What I have learned in 30 years
Published: Fri, 03/20/26
Updated: Fri, 03/20/26
Stav literally means; ‘knowledge of the rune staves’ and this knowledge provides the basis of a traditional education system. Today we tend to think…
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Violence in the real world
Published: Fri, 03/13/26
Updated: Fri, 03/13/26
The other Sunday afternoon I took my si year old daughter, to the cinema. We came out about 1545hrs and she was keen to have play in the small park…
Why train with weapons? Part 3
Published: Fri, 02/27/26
Updated: Fri, 02/27/26
Why train with Weapons? Part 3Once upon a time, in the closing years of the 18th century there lived a Scottish clergyman by the name of Ale ander…
Why train with Weapons? Part 2
Published: Sun, 02/15/26
Updated: Sun, 02/15/26
In Shakespeare’s play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' there is a scene where two elderly characters are discussing a visit to the theatre. Justice…
Stavcamp 2026
Published: Wed, 02/11/26
Updated: Wed, 02/11/26
Hi ,the updated Stavcamp pages are up and ready to view https://www.stavcamp.org/inde .htmlWe are back at Silver Forest in Lincolnshire, UK a…
Why train with weapons part 1
Published: Tue, 02/03/26
Updated: Tue, 02/03/26
When I first started training with Ivar Hafskjold in the Autumn of 1992 Ivar had recently returned to Europe from Japan where he had reached a very…
On slippery ICE
Published: Sat, 01/31/26
Updated: Sat, 01/31/26
Many years ago my girlfriend and I were in Rome staying with my cousin and doing some sightseeing. One day we walked across the historic Ponte…