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1204042023-11-02T19:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/11/01/my-process/2023-11-02T00:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/10/31/yes-yes-very-nice-but-how-cultivating-defense/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dnc-salem.jpgDNC salemJoshua and Noah, two of CEHF's "Death Needle Cultists," drilling 29 Oct. 2023. The drill was "foil tag"2023-10-31T20:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/10/23/suicidal-tendencies-all-i-wanted-was-a-parry/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_5887-1.jpgIMG_5887 (1)2023-10-24T18:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/10/19/they-doth-cut-too-much-methinks/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/capo-ferro-ex.pngCapo Ferro exhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-19_12-46-55.png2023-10-19_12-46-55Plate 5, Alfieri, _La Scherma_, 1640https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/giganti_04.pngGiganti_04Plate 4, from Giganti, _The School_, 16062023-10-19T20:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/10/23/gauging-improvement-in-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/800px-caspar_david_friedrich_-_wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog.jpg"Wanderer above the Sea of Fog," (ca. 1818), by Caspar David Friedrich [photo from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog#/media/File:Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog.jpg] 2023-10-13T21:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/10/05/head-to-desk-repeat-explaining-row-to-hema/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_5799-1.jpgimg_5799-1https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-10-02-115155.pngScreenshot 2023-10-02 115155Hiro banging his head against a desk, "Big Hero 6" (2014)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_0985.jpgIMG_0985https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/no-touching.jpgNo-TouchingGeorge Bluth, "Arrested Development," a Fox TV show on 2003-2019 at various intervalshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/double.jpgdoubleHa! I got the touch! You lose bruh!https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hemurh.jpgHEMURHNo, generally they don't2025-12-01T15:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/10/03/review-swordshop-ca-fencing-kit/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-03_13-29-42.png2023-10-03_13-29-42The vest stops where my sabre jacket normally does; the jacket extends a bit lowerhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-03_12-35-03.png2023-10-03_12-35-03Swordshop.ca Coaching Vesthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/enhanced-2096-1629880241-22-1.jpgenhanced-2096-1629880241-22 (1)Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) sitting rigidly in "Coming to America" (1988)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-03_12-34-21.png2023-10-03_12-34-21Light Jacket, swordshop.cahttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-03_12-34-39.png2023-10-03_12-34-39Plunderhosen, swordshop.ca2023-10-03T20:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/09/21/comparison-of-radaellian-manuals/2023-09-21T16:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/06/19/how-to-tournament/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tourney-ex-2.jpgTourney Ex 2https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tourney-ex-1.jpgTourney Ex 1PDX Winter Open, 2015, Steel Accolade. Here Will Petillo (in foreground) and I (in white jacket) fence a little sabre.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/17-may-12-aug-1928-oreste-puliti-left-of-italy-and-gyula-glykais-right-of-hungary-fencing-during-a-bout-in-the-team-sabre-event-at-the-1928-olympic.jpgOreste Puliti of Italy and Gyula Glykais of Hungary fencing during a bout in the Team Sabre event17 May-12 Aug 1928: Oreste Puliti (left) of Italy and Gyula Glykais (right) of Hungary fencing during a bout in the Team Sabre event at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Hungarian Team won the gold and the ItalianTeam the silver medals in this event. Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport2023-09-11T22:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/06/20/how-to-tournament-deuxieme-partie/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/domenico_angelo_1763_seconde_position_du_salute-copy.jpgFolio B 2007 6 Copy 1Charles Hall (1720?-1783) after James Gwin (1700-1769), "Seconde position du Salut. Plate 11." from L'Ecole des Armes  by Domenico Angelo (1717?