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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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01:26:24

Art and Fencing, with Nora Cannaday

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2021/01/01

Episode 28 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/art-and-fencing-episode28/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Nora is an artist and a fencer from sunny Southern California. She works primarily in watercolours and in illumination, though we cover a lot in this episode, including calligraphy, translations, making a living from your art and whether simply putting in the hours of practise is enough

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01:17:18

Irish Stick Fighting, with Maxime Chouinard

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/12/25

Episode 27 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/irish-stick-fighting-episode27/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Maxime doesn’t do longsword. But he does practise Irish Stick Fighting, 19th century sabre, and has a background in karate and kenjutsu. In this episode Maxime describes Irish Stick Fighting, the challenges of finding someone to learn it from, and how he was able to bring it back

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01:14:04

Straight White Men with Swords, with Claire Mead

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/12/18

Episode 26 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/straight-white-men-with-swords-episode26/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Claire Mead is an English/French freelance curator with museums and heritage sites specialising in making collections and programming more inclusive, specifically in terms of women's narratives and LGBTQI narratives. Claire also fences with foil and longsword. Since

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01:02:39

Fire Eating and Fencing, with David Ito

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/12/11

Episode 25 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fire-eating-and-fencing-episode25/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy David Ito is a sport épée fencer, Kendoka, longsword practitioner, and a fire eater. He also does 100 burpees first thing every morning. In this episode David tells us how he got into both fencing and fire eating, takes us through his somewhat intensive training regime, and

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59:51

Designing Knives and Random Flow training, with Maija...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/12/04

Episode 24 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/designing-knives-random-flow-episode24/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Maija Soderholm lives in the United States, but grew up in England with Finnish parents. She trained with the late Filipino master Sonny Umpad, and she has taken this multicultural approach in her designs with her company, SoMiCo Knives. In this week’s episode we discuss

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01:02:11

African Martial Arts, with Da’Mon Stith

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/11/27

Episode 23 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/african-martial-arts-episode23/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Da’Mon Stith is the Chief Instructor and Founder of the Guild of the Silent Sword, teaching a range of African martial arts. In this conversation we discuss how he began his martial arts journey, and go into the specifics of how he recreates African arts, many of which do not have

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01:09:59

Tournament Mindset, with Brittany Reeves

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/11/20

Episode 22 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/tournament-mindet-episode22/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Brittany Reeves is the co-founder of Mordhau Historical Combat in Mesa, Arizona, and has taught internationally. She has medalled at tournaments in longsword, cutting, glima, and ringen. She also has a degree in Ancient and Medieval history. In this conversation we discuss tournament

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01:03:40

Wiktenauer, with Michael Chidester

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/11/13

Episode 21 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/wiktenauer-episode21/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Michael Chidester is the a long-time researcher and practitioner of historical martial arts, and the Director of Wiktenauer. There were some unfortunate technical problems with the recording of this interview, so you may wish to refer to the transcription below. You can also support the show

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01:15:54

Translating Spanish Rapier Texts, with Lois Spangler

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/11/06

Episode 20 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/spanish-rapier-episode20/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Lois Spangler is a Verdadera Destreza ("Spanish Rapier") instructor and researcher with the Brisbane School of Iberian Swordsmanship. We discuss translating Spanish fencing sources, the problems of getting fencing jackets that actually fit, and even the philosophy of narrative. Check out

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48:16

Founding Longpoint and Fencing in Armour, with Jake...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/10/30

Episode 19 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/founding-longpoint-fencing-in-armour-episode19/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jake Norwood is a highly experienced and widely respected historical martial arts instructor. He co-founded the HEMA Alliance (one of the largest historical martial arts associations), and Longpoint (one of the best-known US historical martial arts events). He has

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01:12:04

Women in Armour, and Translating Latin Fiore, with...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/10/23

Episode 18 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-sword-guy-episode-18-kendra-brown/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kendra Brown is a swordswoman, researcher, and translator of the Latin version of Fiore’s Il Fior di Battaglia (known as the Florius manuscript). She has an awesome blog at https://darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com/ In this wide ranging conversation we discuss the perils

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01:19:28

Maori Martial Arts, Bartitsu, and can an Uruk...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/10/16

Episode 17 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/maori-martial-arts-bartitsu-episode17/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Tony Wolf is an author, lecturer, antiquarian, and has trained in a very wide range of martial arts. In this conversation we discuss everything from Maori martial arts to Professional Wrestling, Victorian combatives to the Lord of the Rings (he designed the fighting styles

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01:05:20

Dr Eleanor Janega on medieval history, the Dark Ages,...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/10/09

Episode 16 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/dark-ages-episode16/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Eleanor Janega (whom Dan Snow refers to as “The most awesome medieval historian in the world”) is a Guest Lecturer at the London School of Economics in their International History department, and she has published many articles, including: “Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and

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52:36

Anyone can do HEMA! With Robyn Alman

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/10/02

Episode 15 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/anyone-can-do-hema-episode15/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today's guest on the show is Robyn Alman, from the Athena School of Arms, in Boston. She is well known on the US tournament circuit, and believes that "anybody can do this and enjoy it and engage in it in the way that is the most meaningful to them." In this episode we talk about how

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50:42

Making videogame swordfights real, with Kirk, Knight...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/09/25

Episode 14 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/videogame-swordfights-episode14/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kirk Williams, also known as the Knight of Green (to find out why, listen to the interview), is a practising historical martial artist… and also recreates video game sword fights in real life. Let’s be honest- most of us take up the sword because of something we read in a book or

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01:02:13

Indian weapons, aerial combat, and German longsword,...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/09/18

Episode 13 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/indian-weapons-episode13/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Alina Boyden is a pilot, swordswoman, and the author of Stealing Thunder, a fantasy novel that you really should read (no spoilers! but I really enjoyed it, especially the dragons-as-fighter-planes). We talk about birds of prey, fighter pilot training, Indian swords, Kunst des Fechtens,

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01:03:12

Mindset, military service, and why we train, with...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/09/11

Episode 12 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/mindset-military-service-episode12/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy 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

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45:04

Setting fire to nunneries, Fiore’s wrestling, and...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/09/04

Episode 11 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/setting-fire-to-nunneries-episode11/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kimberleigh Roseblade is a historical martial arts instructor, specialising in Fiore's Art of Arms. She teaches at AEMMA in Toronto, and has taught at many international level events including Swordsquatch, VISS, and Longpoint.

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01:08:33

Armour, building gauntlets, travelling in Europe, and...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/08/28

Episode 10 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/armour-episode10/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy My guest this week is Tomas Suazo, a historical fencer and armourer from Chile. I first met Tomas when he came to train with me in Finland in 2014. He did a Grand Tour of European historical fencing clubs, before returning home to run his own. He's a professional maker of protective equipment for

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01:00:11

Acting, fighting, training, cloaks, shoes, and more!...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/08/21

Episode 9 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/acting-fighting-training-episode9/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s podcast episode is with Siobhan Richardson. You may recognise her from the cover of my latest book, From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice. She's an actress, singer, martial artist, stage combat director, among her many skills. We've been friends for quite a while, as

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