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Magyar pásztorbotoló 1974 Shepherd stick dance
Posted on September 29, 2008 by oprishki
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Mountain axe at Saxon Summer!
Posted on September 14, 2008 by oprishki
Well saturday I taught two classes at the local Northeast Ohio SCA groups event called Saxon Summer. I taught right after the heavy fighting.
FIrst class…medival dagger and wrestling with a definite focus on wrestling in the manner put forth by Fiore Dei Liberi in his 1410 text. We discussed the 7 requirements for wrestling and [...]
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Getting to know your axe
Posted on September 8, 2008 by oprishki
Sort of a strange thing to say I guess, but really, what did the old timers do? Well they carried their walking axes with them everywhere daily. The axe was an extension of the man. It was perfectly comfortable to carry and to use when needed.
Clearly unless somehow our job warrents it, we cannot walk [...]
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SCA event September 13th Hubbard Ohio
Posted on September 4, 2008 by oprishki
I will be teaching my reconstructed axe system for the first time at a local SCA event on Saturday September 13th in Hubbard Ohio. Not sure what sort of turnout we will get but as long as I have one person there swinging axes with me, I will be happy:)
I will also be doing classes [...]
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