https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-sword-guy-podcastenHealth & FitnessCopyright Guy Windsorhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5adceac7dbcd2a4e0d35ecd8a58c5e0b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/the-sword-guy-podcastThu, 02 Mar 2023 01:21:33 +0000Guy WindsorGuy Windsorfeeds@spreaker.comGuy Windsor and friends discuss sword training, historical swordsmanship, research, and other topics. Guests include well-known instructors and experts in the field.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/hema-in-mexico-and-inspirational-womenhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-in-mexico-and-inspirational-women/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mariana Lopez is a historical fencer, coach, artist and one of the founders of HEMA in Mexico, 16 years ago. She is also the co-founder of Esfinges, an international network of female historical fencers. In our conversation we talk about how the HEMA scene in Mexico differs from the U.S. or Europe, and what other countries might learn from the Mexican way of doing things. We also talk about Esfinges, and what it was like to found the network, the abuse she has faced for it, and how hearing from so many women in HEMA has affected her views. Mariana is keen to improve tournament culture, and we hear how she would like to do that – and how her approach differs from Guy’s. She is also looking to set up a scholarship, and towards the end of the interview she explains how it could be done.]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/373e5aed-a63a-36de-95b2-2ec5de99ca52Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions, images and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-in-mexico-and-inspirational-women/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mariana Lopez is a...https://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-in-mexico-and-inspirational-women/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mariana Lopez is a historical fencer, coach, artist and one of the founders of HEMA in Mexico, 16 years ago. She is also the co-founder of Esfinges, an international network of female historical fencers. In our conversation we talk about how the HEMA scene in Mexico differs from the U.S. or Europe, and what other countries might learn from the Mexican way of doing things. We also talk about Esfinges, and what it was like to found the network, the abuse she has faced for it, and how hearing from so many women in HEMA has affected her views. Mariana is keen to improve tournament culture, and we hear how she would like to do that – and how her approach differs from Guy’s. She is also looking to set up a scholarship, and towards the end of the interview she explains how it could be done.]]>5214yes149fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/fiore-the-movie-with-alberto-matteahttps://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore-the-movie-with-alberto-mattea/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Alberto Mattea is an Italian film composer and filmmaker, actor and re-enactor with a deep interest in the Middle Ages. In the historical martial arts world, he is perhaps best known for his short film Fiore, which is, I think, the most accurate representation of the late 14th century ever put on the screen. In this episode Alberto explains how the film got made on a tiny budget of €3,000, how they built the sets, made the costumes and did the special effects. And who made the swords! Listen to the very end of this episode to hear some of the music Alberto composed for the film. We also talk about what TV series Alberto ought to make next, which would change the perception of the Middle Ages in popular culture. You can see Fiore on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_H3dkTiaRA and here is the video with the breakdown of the visual effects that is mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja5Q-70XEDA  For more information about Alberto, this is his website: https://www.albertomattea.com/]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/f692a054-32a3-307d-90ab-c12544b23e6bFri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore-the-movie-with-alberto-mattea/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Alberto Mattea is an Italian film...https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore-the-movie-with-alberto-mattea/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Alberto Mattea is an Italian film composer and filmmaker, actor and re-enactor with a deep interest in the Middle Ages. In the historical martial arts world, he is perhaps best known for his short film Fiore, which is, I think, the most accurate representation of the late 14th century ever put on the screen. In this episode Alberto explains how the film got made on a tiny budget of €3,000, how they built the sets, made the costumes and did the special effects. And who made the swords! Listen to the very end of this episode to hear some of the music Alberto composed for the film. We also talk about what TV series Alberto ought to make next, which would change the perception of the Middle Ages in popular culture. You can see Fiore on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_H3dkTiaRA and here is the video with the breakdown of the visual effects that is mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja5Q-70XEDA  For more information about Alberto, this is his website: https://www.albertomattea.com/]]>5617yes146fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/the-whack-don-t-die-method-with-kari-holhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/the-whack-dont-die-method-with-kari-holman/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Holman is a rapier fencer and a licensed therapist. She has also written Psychology and the SCA Fencing Woman: a Manual for Students and Teachers. The moment I read it, I asked if I could include it in my How to Teach course because it's that good. So of course, we talk about teaching women and what’s been going wrong with teaching that leads to so many women dropping out before they reach the higher echelons of the fencing community. We also talk about trauma and PTSD. Kari explains about different types of trauma, whether we are all traumatised, and how similar events could be traumatic or not at all, depending on the context. Kari volunteers as a psychological counsellor at the Midwest FurFest, which currently the largest free convention in the US. We have a very interesting chat about why she’s needed, what happens at these conventions, and why so many thousands of people might want to dress up in a fur suit in the first place.]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/25d7154b-2d21-38f5-9861-585b93d9ad2bFri, 27 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions, photos and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-whack-dont-die-method-with-kari-holman/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Holman is a...https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-whack-dont-die-method-with-kari-holman/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Holman is a rapier fencer and a licensed therapist. She has also written Psychology and the SCA Fencing Woman: a Manual for Students and Teachers. The moment I read it, I asked if I could include it in my How to Teach course because it's that good. So of course, we talk about teaching women and what’s been going wrong with teaching that leads to so many women dropping out before they reach the higher echelons of the fencing community. We also talk about trauma and PTSD. Kari explains about different types of trauma, whether we are all traumatised, and how similar events could be traumatic or not at all, depending on the context. Kari volunteers as a psychological counsellor at the Midwest FurFest, which currently the largest free convention in the US. We have a very interesting chat about why she’s needed, what happens at these conventions, and why so many thousands of people might want to dress up in a fur suit in the first place.]]>5495yes145fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/outnumbered-combat-and-catching-imaginarhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/outnumbered-combat-and-catching-imaginary-balls-with-luis-preto/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Luis Preto is a Jogo do Pau instructor and author of multiple books, including a tutorial on multiple opponent combat with one handed weapons. He also has two master's degrees, one in teaching sports and the other in Kineseology. Jogo do Pau is known as Portuguese stick fighting, which shares a cultural heritage with similar combat systems in Europe, but one difference is that in the Portuguese system, the multiple opponent training has been preserved. We talk about why training in outnumbered combat may have been lost in other areas, and how to train for such scenarios in a safe way. Luis explains how it’s actually quite simple to protect your head from being whacked by a big stick. To watch some Jogo do Pau videos, here is Luis’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC45K3e12LNK9EajBvpMtmKg We also talk about teacher training, and how to teach movement through practises that give trainees intrinsic feedback, rather than repeating specific techniques that may not be helpful in the reality of a swordfight. It is all about the context and the motivation. We also talk about how martial arts practitioners can improve their training, and how coaches can get better at coaching.    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/26095bb1-99fb-3762-9453-b743ad885541Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/outnumbered-combat-and-catching-imaginary-balls-with-luis-preto/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Luis...https://swordschool.com/podcast/outnumbered-combat-and-catching-imaginary-balls-with-luis-preto/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Luis Preto is a Jogo do Pau instructor and author of multiple books, including a tutorial on multiple opponent combat with one handed weapons. He also has two master's degrees, one in teaching sports and the other in Kineseology. Jogo do Pau is known as Portuguese stick fighting, which shares a cultural heritage with similar combat systems in Europe, but one difference is that in the Portuguese system, the multiple opponent training has been preserved. We talk about why training in outnumbered combat may have been lost in other areas, and how to train for such scenarios in a safe way. Luis explains how it’s actually quite simple to protect your head from being whacked by a big stick. To watch some Jogo do Pau videos, here is Luis’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC45K3e12LNK9EajBvpMtmKg We also talk about teacher training, and how to teach movement through practises that give trainees intrinsic feedback, rather than repeating specific techniques that may not be helpful in the reality of a swordfight. It is all about the context and the motivation. We also talk about how martial arts practitioners can improve their training, and how coaches can get better at coaching.    ]]>5663yes142fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/medieval-shoulders-trees-and-swords-withhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-shoulders-trees-and-swords-with-jessica-finley-episode-1-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s repeated episode is the very first Sword Guy Podcast episode, with the inestimable Jessica Finley, who may be known to you from her wonderful book about medieval wrestling. Those of you who are enrolled on my Solo Training course may have sweated and grunted through her “solo training for wrestlers” section of the course, and if you know her on her Patreon account, she produces translations, interpretations, previews of books in progress, and videos also for her patrons and you can find her there at www.patreon.com/jessfinley. Birthday Sale You still have two days left to use the code, GUYTURNS49 to get £5 off any of my books at swordschool.shop and 30% off any course at courses.swordschool.com. The code will work until the end of December 2022.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/13038ab9-025e-3bd7-bb51-6a7cfe948a10Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-shoulders-trees-and-swords-with-jessica-finley-episode-1-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy...https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-shoulders-trees-and-swords-with-jessica-finley-episode-1-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s repeated episode is the very first Sword Guy Podcast episode, with the inestimable Jessica Finley, who may be known to you from her wonderful book about medieval wrestling. Those of you who are enrolled on my Solo Training course may have sweated and grunted through her “solo training for wrestlers” section of the course, and if you know her on her Patreon account, she produces translations, interpretations, previews of books in progress, and videos also for her patrons and you can find her there at www.patreon.com/jessfinley. Birthday Sale You still have two days left to use the code, GUYTURNS49 to get £5 off any of my books at swordschool.shop and 30% off any course at courses.swordschool.com. The code will work until the end of December 2022.      ]]>4192yes141fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/ask-me-anything-with-guy-windsorhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/ask-me-anything-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is a little bit different. It's an Ask Me Anything with me. I sent out a query to my patrons on Patreon and also to my mailing list, and I got a whole bunch of questions that apparently people want answers to, so I’ve answered them. Find out which historical master I would like on my side in a tavern brawl, my funniest moment in teaching, my ideal podcast guest, and more. A couple of useful links From the question about the best rapier fencing system:

• Link to the Swordschool Wiki where you can find plate 17 and plate 19 from Capoferro: https://www.swordschool.com/wiki/index.php/Specific_Plays_from_Capoferro

From the question about the lefty Todesca:

• Here is the link to Eleanora Rebecchi’s episode: https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi
• And my unboxing video: Malleus Martialis Todesca Unboxing.mp4 from Swordschool.

       ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/d98e4e65-0ec3-3860-b287-e60e9622754aFri, 25 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/ask-me-anything-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is a little bit...https://swordschool.com/podcast/ask-me-anything-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is a little bit different. It's an Ask Me Anything with me. I sent out a query to my patrons on Patreon and also to my mailing list, and I got a whole bunch of questions that apparently people want answers to, so I’ve answered them. Find out which historical master I would like on my side in a tavern brawl, my funniest moment in teaching, my ideal podcast guest, and more. A couple of useful links From the question about the best rapier fencing system:

• Link to the Swordschool Wiki where you can find plate 17 and plate 19 from Capoferro: https://www.swordschool.com/wiki/index.php/Specific_Plays_from_Capoferro

From the question about the lefty Todesca:

• Here is the link to Eleanora Rebecchi’s episode: https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi
• And my unboxing video: Malleus Martialis Todesca Unboxing.mp4 from Swordschool.

