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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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All Episodes

52:05

Bringing Italo-Hungarian Sabre to Taiwan, with Huang...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/04/14

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/bringing-italo-hungarian-sabre-to-taiwan-with-huang-chun-yi/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Huang Chun-Yi is an instructor of classical and military sabre at Lionheart Historical European Swordsmanship in Taipei, Taiwan. She also blogs in Chinese at travelingswordslady.wordpress.com. Chun-Yi’s club is the only one in Taiwan that practises classical

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01:36:32

You can’t learn swordfighting from a book, with Dr....

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/04/07

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/you-cant-learn-swordfighting-from-a-book-with-dr-antti-ijas/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Antti Ijäs is a grant-funded researcher, whose recent doctoral dissertation is a scholarly examination of Royal Armouries MS I.33 and includes a complete transcription and translation of the entire manuscript. In our conversation we talk about 1.33 as the

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01:20:30

Sword Events Should be More Like IKEA, with Jana Howson

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/03/31

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/sword-events-should-be-more-like-ikea-with-jana-howson/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jana Howson lives near Chicago and is a historical fencer, a Ph.D. candidate, mother and spouse, as well as being a Lutheran pastor. She started off with Taekwondo and Karate, and also fences in the SCA. We discuss how on earth Jana balances her time to fit it all

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01:26:26

Behind the Scenes at The Sword Guy, with Katie Mackenzie

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/03/24

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/behind-the-scenes-at-the-sword-guy-with-katie-mackenzie/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy It’s the 150th(ish) episode! So to mark this momentous occasion we’ve got a guest who can’t think of any reason at all why she would want someone to run at her with a pointy sword. Katie Mackenzie is the organising principle behind the show, as well as an excellent

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01:55:03

Bringing Fiore to a Knife Fight, with Ian Davis

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/03/17

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/bringing-fiore-to-a-knife-fight-with-ian-davis/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy 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

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01:14:09

Babies, horses, and a secret knife, with Gretchen Settle

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/03/10

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/babies-horses-and-a-secret-knife-with-gretchen-settle/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Gretchen Settle models, swordfights and makes stuff. She is getting back into training after giving birth to an incredibly adorable young sword person who looks very good with her little sword. We talk about Gretchen’s background with horses and how she came to get into

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01:18:56

Boldly Going with Stephen Hand

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/03/03

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/boldly-going-with-stephen-hand/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Stephen Hand is a founder of the Stoccata School of Defence, author of several books, including English Swordsmanship: The True Fight of George Silver and Swordplay in the Age of Shakespeare, and he currently teaches at the Stoccata Branch in Hobart, Tasmania. He has also choreographed a

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01:26:53

HEMA in Mexico and Inspirational Women

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/02/24

For transcriptions, images and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/hema-in-mexico-and-inspirational-women/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Mariana Lopez is a historical fencer, coach, artist and one of the founders of HEMA in Mexico, 16 years ago. She is also the co-founder of Esfinges, an international network of female historical fencers. In our conversation we talk about how the HEMA scene in Mexico differs

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01:32:15

Swordbeards and Violence, with Dr. Mark Geldof

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/02/17

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/swordbeards-and-violence-with-dr-mark-geldof/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Mark Geldof specialises in all kinds of historical violence. He has a DPhil in history from the University of Oxford on Change and Continuity in English Elite Conceptions of Violence, 1450-1560 and an M.A. entitled The Heart, the Foot, the Eye to Accord: Procedural Writing

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01:16:27

Patience and Perspective, with Ginny Beatty

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/02/10

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/patience-and-perspective-with-ginny-beatty/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Ginny Beatty is a historical fencer in the SCA in Ohio, USA, and she took up arms in her late forties, having done everything else first: historical cookery, archery, heraldry, and making costumes, armour and weapons. She now loves fencing with a rapier and buckler and explains

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01:33:36

Fiore: The Movie, with Alberto Mattea

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/02/03

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/fiore-the-movie-with-alberto-mattea/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Alberto Mattea is an Italian film composer and filmmaker, actor and re-enactor with a deep interest in the Middle Ages. In the historical martial arts world, he is perhaps best known for his short film Fiore, which is, I think, the most accurate representation of the late 14th century

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01:31:34

The Whack Don’t Die Method, with Kari Holman

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/01/27

For transcriptions, photos and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-whack-dont-die-method-with-kari-holman/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Kari Holman is a rapier fencer and a licensed therapist. She has also written Psychology and the SCA Fencing Woman: a Manual for Students and Teachers. The moment I read it, I asked if I could include it in my How to Teach course because it's that good. So of course, we

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01:32:15

Becoming Your Best Swordsman with Robert Childs

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/01/20

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/becoming-your-best-swordsman-with-robert-childs/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Robert Childs is a well-known rapier competition champion and author of the new book Revelations of Rapier. In our conversation we talk about how he trains for tournaments and what has made him so successful. We talk about judging tournaments and the difficulty of spotting

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01:32:20

The importance of mixer taps, with Eleanor Janega

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/01/13

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-importance-of-mixer-taps-with-eleanor-janega/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy I am delighted to announce that Dr Eleanor Janega is back! She was first on the show way back in episode 16, which is one of our most popular episodes. Since her last appearance on The Sword Guy, Eleanor has published a book and been on TV. Time to catch up on what she has

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01:34:22

Outnumbered combat and catching imaginary balls, with...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2023/01/06

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/outnumbered-combat-and-catching-imaginary-balls-with-luis-preto/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Luis Preto is a Jogo do Pau instructor and author of multiple books, including a tutorial on multiple opponent combat with one handed weapons. He also has two master's degrees, one in teaching sports and the other in Kineseology. Jogo do Pau is known as

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01:09:51

Medieval Shoulders, Trees and Swords, with Jessica...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2022/12/30

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/medieval-shoulders-trees-and-swords-with-jessica-finley-episode-1-repeat/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This week’s repeated episode is the very first Sword Guy Podcast episode, with the inestimable Jessica Finley, who may be known to you from her wonderful book about medieval wrestling. Those of you who are enrolled on my Solo Training course may have

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01:02:54

Fear is the Mind Killer, with Kajetan Sadowski...

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2022/12/23

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/fear-is-the-mind-killer-with-kajetan-sadowski-episode-5-repeat/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy As it’s the Christmas holiday period I have decided to repeat a couple of classic episodes, which you may not have heard first time around. The first is with Kajetan Sadowski. Kajetan has changed his name and pronouns since the time of recording, and in the

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01:36:25

The Yeti of Chest Protection, with Veronica Young

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2022/12/16

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-yeti-of-chest-protection-with-veronica-young/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Veronica Young is an industrial designer, historical martial artist and founder of Cryptid Combat Wear, and she is also currently running a campaign for making a chest protector for women, which will actually fit and allow for movement. Veronica explains how she developed the

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01:23:47

What Makes a Warrior? With Cain Maxwell

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2022/12/09

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/what-makes-a-warrior-with-cain-maxwell/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy 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

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01:08:39

Furries, Bar Fights, and Cryotherapy, with Lisa Losito

The Sword Guy Podcast ·

2022/12/02

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/furries-bar-fights-and-cryotherapy-with-lisa-losito/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Lisa Losito is a sword mom, historical fencer and an organising brain behind Lord Baltimore's Challenge. Lisa suffers from a chronic illness which affects her training, but she is absolutely passionate about helping others achieve their vision for events within the

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