-1802), London,  R. & J. Dodsley, [1763],  engraving, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection; SOURCE https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/swords-fencing-and-masculine-choreography-early-charlestonhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/seven-samurai-duel-between-kyuzo-and-unknown.pngSeven Samurai duel between Kyuzo and UnknownDuel between an unfortunate braggart and Kyuzo, "Seven Samurai," 1954https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/8od4fsejqve11.jpg8od4fsejqve112023-09-11T22:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/09/08/collaborative-teaching/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4383.jpgIMG_4383Swordsquatch, "Protecting your Lily-White Honor--Late 19th cen. Italian Dueling Codes and the Advice from Military Fencing Masters," Natalie R, me, Vincent Chiu in purple, and Natalie's husband, David, in yellow, 2017, Seattle, WA https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/y-tho-baby-meme.jpgY-Tho-Baby-Memehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/14138178_10208555519699827_391651874658532433_o.jpg14138178_10208555519699827_391651874658532433_o2016 Italian sabre seminar, Grit City HEMA, Tacoma, WA--Will Richomd is in black, center of frame2023-10-04T21:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/09/06/an-ugly-truth-about-hema/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aliens-nutter.pngaliens nutterhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lockhart.pnglockhartGilderoy Lockhart as portrayed by Kenneth Branaghhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/popgroupsocial091214-original-764-400.jpgpopgroupsocial091214-original-764-400ablum art, The Pop Grouphttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/francisco_de_goya_saturno_devorando_a_su_hijo_1819-1823.jpgFrancisco_de_Goya,_Saturno_devorando_a_su_hijo_(1819-1823)Francisco de Goya, "Saturno devorando a su hijo," (1819-1823)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fact-vs-opinion.jpgfact vs opinion2023-09-09T02:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/01/15/lest-a-fool-be-believed/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/st.-joan-legion-of-honor-sf.jpgSt. Joan Legion of Honor SFStatue of St. Joan d'Arc, Legion of Honor/Fine Arts Musuem, San Francisco (source: pinterest)2023-09-06T20:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/09/04/old-wine-in-new-bottles-fencing-theory-and-interpretation/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/de-la-tocuhe-plate-15-balls-of-the-foot.jpgde la tocuhe plate 15 balls of the footde la Touche, 1670; the fencer on the right is making a thrust of the passhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/de-liancour-pass-in-second.pngde liancour pass in secondpass in seconde, de Liancour, 1696https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/825876_f496.jpg825876_f496https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4172.jpgIMG_4172passing attack from _The Art of Fencing_ 17302023-09-04T22:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/08/21/leaning-into-the-molinelli/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1914-english-recruits-unmounted-drill.jpg1914 English Recruits Unmounted Drillhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/patton-1914-sabre-exercise.pngPatton 1914 sabre exercisehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/88-640w.webp88-640whttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dragoon19008.jpgdragoon190082023-08-22T01:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/08/15/addendum-shadows-in-caves/2023-08-16T17:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/08/02/allez-swordshop-ca-is-now-open/2023-08-02T17:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2023/06/23/the-grip-in-small-sword/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/foil-positions-from-the-front.jpgfoil positions from the fronthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/french-fencing-hand-pos.jpgFrench Fencing Hand Poshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_5416.jpgIMG_5416Hand in Tiercehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_5415.jpgIMG_5415Hand in Quartehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/macarthur-en-garde.jpgMacArthur en gardeMacArthur, 1780https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/angelo-en-garde.jpgAngelo en gardeD. 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Notice the fool's marotte in the off-hand.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/prime.jpgPrimeParry of Primehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/alfieri-prima.jpgAlfieri primaAlfieri, "Prima," 1640 (figure 2)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/agrippa-prima.jpgAgrippa PrimaAgrippa, "Prima," 15532022-11-05T01:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/11/03/defining-redefining-a-successful-club/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-03_16-54-30.jpg2022-11-03_16-54-30https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2smuyl.jpg2smuyl2022-11-04T00:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/10/05/pants-before-shoes-skill-progression-in-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/girard-1740-traite-des-armes-plate-39.jpgGirard 1740 Traite des armes plate 39Girard 1740, _Traité des armes_, plate 39https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/400px-agrippa_1553_29.jpg400px-Agrippa_1553_29from