Dr. Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts. He has been teaching the Art of Arms full-time since founding The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. His day job is finding and analysing historical swordsmanship treatises, figuring out the systems they represent, creating a syllabus from the treatises for his students to train with, and teaching the system to his students all over the world. Guy is the author of numerous classic books about the art of swordsmanship and has consulted on swordfighting game design and stage combat. He developed the card game, Audatia, based on Fiore dei Liberi's Art of Arms, his primary field of study. In 2018 Edinburgh University awarded him a PhD by Research Publications for his work recreating historical combat systems. When not studying medieval and renaissance swordsmanship or writing books Guy can be found in his shed woodworking or spending time with his family.
Vadi Is Taking Over My Brain (in the Best Way)
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Hi! Thanks to everyone who bought the new Vadi Longsword Course. It was great fun to make it, but even more satisfying when people actually want it. I’m happy to report that Jo York and I are recording the rest of my interpretation this very week! Which leads to a good day at the office: Followed by an even better day at the office! There will be some bonus material added to the Longsword course in due course, and probably an entire separate course with Vadi's dagger plays. We're also thinking about creating a From Medieval Manuscript style book with the translation and interpretation, and a link to a video of each play. I’m renting the hall space by the day, so we’re putting in some long hours cracking elbows and banging spines, and I’m a bit short on emailing energy at the moment :) I’ll be back with a more thorough newsletter in a couple of weeks, including some cool updates on the next round of podcast interviews, and some interesting health and performance related stuff I’ve been working on. But for now, Signor Vadi is taking up all my brain space. At least there's no poison dust to worry about! cheers, Guy |
Guy Windsor's Swordschool
Dr. Guy Windsor is a world-renowned instructor and a pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts. He has been teaching the Art of Arms full-time since founding The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. His day job is finding and analysing historical swordsmanship treatises, figuring out the systems they represent, creating a syllabus from the treatises for his students to train with, and teaching the system to his students all over the world. Guy is the author of numerous classic books about the art of swordsmanship and has consulted on swordfighting game design and stage combat. He developed the card game, Audatia, based on Fiore dei Liberi's Art of Arms, his primary field of study. In 2018 Edinburgh University awarded him a PhD by Research Publications for his work recreating historical combat systems. When not studying medieval and renaissance swordsmanship or writing books Guy can be found in his shed woodworking or spending time with his family.
BOOKS PODCAST COURSES COMMUNITY BLOG Hi, I had a marvellous time at Swords of the Renaissance. It was lovely to see old friends, make new ones, and I think the zines were a hit too. Big thanks to Anna Welter, Stephan Eickelmann, and their excellent team. The event ran like clockwork and I’m already looking forward to next year! I even got to fence with both Anna and Stephan. It’s a sign of a very well run event when the organisers can actually get some fencing in. I taught 90-minute seminars...
BOOKS PODCAST COURSES COMMUNITY BLOG Hi, I’m off to Germany this weekend to teach at Swords of the Renaissance. If you’ll be there, come say hello! I’ll be teaching three classes: one on Vadi’s mechanics, one on Capoferro’s mechanics, and one on Angelo’s salute. In a break from my usual lackadaisical approach to class notes, each class has its own little zine. You can find them all at guywindsor.net/zines. For some reason the Capoferro zine was a monster to format. These are just the rejects!...
BOOKS PODCAST COURSES COMMUNITY BLOG Hi! I’m on holiday as this goes out, so I wrote and scheduled it a full week ago. If the sword world has exploded since then and I don’t mention it here, that’s why. An excellent time was had by all at the Hit What You Aim At webinar. I really enjoy teaching these sessions, even if my study turns into a steam room in this weather. I’ve now edited some of the Angelo and Point Control webinar content into short clips and added them to the Solo Training...