Hi I would like to share this article with you. It is by my friend Roland who lives in Sweden and he has known Ivar for almost as long as I have. There is an argument that only Scandinavians can really 'get' Stav because of their language, environment and cultural background. As an English person I know that I do have a different take on the spiritual and cultural aspects of Stav than Ivar and the other Scandinavians who also practice Stav. Roland's article is beautifully written (in excellent English) and presents the Scandinavian perspective. So, here it is https://phalx.com/2016/07/16/stav-the-spiritual-side-of-a-european-martial-art/ If you want to meet Ivar personally then get yourself to Somerset in September http://stavcamp.org/ih.html regards Graham PS There was a mistake in my last message, I didn't take Venetia to Dorking station, that didn't make any sense as one of my readers with local knowledge pointed out. It was actually Woking station.