Agrippa's _Trattato di Scientia d’Arme_https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_4170.jpgIMG_4170https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/far-side-first-pants-then-your-shoes.jpgfar-side-first-pants-then-your-shoesfrom the genius of Gary Larson and his "Far Side"2022-10-10T20:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/10/04/russ-mitchel-on-timmlich/2022-10-04T16:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/09/29/sabreslash-2022-october-1-2/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/crossed-flags-1.jpgCrossed Flagshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/partners.jpgPartnersSala delle Tre Spade & Barbasetti Military Sabre since 18952022-09-29T22:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/09/27/russ-mitchel-on-textual-criticism-vs-ad-hominems/2022-09-27T17:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/05/16/dueling-or-military-sabre/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6e07a1bdbdd9aa50e65be6031fac49c4.jpg6e07a1bdbdd9aa50e65be6031fac49c42024-11-26T21:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/05/24/of-medals-and-the-illusion-of-mastery/2022-09-22T21:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/06/01/the-hewing-blow-in-historical-fencing/2022-09-22T21:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/06/26/trust-partner-drills/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pisani-dossi-ms-19b-b.pngPisani-Dossi MS 19b-b2022-09-22T21:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/07/01/rev-of-chris-holzmans-translation-of-marcellis-_regole-della-scherma_-1686/2022-09-22T21:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/07/10/safety-basics/2022-09-22T21:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/07/15/the-first-foe-instructors-and-bouting/2022-09-22T21:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/07/22/gang-affiliation-or-natural-allies-fencers-and-their-camps/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_4385-e1563827038869.jpgIMG_4385Swordsquatch 2017, class I co-taught with a friend, covering Parise's "On the Ground"https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-fencing-at-dickels-academy-frederic-remington.jpg1-fencing-at-dickels-academy-frederic-remingtonFencing at- Dickels Academy, by Frederic-Remingtonhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_4393.jpgIMG_4393Swordsquatch 2017, class on Parise's "On the Ground"https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/abject-failure-of-a-seminar.jpgabject failure of a seminarAlex Spreier of High Desert Armizare, vs. Velah Gilbert (Military and Classical Sabre page, FB), with Christopher Bigelow (Northwest Fencing Academy) in green and Mike Cherba (Northwest Armizare) in blue, both in the background, 2015, at the ill-fated seminar on Angelo's sabre and broadsword I put togetherhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1801366_10203266909176461_1837749499_o-1.jpg1801366_10203266909176461_1837749499_o (1)Jon Tarantino and I doing a photo-shoot, Oaks Park, Santa Barbara, for a friend in 1997--aside from schlager blades, these crappy Indian-made repro cavalry blades were all we had, and yes, they were rubbish.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fencer-delmar-calvert-from-west-coast-fencing-archive.jpgfencer-delmar-calvert from west coast fencing archiveMaitre Delmar Calvert, 1924-2019; photo from Westcoast Fencing Archive2022-09-22T21:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/07/31/the-central-place-and-importance-of-the-individual-lesson/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/joinville-3.jpgJoinville 32022-09-22T20:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/08/07/the-art-above-all-else-collaborative-approaches-to-fencing-instruction/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/14103048_10208555503259416_5675796283840380623_o.jpg14103048_10208555503259416_5675796283840380623_ohttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_4426.jpgIMG_4426https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1f8a8cb8-e8d9-4ef8-ab72-5e9b022b806a-beta-e1565157864120.jpeg1F8A8CB8-E8D9-4EF8-AB72-5E9B022B806A betahttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fencing-books.jpgFencing books2022-09-22T20:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/08/10/what-to-look-for-and-avoid-in-hema-instructors/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/early-hema.jpgearly hemahttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/akademia-szermierz-still.pngAkademia Szermierz stillSome of the crew from Akademia Szermierz, Poland--they clearly approach Fiore dei Liberi's _armizare_ as a martial art. See http://www.akademia-szermierzy.pl/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/giorgio-a-tsoukalos-famous-meme-and-ancient-aliens-expert-has-6998032.pnggiorgio-a-tsoukalos-famous-meme-and-ancient-aliens-expert-has-6998032https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/forgeng-i-33.jpgForgeng I 