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Getting over my jet lag at last

Published: Sun, 05/26/19

Hi ,I slept for over ten hours last night and I might be finally shaking off the effect of jet lag and an overnight flight. I left Chicago on Monday…

Next stop, Chicago

Published: Wed, 05/15/19

Hi ,I first met Allen Reed at Fightcamp a few years back. I think he was teaching a workshop on tomahawk and knife, or it may have been the bowie…

Some thoughts for Easter Monday

Published: Mon, 04/22/19

Hi ,Well, something had to displace Bre it in the news cycle and the Notre Dame fire seems to have done the trick.What has been interesting is the way…

Learn from your own practice

Published: Tue, 04/16/19

Hi ,Key Principles of getting good at anything. Part 3: Learn from your own practiceA key principle of Stav training is developing an awareness of the…

Keep it simple

Published: Mon, 04/15/19

Hi ,Key Principles of getting good at anything. Part 2: SimplifyWhen I attended Geoff Thompson’s masterclass series of si seminars back in 2012…

Be your own master

Published: Fri, 04/12/19

Hi ,On Wednesday night we were practising some Savate kicking at the HEMA class I attend in York. I have done the occasional Savate workshop at events…

Taken back in time

Published: Fri, 04/05/19

Hi ,On Saturday I went to York to meet up with some people I lived, worked and studied with over thirty five years ago. A couple of the people…

A good harvest and a broken promise

Published: Fri, 03/29/19

Hi ,My study windowsill is covered with a collection of seed trays and small plant pots. So is our kitchen windowsill. There are about a dozen rocket…

Principles save lives

Published: Mon, 03/18/19

Hi ,There have been two tragic plane crashes in the past si months. The first was in October 2018 when Lion Air Flight 583 took off from Jakarta…

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