       ]]>3309yes136fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/medieval-banana-hammocks-with-tasha-dandhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-banana-hammocks-with-tasha-dandelion-kelly/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is with Tasha Dandelion Kelly, an expert in medieval clothing who blogs at La Cotte Simple and in my opinion, knows perhaps more than anyone else on the planet about how a gambeson should be made. We talk about the Charles de Blois pourpoint, which is constructed in such a way that it gives incredible freedom of movement. You can see pictures of different examples on Tasha’s website – check out the construction around the shoulders: https://cottesimple.com/images/cdb-pourpoint-pattern/ If you fancy making one, Tasha’s pourpoint pattern book is for sale here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/tasha-kelly/the-pourpoint-of-charles-de-blois/paperback/product-1rg4jw2g.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Here is a direct link to the PDF of her article on the red coat armour at Chartres: https://cottesimple.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Charles-VI-pourpoint-article-Tasha-D-Kelly-reduced-size.pdf This is a video summary of the paper about the Lengberg finds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGg8xbUVXT4 In the video you can see the world’s oldest bra, which the priests were not at all happy about. Those naughty women! Lengberg experts Q+A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LnWIveL5l4    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/93bf4f2b-9d2a-3a3d-98c4-f57aef0f55c7Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-banana-hammocks-with-tasha-dandelion-kelly/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is...https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-banana-hammocks-with-tasha-dandelion-kelly/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is with Tasha Dandelion Kelly, an expert in medieval clothing who blogs at La Cotte Simple and in my opinion, knows perhaps more than anyone else on the planet about how a gambeson should be made. We talk about the Charles de Blois pourpoint, which is constructed in such a way that it gives incredible freedom of movement. You can see pictures of different examples on Tasha’s website – check out the construction around the shoulders: https://cottesimple.com/images/cdb-pourpoint-pattern/ If you fancy making one, Tasha’s pourpoint pattern book is for sale here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/tasha-kelly/the-pourpoint-of-charles-de-blois/paperback/product-1rg4jw2g.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Here is a direct link to the PDF of her article on the red coat armour at Chartres: https://cottesimple.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Charles-VI-pourpoint-article-Tasha-D-Kelly-reduced-size.pdf This is a video summary of the paper about the Lengberg finds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGg8xbUVXT4 In the video you can see the world’s oldest bra, which the priests were not at all happy about. Those naughty women! Lengberg experts Q+A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LnWIveL5l4    ]]>4648yes135fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/broadsword-for-kids-with-andrew-newtonhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/broadsword-for-kids-with-andrew-newton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Andrew Newton lives in the Annapolis Valley in Eastern Canada. He is a historical fencer and mounted archer and runs the Annapolis Valley Historical Fencing Club, teaching broadsword, sabre and cutlass. Andrew was also an officer in the Air Force, so of course there’s a bit of plane chat. In our discussion we talk about the business end of running a club: how to make money, effective marketing tips, and why even if you’re a non-profit you still need to have a business-like approach. Andrew is running very successful youth classes, for both younger kids and teenagers. He talks about how to teach children and why it’s not that different to teaching adults. We discuss the importance of getting youngsters into HMA. Useful links: Guy’s Farfalla di Ferro drill video: https://vimeo.com/540592226 Sea Winds horse archery: https://www.seawindshorsearchers.ca/ Cateran Society broadsword: https://cateransociety.org/ This is Guy’s lengthy and ultra-geeky post about stretto: https://guywindsor.net/2018/06/freedom-to-strike-a-lengthy-discussion-of-largo-and-stretto/  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/eab48831-d1bc-346f-bd3d-98d681192ee0Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/broadsword-for-kids-with-andrew-newton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Andrew Newton lives in the...https://swordschool.com/podcast/broadsword-for-kids-with-andrew-newton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Andrew Newton lives in the Annapolis Valley in Eastern Canada. He is a historical fencer and mounted archer and runs the Annapolis Valley Historical Fencing Club, teaching broadsword, sabre and cutlass. Andrew was also an officer in the Air Force, so of course there’s a bit of plane chat. In our discussion we talk about the business end of running a club: how to make money, effective marketing tips, and why even if you’re a non-profit you still need to have a business-like approach. Andrew is running very successful youth classes, for both younger kids and teenagers. He talks about how to teach children and why it’s not that different to teaching adults. We discuss the importance of getting youngsters into HMA. Useful links: Guy’s Farfalla di Ferro drill video: https://vimeo.com/540592226 Sea Winds horse archery: https://www.seawindshorsearchers.ca/ Cateran Society broadsword: https://cateransociety.org/ This is Guy’s lengthy and ultra-geeky post about stretto: https://guywindsor.net/2018/06/freedom-to-strike-a-lengthy-discussion-of-largo-and-stretto/  ]]>6354yes134fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/how-to-build-a-space-rocket-with-leigh-shttps://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-build-a-space-rocket-with-leigh-shocki/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Leigh Shocki works for Blue Origin as an Instructional Designer – she can teach you to build a rocket, even though she flunked maths. You too can work at a space company, even if you’re not a rocket scientist! Leigh is passionate about making both space travel and swords more diverse and we discuss the code of conduct she wrote for Lonin which builds in things like inclusive language and ensuring everyone feels safe: https://www.lonin.org/code-of-conduct/ Leigh also mentions the Esfinges Facebook group for women in HMA which now has 2k members and 6.9k followers of the page. Here are the links for the Beth Hammer episode, the Neal Stephenson episode and the Kaja Sadowski episode we refer to. And then on the space inclusivity side see: https://astroaccess.org/ and https://spaceforhumanity.org/?locale=en Leigh hasn’t trained at her club since she suffered a traumatic head injury in a car crash three years ago. Obviously, there is a high risk of being whacked in the head when sword fighting, and so we talk about how best to return to training whilst minimising the risks to Leigh. It’s worth a listen for anyone who has suffered a concussion or looking to modify their training practice for similar reasons. This is the link to Blue Origin’s New Glenn re-usable launch vehicle: https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn/  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/140849e1-f12d-39ea-b964-15551e91b0baFri, 04 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-build-a-space-rocket-with-leigh-shocki/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Leigh Shocki works for Blue...https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-build-a-space-rocket-with-leigh-shocki/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Leigh Shocki works for Blue Origin as an Instructional Designer – she can teach you to build a rocket, even though she flunked maths. You too can work at a space company, even if you’re not a rocket scientist! Leigh is passionate about making both space travel and swords more diverse and we discuss the code of conduct she wrote for Lonin which builds in things like inclusive language and ensuring everyone feels safe: https://www.lonin.org/code-of-conduct/ Leigh also mentions the Esfinges Facebook group for women in HMA which now has 2k members and 6.9k followers of the page. Here are the links for the Beth Hammer episode, the Neal Stephenson episode and the Kaja Sadowski episode we refer to. And then on the space inclusivity side see: https://astroaccess.org/ and https://spaceforhumanity.org/?locale=en Leigh hasn’t trained at her club since she suffered a traumatic head injury in a car crash three years ago. Obviously, there is a high risk of being whacked in the head when sword fighting, and so we talk about how best to return to training whilst minimising the risks to Leigh. It’s worth a listen for anyone who has suffered a concussion or looking to modify their training practice for similar reasons. This is the link to Blue Origin’s New Glenn re-usable launch vehicle: https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn/  ]]>6788yes133fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/the-episode-in-which-guy-gets-challengedhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/the-episode-in-which-guy-gets-challenged-to-a-duel-with-auri-poso/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Auri Poso is a long time student of Guy’s and one of the first teachers he ever trained. Auri now runs her own school, the Gladiolus School of Arms in Helsinki/Espoo, Finland. In our conversation we talk about Star Wars, which leads to a disagreement about Luke Skywalker needing a good slap. Whether lightsabers would be a suitable weapon in the ensuing duel between Guy and Auri causes another difference of opinion… We also talk about returning to classes and teaching after an extended break to have children, the challenges of starting a school in a crowded market, taking a summer break to tour Europe’s sword schools, and using €1 million to set up an incredible historical martial arts centre.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/d5f547bc-49a6-32ed-8e8c-96bf2b46e5baFri, 21 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-episode-in-which-guy-gets-challenged-to-a-duel-with-auri-poso/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Auri...https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-episode-in-which-guy-gets-challenged-to-a-duel-with-auri-poso/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Auri Poso is a long time student of Guy’s and one of the first teachers he ever trained. Auri now runs her own school, the Gladiolus School of Arms in Helsinki/Espoo, Finland. In our conversation we talk about Star Wars, which leads to a disagreement about Luke Skywalker needing a good slap. Whether lightsabers would be a suitable weapon in the ensuing duel between Guy and Auri causes another difference of opinion… We also talk about returning to classes and teaching after an extended break to have children, the challenges of starting a school in a crowded market, taking a summer break to tour Europe’s sword schools, and using €1 million to set up an incredible historical martial arts centre.  ]]>4317yes131fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-elhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Eleonora Rebecchi is the creative director at Malleus Martialis, producer of excellent training swords, as well as a practising historical fencer and a graphic artist who has done some lovely covers for Guy. She is also a classically trained singer, which you’ll get to hear in this episode. We talk about how Eleanora and her partner Rodolfo got into designing swords for a living, what goes into the design process, and what qualities a business selling swords needs. Eleonora explains how the aesthetics, ergonomics and dynamics of a sword fit together, which is demonstrated by Guy’s delightful new longsword. Here is the unboxing video so you can see what he means: https://vimeo.com/722218823  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/5cde84b3-764b-3bdb-b05c-78f54c7ac22eFri, 07 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Eleonora Rebecchi...https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Eleonora Rebecchi is the creative director at Malleus Martialis, producer of excellent training swords, as well as a practising historical fencer and a graphic artist who has done some lovely covers for Guy. She is also a classically trained singer, which you’ll get to hear in this episode. We talk about how Eleanora and her partner Rodolfo got into designing swords for a living, what goes into the design process, and what qualities a business selling swords needs. Eleonora explains how the aesthetics, ergonomics and dynamics of a sword fit together, which is demonstrated by Guy’s delightful new longsword. Here is the unboxing video so you can see what he means: https://vimeo.com/722218823  ]]>5211yes129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/how-to-teach-historical-martial-arts-withttps://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-teach-historical-martial-arts-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This episode of the podcast is a little bit different because I'm not interviewing anyone. I'm here to talk to you about how to teach. I believe that teaching historical martial arts or anything else is a skill, and as such it can be studied and taught. In other words, you're not born a good teacher, you become one through mindful practise. So the question, I guess, is how do you set about that in a systematic and useful way that will lead you to your desired result? Well, I have a course. Of course I have a course; I always have a course. I am releasing this week my course on how to teach. Now, before you just dash off and buy it, because you're just that sort of excellently supportive listener to the show, I think it would be a good idea if you listen to some excerpts and get an idea of what the course is all about and then decide whether it's really for you. Listen to the episode or read the transcript for exclusive extracts from the course. And to buy the course itself, you can find it at guywindsor.net/teach, where there is a 40% discount offer - only valid until Wednesday 5th of October.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/203815ae-4949-38cd-b668-d47065617feeFri, 30 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-teach-historical-martial-arts-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This episode of the...https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-teach-historical-martial-arts-with-guy-windsor/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This episode of the podcast is a little bit different because I'm not interviewing anyone. I'm here to talk to you about how to teach. I believe that teaching historical martial arts or anything else is a skill, and as such it can be studied and taught. In other words, you're not born a good teacher, you become one through mindful practise. So the question, I guess, is how do you set about that in a systematic and useful way that will lead you to your desired result? Well, I have a course. Of course I have a course; I always have a course. I am releasing this week my course on how to teach. Now, before you just dash off and buy it, because you're just that sort of excellently supportive listener to the show, I think it would be a good idea if you listen to some excerpts and get an idea of what the course is all about and then decide whether it's really for you. Listen to the episode or read the transcript for exclusive extracts from the course. And to buy the course itself, you can find it at guywindsor.net/teach, where there is a 40% discount offer - only valid until Wednesday 5th of October.  ]]>2429yes128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-whttps://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Neal Stephenson is a best-selling author, futurist, tech geek and swordsman whose works include Cryptonomicron, Seveneves, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash. He has also co-written several other books and graphic novels which we discuss in this episode. His latest book, Termination Shock goes into depth and detail about Sikh martial arts, which he had to research during the Covid lockdowns. Of course, Neal’s main claim to fame is that he wrote the preface to my own Swordfighting for Writers, Game Designers and Martial Artists. We cover an enormously wide range of topics in this episode, from fountain pens to working with Jeff Bezos building rockets. If you want to find anything in particular, the timestamps and related links are listed below:

• [03:07] How Neal got into swords. Neal’s club in Seattle is Lonin.
• [08:12] Ellis Amdur and Japanese martial arts.
• [14:31] Bartitsu
• [17:53] Silver and McBane. Note: It was Captain John Godfrey's 1747, A Treatise Upon The Useful Science of Defence, where he said that “The Small-Sword is the Call of Honour, the Back-Sword the Call of Duty.”
• [28:50] Indian Club training
• [37:46] Sword fights in fiction and how to write one
• [43:48] Working with Charles C. Mann on Cimarronin. The Manila Galleons. We mention Da’Mon Stith and episode 23 of this podcast. For the photo of Ellis Amdur sticking an eight foot spear into Neal’s chest, see: https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/ 
• [52:40] Fountain pens
• [55:38] How Neal plots, writes and edits his books, and how he co-writes with another author
• [1:01:09] How Neal’s books changed culture – e.g. influenced the development of the Kindle (see Fiona image here: https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/ Fiona is a character in The Diamond Age. Amazon used the codename ‘Fiona’ for their Kindle project.)
• [1:03:47] Working with Jeff Bezos at Blue Origin finding better ways to power space rockets
• [1:14:05] Bullwhips
• [1:15:41] LAMINA1 and building a new open platform for metaverses
• [1:28:28] The best idea Neal hasn’t acted on yet
• [1:32:14] What Neal would do with $1 million to improve historical martial arts

 ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/ac6c5699-ef98-3b36-9924-8d65d022cdebFri, 23 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Neal...https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Neal Stephenson is a best-selling author, futurist, tech geek and swordsman whose works include Cryptonomicron, Seveneves, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash. He has also co-written several other books and graphic novels which we discuss in this episode. His latest book, Termination Shock goes into depth and detail about Sikh martial arts, which he had to research during the Covid lockdowns. Of course, Neal’s main claim to fame is that he wrote the preface to my own Swordfighting for Writers, Game Designers and Martial Artists. We cover an enormously wide range of topics in this episode, from fountain pens to working with Jeff Bezos building rockets. If you want to find anything in particular, the timestamps and related links are listed below:

• [03:07] How Neal got into swords. Neal’s club in Seattle is Lonin.
• [08:12] Ellis Amdur and Japanese martial arts.
• [14:31] Bartitsu
• [17:53] Silver and McBane. Note: It was Captain John Godfrey's 1747, A Treatise Upon The Useful Science of Defence, where he said that “The Small-Sword is the Call of Honour, the Back-Sword the Call of Duty.”
• [28:50] Indian Club training
• [37:46] Sword fights in fiction and how to write one
• [43:48] Working with Charles C. Mann on Cimarronin. The Manila Galleons. We mention Da’Mon Stith and episode 23 of this podcast. For the photo of Ellis Amdur sticking an eight foot spear into Neal’s chest, see: https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/ 
• [52:40] Fountain pens
• [55:38] How Neal plots, writes and edits his books, and how he co-writes with another author
• [1:01:09] How Neal’s books changed culture – e.g. influenced the development of the Kindle (see Fiona image here: https://swordschool.com/podcast/from-katanas-to-creating-the-metaverse-with-neal-stephenson/ Fiona is a character in The Diamond Age. Amazon used the codename ‘Fiona’ for their Kindle project.)
• [1:03:47] Working with Jeff Bezos at Blue Origin finding better ways to power space rockets
• [1:14:05] Bullwhips
• [1:15:41] LAMINA1 and building a new open platform for...]]>5849yes127fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/support-vector-machines-are-cool-with-kahttps://swordschool.com/podcast/support-vector-machines-are-cool-with-kari-baker/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Baker is a data scientist and swordswoman from Arizona who writes appallingly advanced data analysis articles for Sword STEM. In our conversation we discuss how data helped increase women’s participation in events and whether we can predict a double in tournaments. You can find Kari’s Sword STEM articles here: http://swordstem.com/author/kbaker/ If you have any interesting research questions, or datasets you want to ask questions of, send them to Guy or pop over to the Sword STEM Facebook page.   Audiobook Bundle Special Offer! As mentioned in the introduction to this episode, check out my audiobook bundle for The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts. This includes the ebook and the audiobook version, narrated by Kelley Costigan. You can find it at guywindsor.net/tsg22. That link will get you 20% off the list price until 15th September 2022.    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/d1625bb2-22c7-38b5-a0b3-cd0b22c57890Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/support-vector-machines-are-cool-with-kari-baker/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Baker is a data...https://swordschool.com/podcast/support-vector-machines-are-cool-with-kari-baker/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Baker is a data scientist and swordswoman from Arizona who writes appallingly advanced data analysis articles for Sword STEM. In our conversation we discuss how data helped increase women’s participation in events and whether we can predict a double in tournaments. You can find Kari’s Sword STEM articles here: http://swordstem.com/author/kbaker/ If you have any interesting research questions, or datasets you want to ask questions of, send them to Guy or pop over to the Sword STEM Facebook page.   Audiobook Bundle Special Offer! As mentioned in the introduction to this episode, check out my audiobook bundle for The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts. This includes the ebook and the audiobook version, narrated by Kelley Costigan. You can find it at guywindsor.net/tsg22. That link will get you 20% off the list price until 15th September 2022.    ]]>4586yes124fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/movement-matters-with-katy-bowman-episodhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/movement-matters-with-katy-bowman-episode-54-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman has been changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eight books, including the groundbreaking “Move Your DNA” and “Movement Matters” have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. Her work has been featured in diverse media such as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, and Good Housekeeping. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement”, Katy has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message.  Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family. In our conversation we talk about form, feet, injuries, and Jess Finley’s ‘hooky’ acromion process (it’s part of your shoulder). When you use swords, or do any other sport, the movements – or lack of – that you do all of the rest of the time when you are not doing swords create your ability to move freely and effectively with a sword in your hand. What is your body doing when it is not doing swords? We mention Ruth Goodman’s book, How to be a Tudor. You can find out more here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/287/287072/how-to-be-a-tudor/9780241973714.html and listen to our podcast episode here: https://guywindsor.net/2021/04/fire-and-cauldrons-episode44/ If the section on barefoot shoes inspires you, check out Freet shoes https://freetbarefoot.com Use this code at checkout: THESWORDGUY10 to get 10% off- and if you do, I’ll also get a small commission. Yay! The author mentioned when we are talking about Finland is Robert Holdstock, the Mythago Wood series. We also discuss sedentary culture, what it’s doing to us and our kids, and how we might improve our environment to make movement more likely. Human movement is at an all-time low and our children are currently facing both a movement and nature deficiency, with physical, mental and environmental consequences.  The good news is, while the problem feels massive, the solution is quite simple…and fun! Katy’s forthcoming book, “Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family, Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More” is out in the UK on 24th June, SRP £24.99, published by Propriometrics Press; distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing. On Bookshop UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/grow-wild-the-whole-child-whole-family-nature-rich-guide-to-moving-more/9781943370160 On amazon UK.: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-Wild-Whole-Child-Whole-Family-Nature-Rich/dp/1943370168/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29X0ZIYTB1DAG&dchild=1&keywords=grow+wild+book+katy+bowman&qid=1615844073&sprefix=grow+wild%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1   Katy’s web/social media links: https://www.nutritiousmovement.comhttps://www.facebook.com/NutritiousMovement/https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement/    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/a03abcb7-c003-352a-896e-f8d6ce240881Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/movement-matters-with-katy-bowman-episode-54-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Bestselling author,...https://swordschool.com/podcast/movement-matters-with-katy-bowman-episode-54-repeat/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman has been changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eight books, including the groundbreaking “Move Your DNA” and “Movement Matters” have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. Her work has been featured in diverse media such as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, and Good Housekeeping. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement”, Katy has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message.  Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family. In our conversation we talk about form, feet, injuries, and Jess Finley’s ‘hooky’ acromion process (it’s part of your shoulder). When you use swords, or do any other sport, the movements – or lack of – that you do all of the rest of the time when you are not doing swords create your ability to move freely and effectively with a sword in your hand. What is your body doing when it is not doing swords? We mention Ruth Goodman’s book, How to be a Tudor. You can find out more here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/287/287072/how-to-be-a-tudor/9780241973714.html and listen to our podcast episode here: https://guywindsor.net/2021/04/fire-and-cauldrons-episode44/ If the section on barefoot shoes inspires you, check out Freet shoes https://freetbarefoot.com Use this code at checkout: THESWORDGUY10 to get 10% off- and if you do, I’ll also get a small commission. Yay! The author mentioned when we are talking about Finland is Robert Holdstock, the Mythago Wood series. We also discuss sedentary culture, what it’s doing to us and our kids, and how we might improve our environment to make movement more likely. Human movement is at an all-time low and our children are currently facing both a movement and nature deficiency, with physical, mental and environmental consequences.  The good news is, while the problem feels massive, the solution is quite simple…and fun! Katy’s forthcoming book, “Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family, Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More” is out in the UK on 24th June, SRP £24.99, published by Propriometrics Press; distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing. On Bookshop UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/grow-wild-the-whole-child-whole-family-nature-rich-guide-to-moving-more/9781943370160 On amazon UK.: 6190yes121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/fiore-and-the-dinosaurs-with-erin-fitzgehttps://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore_dinosaurs_erin_fitzgerald/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Erin Fitzgerald is a historical martial arts practitioner at the Chicago Swordplay Guild, but her day job takes us much further back in time: to the time of the dinosaurs. Erin is a Fossil Preparator and in our conversation she explains the painstaking process of safely transporting fossils back to the lab and cleaning them up ready for studying.  After talking about dinosaurs we skip forward a few tens of millions of years to medieval times and talk about Erin’s love of armoured combat and medieval longsword.  Erin is also an artist and created a magnificent painting of Fiore’s Segno, to be hung on the wall in the Chicago Swordplay Guild. Here is a blog post from Tasha Kelly about it: https://cottesimple.com/manuscript-interpretation/coloring-segno-della-spada/ Visit the website to see the Segno from the Getty manuscript, Erin’s painting, and the other photos accompanying this episode. https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore_dinosaurs_erin_fitzgerald/   What’s the book that shall not be named? Medi*val Sw*rdsmanship by J*hn Cl*m*nts    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/f803dea6-646a-3d2c-9f1d-fb8873ba1b71Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore_dinosaurs_erin_fitzgerald/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Erin Fitzgerald is a historical martial...https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore_dinosaurs_erin_fitzgerald/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Erin Fitzgerald is a historical martial arts practitioner at the Chicago Swordplay Guild, but her day job takes us much further back in time: to the time of the dinosaurs. Erin is a Fossil Preparator and in our conversation she explains the painstaking process of safely transporting fossils back to the lab and cleaning them up ready for studying.  After talking about dinosaurs we skip forward a few tens of millions of years to medieval times and talk about Erin’s love of armoured combat and medieval longsword.  Erin is also an artist and created a magnificent painting of Fiore’s Segno, to be hung on the wall in the Chicago Swordplay Guild. Here is a blog post from Tasha Kelly about it: https://cottesimple.com/manuscript-interpretation/coloring-segno-della-spada/ Visit the website to see the Segno from the Getty manuscript, Erin’s painting, and the other photos accompanying this episode. https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore_dinosaurs_erin_fitzgerald/   What’s the book that shall not be named? Medi*val Sw*rdsmanship by J*hn Cl*m*nts    ]]>4455yes123fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/finding-your-niche-with-mila-jedrzejewskhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/finding-your-niche-with-mila-jedrzejewska/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mila Jędrzejewska runs Audatia Creative, a professional services company for businesses in the historical martial arts space. In this conversation, we hear what led Mila to start up her own business, why she focuses on our particular niche, and how Guy and Mila are working together. Mila describes her experiences of sexism in the sword world and racism in the business world and we discuss the privilege of being able to work in a fulfilling job that you love. For the question, ‘What would you do with £1 million to improve historical martial arts worldwide?’ Guy gives his own idea of what he would like to do with the money. Would you be interested in a dedicated historical martial arts online platform, a “Swordbook”, if you will? Guy’s vision is a not-for-profit online space with zero tolerance for trolling, mansplaining, disrespectful behaviour of any kind, where you can talk about swords (or watch cat videos) with fellow swordy folk. If you follow Guy on social media, look out for a poll in Instagram Stories on the subject. Also, as you will hear, Mila is looking for someone to join her team, so if you have graphic design and social media experience, and you are mad about swords, get in touch with her: https://audatiacreative.com/contact/  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/9bbf4e8a-f2a5-32bb-8d95-a2b72b430d2eFri, 05 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/finding-your-niche-with-mila-jedrzejewska/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mila Jędrzejewska runs...https://swordschool.com/podcast/finding-your-niche-with-mila-jedrzejewska/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mila Jędrzejewska runs Audatia Creative, a professional services company for businesses in the historical martial arts space. In this conversation, we hear what led Mila to start up her own business, why she focuses on our particular niche, and how Guy and Mila are working together. Mila describes her experiences of sexism in the sword world and racism in the business world and we discuss the privilege of being able to work in a fulfilling job that you love. For the question, ‘What would you do with £1 million to improve historical martial arts worldwide?’ Guy gives his own idea of what he would like to do with the money. Would you be interested in a dedicated historical martial arts online platform, a “Swordbook”, if you will? Guy’s vision is a not-for-profit online space with zero tolerance for trolling, mansplaining, disrespectful behaviour of any kind, where you can talk about swords (or watch cat videos) with fellow swordy folk. If you follow Guy on social media, look out for a poll in Instagram Stories on the subject. Also, as you will hear, Mila is looking for someone to join her team, so if you have graphic design and social media experience, and you are mad about swords, get in touch with her: https://audatiacreative.com/contact/  ]]>4665yes122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/stretto-and-surgery-with-elizabeth-scotthttps://swordschool.com/podcast/stretto-and-surgery-with-elizabeth-scott/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Scott is a historical martial arts and armoured combat practitioner on foot and on horseback, as well as being a surgeon. In our conversation we cover the obvious risks to your fingers when taking part in armoured combat, which could be highly problematic in Elizabeth’s profession. We talk about the mindset needed for both swordsmanship, surgery, and flying a plane, where failure can mean death. How can these skills be taught in the safest way? We also have a discussion about ‘stretto’ and what Fiore meant by the term. Guy explains his interpretation and why, according to him, stretto is not just a description of measure.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/69029d94-b6bb-3099-90a9-4c8632b315e8Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/stretto-and-surgery-with-elizabeth-scott/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Scott is a historical...https://swordschool.com/podcast/stretto-and-surgery-with-elizabeth-scott/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Scott is a historical martial arts and armoured combat practitioner on foot and on horseback, as well as being a surgeon. In our conversation we cover the obvious risks to your fingers when taking part in armoured combat, which could be highly problematic in Elizabeth’s profession. We talk about the mindset needed for both swordsmanship, surgery, and flying a plane, where failure can mean death. How can these skills be taught in the safest way? We also have a discussion about ‘stretto’ and what Fiore meant by the term. Guy explains his interpretation and why, according to him, stretto is not just a description of measure.  ]]>5892yes115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hilton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Skye Hilton is a historical martial arts instructor and fitness trainer, best known as The Nerd Trainer, who lives in West Texas, hundreds of miles from the nearest sword school, so when she moved out there from California she started her own school to find people to play with: www.theswordschool.org/. In this episode we talk about the best exercises people can do before starting sword classes, imposter syndrome, “fendente bots”, and taking part in “Forged in Fire: Knife or Death,” a US History network series. Forged in Fire is an obstacle course of increasingly crazy things you have to cut, break, bash, stab and get to the end in order to progress to a harder obstacle course. Here are some photos of Skye with her chopper, cutting through dry bamboo and even a PVC pipe filled with gravel: https://swordschool.com/podcast/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hilton/ We also have a good chat about sharpening and how sharp medieval swordsmen were able to get their blades, so this is a good episode for fellow blade sharpening enthusiasts!  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/b3232b90-a59d-3b21-a6e7-5d2c66263c04Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hilton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Skye Hilton is a historical...https://swordschool.com/podcast/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hilton/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Skye Hilton is a historical martial arts instructor and fitness trainer, best known as The Nerd Trainer, who lives in West Texas, hundreds of miles from the nearest sword school, so when she moved out there from California she started her own school to find people to play with: www.theswordschool.org/. In this episode we talk about the best exercises people can do before starting sword classes, imposter syndrome, “fendente bots”, and taking part in “Forged in Fire: Knife or Death,” a US History network series. Forged in Fire is an obstacle course of increasingly crazy things you have to cut, break, bash, stab and get to the end in order to progress to a harder obstacle course. Here are some photos of Skye with her chopper, cutting through dry bamboo and even a PVC pipe filled with gravel: https://swordschool.com/podcast/training-nerds-in-the-desert-with-skye-hilton/ We also have a good chat about sharpening and how sharp medieval swordsmen were able to get their blades, so this is a good episode for fellow blade sharpening enthusiasts!  ]]>5848yes113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/what-is-a-round-table-with-elizabeth-chahttps://swordschool.com/podcast/what-is-a-round-table-with-elizabeth-champion/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Champion is an arms and armour historian specialising in high medieval Round Table tournaments and the Merlin legends. She's also a historical fencer, co-founder of Stratford Swords and an ex-cage fighter. In our conversation we discuss what was a Round Table Tournament. Is it to do with King Arthur, or the arrangement of the tables, or both? If you have come across anything to do with Round Tables in your reading, if you think you might know something, check if it's in Elizabeth’s appendix here: https://swordschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Appendix-Round-Tables-of-England-Scotland-and-Wales-1230-1330-E.Champion-Final.pdf If it's already there, Elizabeth already knows about it. And if it isn't there, send it to me and I'll pass it on to her. Let’s crowdsource this and get to the bottom of it! Elizabeth tells us about her cage fighting days, and the injury she sustained that led to fibromyalgia and chronic pain. She also has autism and ADHD, and is able to give us some useful advice for fellow instructors and practitioners to help make our clubs as inclusive and supportive as possible. As well as all that, listen to this episode for top tips like why you need to put a sock on the end of a stick, how to make an axe safe to carry around the streets using just a brown paper bag, how to bear to watch terrible sword fights in films, and how many Dyson vacuum cleaners a cuirass is worth.