332022-09-22T20:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/08/22/historical-fencing-pedagogy-a-few-guiding-principles/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jc3b3zsef-keresztessy-around-1892.jpgJózsef Keresztessy, around 1892József Keresztessy, around 1892https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/55a4eae5a90f78e4a119c3531a75aa77-fencing-lessons-fencing-gear.jpg55a4eae5a90f78e4a119c3531a75aa77--fencing-lessons-fencing-gearhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/marozzo-2.pngMarozzo (2)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/victory-of-humility-over-pride-from-jungfrauenspiegel-ca-1200.gifVictory of Humility over Pride from Jungfrauenspiegel ca 1200Victory of Humility over Pride, from _Jungfrauenspiegel_, ca. 1200https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_6222-2.pngIMG_6222 (2)2022-09-22T20:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/08/30/mindfulness-and-the-illusion-of-inclusion/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1912.jpg1912https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/800px-baldassare_castiglione_by_raffaello_sanzio-ca-1514-1515.jpg800px-Baldassare_Castiglione,_by_Raffaello_Sanzio ca 1514-1515Baldassare Castiglione, portrait by Raphael ca. 1514-1515https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/olga-kharlan.jpgOlga KharlanOlga Kharlan, Ukrainehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hoosier-state-chronicles-women-fencers.jpgHoosier State Chronicles women fencershttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aea59f01c5281bb3bca7ed1b38242bde.jpgaea59f01c5281bb3bca7ed1b38242bdehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/5c218990108672c9ce42d19393853458-fencing-queen-of.jpg5c218990108672c9ce42d19393853458--fencing-queen-ofhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/72c2504e8d67b5bd79789f71b6b6e1ea.jpg72c2504e8d67b5bd79789f71b6b6e1ea2022-09-22T20:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/09/09/sabre-with-rules-and-without/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ms_ludwig_xv_13_10r-b.jpgMS_Ludwig_XV_13_10r-bMS Ludwig XV 13 10r-b (a.k.a. The Getty)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gladitoria-ms_germ.quart_.16_09v.jpgGladitoria MS_Germ.Quart.16_09vGladitoria, MS_Germ. Quart.16 09v2022-09-22T20:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/09/18/using-period-manuals-in-historical-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mdhs.jpgMdHShttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/joinville-2.jpgJoinville 2https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/marcelli-ex.jpgMarcelli exhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_8563.jpgIMG_8563George Silver study group, 2015, Reed College, Portland2022-09-22T20:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/09/27/fencing-martial-arts-and-self-improvement/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yamamoto_tsunetomo.jpgYamamoto_Tsunetomohttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cortegiano.tif_.jpgCortegiano.tif2022-09-22T20:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/10/13/conan-the-barbarian-sir-percival-blakeney-and-the-cult-of-machismo-in-historical-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cobra-kai.jpegcobra kaiRobert Mark Kamen as "Johnny" from Cobra Kai in the 1984 "Karate Kid"2022-09-22T20:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/10/18/introducing-historical-fencing-to-children/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/vintage-art-postcard-children-sword-fight-fencing-battle.jpgVintage-Art-Postcard-Children-Sword-Fight-Fencing-Battlehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/free-fencing-lessons.jpgFree Fencing LessonsNOT a good way to advertise...https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/450px-tom_brown_6th_ed-p35.png450px-Tom_Brown_6th_ed-p35Single-stick match from _Tom Brown's School Days_ by Thomas Hughes, 18572022-09-22T20:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2019/10/28/dealing-with-criticism/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/600px-libraries_in_the_medieval_and_renaissance_periods_figure_5.jpg600px-Libraries_in_the_Medieval_and_Renaissance_Periods_Figure_5https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/photos-1858-victorian-fencer.jpgPhotos-1858-Victorian-fencerhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fencing-published-in-harpers-weekly-june-1890.jpgFENCING published in Harper's Weekly June 18902022-09-22T20:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/01/14/progressive-drills-building-comfort-with-the-phrase/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hopes_new_method_of_fencing-_or_fleuron.pngHope's_new_method_of_fencing-_or_Fleuronfrom Sir William Hope's _New Method_ (2nd Ed., 1714)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ms_ludwig_xv_13_25r3.jpgMS_Ludwig_XV_13_25r3MS Ludwig XV 13, 25 r3 ("The Getty")https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ms_ludwig_xv_13_25r2.jpgMS_Ludwig_XV_13_25r2MS