In 1408, the anonymous book, “Livre des faits de Jean le Meingre, dit Boucicaut” spoke of knighthood, deeds, and the training of one of the most famous and successful knights in history, Jean le Meingre II. Among the training he…
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King Rene’s Tournament Book
This is a classic in mid 15th century sources for the medieval tournament. Many of the ideas in here are used in various modern armored combat sports today. The entire text and many of the photos are available online if…
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Outdoor Soft Kit Training
Today I joined the rest of The Knights Hall and friends to partake in a little soft kit training. This is where we don light, padded armor and play games to hone our fighting skills. These are fun, short rounds…
Continue ReadingI Need Your Help
Hello friends, I’m just beginning to publicise my journey here on Aspiring Knight dot com and I am wondering what sort of things you would like yto see more of. This might be more vlogging about my training ot my…
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Alternative Workout….
@brianchabot Alternative workout time. ##doitanyway ♬ original sound – brianchabot
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Helmet time
Today I decided to put some armor on and go brave the heat. My thermometer said that it was about 90 degrees outside. I’ve decided that I need more time in armor especially with the helmet. To that end I’m…
Continue ReadingDoing it anyway
Today I am still very sore from my first workout in over six months Monday. Many of you may recall that regular exercise is difficult for me thanks to no one believing me when as a child I told them…
Continue ReadingIt’s good to be back.
Yesterday evening, I returned to Knights Hall for the usual training. We continued with the usual Tabata HIIT training followed by Pell work with wooden axe wasters. Working out wearing a surgical mask is brutal. The saliva and sweat make…
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Tonight I return to training. I’m off the blood thinners and I have a LOT of work to do to begin to rebuild. My cardio is mostly shot. My weight is up to 240 or so. My diet has been…
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