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/7dfb3945-8ddf-3f8f-8f71-4fecccba6f9aFri, 03 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/what-is-a-round-table-with-elizabeth-champion/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Champion is an...https://swordschool.com/podcast/what-is-a-round-table-with-elizabeth-champion/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elizabeth Champion is an arms and armour historian specialising in high medieval Round Table tournaments and the Merlin legends. She's also a historical fencer, co-founder of Stratford Swords and an ex-cage fighter. In our conversation we discuss what was a Round Table Tournament. Is it to do with King Arthur, or the arrangement of the tables, or both? If you have come across anything to do with Round Tables in your reading, if you think you might know something, check if it's in Elizabeth’s appendix here: https://swordschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Appendix-Round-Tables-of-England-Scotland-and-Wales-1230-1330-E.Champion-Final.pdf If it's already there, Elizabeth already knows about it. And if it isn't there, send it to me and I'll pass it on to her. Let’s crowdsource this and get to the bottom of it! Elizabeth tells us about her cage fighting days, and the injury she sustained that led to fibromyalgia and chronic pain. She also has autism and ADHD, and is able to give us some useful advice for fellow instructors and practitioners to help make our clubs as inclusive and supportive as possible. As well as all that, listen to this episode for top tips like why you need to put a sock on the end of a stick, how to make an axe safe to carry around the streets using just a brown paper bag, how to bear to watch terrible sword fights in films, and how many Dyson vacuum cleaners a cuirass is worth.  ]]>6461yes111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/judging-and-jeopardy-with-rebecca-glasshttps://swordschool.com/podcast/judging-and-jeopardy-with-rebecca-glass/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Rebecca Glass is a historical martial arts instructor and an avid baseball fan. She has also appeared on the TV quiz show Jeopardy and is a part of the Trivia scene. In our conversation we talk about all three of these interests, plus judging historical martial arts tournaments. Rebecca is highly respected as a fight director, so we talk about what makes a good judge and how to make the right decisions when judging a fight. We start by talking about Liechtenauer’s Zettel, and this is the book Rebecca mentions: Sword, Science and Society, by James Acutt. When we talk about managing your mindset during tournaments (or any sports), this is the book mentioned: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion: Sports psychology, by Lesley Paterson and Simon Marshall. Finally, we also talk about the ideal alcohol pairing for doughnuts. What do you think would be best? Single malt? Champagne?    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/fb1e9d68-cc9a-3d71-8a1d-0e1b1c9c16e6Fri, 06 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/judging-and-jeopardy-with-rebecca-glass/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Rebecca Glass is a historical...https://swordschool.com/podcast/judging-and-jeopardy-with-rebecca-glass/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Rebecca Glass is a historical martial arts instructor and an avid baseball fan. She has also appeared on the TV quiz show Jeopardy and is a part of the Trivia scene. In our conversation we talk about all three of these interests, plus judging historical martial arts tournaments. Rebecca is highly respected as a fight director, so we talk about what makes a good judge and how to make the right decisions when judging a fight. We start by talking about Liechtenauer’s Zettel, and this is the book Rebecca mentions: Sword, Science and Society, by James Acutt. When we talk about managing your mindset during tournaments (or any sports), this is the book mentioned: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion: Sports psychology, by Lesley Paterson and Simon Marshall. Finally, we also talk about the ideal alcohol pairing for doughnuts. What do you think would be best? Single malt? Champagne?    ]]>4687yes107fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/fabris-vs-capoferro-with-reinier-van-noohttps://swordschool.com/podcast/fabris-vs-capoferro-with-reinier-van-noort/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Reinier van Noort is a martial arts instructor and translator of over a dozen historical fencing treatises. He now lives in Norway but is originally from the Netherlands, so we talk about his impressive skills in translating from one foreign language into another. You can find Reinier’s work at www.bruchius.com, and his list of publications here: Publications - Ense et Mente (bruchius.com).   We covered a lot in our conversation as you can see from the following notes:    Jägerstock If you’re subscribed to my newsletter you’ll probably know that I have been working on the Jägerstock as promised in the interview. Reinier’s book that includes the Jägerstock is: The Martial Arts of Georg Johann Pascha. There's also a free translation of the Jägerstock material here: http://www.bruchius.com/docs/Pascha%20Hunting%20Staff%20by%20RvN.pdf. The book version is a newer translation, based on a later text that has a few more lessons, and some better plates. In my newsletter of 18th March I posted my first Jägerstock video: https://vimeo.com/688832535/a4fc0fa994 Please note, I shot it before I’d even finished making the proper Jägerstock, so I’m winging it with a bo staff. I’ve also got a longish video of me actually making the weapon (while musing on matters history and craft), https://vimeo.com/698975685/b526163231 Another on lessons 1-3 with the finished weapon, https://vimeo.com/698975706/2021cc549a   And several more in the works. My current plan is to create a course on my teachable platform (which will be bundled in with the Mastering the Art of Arms subscription, of course), where I’ll post the videos as they are made. And when I have a working interpretation of the whole book (which is 34 lessons, each one of which is a short form), add those to the Solo Training course as a new section, and also release the whole ‘from book to working interpretation’ series as an object lesson in how I go about the interpretation process with an unfamiliar source, style, and weapon.   Fabris and Capoferro After the Jägerstock chat we also have a bit to say about Fabris and Capoferro. As mentioned in the episode, here is Reinier’s Fabris lecture: Longpoint 2017 - Lecture: From Fabris to Pascha - YouTube. Reinier says he has expanded the lineage a bit since the lecture. We have a bit of a discussion about the lunge – read more on how to Max Your Lunge here:  https://guywindsor.net/2022/04/max-your-lunge/  You can see the picture of Guy’s 1610 Capoferro, with the 1609 page stuck over the top of the 1610 page on podcast page on his website: https://swordschool.com/podcast/fabris-vs-capoferro-with-reinier-van-noort/     ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/80499cb1-e93b-3af9-bf01-90e42767f7f6Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fabris-vs-capoferro-with-reinier-van-noort/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Reinier van Noort is a...https://swordschool.com/podcast/fabris-vs-capoferro-with-reinier-van-noort/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Reinier van Noort is a martial arts instructor and translator of over a dozen historical fencing treatises. He now lives in Norway but is originally from the Netherlands, so we talk about his impressive skills in translating from one foreign language into another. You can find Reinier’s work at www.bruchius.com, and his list of publications here: Publications - Ense et Mente (bruchius.com).   We covered a lot in our conversation as you can see from the following notes:    Jägerstock If you’re subscribed to my newsletter you’ll probably know that I have been working on the Jägerstock as promised in the interview. Reinier’s book that includes the Jägerstock is: The Martial Arts of Georg Johann Pascha. There's also a free translation of the Jägerstock material here: http://www.bruchius.com/docs/Pascha%20Hunting%20Staff%20by%20RvN.pdf. The book version is a newer translation, based on a later text that has a few more lessons, and some better plates. In my newsletter of 18th March I posted my first Jägerstock video: https://vimeo.com/688832535/a4fc0fa994 Please note, I shot it before I’d even finished making the proper Jägerstock, so I’m winging it with a bo staff. I’ve also got a longish video of me actually making the weapon (while musing on matters history and craft), https://vimeo.com/698975685/b526163231 Another on lessons 1-3 with the finished weapon, https://vimeo.com/698975706/2021cc549a   And several more in the works. My current plan is to create a course on my teachable platform (which will be bundled in with the Mastering the Art of Arms subscription, of course), where I’ll post the videos as they are made. And when I have a working interpretation of the whole book (which is 34 lessons, each one of which is a short form), add those to the Solo Training course as a new section, and also release the whole ‘from book to working interpretation’ series as an object lesson in how I go about the interpretation process with an unfamiliar source, style, and weapon.   Fabris and Capoferro After the Jägerstock chat we also have a bit to say about Fabris and Capoferro. As mentioned in the episode, here is Reinier’s Fabris lecture: Longpoint 2017 - Lecture: From Fabris to Pascha - YouTube. Reinier says he has expanded the lineage a bit since the lecture. We have a bit of a discussion about the lunge – read more on how to Max Your Lunge here:  6727yes106fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/episode-100-duelling-and-a-day-in-the-lihttps://swordschool.com/podcast/duelling-and-a-day-in-the-life-of-guy/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Welcome to episode 100 of The Sword Guy Podcast! In this special episode, Ariel Anderssen (episode 93) interviews Guy about a whole load of stuff, including how Guy got into swords in the first place, the vision up a Scottish mountain that told him to open his school in Helsinki, injuries from duelling, Guy’s best ever sword fight, feminism, getting through the pandemic, and learning to fly. Ariel also asks Guy about his typical week – so if you have ever wondered how Guy spends his time, have a listen. Here are some photos from the infamous head wound incident: Thank you for listening, we hope you have enjoyed the last one hundred episodes. If you have enjoyed any of the conversations so far, please do leave a rating and review on your podcast platform, as it really helps other people find The Sword Guy podcast. We have many more exciting guests lined up, so keep tuning in! If you are interested in the Solo Training Course mentioned in the episode, you can find it here. And Guy’s book about solo training, The Windsor Method, is here.]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/54994c8d-2f75-3b30-9a76-121947fb2d8aFri, 08 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/duelling-and-a-day-in-the-life-of-guy/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Welcome to episode 100 of The Sword...https://swordschool.com/podcast/duelling-and-a-day-in-the-life-of-guy/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Welcome to episode 100 of The Sword Guy Podcast! In this special episode, Ariel Anderssen (episode 93) interviews Guy about a whole load of stuff, including how Guy got into swords in the first place, the vision up a Scottish mountain that told him to open his school in Helsinki, injuries from duelling, Guy’s best ever sword fight, feminism, getting through the pandemic, and learning to fly. Ariel also asks Guy about his typical week – so if you have ever wondered how Guy spends his time, have a listen. Here are some photos from the infamous head wound incident: Thank you for listening, we hope you have enjoyed the last one hundred episodes. If you have enjoyed any of the conversations so far, please do leave a rating and review on your podcast platform, as it really helps other people find The Sword Guy podcast. We have many more exciting guests lined up, so keep tuning in! If you are interested in the Solo Training Course mentioned in the episode, you can find it here. And Guy’s book about solo training, The Windsor Method, is here.]]>7558yes103fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/mastering-movement-with-dan-edwardeshttps://swordschool.com/podcast/mastering-movement-with-dan-edwardes/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dan Edwardes is a parkour coach and teacher of teachers. He's a founding member and executive director of Parkour Generations, an international organisation of Parkour Instructors with schools all over the world. He's also the author of The Parkour and Free Running Handbook. Dan also has a background as a swordsman. He lived in Japan for five years, and was one of very few westerners to train at the Katori Shinto-ryu, the oldest and most respected sword school in Japan. It’s the only school that still requires you to do the blood oath, the Keppan, which you can hear about in this episode. Parkour is seen by many as pretty dangerous, but Dan explains the difference between danger and risk, and how he has had to retrain people’s perceptions of parkour. We also find out what Dan does to keep his joints healthy and how his body copes with all the impact.   You can find more information on parkour and coaching training at www.danedwardes.com and at www.parkourgenerations.com.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/8bc80064-95a6-3f2f-bf28-23847c9f90dfFri, 25 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/mastering-movement-with-dan-edwardes/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dan Edwardes is a parkour coach and...https://swordschool.com/podcast/mastering-movement-with-dan-edwardes/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dan Edwardes is a parkour coach and teacher of teachers. He's a founding member and executive director of Parkour Generations, an international organisation of Parkour Instructors with schools all over the world. He's also the author of The Parkour and Free Running Handbook. Dan also has a background as a swordsman. He lived in Japan for five years, and was one of very few westerners to train at the Katori Shinto-ryu, the oldest and most respected sword school in Japan. It’s the only school that still requires you to do the blood oath, the Keppan, which you can hear about in this episode. Parkour is seen by many as pretty dangerous, but Dan explains the difference between danger and risk, and how he has had to retrain people’s perceptions of parkour. We also find out what Dan does to keep his joints healthy and how his body copes with all the impact.   You can find more information on parkour and coaching training at www.danedwardes.com and at www.parkourgenerations.com.  ]]>6731yes101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/the-last-duel-or-was-it-with-ariella-elehttps://swordschool.com/podcast/the-last-duel-or-was-it-with-ariella-elema/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr Ariella Elema is a finder of the forgotten, the hidden and the obscure. She's an academic and archivist and an armizare practitioner in Toronto. Her Ph.D. thesis, Trial by Battle in France and England, should give you some clue as to why I invited her on the show. But it also won the Canadian Society of Medievalists’ Leonard Boyle dissertation prize, which is very impressive. In our conversation we talk about trial by combat, trial by ordeal, and the film, The Last Duel. Was it actually the last duel? There are some fascinating insights from Ariella on how a trial by combat would come about, who got to participate in such trials, and how they didn’t necessarily end with any fighting taking place. You need to listen to hear Guy’s take on the German version of the trials: “It's like medieval, gimp-suited, mud wrestling, basically.” Here are some images of the Baculus Cornutus: Alençon, Bibliothèque municipale MS 96, folio 63v. From the second half of the twelfth century. British Library, Smithfield Decretals, MS Royal 10 E IV, folio 96v (detail). Circa 1300-1340. York Minster Cathedral, Saint William Window, Corpus vitrearum medii aevi no. 010564. Circa 1414. Here is a video lecture Ariella did for Middle Ages for Educators, called Anatomy of a Duel, about the case of Jean de Carrouges versus Jacques Le Gris, a lawsuit that occurred in Paris in 1386. It’s the subject of the book The Last Duel by Eric Jager, and also of the movie The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott. This will spoil the movie for you. (Please note, it’s a discussion of a prosecution for rape and some fairly graphic violence.) https://youtu.be/kxQa1Su-0F4   Ariella is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ariellaelema    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/80cf6c1f-8e01-3170-b0b2-559608e88e11Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-last-duel-or-was-it-with-ariella-elema/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr Ariella Elema is a finder...https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-last-duel-or-was-it-with-ariella-elema/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr Ariella Elema is a finder of the forgotten, the hidden and the obscure. She's an academic and archivist and an armizare practitioner in Toronto. Her Ph.D. thesis, Trial by Battle in France and England, should give you some clue as to why I invited her on the show. But it also won the Canadian Society of Medievalists’ Leonard Boyle dissertation prize, which is very impressive. In our conversation we talk about trial by combat, trial by ordeal, and the film, The Last Duel. Was it actually the last duel? There are some fascinating insights from Ariella on how a trial by combat would come about, who got to participate in such trials, and how they didn’t necessarily end with any fighting taking place. You need to listen to hear Guy’s take on the German version of the trials: “It's like medieval, gimp-suited, mud wrestling, basically.” Here are some images of the Baculus Cornutus: Alençon, Bibliothèque municipale MS 96, folio 63v. From the second half of the twelfth century. British Library, Smithfield Decretals, MS Royal 10 E IV, folio 96v (detail). Circa 1300-1340. York Minster Cathedral, Saint William Window, Corpus vitrearum medii aevi no. 010564. Circa 1414. Here is a video lecture Ariella did for Middle Ages for Educators, called Anatomy of a Duel, about the case of Jean de Carrouges versus Jacques Le Gris, a lawsuit that occurred in Paris in 1386. It’s the subject of the book The Last Duel by Eric Jager, and also of the movie The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott. This will spoil the movie for you. (Please note, it’s a discussion of a prosecution for rape and some fairly graphic violence.) https://youtu.be/kxQa1Su-0F4   Ariella is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ariellaelema    ]]>5654yes100fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/frog-dna-and-indonesia-with-pradanahttps://swordschool.com/podcast/frog-dna-and-indonesia-with-pradana/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Pradana Pandu Mahardhika lives in Bandung, Indonesia. He describes himself as a freelance translator/interpreter, amateur tailor, and professional procrastinator. In this episode we talk about how Pradana set up a historical martial arts club, Gwaith-i-Megyr, which was founded in 2016. He had been fencing as part of an informal group for a while, but when he decided to get some wooden swords made up, he found that the enthusiasm was really high, mainly from members of the Tolkien society. There are only three or four formal clubs in the whole of Indonesia, so it is still a small scene, and growth has of course been stalled by Covid.  We have an interesting chat about languages. Did you know the formal variety of Indonesian has no tenses? Pradana is fluent in four languages, but unfortunately he doesn’t have the knowledge of the Malay Arabic script that would enable him to translate some 16th century Malay sources on using arquebuses. If you have that skill, please get in touch! More information on the Malay sources can be found here:
  • https://www.academia.edu/7070689/Manuskrip_ilmu_bedil_Sumber_etnosejarah_teknologi_senjata_api_Melayu
  • https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/61
  • https://jantungmelayu.com/2018/08/kitab-ilmu-bedil-melayu/
  It turns out that the treatises aren’t available online, yet. Pradana is also an archer and a tailor, with ambitions to become a pilot, so we talk about making medieval clothes and flying planes too. Here is a photo of Guy in his wedding suit which he had specially tailored to enable him to wear a sword. Photo credit: Georgia Bertazzi Pradana’s blog on military history, fiction writing, historical fencing, and other unrelated subjects is at sillynewsboy.wordpress.com.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/3274a72a-0a62-3ebc-8d3b-63cb96d3e0f8Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/frog-dna-and-indonesia-with-pradana/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Pradana Pandu Mahardhika lives in...https://swordschool.com/podcast/frog-dna-and-indonesia-with-pradana/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Pradana Pandu Mahardhika lives in Bandung, Indonesia. He describes himself as a freelance translator/interpreter, amateur tailor, and professional procrastinator. In this episode we talk about how Pradana set up a historical martial arts club, Gwaith-i-Megyr, which was founded in 2016. He had been fencing as part of an informal group for a while, but when he decided to get some wooden swords made up, he found that the enthusiasm was really high, mainly from members of the Tolkien society. There are only three or four formal clubs in the whole of Indonesia, so it is still a small scene, and growth has of course been stalled by Covid.  We have an interesting chat about languages. Did you know the formal variety of Indonesian has no tenses? Pradana is fluent in four languages, but unfortunately he doesn’t have the knowledge of the Malay Arabic script that would enable him to translate some 16th century Malay sources on using arquebuses. If you have that skill, please get in touch! More information on the Malay sources can be found here:
  • https://www.academia.edu/7070689/Manuskrip_ilmu_bedil_Sumber_etnosejarah_teknologi_senjata_api_Melayu
  • https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/61
  • https://jantungmelayu.com/2018/08/kitab-ilmu-bedil-melayu/
