Guy Windsor and friends discuss sword training, historical swordsmanship, research, and other topics. Guests include well-known instructors and experts in the field. You can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy.
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Want to write a training manual? How to write training manuals for historical martial artists, with Guy Windsor
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For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/messers-and-more-with-bob-brooks/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Robert (Bob) Brooks is one of the original generation of historical fencers, who began training with me in the Dawn Duellists’ Society in th…
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Writing Historical Novels: the Facts and the Fiction, with Elizabeth Chadwick
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What is a volta? A very detailed examination of Fiore, with Dario Magnani
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Horse Armour at the Royal Armouries, with Eleanor Wilkinson-Keys
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Bronze Age Britons Were Weird, with Dr James Dilley
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Community and the Club with Samantha West
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The Politics of Eastern and Western Martial Arts, with Jonathan Bluestein
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Medieval Music and the Troubadours, with Alix Evans
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Swords in South Africa, with David Wagenfeld
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Life in the Stone Age and Bothering Hedges with Sally Pointer
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Business, Chivalry, and Life-or-Death Training, with Jason Kingsley
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Washing paper and restoring books with Aurelia Sedlmair
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How to fight like Sir Gawain, with Dr Przemysław Grabowski-Górniak
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Seven Frenchmen vs. Seven Englishmen: who will win? With Dr. Rachael Whitbread
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Medieval wrestling and making sense of the Liechtenauer swamp, with Jessica Finley
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Sword Geekery and Stunts, with Jared Kirby
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Cutting and Calligrams, with Brittany Reeves
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THC, tournaments and training, with David Ito
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Brains, Biology, and Better Teaching, with Sara Lewis
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WMA, HEMA, the SCA, and other abbreviations, with David Biggs
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HEMA for Life, with Dr Marie Meservy
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ADHD, speedboats, and wrestling in kindergarten, with Katriina Malkki
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Sword People are Book People, with Diniz Cabreira
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Bringing Italo-Hungarian Sabre to Taiwan, with Huang Chun-Yi
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You can’t learn swordfighting from a book, with Dr. Antti Ijäs
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Sword Events Should be More Like IKEA, with Jana Howson
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Behind the Scenes at The Sword Guy, with Katie Mackenzie
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Bringing Fiore to a Knife Fight, with Ian Davis
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Babies, horses, and a secret knife, with Gretchen Settle
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HEMA in Mexico and Inspirational Women
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Swordbeards and Violence, with Dr. Mark Geldof
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Patience and Perspective, with Ginny Beatty
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Fiore: The Movie, with Alberto Mattea
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The Whack Don’t Die Method, with Kari Holman
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Becoming Your Best Swordsman with Robert Childs
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The importance of mixer taps, with Eleanor Janega
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Outnumbered combat and catching imaginary balls, with Luis Preto
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Medieval Shoulders, Trees and Swords, with Jessica Finley (Episode 1 Repeat)
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Fear is the Mind Killer, with Kajetan Sadowski (Episode 5 Repeat)
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The Yeti of Chest Protection, with Veronica Young
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What Makes a Warrior? With Cain Maxwell
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Furries, Bar Fights, and Cryotherapy, with Lisa Losito
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For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/ask-me-anything-with-guy-windsor/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's episode is a little bit different. It's an Ask Me Anything with me. I sent out a query to my patrons on Patreon and also to my mailin…
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Medieval Banana Hammocks with Tasha Dandelion Kelly
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Broadsword for Kids, with Andrew Newton
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