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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Tag Archives: Swetnam
Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Accomplishing Anything?
I’m not quite sure what the issue is but lately I’ve found that I’ve been feeling very distracted with regards to my various projects and I haven’t been feeling like I’m really getting a lot done. Oddly I’ve been feeling … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Goals, 2010 Project Plans, Embroidery, Etsy Shop, Fencing, Fighting, Flanders Gown, Forehead Cloth, Foundations Revealed, George Silver, HMA, Joseph Swetnam, Project, Sewing, Swetnam, The Jacket Project, Tutorial, Vincentio Saviolo, Wool Hosen
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Timing and Rythm of the Fight
Last night I finished my Swetnam article. Part of the article concerns his principal rules, namely: maintain a good guard, understanding of distance, understanding place, “to take the time”, “keeping the space”, and practice. I wrote in my article: “To … Continue reading