  It turns out that the treatises aren’t available online, yet. Pradana is also an archer and a tailor, with ambitions to become a pilot, so we talk about making medieval clothes and flying planes too. Here is a photo of Guy in his wedding suit which he had specially tailored to enable him to wear a sword. Photo credit: Georgia Bertazzi Pradana’s blog on military history, fiction writing, historical fencing, and other unrelated subjects is at sillynewsboy.wordpress.com.      ]]>5477yes99fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/laser-focus-thought-control-and-joustinghttps://swordschool.com/podcast/laser-focus-thought-control-and-jousting-episode95/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Sarah Hay has been jousting since 2008. Just ten years later she won the Queen's Jubilee Horn at the Royal Armouries’ Easter jousting tournament in Leeds. In this episode we find out how Sarah’s passion for jousting came about, her background with horses, getting your own armour, and the vital role that mindset plays in her success. Sarah casually dropped into conversation that she “controls her thoughts”, and we dig a little deeper into this. It’s a useful listen if you are interested in improving your performance in any area, or just looking to get rid of that negative voice inside your head. If you would like to see pictures of Sarah in her armour and taking part in tournaments, check out her Instragram @sarahjousts.  The Toby Capwell episode mentioned can be found here: Episode 76 and the episode on jousting with New Zealand jouster, Callum Forbes, is here: Episode 40.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/2c668931-78f2-31a1-9558-d62aff1df080Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 95 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/laser-focus-thought-control-and-jousting-episode95/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at...https://swordschool.com/podcast/laser-focus-thought-control-and-jousting-episode95/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Sarah Hay has been jousting since 2008. Just ten years later she won the Queen's Jubilee Horn at the Royal Armouries’ Easter jousting tournament in Leeds. In this episode we find out how Sarah’s passion for jousting came about, her background with horses, getting your own armour, and the vital role that mindset plays in her success. Sarah casually dropped into conversation that she “controls her thoughts”, and we dig a little deeper into this. It’s a useful listen if you are interested in improving your performance in any area, or just looking to get rid of that negative voice inside your head. If you would like to see pictures of Sarah in her armour and taking part in tournaments, check out her Instragram @sarahjousts.  The Toby Capwell episode mentioned can be found here: Episode 76 and the episode on jousting with New Zealand jouster, Callum Forbes, is here: Episode 40.      ]]>4165yes98fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/monte-with-mikehttps://swordschool.com/podcast/monte-with-mike-episode92/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mike Prendergast is the founder and head instructor of the Historical Combat Academy in Dublin and translator of Pietro Monte’s Exercitiorum Atque Artis Militaris Collectanea, which is otherwise known as the Collection of Renaissance, Military Arts and Exercises. He also teaches in an SCA group called Dun in Mara. In our conversation we talk about how you don’t have to be an expert or a professional teacher to set up your own club, which is something many of you may be interested to hear about. We then get into talking about Pietro Monte – who he was, what he taught and how he died. Mike has been working on translating the Exercitiorum and his 2018 draft of the translation can be found at www.mikeprendergast.ie/monte. The complete version will be available soon, so watch this space.   Temperantia Mike's sword Temperantia is pictured above, and below next to a longsword: On a slight tangent, towards the end of the episode, there’s also a discussion about using NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) in strategic coaching and martial arts training. Useful links For more on the SCA and Buhurt, have a listen to the episodes with Stephen Muhlberger, Dayna Berghan-Whyman and Beth Hammer. Mike’s website: http://mikeprendergast.ie/      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/7ef8199f-1fb2-3f14-b45d-e277a3fbdb57Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 92 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/monte-with-mike-episode92/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mike...https://swordschool.com/podcast/monte-with-mike-episode92/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mike Prendergast is the founder and head instructor of the Historical Combat Academy in Dublin and translator of Pietro Monte’s Exercitiorum Atque Artis Militaris Collectanea, which is otherwise known as the Collection of Renaissance, Military Arts and Exercises. He also teaches in an SCA group called Dun in Mara. In our conversation we talk about how you don’t have to be an expert or a professional teacher to set up your own club, which is something many of you may be interested to hear about. We then get into talking about Pietro Monte – who he was, what he taught and how he died. Mike has been working on translating the Exercitiorum and his 2018 draft of the translation can be found at www.mikeprendergast.ie/monte. The complete version will be available soon, so watch this space.   Temperantia Mike's sword Temperantia is pictured above, and below next to a longsword: On a slight tangent, towards the end of the episode, there’s also a discussion about using NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) in strategic coaching and martial arts training. Useful links For more on the SCA and Buhurt, have a listen to the episodes with Stephen Muhlberger, Dayna Berghan-Whyman and Beth Hammer. Mike’s website: http://mikeprendergast.ie/      ]]>6311yes95fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/forged-in-fire-quenched-in-oil-with-stephttps://swordschool.com/podcast/forged-in-fire-quenched-in-oil-episode91/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Stephanie Aiuto lives in New York and began her career with blades as a sport fencer, competing at a national level in sabre, until she had to stop because she wore away all the cartilage in her toes. To fill the void the lack of sabre left in her life she took up knife making, and now works at Nazz Forge in Brooklyn, when she’s not doing her sensible day job. Stephanie’s website is Aiuto Knives and Swords, where you can see examples of her work. She’s also on Instagram at @aiutoknivesandswords. Here we have pictures of Guy’s pattern welded longsword, set of Narex Richter chisels and his Sgian Dhu: Chisels are from https://www.classichandtools.com/      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/0721fe30-d040-34e7-8b82-9dc0abbded07Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 91 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/forged-in-fire-quenched-in-oil-episode91/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at...https://swordschool.com/podcast/forged-in-fire-quenched-in-oil-episode91/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Stephanie Aiuto lives in New York and began her career with blades as a sport fencer, competing at a national level in sabre, until she had to stop because she wore away all the cartilage in her toes. To fill the void the lack of sabre left in her life she took up knife making, and now works at Nazz Forge in Brooklyn, when she’s not doing her sensible day job. Stephanie’s website is Aiuto Knives and Swords, where you can see examples of her work. She’s also on Instagram at @aiutoknivesandswords. Here we have pictures of Guy’s pattern welded longsword, set of Narex Richter chisels and his Sgian Dhu: Chisels are from https://www.classichandtools.com/      ]]>5083yes94fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/swords-in-the-movies-with-peter-lyonhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/swords_in_the_movies_episode90/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Peter Lyon is a swordsmith and weapons maker from New Zealand. He originally started out making swords to use in medieval re-enactment in the 1980s, and was asked to make the swords for the Lord of the Rings movies. Since then Peter has worked on many other film productions with Wētā Workshop including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Hobbit trilogy, The Last Samurai, and Avatar. In this fascinating conversation Peter explains some of the tricks and behind the scenes detail about making swords as movie props. You will look at weapons in films in a whole different light after this. Here’s a picture of Boromir’s sword, which we talk about in the episode, and if you click on this link it’ll take you to the Wētā website which has the dimensions and stats: Peter’s website is Lyonesse Armoury, which has lots of pictures of Peter’s swords, resources and further reading.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/cad10b9f-da24-38ba-acce-88b22e8f5dfeFri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 90 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/swords_in_the_movies_episode90/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Peter...https://swordschool.com/podcast/swords_in_the_movies_episode90/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Peter Lyon is a swordsmith and weapons maker from New Zealand. He originally started out making swords to use in medieval re-enactment in the 1980s, and was asked to make the swords for the Lord of the Rings movies. Since then Peter has worked on many other film productions with Wētā Workshop including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Hobbit trilogy, The Last Samurai, and Avatar. In this fascinating conversation Peter explains some of the tricks and behind the scenes detail about making swords as movie props. You will look at weapons in films in a whole different light after this. Here’s a picture of Boromir’s sword, which we talk about in the episode, and if you click on this link it’ll take you to the Wētā website which has the dimensions and stats: Peter’s website is Lyonesse Armoury, which has lots of pictures of Peter’s swords, resources and further reading.      ]]>5045yes93fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/wooden-weapons-and-wing-chun-with-carinahttps://swordschool.com/podcast/wooden-weapons-and-wing-chun-episode89/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s episode is with Carina Cirrincione of Raven Studios, based in Oracle, Arizona. Carina makes wooden training weapons such as longsword wasters, rondel daggers, and implements for Eastern martial arts. She's also a Tai Chi and Wing Chun practitioner and instructor. We talk about woodwork, Eastern martial arts, turning a hobby into a business and the challenges involved. Photos to accompany this episode This is Guy’s little chest of drawers: Here’s a photo of a pair of Carina’s Wing Chun Bot Jaam Do, or butterfly swords: And this is a wooden dummy used in Wing Chun, which Carina describes making: You can find all Carina’s products at www.little-raven.com and if you’re in the Oracle area and want to train in Wing Chun or Tai Chi, get in touch with her through the website. Raven Studios is also on Facebook and Instagram.    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/55bb527b-9023-33cd-b3b0-000eaddd2e4cFri, 21 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 89 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/wooden-weapons-and-wing-chun-episode89/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy...https://swordschool.com/podcast/wooden-weapons-and-wing-chun-episode89/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s episode is with Carina Cirrincione of Raven Studios, based in Oracle, Arizona. Carina makes wooden training weapons such as longsword wasters, rondel daggers, and implements for Eastern martial arts. She's also a Tai Chi and Wing Chun practitioner and instructor. We talk about woodwork, Eastern martial arts, turning a hobby into a business and the challenges involved. Photos to accompany this episode This is Guy’s little chest of drawers: Here’s a photo of a pair of Carina’s Wing Chun Bot Jaam Do, or butterfly swords: And this is a wooden dummy used in Wing Chun, which Carina describes making: You can find all Carina’s products at www.little-raven.com and if you’re in the Oracle area and want to train in Wing Chun or Tai Chi, get in touch with her through the website. Raven Studios is also on Facebook and Instagram.    ]]>3913yes92fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/a-whole-lot-of-tasty-bolognese-with-joshhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/bolognese-episode88/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Joshua Wiest is an instructor at the Triangle Sword Guild, North Carolina, USA. He focuses on the fighting systems of masters Achilles Marozzo, Giovanni dall’Agocchie, Antonio Manciolino, and Camillo Palladini. He's also a successful tournament fencer and host of the historical martial arts podcast l’Arte dell Armi. In this bumper episode we take a deep dive into these rockstars of 16th century Italian fencing. If you want to know anything about Bolognese fencing, this is the podcast for you. Here is a link to the Talhoffer treatises on Wiktenauer, as promised. Joshua’s YouTube channel is here. He is in the process of posting videos for all of Lignitzer's Sword and Buckler plays at the moment, but he managed to get the Palladini play shot for you here: https://youtu.be/DrKzNiGQtqM Here is Marozzo’s guardia d’intrare, from Guy’s 1568: And this is a copy of Viggiani’s Tree of Guards:   The Duel of the Century: The two sword duel between Ascanio and Giovanni Taddei, in which Ascanio appears to be doing Marozzo’s eighth play. You can read about it here: https://guywindsor.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Terminiello-Piermarco-Reich-Steven-Fighting-with-two-swords-according-to-Altoni-and-Docciolini-2013.pdf F]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/f15b8b1d-593e-3a59-a5a6-eab452037a59Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 88 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/bolognese-episode88/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Joshua Wiest is an...https://swordschool.com/podcast/bolognese-episode88/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Joshua Wiest is an instructor at the Triangle Sword Guild, North Carolina, USA. He focuses on the fighting systems of masters Achilles Marozzo, Giovanni dall’Agocchie, Antonio Manciolino, and Camillo Palladini. He's also a successful tournament fencer and host of the historical martial arts podcast l’Arte dell Armi. In this bumper episode we take a deep dive into these rockstars of 16th century Italian fencing. If you want to know anything about Bolognese fencing, this is the podcast for you. Here is a link to the Talhoffer treatises on Wiktenauer, as promised. Joshua’s YouTube channel is here. He is in the process of posting videos for all of Lignitzer's Sword and Buckler plays at the moment, but he managed to get the Palladini play shot for you here: https://youtu.be/DrKzNiGQtqM Here is Marozzo’s guardia d’intrare, from Guy’s 1568: And this is a copy of Viggiani’s Tree of Guards:   The Duel of the Century: The two sword duel between Ascanio and Giovanni Taddei, in which Ascanio appears to be doing Marozzo’s eighth play. You can read about it here: https://guywindsor.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Terminiello-Piermarco-Reich-Steven-Fighting-with-two-swords-according-to-Altoni-and-Docciolini-2013.pdf F]]>7122yes91fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/the-mathematics-of-fencing-with-pamela-mhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/the-mathematics-of-fencing-episode85/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Pamela Muir is the founder of the Academy of Chivalric Martial Arts in Arlington, Virginia. She's been doing historical martial arts since about 2003, and I've met her at several events. In this episode we talk about theoretical maths, Liechtenauer, chivalry, and representation for women in HEMA. Pamela also talks about the adult education class she teaches on historical fencing, and what a popular class it has turned out to be. A couple of things we said would be in the show notes: The Mike Loades interview is episode 48, and it was Dori Coblentz in episode 67 who suggested that there ought to be free childcare at all events. The web page for Pamela’s Academy of Chivalric Martial Arts is https://academychivalricma.org/ And also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AcademyChivalricMA/          ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/404ab104-0d9f-332e-b5e0-2bee51a4b494Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 85 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-mathematics-of-fencing-episode85/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy...https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-mathematics-of-fencing-episode85/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Pamela Muir is the founder of the Academy of Chivalric Martial Arts in Arlington, Virginia. She's been doing historical martial arts since about 2003, and I've met her at several events. In this episode we talk about theoretical maths, Liechtenauer, chivalry, and representation for women in HEMA. Pamela also talks about the adult education class she teaches on historical fencing, and what a popular class it has turned out to be. A couple of things we said would be in the show notes: The Mike Loades interview is episode 48, and it was Dori Coblentz in episode 67 who suggested that there ought to be free childcare at all events. The web page for Pamela’s Academy of Chivalric Martial Arts is https://academychivalricma.org/ And also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AcademyChivalricMA/          ]]>4503yes88fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/katanas-and-koryu-with-jaredd-wilsonhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/katanas-and-koryu-episode84/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s episode is with Jaredd Wilson. Jaredd is the host of the Martial Thoughts podcast, which I appeared on back in January. You can find a link to our “The Pen is Mightier than the Podcast” episode here, or on Stitcher or iTunes. In today’s conversation we talk about what prompted Jaredd to start up the podcast, and the joy of getting to interview interesting people. Jaredd is also a presenter at CombatCon and a long time practitioner of Japanese swordsmanship and other martial arts. We talk about how Japanese martial arts have evolved over the years and how training works. The conversation also take a slightly unlikely turn when we end up talking about a potential foray into the manufacture of high fashion silk ties. You can find The Martial Thoughts Podcast on Twitter and The Martial Thoughts blog.          ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/2ffa3437-82d8-3a41-8721-394bacc3ac18Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 84 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/katanas-and-koryu-episode84/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s...https://swordschool.com/podcast/katanas-and-koryu-episode84/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s episode is with Jaredd Wilson. Jaredd is the host of the Martial Thoughts podcast, which I appeared on back in January. You can find a link to our “The Pen is Mightier than the Podcast” episode here, or on Stitcher or iTunes. In today’s conversation we talk about what prompted Jaredd to start up the podcast, and the joy of getting to interview interesting people. Jaredd is also a presenter at CombatCon and a long time practitioner of Japanese swordsmanship and other martial arts. We talk about how Japanese martial arts have evolved over the years and how training works. The conversation also take a slightly unlikely turn when we end up talking about a potential foray into the manufacture of high fashion silk ties. You can find The Martial Thoughts Podcast on Twitter and The Martial Thoughts blog.          ]]>4300yes87fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/swordsmanship-is-woodwork-with-shanee-nihttps://swordschool.com/podcast/swordsmanship-is-woodwork-episode83/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Shanee Nishry is a historical martial arts instructor and founder of Stratford Swords, which is in Stratford-upon-Avon in the West Midlands of England. She's also a software engineer in the games industry. We first interacted when she posted some photos of a very ambitious woodworking projects she's working on, because I'm a complete woodworking nerd and it turns out that Shanee is turning into one too. A couple of woodworking YouTube links for you: Xyla Foxlin’s impossible table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1l9tIjbEs More woodworking ideas from Tamar 3X3 Custom: https://www.youtube.com/c/3x3CustomTamar We also talk about the swordsmanship community and a project Shanee would like to complete which would bring together the community into one cohesive place, where everyone can go to find all the publications and discuss and debate them. We talk about the difficulty in getting alignment on the interpretation of sources, and how to make secondary sources more accessible to everyone. Shanee can be found on her blog: https://shanee.io/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/lunarsong      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/0fb56936-8fe1-3b1d-9581-d38f469adc2dFri, 10 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 83 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/swordsmanship-is-woodwork-episode83/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy...https://swordschool.com/podcast/swordsmanship-is-woodwork-episode83/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Shanee Nishry is a historical martial arts instructor and founder of Stratford Swords, which is in Stratford-upon-Avon in the West Midlands of England. She's also a software engineer in the games industry. We first interacted when she posted some photos of a very ambitious woodworking projects she's working on, because I'm a complete woodworking nerd and it turns out that Shanee is turning into one too. A couple of woodworking YouTube links for you: Xyla Foxlin’s impossible table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1l9tIjbEs More woodworking ideas from Tamar 3X3 Custom: https://www.youtube.com/c/3x3CustomTamar We also talk about the swordsmanship community and a project Shanee would like to complete which would bring together the community into one cohesive place, where everyone can go to find all the publications and discuss and debate them. We talk about the difficulty in getting alignment on the interpretation of sources, and how to make secondary sources more accessible to everyone. Shanee can be found on her blog: https://shanee.io/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/lunarsong      ]]>5393yes86fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/your-challenge-for-decemberhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/your-challenge-for-december-episode82/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Hello Sword People, and welcome to the final monthly challenge of the year. This one is a little different. Before I introduce it, let me just refresh your memory about what the challenges are. Basically, they are alternatives to New Year's resolutions because I don't like New Year's resolutions very much, and the challenges so far this year have been: breaking a habit, adding a habit, sleeping - in other words, how to sleep better, food, (so eating better,) learning a new skill, working on stamina, working on strength, working on range of motion, working on footwork and working on striking. Now you may very well suppose that this month's challenge will have something to do with perhaps, well, we've done striking, let's have a look at throws. Or we’ve done striking, let's have a look at parrying or something like that. But no, we've done most of the aspects of solo training as I discuss in my book, The Windsor Method: The Principles of Solo Training. So the focus of these challenges is on solo training and rest is part of training. So the question we are addressing this month, December, is how do you recover?    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/d3ab2ead-5cd2-3881-a7bb-89767aa84057Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 82 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/your-challenge-for-december-episode82/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy...https://swordschool.com/podcast/your-challenge-for-december-episode82/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Hello Sword People, and welcome to the final monthly challenge of the year. This one is a little different. Before I introduce it, let me just refresh your memory about what the challenges are. Basically, they are alternatives to New Year's resolutions because I don't like New Year's resolutions very much, and the challenges so far this year have been: breaking a habit, adding a habit, sleeping - in other words, how to sleep better, food, (so eating better,) learning a new skill, working on stamina, working on strength, working on range of motion, working on footwork and working on striking. Now you may very well suppose that this month's challenge will have something to do with perhaps, well, we've done striking, let's have a look at throws. Or we’ve done striking, let's have a look at parrying or something like that. But no, we've done most of the aspects of solo training as I discuss in my book, The Windsor Method: The Principles of Solo Training. So the focus of these challenges is on solo training and rest is part of training. So the question we are addressing this month, December, is how do you recover?    ]]>844yes85fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/orcs-in-space-and-swords-in-a-suitcase-whttps://swordschool.com/podcast/orcs_in_space_episode81/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Content warning: Within this podcast are descriptions of the horrific neglect of very elderly swords. Edoardo Albert is a London-based writer who writes about Britain in the early medieval period (between the Romans leaving and the Normans arriving), the 40th millennium in the Warhammer universe, and lots of other things besides. Find out more by visiting his website. This podcast is different to usual format in that Edoardo contacted me with a question, and rather than reply by email, I got him on the podcast instead. We talk about the research project at Bamburgh castle in Northumbria, which sparked Edoardo’s interest in the early medieval period. If you’ve never visited, please do, because it truly is the most impressive castle. Edoardo’s question relates to two pattern welded swords found at Bamburgh and how they would have been fought with. As you may know, this early medieval period is known as the "Dark Ages" because of a lack of sources relating to the period, and so it is an interesting question to discuss. One thing is for sure, the owners of these swords would have been a lot more proficient with their weapons than even the most dedicated HEMA practitioner today.    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/648681a1-264b-3d45-8cd6-15b66aaeb91bFri, 26 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 81 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/orcs_in_space_episode81/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Content...https://swordschool.com/podcast/orcs_in_space_episode81/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Content warning: Within this podcast are descriptions of the horrific neglect of very elderly swords. Edoardo Albert is a London-based writer who writes about Britain in the early medieval period (between the Romans leaving and the Normans arriving), the 40th millennium in the Warhammer universe, and lots of other things besides. Find out more by visiting his website. This podcast is different to usual format in that Edoardo contacted me with a question, and rather than reply by email, I got him on the podcast instead. We talk about the research project at Bamburgh castle in Northumbria, which sparked Edoardo’s interest in the early medieval period. If you’ve never visited, please do, because it truly is the most impressive castle. Edoardo’s question relates to two pattern welded swords found at Bamburgh and how they would have been fought with. As you may know, this early medieval period is known as the "Dark Ages" because of a lack of sources relating to the period, and so it is an interesting question to discuss. One thing is for sure, the owners of these swords would have been a lot more proficient with their weapons than even the most dedicated HEMA practitioner today.    ]]>4722yes84fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/asian-and-african-arms-and-armour-with-nhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/asian-and-african-arms-and-armour-episode80/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Natasha Bennett is the Curator of Oriental Collections at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, working with the Asian and African collections. These include an enormous spread of arms and armour mostly dating from between the 14th and 20th centuries, so her research interests are necessarily wide-ranging. She has presented specialist study sessions and seminars on mounted warfare in Asia, South Asian arms and armour, Islamic arms and armour, Asian swords, and textiles in Japanese armour. In our conversation we talk about guns, specifically the “15 Rupee Jezail” and how the popularity of the matchlock mechanism persisted because of its simplicity and functionality, even when elsewhere in the world newer technologies took over. In case you were wondering, this is what a jezail looks like: Photo credit: The Royal Armouries And this is the Tusken Cycler rifle from Star Wars: We also talk about Natasha’s work with the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum and the amazing benefits of 3-D technology. You can have a good, close-up, 3-D look at the objects on the museum’s website: https://www.anglosikhmuseum.com/ This leads us into a discussion about the circumstances in which many items ended up in British museum collections, i.e. as colonial loot, which is a tricky issue for museums to navigate. Listen in to find out whether Indian steel weapons are the best, and also how Natasha plans to get her baby doing horseback archery before they can walk.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/3cfe9e2d-cafd-3304-80c4-1125ee2e57f9Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 80 Photo credit: The Royal Armouries For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/asian-and-african-arms-and-armour-episode80/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at...https://swordschool.com/podcast/asian-and-african-arms-and-armour-episode80/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Natasha Bennett is the Curator of Oriental Collections at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, working with the Asian and African collections. These include an enormous spread of arms and armour mostly dating from between the 14th and 20th centuries, so her research interests are necessarily wide-ranging. She has presented specialist study sessions and seminars on mounted warfare in Asia, South Asian arms and armour, Islamic arms and armour, Asian swords, and textiles in Japanese armour. In our conversation we talk about guns, specifically the “15 Rupee Jezail” and how the popularity of the matchlock mechanism persisted because of its simplicity and functionality, even when elsewhere in the world newer technologies took over. In case you were wondering, this is what a jezail looks like: Photo credit: The Royal Armouries And this is the Tusken Cycler rifle from Star Wars: We also talk about Natasha’s work with the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum and the amazing benefits of 3-D technology. You can have a good, close-up, 3-D look at the objects on the museum’s website: https://www.anglosikhmuseum.com/ This leads us into a discussion about the circumstances in which many items ended up in British museum collections, i.e. as colonial loot, which is a tricky issue for museums to navigate. Listen in to find out whether Indian steel weapons are the best, and also how Natasha plans to get her baby doing horseback archery before they can walk.      ]]>5016yes83fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/strategy-and-war-with-lynette-nusbacherhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/strategy-and-war-episode77/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Lynette Nusbacher is a Strategist and Devil’s Advocate. Her work has included being a logistics officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, a writer of books such as Bannockburn 1314, a lecturer at Reading University, the senior intelligence advisor to the UK Government Cabinet Office, as well as a TV presenter of various military history shows, and she now runs a management consulting company, Nusbacher and Associates. Of course, most importantly from my perspective, she is also a historical martial arts instructor. Our conversation covers military strategy, government policy, Clausewitz, Iraq and Afghanistan. We do bring all this back to HEMA and talk about the difference between strategy and tactics and how this applies to fencing. You might also like to hear that Lynette thinks of George Silver as a “bit of a bullshit artist”. As promised, here is the link to the Rob Roy final duel: https://youtu.be/ERmM5l2ceoY You can find Lynette on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nusbacher  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/9793f78b-d9c3-360b-927d-d5e8b9406d58Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 77 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/strategy-and-war-episode77/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Lynette...https://swordschool.com/podcast/strategy-and-war-episode77/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Lynette Nusbacher is a Strategist and Devil’s Advocate. Her work has included being a logistics officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, a writer of books such as Bannockburn 1314, a lecturer at Reading University, the senior intelligence advisor to the UK Government Cabinet Office, as well as a TV presenter of various military history shows, and she now runs a management consulting company, Nusbacher and Associates. Of course, most importantly from my perspective, she is also a historical martial arts instructor. Our conversation covers military strategy, government policy, Clausewitz, Iraq and Afghanistan. We do bring all this back to HEMA and talk about the difference between strategy and tactics and how this applies to fencing. You might also like to hear that Lynette thinks of George Silver as a “bit of a bullshit artist”. As promised, here is the link to the Rob Roy final duel: https://youtu.be/ERmM5l2ceoY You can find Lynette on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nusbacher  ]]>5424yes80fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/hope-and-black-powder-with-dr-milo-thurshttps://swordschool.com/podcast/hope-and-black-powder-episode74/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Milo Thurston is the founder of the Linacre School of Defence in Oxford, UK. He’s an absolute bastard with a single stick and a leading expert in the work of Sir William Hope. In our conversation we talk about the essence of Hope’s New Method of Fencing and what is so good about it. We also talk about Napoleonic battle reenactment, being late to class, Ken Monschein’s PhD, and why Milo would use Guy’s imaginary millions to pay off his mortgage.   Milo’s books: A Newer, Shorter and Easier Method of FencingDefence in the Street: Translated from Jean-Joseph Renaud's La Defense dans la Rue (Amazon Kindle edition)   Link to The Linacre School of Defence, which has Hope’s works and poetry, plus works from other masters from the period.      ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/2faa4b0c-3345-3dc3-9585-27ed62406bfdFri, 08 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast Episode 74 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/hope-and-black-powder-episode74/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Milo...https://swordschool.com/podcast/hope-and-black-powder-episode74/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Milo Thurston is the founder of the Linacre School of Defence in Oxford, UK. He’s an absolute bastard with a single stick and a leading expert in the work of Sir William Hope. In our conversation we talk about the essence of Hope’s New Method of Fencing and what is so good about it. We also talk about Napoleonic battle reenactment, being late to class, Ken Monschein’s PhD, and why Milo would use Guy’s imaginary millions to pay off his mortgage.   Milo’s books: A Newer, Shorter and Easier Method of FencingDefence in the Street: Translated from Jean-Joseph Renaud's La Defense dans la Rue (Amazon Kindle edition)   Link to The Linacre School of Defence, which has Hope’s works and poetry, plus works from other masters from the period.      ]]>4055yes77fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/your-october-challenge-improve-your-foothttps://swordschool.com/podcast/october-challenge-episode73/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is your October Challenge. This year I have been setting a different challenge every month, as I really don't like New Year's resolutions, and it struck me that there was an opportunity for self-development and self-improvement that we were missing by making these nebulous resolutions at pretty much the worst point in the year to make any kind of changes. It's right after Christmas and if you're in the northern hemisphere, it’s in the middle of winter. Not a great time to be trying to make a resolution that's going to last all year. So instead, we have a different challenge every month. So far we have looked at breaking and making habits, prioritising sleep, prioritising food, learning a new skill, stamina and strength. Last month we looked at improving our range of motion. If you want to have a look back at all of those monthly challenges, you can go to guywindsor.net/blog and look at the category called “Challenge of the Month”. Your challenge this month is to improve your footwork. And I borrowed this from my new book, The Windsor Method, The Principles of Solo Training, which you should definitely go and buy, of course, at guywindsor.net/solo. There is a transcription of this episode on my website for you to read at your leisure.  ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/9bca7363-3d95-3a02-9ce3-8ef5f64e55f0Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/october-challenge-episode73/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is your October Challenge....https://swordschool.com/podcast/october-challenge-episode73/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is your October Challenge. This year I have been setting a different challenge every month, as I really don't like New Year's resolutions, and it struck me that there was an opportunity for self-development and self-improvement that we were missing by making these nebulous resolutions at pretty much the worst point in the year to make any kind of changes. It's right after Christmas and if you're in the northern hemisphere, it’s in the middle of winter. Not a great time to be trying to make a resolution that's going to last all year. So instead, we have a different challenge every month. So far we have looked at breaking and making habits, prioritising sleep, prioritising food, learning a new skill, stamina and strength. Last month we looked at improving our range of motion. If you want to have a look back at all of those monthly challenges, you can go to guywindsor.net/blog and look at the category called “Challenge of the Month”. Your challenge this month is to improve your footwork. And I borrowed this from my new book, The Windsor Method, The Principles of Solo Training, which you should definitely go and buy, of course, at guywindsor.net/solo. There is a transcription of this episode on my website for you to read at your leisure.  ]]>1465yes76fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/viruses-and-bats-with-emilia-skirmuntthttps://swordschool.com/podcast/viruses-and-bats-episode72/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Emilia Skirmuntt runs the Oxford branch of The School of the Sword, and in this episode we talk about running a school with different branches and specialisations, and improving diversity and inclusivity within historical martial arts schools. Emilia is also a virologist at the University of Oxford, which brings up some topical questions about a certain virus. We talk about her fascinating research into virus-like genes in bat genomes and some truly game-changing theories about memories and consciousness. Emilia has started a cookery blog, called The Corgi, The Princess and The Kitchen, which we also chat about in the podcast. The molecular gastronomy book that Guy refers to is: On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen by Harold McGee. You can find Emilia on Twitter @ESkirmuntt, or look out for her on Sky News and other news outlets where she is frequently interviewed about the pandemic.    ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/ec684d62-73d8-362c-8b4d-0bd2615acaebFri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast, episode 72 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/viruses-and-bats-episode72/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Emilia...https://swordschool.com/podcast/viruses-and-bats-episode72/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Emilia Skirmuntt runs the Oxford branch of The School of the Sword, and in this episode we talk about running a school with different branches and specialisations, and improving diversity and inclusivity within historical martial arts schools. Emilia is also a virologist at the University of Oxford, which brings up some topical questions about a certain virus. We talk about her fascinating research into virus-like genes in bat genomes and some truly game-changing theories about memories and consciousness. Emilia has started a cookery blog, called The Corgi, The Princess and The Kitchen, which we also chat about in the podcast. The molecular gastronomy book that Guy refers to is: On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen by Harold McGee. You can find Emilia on Twitter @ESkirmuntt, or look out for her on Sky News and other news outlets where she is frequently interviewed about the pandemic.    ]]>4815yes75fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/september-challenge-range-of-motionhttps://swordschool.com/podcast/monthly-challenge-get-more-flexible-in-september/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Your challenge this month is to engage with your ranges of motion. Much of this episode is adapted from my new book The Windsor Method: The Principles of Solo Training. You can follow along with a pre-recorded flexibility-based training session at: Guywindsor.net/hamstringsGuywindsor.net/trainalong]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/b1c12358-9e06-35eb-916a-6f49cadb4b7eMon, 06 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorFor transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/monthly-challenge-get-more-flexible-in-september/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Your challenge this...https://swordschool.com/podcast/monthly-challenge-get-more-flexible-in-september/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Your challenge this month is to engage with your ranges of motion. Much of this episode is adapted from my new book The Windsor Method: The Principles of Solo Training. You can follow along with a pre-recorded flexibility-based training session at: Guywindsor.net/hamstringsGuywindsor.net/trainalong]]>382yes71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/shakespeare-and-silver-with-ben-crystal
  
