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’m running a flash sale starting today, on the combined Philippo Vadi Longsword and Dagger courses bundle. Bought separately these courses cost $850. The Bundle is $600. And you can get 30% off the bundle for the next few days. Just put the code WELOVEVADI2025 into the little box at checkout. Hurrah! That’s still a lot of money though, so you can also find both courses in the Mastering the Art of Arms and the Italian Medieval Combat subscriptions...
BOOKS PODCAST COURSES COMMUNITY BLOG Hi! I have a couple of seminars coming up! Suffolk, UK, October 18th: Move Like Fiore: Improve your structure, flow, and control in Fiore’s art of arms Good movement is the foundation of great fencing. It keeps you safe from injury, helps you control your level of force, protects your training partners, and lets you fight harder and longer without fatigue. In this full-day seminar, you’ll develop practical skills to make your fencing smoother, stronger,...
Hi! I'm teaching a seminar here in Suffolk for my friends at Suffolk HEMA on Saturday October 18th. If you'd like to learn to move better, and to analyse any guard position or movement from a structural perspective, you should come! My very clever email list thinks you live close enough that you might make the trip. Sorry if that isn't the case.Move Like Fiore:Improve your structure, flow, and control in Fiore’s art of arms.Good movement is the foundation of great fencing. It keeps you safe...