An agreement to hold the “European Martial Arts” exhibition as part of the cultural program of the 2nd European Games was signed today in Mikhail Savitsky’s art gallery. The document was signed by Galina Ladisova, director of the Museum of Minsk History and Roberto Gotti, chairman of the Italian Historical Fencing Federation and honorary consul … Read more …
Most intelligent people now understand that physical fitness is not an ‘optional extra’, something to be fitted in now and then, trips to the gym taken when there is nothing important to do. An unhealthy body leads to a dulling of the mind, which in turn damages the ability to learn, to concentrate and to … Read more …
Returning from The English Sidesword Open is always a melancholy affair, but 2019 really emphasised this feeling. Hosted in Oxford, the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’, we fought in the centre of an old and venerable city at one of the few major European events dedicated purely to the use of the sidesword and its companion … Read more …
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Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Dreynevent in Vienna, making it our first public workshop of the year (the second being at the English Sidesword Open just four days later!). Dreyn is the biggest HEMA event in the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region, and yet by some organisational miracle still manages to … Read more …