Ludwig XV 13, 25 r2 ("The Getty")https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ranzatto-colpo-di-testa-a-fondo.jpgRanzatto - Colpo di testa a fondofrom _Istruzioni per la sciabola di sciabola_ [_ (Instructions for Sabre Fencing_], by Arnoldo Ranzatto, first published in 1885, Venice; this is from the third edition, 1889.2022-09-22T20:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/01/29/please-check-out-this-exciting-project/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/7176417724938049007123974744231741428858880n_0_o.jpg7176417724938049007123974744231741428858880n_0_o2022-09-22T20:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/04/06/sabre-saddle-and-the-vital-importance-of-context/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/masiello-unmounted-xx.jpgMasiello Unmounted XXhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/masiello-unmounted-xix.jpgMasiello Unmounted XIXhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/masiello-unmounted.jpgMasiello Unmounted2022-09-22T20:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/04/21/the-importance-of-reading-the-sources/2022-09-22T20:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/06/02/fencing-in-the-time-of-covid/2022-09-22T20:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/06/02/on-covering-or-the-difficulty-in-hitting-and-not-being-hit/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/zazen.jpgzazenhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/talhoffer-ms.thott_.290.2c2ba_-hans-talhoffer-1459-page-123r.jpgTalhoffer-Ms.Thott_.290.2º_ Hans Talhoffer 1459 page 123rTalhoffer-Ms.Thott, 290.2º, Hans Talhoffer 1459, page 123rhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/martial.jpgMartialhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/portrait-of-molic3a8re-by-pierre-mignard-c.e280891658.jpgPortrait of Molière by Pierre Mignard (c. 1658)Portrait of Molière by Pierre Mignard (ca. 1658)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/row-and-sport.pngROW and SPORT2022-09-22T20:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/07/04/sabre-a-la-scoil-scairte-1/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/hedge-school1.jpghedge-school1https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-hedge-school.pngThe Hedge School2022-09-22T20:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/07/06/masks-within-masks/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bayonet-en-gaurde.jpgBayonet En Gaurdehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/hand-positions.gifHand Positionshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/masiello-unmounted-xix.jpgMasiello Unmounted XIXhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/spanish_flu_seattle.jpgspanish_flu_seattle2022-09-22T20:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/07/23/dealing-with-the-pointy-ends/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/girard-feint-from-quarte.jpgGirard feint from quartehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/long-thrust-bayonet.jpgLong Thrust Bayonethttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/angelo-smallsword-vs-sabre.jpgangelo smallsword vs sabrehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bayonet-en-gaurde-1.jpgBayonet En Gaurdehttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/smallsword.jpgSmallswordhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/piandao.jpgpiandaohttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kfhustle-masters.jpgkfhustle mastershttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/shi-fu.jpgShi Fu2022-09-22T19:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/08/26/historical-fencing-definitions-disparagement/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/elbow-push-stretto.jpgelbow-push-strettohttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_8871.jpgIMG_8871Guard positions, Del Frate 1876; photo by Sarahorsomeone, Deviant Art, from the 2012 Olympicshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/117647119_300032551104566_6582840976162774300_n.jpg117647119_300032551104566_6582840976162774300_nSilly meme made for some others in no-man's landhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hema-vs.-sport.jpghema vs. sportSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbOTrYDa6kQ2022-09-22T19:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/09/14/the-buckler-leads-the-way/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_2953-beta.jpgIMG_2953 betaGeorgian _pari_ or buckler with "Shashka" trainer next to my usual Italian tools.