January 9, 2003
History Channel: Axes, Swords and Knives
I came back from a long night of classes to find out, in time, that the History Channel was running an hour-long special, Axes, Swords and Knives:
Blade implements have been a part of civilized man's arsenal since the Paleolithic Age, when sharp tools were chipped off of flint or obsidian. But with the discovery of metallurgy, people were able to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements. We visit an axe-throwing contest in Wisconsin for an introduction to the least subtle of the blade tools. Then we visit a swordsmith and an experienced swordfighter who work in traditional methods from ancient sources, and review the history of knives. TV G
The swordsmith was Paul Champagne, who did a great job of displaying the basics of standard Western swordmaking. The experienced swordfighter was John Clements of ARMA (formerly HACA), an excellent and rare scholar-practicioner.
Dale Seago and I, a couple of years ago, had the rare privilege of spending a day training with John Clements at a seminar he gave in San Francisco. The training was superb, but even more, I was impressed with the work that Clements has been doing to reconstitute the real, unadulterated, and - to me, as a practicioner of traditional Japanese combat arts - enormously sophisticated European martial arts.
If you get the chance to train with Clements, take it.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at January 9, 2003 12:17 AM | TrackBackJim: I tried Googling for that info, no success. Why don't you contact ARMA directly and ask? When you find that out, please post here; thanks.
Posted by: Russell Whitaker on January 12, 2003 7:45 PMJubin: "kill" is a pretty harsh term. So, what is "Katana exhoneration"? First I've heard that one... "katana exhortation", maybe? What have people been telling about "Japanese Anything"? Which "anythings" have been thrown your way? Curious...
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