Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

September 27th - 29th is Tourney Time! Yes, planning is in the works for our Annual Knightly Games Tournament!  This year we're making a full weekend of it by adding another iteration of the popular Mounted Archery Workshop, and including a day of riding, mounted combat, and games practice beforehand. Friday 27 September Workshops, Lessons,…

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Canada Day Sword Press

While the rest of Our peers are fighting their way through the streets of Vancouver … with the full support of its citizens (who are probably throwing money, and maybe elements of intimate apparel at the sword players) … some of us have a paper route to finish.  And on a national holiday at that!…

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Rules of the Road

Horsemanship Level 2: Riding in Groups Much of the last item on the Horsemanship 2 checklist 9. Rules for riding in a group is covered in the Riding 1 post, Safety in Numbers.  At the second level however, you will also be asked about group etiquette and safety when riding outside of the ring and…

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Summer Knight Camps at Academie Duello!

Looking for a unique Summer Camp experience? Send your child on an adventure back in time, to train as a Knight from the Middle Ages! Youth aged 8 to 14 will enjoy activities such as martial instruction in weapons such as the longsword and quarterstaff, archery, medieval games and more! "My son went to Knight Camp…

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GearCon and Victorian Martial Arts Symposium

This is where I'll be the first weekend in July: GearCon The Gaslight Explorers, Adventurers, & Romantics Convention (GEAR Con) is a celebration of Pacific Northwest steampunk and neo-Victorian creativity, taking place over three days in Portland, Oregon. Members of the public can register to meet fellow enthusiasts, attend presentations and workshops, meet authors and…

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Show Your Saddles You Care

Horsemanship Level 2: Saddlery Care In Dom Duarte's 15th century treatise on riding, horsemanship and mounted combat, Bem Cavalgar, he states: We must take good care of the saddle, the bridle and the stirrups, ensuring that they are strong, that they have the necessary resistance and are of good quality to avoid failure of any…

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City Sword Press

Swords in cities – in modern times and in those historical.  We find swords in established salles, rented recreation centres, city halls and the neighbourhood watering hole.  Cities used to be where one went to purchase the very latest-version of trendy weapons and accessories, and to take advantage of one of the many urban masters-of-arms…

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It’s All Greek to Me Sword Press

We love Our Job!  Wander through the worlds’ press, looking for articles about HEMA/WMA.  And to find such an item in the historical home of the sarissa, is especially satisfying.  HEMA/WMA is on the rise in North America and western Europe, but We also have a foothold in China, Japan … and … Greece! This…

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First the Lance, then the Sword Press

When you’re involved in HEMA/WMA disciplines, your ethics have to be irreproachable.   You’re using a potentially deadly weapon against another person with their full compliance.  You need to be ‘honourable’ and faultless in your application of safety measures taken to protect your opponent, yourself and bystanders. Our mounted peers have another consideration when it comes…

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Demonstrative Sword Press

For better or for worse, most of our students and membership come from those that first saw a demonstration of swordplay in a movie theatre, living room in front of the television or while out being cultural at the local playhouse.  The ‘flash, action, and perception the of bravery and the romance’ of swordplay hook…

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