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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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01:19:28

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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59:23

Getting started in HMA, sword design, and more. With...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/08/14

Episode 8 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/hma-viking-sword-episode8/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy I met Roland Warzecha (also known as Dimicator) at the first Swordfish event, in Malmö in 2006, and we have been friends and colleagues ever since. He has built a first-class reputation in the fields of I.33 sword and buckler research and Viking sword and shield combat. He is a graphic

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45:56

Mounted combat, and writing books, with Jennifer Landels

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/08/07

Episode 7 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/mounted-combat-episode7/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jennifer Landels is the founder and head of Academie Duello’s Mounted Combat Program which operates out of Cornwall Ridge Farm in Langley BC. She has been swordfighting since 2008, and riding since before she could walk. She started the program as an excuse to combine those passions, and

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51:28

Running a club in New York City, with Tan Smith

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/07/31

Episode 6 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/running-a-club-nyc-episode6/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy One of the great advantages of starting a podcast has been getting to talk to people I've not yet met, but whom my friends speak highly of. I think you'll see why several other guests suggested I talk to Tan when you listen to what she has to say! You can find our conversation here: Tan

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58:25

How to train, with Kaja Sadowski

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/07/24

Episode 5 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/how-to-train-episode5/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy In this episode of The Sword Guy, I talk to Kaja Sadowski, author of the must-read Fear is the Mind-Killer, about training with two swords, training in high-stress situations, and lots more training besides! Kaja has been a physical instructor since 2004, teaching figure skating, rock

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01:07:22

Lightsabers and Rapiers, with Airrion Scott

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/07/17

Episode 4 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/lightsabers-rapiers-episode4/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Airrion Scott is an Italian Rapier and Sabre Fencer and Instructor out of the Mid-Atlantic Society for Historic Swordsmanship in Annapolis, Maryland. Since joining them in 2016, Airrion has judiciously followed the methodology of the club which encourages the martial study of HMA

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57:47

Sam Swords on travel, film, and *that* longsword...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/07/10

Episode 3 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/sam-swords-episode3/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Sam -also called Samantha- Swords has been passionate about swordfighting since he was old enough to hold a stick. Strongly inspired by the stories of western warrior culture as a child, he has grown up to build his life around those same values, specialising in historical swordsmanship as well

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54:33

Women in HEMA, with Fran Lacuata

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/07/03

Episode 2 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/women-in-hema-episode2/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Francesca Lacuata is lead instructor at The School of the Sword’s Godalming chapter, having studied Bolognese swordplay and rapier since 2010. She has a further interest and some experience in renaissance dagger-fighting, Bartitsu and longsword. Fran has instructed at several

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01:07:13

Medieval shoulders, trees, and swords, with Jess Finley

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2020/06/26

Episode 1 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-shoulders-trees-swords-episode1/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jess Finley has had a sword in her had for the past twenty years. Her initial interest was in stage combat, but not too long after beginning that pursuit began to ask "... but how did they really fight" and from that question branched out to German Medieval Martial

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