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Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
February 10, 2012
Blue & Gold: Knights and Chivalry
February 11, 2012
Swords of Chivalry: Historical Sword Combat
February 12, 2012
King Arthur and the Code of the Round Table
February 13, 2012
Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
February 17, 2012
In Other Words...
“The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave.”- James A. LaFond-Lewis
Sports Archive
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Podcast 56: Manvoted To Chivalry
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 1 CommentScott speaks with Brett McKay, founder of the Art Of Manliness and co-author of Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom And Advice On Living The 7 Manly Virtues, about the gentlemanly arts and the place of the code of chivalry within the framework of manly philosophy -
Podcast 54: Saddled With Chivalry
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsScott is joined by Gwen Nowrick and Jeffrey Hedgecock, the founders of Historic Enterprises, and organizers of the World Joust Tournament of the Phoenix competitive jousting event, to discuss medieval horsemanship and its relationship to the ideals of chivalry -
Swing A Sword With Chivalry (Today!)
Posted on April 2, 2011 | 2 CommentsKnight School is a weekly training course that teaches the skills of historical fencing as well as the ideals of the code of chivalry: respect, trust, gratitude, and honor. -
Squirrels And Rockets? “Martial Arts And Philosophy” Reviewed
Posted on November 22, 2010 | 1 CommentScott Farrell's defense of western swordplay and knightly values is well argued, but also fun to read, as you would expect from someone who wears chain mail in his spare time. It helps that the book dodges the dry tone of some academic texts. Instead, it is clear and readable to those who are neither black belts nor who strictly know who Wittgenstein was. -
Fists, Swords And Philosophy
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsViewed through the lens of philosophy, martial arts become not a test of skill with fists and swords, but a mental sparring match with an inner opponent – the out-of-control mind. -
Violent Arts & Gentle Souls
Posted on June 16, 2010 | No CommentsResearch suggests that young men who learn to fight in a safe, structured, respectful martial arts school are less antisocial. How does this work? -
Chivalry, Aristotle, CS Lewis & Martial Arts
Posted on June 10, 2010 | 1 CommentSo, Aristotle, C.S. Lewis and Bruce Lee decide to go to a jousting match … Sounds like the beginning of a very strange joke, doesn’t it? But the fact is,... -
White Knight of the Olympics
Posted on February 19, 2010 | 1 CommentClearly the spirit of chivalry lives on in this gold medalist, who took the knightly spirit of prowess – the pursuit of excellence with enthusiasm and dignity – to the snow. -
Chivalry and the Warrior Lifestyle
Posted on June 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsFrom those who have been given much, much is required. Warriors have been given specific training in martial arts and in the knowledge of self-defense. Hopefully they have also been instructed in ways to not only be able to defend themselves, but also to use their martial arts skills to defend others. Warriors have a duty to defend others when it is in their power to do so. -
Free Trade of Chivalry
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe Olympic Games were originally conceived in the highest spirit of chivalry — as a means of transcending bigotry, nationalism and corruption in pursuit of a more noble goal: friendship.