  
  Ben Crystal is an actor, author, producer, and explorer of original practices in Shakespeare rehearsal and production. In this episode we talk about Ben’s work in exploring how actors would have rehearsed, staged, and performed Shakespeare’s plays in the 16th century, and how the original rhymes and pronunciation would have sounded. It makes for a completely different experience to what we think of as “Shakespearean” in modern times. Even if you aren’t into Shakespeare this is a fascinating conversation about theatre, memory, language, and of course, swords.
  
  Which leads us on to George Silver. Find out what Ben thinks of Silver and whether he would have wanted to go to the pub with him. For those of you unaware of our project, in 1599 George Silver published his Paradoxes of Defence, offering a window into the Tudor and medieval martial arts as practiced in England. I am bringing that book to life in glorious audio, both in modern pronunciation (narrated by Jonathan Hartman), and Original Pronunciation (narrated by Ben Crystal).  Renowned historical harpist Andrew Lawrence-King is providing the musical punctuation. You can support the project here: www.guywindsor.net/silver and listen to a sample of Ben’s original pronunciation towards the end of the episode here: https://guywindsor.net/2021/05/paradoxes-of-defence-in-audio/.
  
  Visit Ben Crystal’s website at www.bencrystal.com and find him on Twitter @bencrystal.
  
  
  
  For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://guywindsor.net/
  
  And to support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
  
   
  
   ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/a2350d1e-0634-39b4-a183-ec2f184950bcFri, 18 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorThe Sword Guy Podcast episode 55 Ben Crystal is an actor, author, producer, and explorer of original practices in Shakespeare rehearsal and production. In this episode we talk about Ben’s work in exploring how actors would have rehearsed, staged,...
  
