Orlando di Ciccio is an italian fencer based in Canada where he teaches medieval fencing to people in the Mohawk reservation. We talk about warrior culture, his fencing journey and how fencing can be a teacher in life.🏆 Support the channel🏆Su

EP 11 – Scott Hellroth talks about prank calling fencing celebrities, commenting and the live feed.

Jan 10th, 2022 1h 40m

Scott Hellroth is a man who has been more influential than most people realise. In this episode, we talk about prank calling fencing celebrities like John Clements and the ideas behind commenting and staging the live feed at Swordfish.

Ep 10 – Samuel Spånberger on fencing, character, life and building catapults

Aug 24th, 2021 1h 23m

We had one of our favourite people on the podcast. Samuel Spånberger tells the story about why he once stopped fencing, what fencing has meant for him in his life, and where he's going in the future. This one was shot and recorded in Grövelsjön

Ep 9 – A shift in historical fencing culture?

Jul 5th, 2021 1h 14m

In this episode we talk about historical fencing culture, local club culture, small events and many other things. Also, for the first time we filmed the podcast. At least parts of it since we ran into technical difficulties after a while.

Ep 8 – Sparring

May 5th, 2021 59m 42s

We dispel a common myth in historical fencing about sparring. We also compare how other sports view training and drilling.

Ep 7 – Ranking and the master title

Feb 12th, 2021 1h 6m

Should you call yourself a fencing master? What's the history of ranking in fencing? In this episode we talk about master titles, ranking and the progression of guild systems. Want to know about how we rank? Go to www.fencingguild.com

Ep 6 – Fitness

Nov 12th, 2020 1h 21m

Ep 6 – Fitness. Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard talk about fitness and why it's important in historical fencing. Anders also has the poor taste to sing a song. If you can make it through that, you can make it through anything.

Ep 5 – Casper Ellestad-Andersen talks about fencing, archery and HEMA in USA and Europe

Oct 4th, 2020 1h 9m

Casper Ellestad-Andersen joined us for a conversation about fencing, archery and HEMA in the USA and Denmark.Axel's dagger shenanigans from back in the day, can be seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscjyq1e4aA&feature=youtu.be

Ep 4 – Jean Chandler talks about carnivals, violence and the nuances of history

Sep 23rd, 2020 1h 29m

In this episode we talk to Jean Chandler from New Orleans about the richness and nuance of medieval culture, violence then and now and why you should read the classics to get a better grip on fencing.

EP 3 – Competitions

Sep 11th, 2020 1h 24m

Are competitions really necessary? And how can they help you develop as a person? In this episode we share personal stories and talk about why we started competing and promoting competing in historical fencing.

EP2 – Teaching Fencing

Aug 29th, 2020 1h 18m

In this episode we discuss teaching, teaching methods and what makes a good instructor. Axel also tells us that he's added to his levitation plans...www.historicalfencer.comwww.patreon.com/historicalfencer

EP1 – Warrior culture

Aug 12th, 2020 57m 19s

In this episode Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard discuss warrior culture and its role in history and today. Can we benefit from it as martial artists and how? Maybe it can even help us levitate.

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