Who’s Who and What’s What. A rough list of terms to know.
This Weekend: The Vermont Renaissance Faire!
It’s been a long plague but there are signs of hope! One of these is the return of the Renaissance Faires! I was SUPER bummed my home Faire, the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire was cancelled err… went virtual… for the second year in a row. But this weekend – TOMORROW and Sunday, in fact, the…
Some Thoughts on Armor Selection
This morning while sipping coffee and waiting on a work meeting, I got to thinking about what goes into the armor we choose to use. There are three main factors in choosing armor. I list them here in descending order of importance but the first two are usually reversed for practical influence – you wear…
Managing Heat While Wearing an Oven
“Is that armor hot?” Hotter than you might imagine. Here’s how we cope with it.
REMATCH Against Bulldog!
I set up my GoPro MAX this weekend and recorded all the fights. Here is the footage of my rematch in sword and buckler against Bulldog. He shows a lot of improvement. My buckler form is off because I’m trying to bait him to swing to my shield side. He didn’t make the fight easy…….
Back in the Ring!
For those of you who heard (the camera was not working yet) the live stream of my last fight you’ll know it ended swiftly with a clear and decisive victory for me. After discussion it with my opponent, Joshua “Bulldog” Veliz and I will be doing it all over again — this time with working…
Love Hurts 6
I’M GOING TO FIGHT TOMORROW!! That’s right. Tomorrow, 13 February, 2021, I’ve got a duel set up with a good friend, Joshua Veliz. We’re planning to do a fun, quick sword and buckler fight. I am totally psyched. Josh is probably stronger than me, but we both have cardio shortcomings, so this should be a…
New Shoes!
I got new shoes. I’ve got a new favorite for 15th century pointy turnshoes. Here’s my review.
Winter Settles In…
It is mid December, and we are nearing the end of 2020, and maybe even this pandemic. Here in New England, we are being regaled with a fairly significant snow storm and it is beautiful. With the snow, the event season, already almost dead from an abundance of safety, is driven further into our memories….