  
  Ben Crystal is an actor, author, producer, and explorer of original practices in Shakespeare rehearsal and production. In this episode we talk about Ben’s work in exploring how actors would have rehearsed, staged, and performed Shakespeare’s plays in the 16th century, and how the original rhymes and pronunciation would have sounded. It makes for a completely different experience to what we think of as “Shakespearean” in modern times. Even if you aren’t into Shakespeare this is a fascinating conversation about theatre, memory, language, and of course, swords.
  
  Which leads us on to George Silver. Find out what Ben thinks of Silver and whether he would have wanted to go to the pub with him. For those of you unaware of our project, in 1599 George Silver published his Paradoxes of Defence, offering a window into the Tudor and medieval martial arts as practiced in England. I am bringing that book to life in glorious audio, both in modern pronunciation (narrated by Jonathan Hartman), and Original Pronunciation (narrated by Ben Crystal).  Renowned historical harpist Andrew Lawrence-King is providing the musical punctuation. You can support the project here: www.guywindsor.net/silver and listen to a sample of Ben’s original pronunciation towards the end of the episode here: https://guywindsor.net/2021/05/paradoxes-of-defence-in-audio/.
  
  Visit Ben Crystal’s website at www.bencrystal.com and find him on Twitter @bencrystal.
  
  
  
  For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://guywindsor.net/
  
  And to support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy
  
   
  
   ]]>3406yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/what-is-a-sword
  What is a sword? When does a dagger become a sword? When does a sword become a spear? Can a boomerang even be a sword?
  
  In a follow-up to my conversation with Australian martial artist and philosopher, Damon Young, this special episode picks up where episode 31 finishes, with a discussion where we try to come to an agreement on what a definition of a sword might be. If you have ever wondered about this very question, or already have your own definition in mind, have a listen and see if you agree with us!
  
  
  
  Damon is the author of books like Philosophy in the Garden, and On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy. He has also edited a couple of books on philosophy and martial arts: Engagement, Philosophy and the Martial Arts, and Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness.
  
  If you missed the first part of my conversation with Damon, you can find it here. It’s about the importance of the study of philosophy when practising martial arts. How we know the difference between bravery and foolhardiness, how can someone engage in violence and still be a good person. And perhaps, most importantly, however we define them, why are swords so damn cool?
  
  You can also support the show at Patreon.com/TheSwordGuy Patrons get access to the episode transcriptions as they are produced, the opportunity to suggest questions for upcoming guests, and even some outtakes from the interviews. Join us!]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/d4c65207-263b-3b10-9af0-70cb5bafac87Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorEpisode 43 What is a sword? When does a dagger become a sword? When does a sword become a spear? Can a boomerang even be a sword? In a follow-up to my conversation with Australian martial artist and philosopher, Damon Young, this special episode...
  What is a sword? When does a dagger become a sword? When does a sword become a spear? Can a boomerang even be a sword?
  
  In a follow-up to my conversation with Australian martial artist and philosopher, Damon Young, this special episode picks up where episode 31 finishes, with a discussion where we try to come to an agreement on what a definition of a sword might be. If you have ever wondered about this very question, or already have your own definition in mind, have a listen and see if you agree with us!
  
  
  
  Damon is the author of books like Philosophy in the Garden, and On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy. He has also edited a couple of books on philosophy and martial arts: Engagement, Philosophy and the Martial Arts, and Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness.
  
  If you missed the first part of my conversation with Damon, you can find it here. It’s about the importance of the study of philosophy when practising martial arts. How we know the difference between bravery and foolhardiness, how can someone engage in violence and still be a good person. And perhaps, most importantly, however we define them, why are swords so damn cool?
  
  You can also support the show at Patreon.com/TheSwordGuy Patrons get access to the episode transcriptions as they are produced, the opportunity to suggest questions for upcoming guests, and even some outtakes from the interviews. Join us!]]>3116yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/medieval-swords-and-research-with-james-
  James Hester has been involved with HEMA since the age of 15, when he began performing fight shows throughout New England. He then set his course as an academic and educator, working in museums before completing an MA in Medieval Studies in the UK. He then joined the Royal Armouries Museum, rising over five years to become Curator of Tower Collections at the Tower of London. In 2015 he was awarded the Arms & Armour Heritage Trust Studentship to complete a PhD focusing on late medieval martial arts at the University of Southampton. A summary of the PhD thesis is here.
  In this episode we talk about James’s exciting research, particularly about matching up the treatises and other sources we have from the period with the notches and dings found on weapons and skeletal evidence from battlefield graves to work out whether the techniques detailed in the fencing treatises were ones that were actually used at the time. Is it possible to extrapolate from a fencing treatise that this is how people actually fought? Click on the link for a video lecture on some of James’s research into damage on arms and armour.
  We also talk about the passage of arms events James has organised, and his attempts to make the armour at these events as historically accurate as possible, i.e. not what we would think of as “safe” by modern standards. To read more about the 2018 passage of arms at the beautiful Château de Castelnaud in the Dordogne, France, see here: A brief write-up of the 2018 Judgement of Mars with some photos. For more photos, see this link from Facebook: Photos by La Mesnie du Blanc Castel of the 2019 Judgement of Mars on their Facebook page.
  
  In the introduction I mention photographs of the treatises at the Fencing Museum in the U.K. You can see these here: https://guywindsor.net/2017/06/a-great-week-for-historical-fencing/
  For more information on James and his work, see:
  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/schoolofmars
  Website: http://www.schoolofmars.com
  FB: https://www.facebook.com/schoolofmars
  Twitter: @schoolofmars ]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/7b481301-0441-3061-9937-d6ffd294cf47Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorEpisode 37 James Hester has been involved with HEMA since the age of 15, when he began performing fight shows throughout New England. He then set his course as an academic and educator, working in museums before completing an MA in Medieval Studies...
  James Hester has been involved with HEMA since the age of 15, when he began performing fight shows throughout New England. He then set his course as an academic and educator, working in museums before completing an MA in Medieval Studies in the UK. He then joined the Royal Armouries Museum, rising over five years to become Curator of Tower Collections at the Tower of London. In 2015 he was awarded the Arms & Armour Heritage Trust Studentship to complete a PhD focusing on late medieval martial arts at the University of Southampton. A summary of the PhD thesis is here.
  In this episode we talk about James’s exciting research, particularly about matching up the treatises and other sources we have from the period with the notches and dings found on weapons and skeletal evidence from battlefield graves to work out whether the techniques detailed in the fencing treatises were ones that were actually used at the time. Is it possible to extrapolate from a fencing treatise that this is how people actually fought? Click on the link for a video lecture on some of James’s research into damage on arms and armour.
  We also talk about the passage of arms events James has organised, and his attempts to make the armour at these events as historically accurate as possible, i.e. not what we would think of as “safe” by modern standards. To read more about the 2018 passage of arms at the beautiful Château de Castelnaud in the Dordogne, France, see here: A brief write-up of the 2018 Judgement of Mars with some photos. For more photos, see this link from Facebook: Photos by La Mesnie du Blanc Castel of the 2019 Judgement of Mars on their Facebook page.
  
  In the introduction I mention photographs of the treatises at the Fencing Museum in the U.K. You can see these here: https://guywindsor.net/2017/06/a-great-week-for-historical-fencing/
  For more information on James and his work, see:
  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/schoolofmars
  Website: http://www.schoolofmars.com
  FB: https://www.facebook.com/schoolofmars
  Twitter: @schoolofmars ]]>4098yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/12768472/historical-medieval-battle-in-new-zealan
  Photo by Keane Chan.
  
  
   
  
  
  Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting, where defensive and offensive weapons of the Middle Ages are used. It includes historical fencing, buhurts, melee, duels, small-group battles, mass field battles, professional fights, etc. In our conversation Dayna explains her involvement in getting this sport recognised in New Zealand.
  In this highly entertaining episode we talk about the challenges of competing in tournaments on a world stage, when you live SO FAR away from everywhere else. Dayna explains what it’s like to get off the plane after 30 hours and realise your armour hasn’t arrived, or what to do when the Italian medics cut your armour off you when you get knocked out in a battle. It’s very costly in terms of time and money doing this sport at a top level, especially in Covid-19 times with the potential for lengthy quarantines. She also talks about the challenges facing women in the sport and how hard it is to get experience when you simply don’t have enough opponents.
  Listen to this episode for a hilarious anecdote involving Dayna’s mouth guard and bird poo (yes, it’s as bad as you think) and why a bloody knife made Dayna late for a seminar with Guy.
  Please note that this conversation was conducted in December 2020 and the details of some 2021 competitions have since changed.
  To find out more about HMB and Buhurt, visit:
  Buhurt New Zealand
  Historical Medieval Battle International Association]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/3ee6661a-aaa3-3add-9f90-c16523154743Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorEpisode 36 Photo by Keane Chan.   Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting,...
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  Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting, where defensive and offensive weapons of the Middle Ages are used. It includes historical fencing, buhurts, melee, duels, small-group battles, mass field battles, professional fights, etc. In our conversation Dayna explains her involvement in getting this sport recognised in New Zealand.
  In this highly entertaining episode we talk about the challenges of competing in tournaments on a world stage, when you live SO FAR away from everywhere else. Dayna explains what it’s like to get off the plane after 30 hours and realise your armour hasn’t arrived, or what to do when the Italian medics cut your armour off you when you get knocked out in a battle. It’s very costly in terms of time and money doing this sport at a top level, especially in Covid-19 times with the potential for lengthy quarantines. She also talks about the challenges facing women in the sport and how hard it is to get experience when you simply don’t have enough opponents.
  Listen to this episode for a hilarious anecdote involving Dayna’s mouth guard and bird poo (yes, it’s as bad as you think) and why a bloody knife made Dayna late for a seminar with Guy.
  Please note that this conversation was conducted in December 2020 and the details of some 2021 competitions have since changed.
  To find out more about HMB and Buhurt, visit:
  Buhurt New Zealand
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  Myles Cupp is an instructor at South Coast Swords, in California. You might have seen him on the History Channel's Knife or Death show, and he's a contributor to swordstem.com. SwordSTEM is a website dedicated to applying science to sword martial arts, which analyses martial arts with rational, evidence-based methodologies. In our discussion we talk about some of the articles on SwordSTEM, and how looking at the numbers can influence the rules of tournaments, the gear we use, and the most effective ways to fight.
  Myles’ day job is as an engineer at Disneyland, and we talk about working on rides like the new Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. We also chat about driverless cars, and speaking Italian like a native, but the episode is really all about swords! One of Myles’ guiding principles is about sharing knowledge, and his work on SwordSTEM is bringing fascinating information to light on really understanding what is going on in tournaments, the swords themselves, and our training methods.
  Useful links from this episode:
  Store Webpage:https://southcoastswords.com/
  Club webpage:https://southcoastsword.com/
  YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5BmY0WSmMUq6dskeIUluQ
  SoCal Swordfight:https://socalswordfight.com/
  And of course, SwordSTEM:http://swordstem.com/]]>theswordguy.podbean.com/3c0c88e3-f0da-343a-af1f-9a531148cafbFri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000Guy WindsorEpisode 35 Myles Cupp is an instructor at South Coast Swords, in California. You might have seen him on the History Channel's Knife or Death show, and he's a contributor to swordstem.com. SwordSTEM is a website dedicated to applying science to sword...
  Myles Cupp is an instructor at South Coast Swords, in California. You might have seen him on the History Channel's Knife or Death show, and he's a contributor to swordstem.com. SwordSTEM is a website dedicated to applying science to sword martial arts, which analyses martial arts with rational, evidence-based methodologies. In our discussion we talk about some of the articles on SwordSTEM, and how looking at the numbers can influence the rules of tournaments, the gear we use, and the most effective ways to fight.
  Myles’ day job is as an engineer at Disneyland, and we talk about working on rides like the new Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. We also chat about driverless cars, and speaking Italian like a native, but the episode is really all about swords! One of Myles’ guiding principles is about sharing knowledge, and his work on SwordSTEM is bringing fascinating information to light on really understanding what is going on in tournaments, the swords themselves, and our training methods.
  Useful links from this episode:
  Store Webpage:https://southcoastswords.com/
  Club webpage:https://southcoastsword.com/
  YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5BmY0WSmMUq6dskeIUluQ
  SoCal Swordfight:https://socalswordfight.com/
  And of course, SwordSTEM:http://swordstem.com/]]>4704yesfull