It's easy for ideas or actions in historical fencing manuals to get lost in translation - literally. Here's how two Alfieri translations presents very different plays.
Another fencer's interpretation on Alfieri's Plate 8.
At a recent SCA Arts & Science event, I demonstrated how two different Alfieri translations present very different play interpretations.
Here's the text for my SCA Provost contract, based off of English & French Renaissance fencing ordinances and traditions.
Who were the French 'enfant perdus' -- aka the 'lost children'? We look at the poor souls doomed to die during 17th Century battles.
Just a quick blog post on head space for rapier tournaments and my approach.
Who doesn't love a good low-line void, amiright?
A look back at my 2018 SCA East Kingdom King's & Queen's Rapier Championship tournament victory.
With a new Three Musketeers film dropping every decade, we've seen a lot of variations of their uniform. But what exactly did the Musketeers uniforms look like?
Back from Pennsic and working on some new research projects that I'm hoping to release soon. Until then, I wanted to show off my Opening Ceremonies outfit from the event -- a 17th Century French chevau légers.
