us from riding and practising mounted combat. And with spring just around the corner, we have many more course offerings to get you out of the salle and into the saddle. Spring Courses at Red Colt Mounted Combat Mastery February is sword & shield month, and we'll be doing more…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs | Tagged Horsemanship, Mounted Combat |Unapologetic Sword Press News for January 2018
Dawn came to Marylebone Fields and found Albemarle and his second waiting with swords and pistols. Townshend arrived late and apologized. "Men of spirit don't want apologies", said the 'showy man'. "Come, let us begin what we came for."[1] Yes, we’re late with both January ‘and’ December, Allons-y ! Release the Kraken! THE GUARDIAN (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) 24 January…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Gebelezis, In Motu, Lynx Armizare, Maritime Sword School |What to do in December at Red Colt?
Our last Riding, Horsemanship, and Mounted Combat classes for 2017 wrapped up on the weekend, but that doesn't mean activities have stopped for the year. Here are some of the things you can do at Red Colt in December Get a Mounted Combat Membership Get your 2018 Membership now and you can use it in December. That means you can…
Posted in Mounted Combat, News, Programs | Tagged Mounted Combat Membership |Spontaneous Sword Press News for November 2017
“Put two kids in a room with long cardboard tubes and within seconds an epic sword fight begins. Kids love the idea of swordplay., and you heard that it looks great on a college application.”[1] [caption id="attachment_20520" align="alignright" width="200"] From many, manyplaces on the Net[/caption] How many of us delivered our first ‘sword cut’ with an empty roll of ‘wrap’…
Posted in News, Sword News | Tagged Leo et Ursus, Malta Historical Fencing Association, Schule Bloßfechter, Volkshochschule Regensburger Land |