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/halliburton-photo-of-khevsureti-warriors-1935.pngHalliburton photo of khevsureti warriors 1935Photo of warriors from Khevsureti, 1935, taken by Halliburton.2022-09-22T19:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/09/19/i-only-read-it-for-the-pictures-images-interpretation-in-historical-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ikea-man.jpgIKEA manIKEA's wee question manhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/capo-ferro-plate-14.jpgcapo ferro plate 14Plate 14, Capo Ferro, Gran Simulacro dell'Arte https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tumblr_mp3q3uoaoy1rrjmgoo9_1280.jpgtumblr_mp3q3uOaOY1rrjmgoo9_1280Capo Ferro's lunge, p. 49 in _Great Representation of the Art and Use of Fencing_ (1610)2022-09-22T19:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/10/07/if-you-make-a-molinello-in-the-woods/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/raveyard.jpgRaveyardhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gaslight-15.jpggaslight-15Scene from "Gaslight," 1944https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/it-crowd-sportsball.jpgIT Crowd Sportsball"The IT Crowd," BBC, on sports2022-09-22T19:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/10/29/they-call-it-macaroni/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-macaroni-dressing-room-coloured-etching-by-iw-26-june-1772.jpgA macaroni dressing room coloured etching by IW 26 June 1772"A macaroni dressing room," (26 June 1772) by I.W.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/philip_dawe_the_macaroni._a_real_character_at_the_late_masquerade_1773.jpgPhilip_Dawe,_The_Macaroni._A_Real_Character_at_the_Late_Masquerade_(1773)"The Macaroni: A Real Character at the Late Masquerade," (1773), Philip Dawe2022-09-22T18:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/11/08/from-page-to-practice/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/trompettes-cavalerie-legere-tst-a.jpgTrompettes Cavalerie Legere tst Ahttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/inside-and-outside-lines.jpgInside and Outside Lineshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/girard-en-garde.jpgGirard en garde"Figure of two men in the guard as explained"--Girard (1740)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/girard-thrust-of-quarte.jpgGirard Thrust of Quarte2022-09-22T18:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/11/14/leszak-_sabre-fencing_-1906/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/leszak-kardvivas-low-fourth.jpgLeszák Kardvivas Low FourthLeszák _Kardvivás_, p. 10, two versions of Quarta Bassa/Low Fourthhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/leszak-kardvivas-1.jpgLeszák Kardvivashttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/leszak-sabre-fencing-trans-mitchell.jpgLeszák Sabre Fencing trans Mitchell2022-09-22T18:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/12/10/_fencing-illustrated-part-2_-by-pallavicini-1673/2022-09-22T18:45:16+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/12/15/exhuming-radaelli/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/both.jpgBothhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/del-frate-1868-2nd-with-markup-for-lean-1.jpgDel Frate 1868 2nd with Markup for Lean 1Del Frate, 1868: while rendered rather extended, as the red lines I've drawn indicate the trunk should be no farther than the angle of the rear leg.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/steps-of-molinello.jpgSteps of MolinelloFigures 14-17, steps of the Molinello to the head from the Left [source Holzman, The Art of the Dueling Sabre]https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2nd-and-modern-3rd.jpg2nd and modern 3rdDel Frate, 1876 Guard of 2nd; cut scene from 2012 Olympic sabre final, Korea vs. Romania2022-09-22T18:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/12/20/romance-the-ridiculous-historical-fencing-realism-and-the-fringe-element/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pure-idiocy-2-613x800-1.jpgPure Idiocy (2) (613x800)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/master-lee.pngMaster LeeBruce Lee, "Enter the Dragon," 1973https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ship-of-fools.jpgShip of FoolsHieronymus Bosch, "Ship of Fools" (ca. 1490-1500)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/duel-a-lepee-entre-mm-jean-gung-et-georges-tinet-1911.jpgduel a lepee entre mm jean gung et georges tinet 1911Duel between Jean Gung and Georges Tinet, 1911--still image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTKm8v-s4Uhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mensur-after-the-bout.jpgMensur after the boutA German student is patched up post Mensur, source--https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/7shmqj/a_wounded_student_is_attended_to_after_an/2022-09-22T18:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2020/12/30/silver-as-trigger-word/2022-09-22T18:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/01/14/just-off-the-press/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/reg-for-fencing-events-1910-holzman.jpgReg for Fencing Events 1910 Holzman2022-09-22T18:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/01/15/piste-page-part-i/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/depressions-beach-sb.jpgDepressions Beach SBDepressions Beach, Isla Vista--yes, yes it is somewhat a miracle that any of us at UCSB ever gradaute.