Alison Kannon is an avid costumer and a rabid historical martial arts and fencing enthusiast. She has been studying and teaching Sixteenth Century European martial arts since 2001. She is an enthusiastic historical re-enactor and created Elizabethanmafia.com in order to share her research of the fashion, culture, and martial arts of Early Modern England.
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2010 Retrospective and 2011 Plans
It’s New Years Day which means it’s time look back on the projects I’ve finished and the goals I set for myself over the last year and start planning out the ones I want to work on this year. 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, 2011 Goals, 2011 Project Plans, Embroidery, Fencing, Fighting, Project, Sewing
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Setting Up an Indoor Space for Drills
It’s OMG!!!!! cold down here in sunny NC. As an example it was in the teens last night and it’s not expected to really get any warmer until after Christmas. I’m beginning to expect a very long, very unseasonably cold … Continue reading
Fencing Videos from Midnight at the Oasis Part 1
I’ll bet you all thought that I had forgotten. I didn’t, it’s just taken me longer to go through them that I had originally thought. Here are the first three videos from Midnight at the Oasis.
What Sorts of Men Ought not to be Admitted to Trial of Arms
This is a transcription that I did from a passage of The Third Book of Of Honor and Arms that I thought might make interesting reading for a Tuesday morning. I took the liberty of modernizing some of the language … Continue reading
In Between Projects the 2010 Review Begins
This week I start to find myself between projects. My last article was published and I’ve started writing the next next one. I’ve finished a couple of sewing projects and I’m getting ready to start a new commission. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery, Fighting, Goals, Sewing, Tutorials, Website
Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Fencing, Fighting, Foundations Revealed, Project, Tutorial
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Golden Rose 2010
It has been kind of a crazy week and a half since I last posted. Sorry for the delay guys.
Posted in Events, Pictures, Sewing
Tagged 2010 Project Plans, Events, Fencing, Fighting, Pictures, Project
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The Footwork of Di Grassi
Di Grassi believed that fencing was more firmly rooted in footwork than in anything else. It was necessary to provide balance and to help a fighter put force behind his blows. Stance In his treatise, Di Grassi recommends that a … Continue reading
University Recap
I had a fabulous time at June University this past weekend. I got to spend some time fighting C&T pickups with Giacomo, enjoyed Isobel, Robert, and Lisette’s furniture class, and my dueling class went rather well. It was really rather … Continue reading
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Tagged Cut & Thrust, Dueling, Events, Fencing, Fighting, HMA
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Honor and Reputation in Early Modern England
The 16th Century saw a notable rise in interest in the Italian culture in England. While we most often think of the rapier as the most important Italian import in to England it was not the only one. Italian courtesy … Continue reading
Dueling Class Sneak Preview
On June 12th I will be teaching Introduction to the Structure of the Duel in Early Modern England at Atlantian Summer University. I’m working on finalizing my handout and class notes this week but I wanted to give you all … Continue reading