It’s Sunday, the 13th of March. I attended a practice for the Boston Dark Knights at Knights Hall in Nashua,…
WORDSMITHS! BARDS! SKALDS! A CHALLENGE!
I seek a stanza. If you want to take it further, I won’t complain, but a single stanza is all…
Acquiring Your First Real Armor (Getting Started, part 2)
First piece of advice: BUY NOTHING till you’ve done a great deal of homework. Second piece of advice: Consult those…
Christmas Season ALREADY? Here’s an Early Gift for You.
The modern world seems to start the Christmas season much too early and also end it much too early. In…
Yes, I want to Joust. Seriously!
They say it is easier to teach a great rider how to fight than to teach a great fighter how…
The Perils of New Armor
This essay is primarily focused on later period, European, full plate armor. In my case, late 15th century. As some…
This Weekend: ACS North American Championships
Do you want to see some great fighting? Me, too! This weekend, I’ll be at the Armored Combat Sports North…
Who’s Who in European Swordfighting Groups and Styles Today
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…
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…