Nine questions I have to answer, part 1
Published: Wed, 02/04/15
Hi Following on from my contact with MACE (Martial Arts and Combat E hibition in Bristol in June which I will be teaching at) I have been asked to get…
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Where did January go?
Published: Tue, 02/03/15
Hi Happy Imbolc, or Winter Thing as it is less imaginatively described as a Stav festival. Celebrating the end of winter, signified by the arrival of…
Mountains or pebbles? which is your challenge?
Published: Thu, 01/29/15
Hi “It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.” I was made aware of this quote in a sermon on Sunday…
“Whether you believe you can do a thing, or believe you can't, you are right.”
Published: Fri, 01/23/15
Hi I got a bit behind on quotes of the week on the noticeboard outside of the Stav Centre. Partly because I was starting to believe that I could not…
An Inspector Calls
Published: Mon, 01/19/15
Hi Yesterday afternoon I received the list of questions that Matt Roberts is likely to ask when videoing and interviewing me today. It does feel a bit…
My appointment with Loki
Published: Fri, 01/16/15
Hi Want to know the secret of a successful bonfire? Well, the theory of fire is that combustion requires heat, fuel and air. There are various…
40 years of martial arts training, a recurring theme
Published: Thu, 01/15/15
Hi One benefit of getting older should be that you get the see the long view of things. This doesn’t do you much good if your attitude is. “In my day…
Twenty two years of Stav Camps
Published: Wed, 01/14/15
Hi I was remembering today the first Stav camp that was held in the UK. I think it was in the Summer of 1993 and Ivar had organised it and booked…
Tempting Fate
Published: Tue, 01/13/15
Hi Between about 1985 and 2000 I didn’t have a current passport. I did go to Germany a couple of times during that period but I was with the military…
What did he think was going to happen?
Published: Mon, 01/12/15
Hi I said on Friday that I would tell you about the only occasion (as far as I recall) that I ever hurt anyone using a Jarl principle drill. Looking…