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/no-one-cares.jpgno one careshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sources.jpgSourceshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/flunge-example-from-reddit.jpgFlunge example from redditThe "Flunge" (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencing/comments/f2i0p4/my_friend_pulling_off_a_flunge/)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/capteur-socket.gifcapteur-sockethttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sclogo4.jpgsclogo4https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ucsb-fencing-team-1992-and-1993-womens-foil-squad.jpgUCSB Fencing Team 1992UCSB Fencing Team 1992--Maestro Hurst is in the middle, rear row; I am on his right as you look at the photo; Phil Ives, our sabre squad captain, is on Buzz's left; Jason Levin, another sabreur, is just right of me and down slightly.2022-09-22T18:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/01/27/arguments-argentine/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/englishmanwhatshouldnabenamed.gifEnglishmanwhatshouldnabenamed2022-09-22T18:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/02/04/emus-fences/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dimploma-di-scherma-antico-illustrato.jpgDimploma-Di-Scherma-Antico-Illustratohttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fish_slapping_dance.jpgFish_Slapping_DanceFish Slapping Dance, Monty Python's Flying Circushttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gst.jpgGSThttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/emu.jpgEmu2022-09-22T18:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/02/15/_semper-anticus_-the-importance-of-continuing-education/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/baldric-irony.jpgbaldric ironyMore wisdom from "Blackadder II" BBChttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duellingnewspaper.jpgduellingNewspaperhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fencingroom-806x1024-1.jpgfencingroom-806x10242022-09-22T18:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/02/20/of-parries-precipitation-and-poultry/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/girard-salute-plates-1-and-2.jpgGirard Salute plates 1 and 2Salute, from Girard, P. J. F. Traité des armes. France: La Haye, 1740. https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/stella_olsen_stage_2-2.jpgstella_olsen_stage_2 (2)2022-09-22T18:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/02/20/khevsureti-and-martial-arts/2022-09-22T18:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/05/19/georgian-sword-buckler/2022-09-22T18:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/03/22/italian-sabre-hema/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wright2.jpgWright2https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/h-evan-james.jpgH Evan James2022-09-22T18:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/03/23/military-vs-dueling-sabre-revisited/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cavalloti.jpgCavallotiDeath of Felice Cavalloti, 1898--he died via a thrust from a less-experienced fencer that entered his mouth and pierced an artery as it passed through the back of his headhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/u191447_the-duel-between-signor-cavallotti-and-signor-macola-at-rome-after-the-fatal-thrust.jpgThe Duel between Signor Cavallotti and Signor Macola at Rome, after the fatal thrustDeath of Felice Cavalloti, 1898--he died via a thrust from a less-experienced fencer that entered his mouth and pierced his spinal cord.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1775-bunker-hill-col-william-prescott-breeds-hill-19th-cen-engraving-granger-collection.jpeg1775 Bunker Hill Col William Prescott Breeds Hill 19th cen engraving granger collection19th cen. engraving depicting Colonel Wm. Prescott in the redoubt on Breed's Hill, Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/angelo-highland-broadsword-first-division-first-section.jpgAngelo Highland Broadsword First Division first sectionfrom Henry Angelo Sr.'s "Ten Divsions of the Highland Broad Sword," 1799https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gs.jpgGS2022-09-22T18:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2022/03/31/hamaas-first-brick-mortar-space/2022-09-22T18:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/03/29/note-concerning-george-silver-and-the-notion-of-a-slow-hand/2022-09-22T18:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/04/02/academic-rigor-accountability-and-gate-keeping-in-historical-fencing/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/syndrome.jpgSyndrome2022-09-22T18:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/04/05/research-criticism/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rapisardi.jpgRapisardiThe excellent Maestro Giovanni Rapisardi (photo via fb)--his approach to historical fencing has much to recommend ithttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/erik-the-viking-hy-brasil.jpgErik