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The Grammatical Case for Them
Merriam Webster has declared ‘they’ to be the word of the year. I disagree with Merriam Webster on many things,* but Bravo (or Brava! or Brave!) on this. As an English major and self-declared pedant, the singular use of ‘they’ … Continue reading
Teaching Every Body: Adapting Your Curriculum for Gender Differences
Swordplay has traditionally been a male-dominated activity in western society. The books we work from were written by and for men, and the artist models were men. Canonical positions, particularly in rapier texts, may not be the most mechanically advantageous for other body types. Find out how you can adapt your practice for every body.
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Happy NaNoing to all my writer friends. If you are churning out a novel this month, may your words flow freely, your plots be mathematically precise, and your characters grow and change in marvellous and unexpected ways. And don’t forget … Continue reading
Getting Your Feet Wet
On Tuesday November 8th I’ll be giving a talk at the Royal City Literary Arts Society entitled ‘Getting Your Feet Wet‘. It’s about submitting to literary journals and magazines as stepping stone in your writing career, but really, what does … Continue reading
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Death Throes of Dinosaurs
What we are witnessing in America, and around the world really, is the noisy death throes of sexist, racist, and homophobic culture. The world as a whole is not as bad as it was 100, 50, or even 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged blacklivesmatter, Donald Trump, notallmen, US election, yesallwomen
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‘The Wolf’ due out soon!
Whew, it’s been a while since I updated this blog! However that’s nothing compared to the time span between the days when I used to cartoon on a daily basis and sitting down to draw and ink an eight page … Continue reading
The Mounted Combat Curriculum – Green Spur
Like the Mastery program, we have five ranks within the Cavaliere program, denoted by Spurs: Green, Blue, Red, Silver and Gold. To acquire each rank you need to be a triple threat, demonstrating your skill in Horsemanship, Riding and Mounted … Continue reading
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Ride with Authority
The final item on the Riding Level 1 scoresheet is: 15. Demonstrate overall authority, safety & confidence This is similar and related to the last point on the Horsemanship Level1 sheet: 11. Demonstrate safety and common sense when working around … Continue reading
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Safety in numbers
Or rather, safety with numbers, is this week’s topic. In other words, how do you 14. Identify and maintain safe distance in group while riding and halted It’s not enough to simply maintain the pace and direction of your own … Continue reading
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Time to Stirrup Things!
Sorry, it’s a dreadful pun, but I couldn’t resist. The stirrup is arguably one of the most important inventions in the history of mounted warfare, and of riding in general. The advent of the stirrup allowed a rider to mount … Continue reading
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