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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...
“One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune.”- Lewis Wallace
Views & Essays Archive
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Random Acts Of “Knight”ness
Posted on September 9, 2010 | 1 CommentChivalry should be saved because it maintains a very respectable value system where people practice sincere gestures and random acts of kindness. -
Courtesy And Acknowledgement
Posted on December 8, 2009 | 1 CommentI love that my husband still opens the car door for me. I love that he lets me order first and always holds the door open for me. I always thank him and I never see it as degrading. -
Chivalry Awards Of 2009
Posted on December 4, 2009 | 11 CommentsAnyone who thinks “chivalry is dead” hasn’t been paying much attention to the news. Plenty of examples of chivalry made headlines in 2009. This isn’t the kind of chivalry that... -
Passing Chivalry
Posted on November 12, 2009 | 1 CommentChivalry does not mean someone else has to accept your lack of basic manners — this is the fine line, and you may only have yourself to blame if you choose to cross it. -
Hunting For Chivalry
Posted on October 29, 2009 | 2 CommentsParents should use every opportunity to instill the values of honor, responsibility and chivalry in their children — and take every opportunity to look back and recall the lessons they learned at those “turning points” in the cycle of life -
Paying The Price
Posted on September 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe question has been recently raised on blogs and radio talk shows: Has masculinity been decreasing over the past 20 to 30 years? Do men today have a good grasp on what it means to be a man? -
Chivalry: The B.S. Debate – Part 1
Posted on September 2, 2009 | 1 CommentPrejudice researchers use the term benevolent sexism to refer to forms of sexism that characterize women as extremely good. The benevolent sexist views women as bastions of purity who need to be protected, supported, and adored. Despite its overtly positive flavor, this idealization of women implies that women are weak, soft creatures that are best suited to traditional gender roles. -
Chivalry: The B.S. Debate – Part 2
Posted on September 1, 2009 | No CommentsAny attitude or behavior that connotes that women might require to be catered to and/or protected in specific instances is a form of BS. -
The Strength Of Civility
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsEvery time I board a train, I see him. And he annoys me. He’s in his 20s, he has his sunglasses on, cap pulled down, and iPod in. And he’s sitting on the seat reserved for elderly or special needs passengers. -
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.
