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Ian Davis

Episode 152

Bringing Fiore to a Knife Fight, with Ian Davis

Ian Davis is a historical fencing instructor at Boston Armizare, specialising in Italian fencing from the 14th to the 16th centuries. These days he is almost exclusively interested in wrestling, dagger and harness. Ian has been testing to discover what it actually takes to stick a sword point through historical maille. Here are some videos of his tests: Maille testing round 1 (sword): https://youtu.be/CLDcmiF1u1s Maille testing round 1 (dagger): https://youtu.be/WRE80BpQi7I Maille testing round 1 […]

Episode 138

What Makes a Warrior? With Cain Maxwell

Cain Maxwell is an instructor of physical culture, who’s been teaching physical skills his entire life, from swimming to military firearms to ballroom dancing, even. And now he is teaching mounted martial arts and runs a school called Martial Equestrian, a mounted combat school in Hinckley, Ohio. Cain learned to fight by fighting for real in a rough neighbourhood. In his own words, he had a chip on his shoulder. So he approaches martial […]

Episode 134

Broadsword for Kids, with Andrew Newton

Andrew Newton lives in the Annapolis Valley in Eastern Canada. He is a historical fencer and mounted archer and runs the Annapolis Valley Historical Fencing Club, teaching broadsword, sabre and cutlass. Andrew was also an officer in the Air Force, so of course there’s a bit of plane chat. In our discussion we talk about the business end of running a club: how to make money, effective marketing tips, and why even if you’re […]

Episode 12

Mindset, military service, and why we train, with Rigel Ng

Rigel Ng is the president of the Pan Historical European Martial Arts Society (PHEMAS) in Singapore. In this conversation we cover a lot of ground, from military service to establishing your training goals. The Society was founded in 2005 by Greg Galistan and Chris Blakey, who spent a month training 24/7 in my salle in Helsinki, and I’ve taught there many times since, so it’s especially gratifying to me to see the next generation […]

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