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The Sword Guy Podcast

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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04:23

Challenge of the Month: Learn a new skill in May

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/05/03

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/may-challenge-skill/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Last month’s challenge (Eat Well in April) was difficult for many people, mostly because food is such an emotional subject. Personally, I spent the month avoiding starch and sugar, which has helped with energy levels, weight management, and especially my reflux problem. I’ve also been adhering more

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56:00

People like us: the Middle Ages with Danièle Cybulskie

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/30

Episode 46 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/people-like-us-daniele-cybulskie-episode46/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy As a writer, professor, TEDx speaker, and podcaster, Danièle has been making the Middle Ages fun, entertaining, and accessible for over a decade. She is the author of Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction, and The Five-Minute Medievalist, which debuted at the top of

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01:22:11

Swords and Historical Handcrafts, with Bill Grandy

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/23

Episode 45 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/swords-and-historical-handcrafts-episode45/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Bill Grandy is a long time professional historical martial arts instructor at the Virginia Academy of Fencing (VAF) in the United States, and also a historical handcrafter making beautiful scabbards and shields and things. Check out his website at

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59:13

Fire and Cauldrons, with Ruth Goodman

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/16

The Sword Guy Podcast, episode 44 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fire-and-cauldrons-episode44/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Ruth Goodman is a social and domestic historian working with museums, theatre, television and educational establishments. She has presented and consulted on several highly successful television series for the BBC. She has also written several excellent books

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51:55

What is a Sword?

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/12

Episode 43 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/what-is-a-sword-episode43/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy What is a sword? When does a dagger become a sword? When does a sword become a spear? Can a boomerang even be a sword? In a follow-up to my conversation with Australian martial artist and philosopher, Damon Young, this special episode picks up where episode 31 finishes, with a discussion

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59:06

Teaching Us to Sit Still with Tim Parks

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/08

The Sword Guy Podcast, episode 42 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/sitting-still-episode42/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Tim Parks is a prolific novelist, non-fiction writer and translator and perhaps most importantly from my perspective, he wrote a fantastic memoir on getting into meditation, called Teach us to Sit Still. Those of you that train with me know that meditation is one of

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47:15

Writing and Walking, with Joanna Penn

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/04/02

Episode 41 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/writing-and-walking-episode41/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Joanna Penn is a writer (both fiction and non-fiction), podcaster and ultramarathon walker. She doesn’t do swords, or even a lot of history, but she has been a huge influence on my work and this podcast. We don’t talk about martial arts in this episode, but we do discuss physical

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08:40

Your challenge for April

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/03/29

Eat Well. Last month’s challenge was very simple: prioritise sleep. While sleep quality varies hugely, it’s still basically the same thing for everyone: there’s good sleep, there’s bad sleep, and there’s enough sleep or not. We all know what we mean by ‘sleep well’. But what do we mean by ‘eat well’? ‘Eat well’ is incredibly varied. Eat well for what? The challenge this month is simply this: pay attention to what you eat and why. No area of human health is more riven with controversy and

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48:34

Jousting with Callum Forbes

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2021/03/26

Episode 40 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/jousting-episode40/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Callum Forbes is an extremely experienced martial artist, having got into sports fencing in the late ‘70s, and Hapkido from 1982. But then HEMA drew him in, both from a love of Dungeons and Dragons, and from a disillusionment with the ruleset of sports fencing. In this, our 40th episode, Callum

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54:51

An unconventional approach to HEMA, with Lauren Ings

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/03/19

The Sword Guy Podcast, episode 39 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/unconventional-approach-to-hema-episode39/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Lauren Juliette Ings is an assistant instructor with the Stoccata School of Defence in Sydney, Australia, and is also a circus performer, a burlesque dancer and an actor. In this episode we chat about making HEMA more appealing to women, the LGBTQI+

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01:05:39

Portuguese Party Weapons with Jessica Gomes

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/03/12

The Sword Guy Podcast, episode 38 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/portuguese-party-weapons-episode38/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jessica Gomes runs her own club, the Velha Guarda Marcial, in beautiful Sintra, Portugal. She focuses on Fiore’s system, Capoferro rapier, and Portuguese staff fighting, Jogo do Pau. Jessica explains what this Iberian “party weapon” is all about, and how

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01:08:17

Medieval swords and research, with James Hester

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/03/05

Episode 37 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-swords-and-research-episode37/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy James Hester has been involved with HEMA since the age of 15, when he began performing fight shows throughout New England. He then set his course as an academic and educator, working in museums before completing an MA in Medieval Studies in the UK. He then joined the Royal

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01:26:31

Historical Medieval Battle in New Zealand, with Dayna...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/02/26

Episode 36 Photo by Keane Chan. For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/historical-medieval-battle-nz-episode36/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting, where defensive and offensive

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01:18:23

Analysing sword science and technology with Myles Cupp

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/02/19

Episode 35 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/analysing-sword-science-episode35/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Myles Cupp is an instructor at South Coast Swords, in California. You might have seen him on the History Channel's Knife or Death show, and he's a contributor to swordstem.com. SwordSTEM is a website dedicated to applying science to sword martial arts, which analyses martial arts

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01:12:34

Battle of Nations with Beth Hammer

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/02/12

Episode 34 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/battle-of-nations-episode34/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy In this episode I talk to Beth Hammer. One of Beth’s favourite pastimes is “This is Sparta” kicking people through fences as part of Battle of Nations competitions. Based in Seattle, USA, Beth practises HEMA and Escrima, and is now enjoying the freedom of Battle of Nations fighting. In

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01:19:31

How to Make Swords, with Craig Johnson

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/02/05

Episode 33 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-make-swords-episode33/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Craig Johnson is Manager of Arms and Armor, a sword lover's dream job, as they make a wide variety of items from the Medieval and Renaissance periods to faithfully recreate the look, feel, and function of historic weapons. In this episode, we talk about recreating medieval swords as

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01:04:08

Pole Dancing with Swords, with Kelley Costigan

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/01/29

Episode 32 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/pole-dancing-with-swords-episode32/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy In this week’s episode I interview Kelley Costigan. Kelley is an actor, director, pole dancer, fencer, performance combatant, adventurer and pirate, currently living in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, home of William Shakespeare. Listen to our conversation to discover the Shakespeare

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01:34:30

Why Swords are Cool, with Damon Young

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/01/22

Episode 31 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/why-swords-are-cool-episode31/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Damon Young is an Australian martial artist and philosopher, author of books like Philosophy in the Garden and the soon to be published in Europe, already out in Australia, On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy. He has also edited a couple of books on philosophy and martial arts:

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52:35

Fencing in Russia, with Elena Muzurina

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/01/15

Episode 30 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fencing-in-russia-episode30/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Elena Muzurina is a military sabre instructor, longsword champion and owner of a HEMA equipment company. Elena is a Russian champion – one of her proudest moments was winning at Swordfish – but HEMA is relatively new to Russia. In this episode we talk about what it is like learning

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01:20:38

Violence and Self Defence, with Rory Miller

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/01/08

Episode 29 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/violence-and-self-defence-episode29/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Rory Miller is a martial arts and self-defence expert and author of many books, ebooks and video courses, including “Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence”, which is widely considered as one of the best books on martial arts ever

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