The Sword Guy Podcast

Oct 25 2024 197 ep. 78 mins 123

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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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Russian Dissidence with Romana Shemayev

Oct 25 2024 127 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-197-russian-dissidence-with-romana-shemayev To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Romana Shemayev is an American songwriter and performer, translator of contemporary Russian poetry, and one of the founders of “Bent Blades, a gat

Theory and Practice and Pole Dancing

Oct 11 2024 115 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-196-theory-and-practice-and-pole-dancing To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy In today’s show I’m sharing some excerpts from the audiobook of The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts. You can find the book in both a

Pirates! With Dr Jamie Goodall

Sep 27 2024 77 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-195-pirates-with-dr-jamie-goodall To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Jamie L.H. Goodall is a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington, D.C. She is the author of Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From

Drawing A Dream of Swords with Chris Schweizer

Sep 13 2024 81 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-194-drawing-a-dream-of-swords-with-chris-schweizer To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Chris Schweizer is a three-time Eisner Award nominated cartoonist, a writer, concept artist and illustrator who lives in rural Kentucky with

Kinesiology and Concussions with Jane Strange

Aug 30 2024 90 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-193-kinesiology-and-concussions-with-jane-strange To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jane Strange represented Team North America at the 2019 European games in Minsk, and she is a competition medallist at longsword in both open

Solo Training and an interview with Guy

Aug 16 2024 161 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-192-solo-training-and-an-interview-with-guy To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Hello Sword People, and welcome to episode 192 of the podcast! Training alone is an essential skill. You can train anywhere, any time, and practice

Clubs, Wands and Gladiators: Historical Physical Culture with Ben Miller

Aug 02 2024 99 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-191-clubs-wands-and-gladiators-historical-physical-culture-with-ben-miller To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Ben Miller is the man behind Physical Culture Historians, preserving and reviving historical exercise methods for min

Crystal and Silver in a Shakespearean accent, with Ben Crystal

Jul 19 2024 75 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-190-crystal-and-silver-in-a-shakespearean-accent-with-ben-crystal To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy In today’s episode we have another audiobook/interview mashup! The Paradoxes of Defence Audiobook Project involved me hiring

Federations, forests and body awareness, with Marine Beaumel

Jul 05 2024 62 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-189-federations-forests-and-body-awareness-with-marine-beaumel To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Marine Beaumel is a historical martial arts instructor best known for her work with Royal Armouries Manuscript 1.33 Sword and Buc

Vadi and The Four Virtues of Sword Making, with Eleonora Rebecchi

Jun 21 2024 109 mins

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.com/podcast/vadi-and-the-four-virtues-of-sword-making-with-eleonora-rebecchi/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Today’s episode is a bit different to the usual format, as we have both a delightful sample from an audiobook and a related interview. I ha