Glima is a complete system of self-defense. Ms. Caroline Josefsson presents the art of Scandinavian wrestling in 1914.
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“Belaboring each other fiendishly.” The early days of kendo and kenjutsu in America
An early history of Kendo and Kenjutsu in America in different cities.
A saber duel in the Rome of the West
A gory 1870 saber duel in St-Louis.
Not peace but a sword
A Christian priest in Hawaii has an interesting interpretation of the Bible.
Pugilistic nurses
In 1918 a hundred nurses of Camp Custer took up boxing in order to learn how to defend themselves against … More
Singlestick… Or is it? Stick sports in America, an investigation
Was singlestick presented at the 1904 Olympics? Was Teddy Roosevelt an ardent singlestick fighter? Or was it all something else?
Kenjutsu Gaijin : The first Western students of Japanese swordsmanship
A look at the first Westerners to take up kendo in Japan.
American sailors turning Japanese
As a little update on my post regarding kendo in America, it seems that the Annapolis Academy did indeed implement … More
So Mark Twain and a samurai walk into a fencing club…
Seems unlikely? In New York, in 1893 at the New York Fencers Club a housewarming event was held in their … More
HEMA MISFITS (I don't do longsword) 