A Guide To Happy Sword Bodies Back in the spring of 2018, I woke up one morning to find that my left arm didn’t work. I’d suddenly lost an overwhelming amount of the range of motion in my left shoulder. The culprit was likely something at work; I hadn’t injured it while fencing. As IContinue reading “This Is How We SHMeW It”
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Do What You Can: Liechtenauer’s First Lesson
|Haw drein vnd hurrt dar |Rausch hin trif oder la farñ -Johannes Liechtenauer When I started this journey of working my way through the Zettel, I expected that I’d have quite a bit to think about with each line and with each verse. What I didn’t expect however, was the impact that each line wouldContinue reading “Do What You Can: Liechtenauer’s First Lesson”
Das ist dy vor red – This is the Prologue.
This is the Prologue 1 Young knight, learn to love god and revere women; 2 thus your honor will grow. Practice knighthood and learn 3 the Art that dignifies you, and brings you honor in wars. 4 Be a good grappler in wrestling; lance, spear, sword, and messer 5 handle manfully, and foil them in your opponent’s hands. 6 Strike inContinue reading “Das ist dy vor red – This is the Prologue.”
Introduction
I do not possess the powers of Common Sense. Movement is hard. Intuition is a strange thing that, if I’m to be perfectly honest, I can’t quite wrap my head around. It’s possible that somewhere in my head, there were stock parts that didn’t quite make it off the assembly line. So I made myContinue reading “Introduction”