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Swords of Chivalry: Historical Sword Combat
February 5, 2012
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
In Other Words...
“Be impeccable with your word. (Your) word is the most powerful tool you have as a human; it is the tool of magic. But like a sword with two edges, your word can create the most beautiful dream, or your word can destroy everything around you.”- Don Miguel Ruiz
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Episode 1: The Rules of the Lists
Posted on April 6, 2006 | No CommentsIn our premier podcast, we welcome our listeners (hospitality being an important knightly quality), consider whether rugby games could be played with swords, give an atrocious two-minute tour of medieval history, and recommend some very chivalrous books that have nothing to do with “knights in shining armor.” -
Charity With Respect
Posted on March 1, 2006 | No CommentsMy wife and I are a couple enjoying our 33rd year of a loving marriage while coping with profoundly different physical disabilities. That simple fact makes us a remarkable success,... -
A Knight in Scuba Gear
Posted on February 13, 2006 | No CommentsI recently had the opportunity to go scuba diving in a sunken ship off the coast of Southern California. My “diving buddy” was an acquaintance of mine who had been... -
Chivalry and a Mother’s Courage
Posted on January 23, 2006 | No CommentsI find chivalry all around me. I find examples of it in the most unusual situations, and in the most surprising moments. I saw one such moment occur at a... -
Dancing With Faith
Posted on December 23, 2005 | No CommentsWe are sometimes enthralled by the romantic notion that, in intimate relationships, we ought not do or say anything we don’t truly feel. To do so would be dishonest. Wrong again. Usually we have to go through the motions to get to the emotions. -
A Little Lesson in Chivalry
Posted on December 14, 2005 | No CommentsOne day, I was walking up to a small grocery store. When I say it was a small store, I should rather say, an older store with old-fashioned “pull-open” doors... -
Traditions of the Black Knight
Posted on December 5, 2005 | No CommentsWhen I hear people talk about chivalry, dating and courting, inevitably talk of “tradition” comes next. But what fails to come up is a real focus on what our tradition really was. -
Arabian Knights: Part 1
Posted on November 29, 2005 | No CommentsIn the deserts of Arabia since time immemorial, a man in Arab dress, sword in the scabbard and spear in hand, riding his pure Arabian horse across the sands to do away with injustice and protect his womenfolk has always been the image of an Arabian chivalrous knight. Without doubt, it is a prototype of the medieval western “knight in shining armor.” -
Arabian Knights: Part 2
Posted on November 27, 2005 | No CommentsChivalry began in a secular Arabia where the tribal code of honor with all its ramifications was the basis of right and wrong. Heroes were those who exemplified the characteristics of the chivalrous attributes in that society. It was so important that as Islam enveloped the area, it remained part of the new social order of life and continued as part of the human code of life with the conquests of new territory. As such, chivalry became part of the many Arab contributions to the West. -
The Medicine of Chivalry
Posted on November 12, 2005 | No CommentsThis story happened to me not more than twenty minutes ago in my doctor’s office. I was standing in line to pick up my prescription when I heard the nurse...
