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Session 11-8-09
Only Justin and I today… 2 rds shadow boxing 2 rds focused boxing sparring 1 rds heavy bag 1 rd GnP floor bag 1 rds focus gloves Next up…grappling/sambo We went without jackets today and h… more →
Northeast Ohio Historical European Martial Arts Society
An American Art
bigstickcombat wrote 11 hours ago: The following is a post of mine on a martial arts forum. My training is in the Filipino martial arts … more →
Modern Rapier
lancetfencing wrote 1 day ago: http://ow.ly/Gntu … more →
Medieval European Armour, The Standard Shpiel
callitaweasel wrote 2 weeks ago: I had a post on the generally accepted terms used for medieval European swords, so it seems only rig … more →
Session 11-8-09
oprishki wrote 2 weeks ago: Only Justin and I today… 2 rds shadow boxing 2 rds focused boxing sparring 1 rds heavy bag 1 r … more →
Cold Steel to Sokyra
oprishki wrote 1 month ago: A few weeks ago a took the head off of my CS Norse Hawk and put it on a hickory sledge hammer handl … more →
Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell
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callitaweasel wrote 1 month ago: What I wish to discuss in this post– theorize on, really– are the actual mechanics of a … more →
Sword Terminology-- Medieval Double Edged Swords from Europe
callitaweasel wrote 1 month ago: European sword terminology can be a little confusing because of a lot of misinformation. From the 11 … more →
Session 6-28-09
oprishki wrote 4 months ago: Three of us today… Today we did nothing but work on grappling technique. My shoulder is still … more →
6-14-09 Session
oprishki wrote 5 months ago: Three of us. First I had to give a tour of the new property and show of my recntly created armoury … more →
Graduation and Bjørgvin
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clapperdudgeon wrote 6 months ago: 20 hurrahs for Ingvild who passed her fencing graduation yesterday! Now I will start to train with s … more →
Session 3-19-09
oprishki wrote 8 months ago: 2 Rds shadow boxing 2 rds sparring pugilism and savate 1 rd GnP bag 2 rds footwork/conditioning We t … more →
Four engaging ways to deal with an incoming attack
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oprishki wrote 8 months ago: Just a short video clip as promised a few posts back. 1. Parry with the poll side of the axe. 2. Par … more →
Session 3-8-09
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oprishki wrote 8 months ago: Nice and warm in the LOD today just over 50F. 2 rds shadow boxing 2 rds sparring savate and boxing 1 … more →
Link: Hurstwic Viking Axe
oprishki wrote 8 months ago: Here is a link to a nice site that deals with Viking use of the axe…a bit off topic for us but … more →
Sambo 2-25-09
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oprishki wrote 9 months ago: Matt and I doing a bit of sambo on a fairly warm Wed. afternoon. … more →
So, a Place for My mind.
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gaelyn wrote 9 months ago: Greetings everyone, My name is Gaelyn Thorne but some of you already know that. I decided I needed a … more →
Session 2-22-09
oprishki wrote 9 months ago: We were having power problems in our space today. Right away we blew a fuse, I replaced it. 10 minut … more →
Blocking with the poll
oprishki wrote 9 months ago: Soe just what is the poll you may ask? The poll is the butt or back end of your axe head. A good ref … more →