the Viking Hy BrasilScene of Hy Brasil sinking in "Erik the Viking" (1989)--an image that often comes to mind watching academia eat its own.2022-09-22T18:03:56+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/04/15/more-fun-with-from-page-to-practice-or-how-to-use-your-sources/2022-09-22T17:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/04/19/whats-in-a-preface/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/blind_men_and_elephant4.jpgBlind_men_and_elephant4Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephanthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/smallswords.jpgsmallswordshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pocket-pistol.jpgPocket Pistol2022-09-22T17:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/04/28/ill-be-your-steppin-stone/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tumblr_inline_najsjqxznx1rtdfb6.pngtumblr_inline_najsjqXZNX1rtdfb6https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mokuso.jpgmokusoYoung Kendoka in mokuso, via Pinteresthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/roworth-moulinets.jpgRoworth Moulinetshttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/minor-threat.jpgMinor ThreatMinor Threat, "Minor Threat," 1984 (Discord Records, DC)2022-09-22T17:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/05/02/alex-spreier-on-universals/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_2214.jpgimg_2214https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_2215.gifimg_2215https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_2213.jpgimg_22132022-09-22T17:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/06/15/disparate-places-liminal-spaces/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vivas_gerevichaladar_pal-gyorgy_mtipetrovicslaszlo_vagott.jpgvivas_gerevichaladar_pal-gyorgy_mtipetrovicslaszlo_vagottMaestro Gerevich with students [https://sportmonitor.info/?p=14739]https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/aladar-gerevich.jpgAladar GerevichAladar Gerevich at the 1932 Olympic Games holding his sword.https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/lancelot-on-the-sword-bridge-sainte-pierre-caen-normandy-14th-cen.jpgLancelot on the Sword Bridge Sainte Pierre Caen Normandy 14th cenSir Lancelot crossing the sword-bridge; relief from Sainte-Pierre, Caen, Normandy, France, ca. 14th centuryhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/img_9880-e1623799090369.jpgOld Sabre KitSantelli Sabre Mask, old sabre jacket, and three "non-standard" (as an instructor once remarked to me on seeing the one bottom right) sabres2022-09-21T20:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/07/22/steel-bouquet-or-the-advantages-of-multi-weapon-and-multi-text-study/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_0004.jpgIMG_00042022-09-21T20:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/07/30/listening-to-nestor-injury-age-and-pursuing-the-art/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/old-dude-fencing.jpgold dude fencinghttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/480px-sacrifice_nestor_pylos_meleager_painter_man.jpg480px-Sacrifice_Nestor_Pylos_Meleager_Painter_MANNestor and his sons sacrifice to Poseidon; Attic red-figure calyx-krater (ca. 400–380 BCE): photo from wikicommons, © Marie-Lan Nguyen2022-09-21T20:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/08/20/meet-them-where-they-are/2022-09-21T20:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/08/21/thats-wylde/2022-09-21T20:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/09/03/hemas-food-for-thought/2022-09-21T20:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/09/04/vis-enim-vincitur-arte/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/wipeout.jpgwipeouthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cipher-2.jpgCipher 2https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/gawain_and_the_green_knight-14th-cen-ucalgary-ca.jpgGawain_and_the_Green_Knight 14th cen ucalgary caBritish Library MS Cotton Nero A.x. 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Garveyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/800px-goethe_stieler_1828.jpg800px-Goethe_(Stieler_1828)https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/zoom_icon.pngZoom_Icon2022-09-15T20:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/11/22/mastery-revisited/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/400px-larte_di_ben_maneggiare_la_spada_alfieri_05.png400px-L’arte_di_ben_maneggiare_la_spada_(Alfieri)_05https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/luigi-barbasetti.jpgLuigi-Barbasetti2022-09-15T19:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://saladellatrespade.com/2021/11/24/the-collective-you-will-be-assimilated-resistance-is-up-to-you-really/https://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaulthttps://saladellatrespade.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/i-borg.jpgI 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