The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts

It's been quite some time since I posted, but I have read with great interest this post, compliments to everyone for a really quality discussion!

This topic comes up from time to time, but I notice all across the MARE world it is increasing in frequency and quality of information available on the ...

Yes,

In many ways we attach to much exteraneous BS to the term "Master" today. If someone declares themesleves a "Master" than I would highly doubt the validity of such a claim.

However, If I saw and learned, through personal observation or the opportunity to see them, hear them, and fight ...

So cool...totally consistant with JC's findings.

What I love about this, is actually how simple this idea is, if you dwell on it and think too much about how and why this works, you will lose what is so simple, congrus and powerful about it's incorporation into everything we are doing.

The ...

Scholars,

I am placing a number of videos on a "you-tube" Channel, that I am in the process of creating.

There are a bunch of videos of the MMA exhibition fights that Jeremiah Backhaus and I have been doing over the past few months in WI.

Included are a number of "introductory" lessons on ...

Hello William!

We all started pretty much where you are right now. Do not be discouraged, in actuality these can be the best ways to "begin". learn how to move, learn how to explore, learn how to manipulate yourself in connection with the weapon.

Having this "ground floor" established, or at ...

Go USCG-! Thanks for your service. I have worked with you guys a bit here and there, were you in the UP or in Door County?

If your ever back around our area please look us up- God bless!- AP

So far, we really don't care for anything out there commercially made to use for practice. We are excited about Albion's version as well.

If you have a Farm and Fleet or other type of store, you can get these plastic electric fence posts, then just make yourself a simple hilt to go on it. This is ...

Tom-please log out and back in with your full name per our rules. Good luck in your search to find a Group near you, you've come to the right place if your looking to train in this Craft.- AP

Steenie,

Welcome to ARMA's forum! Thanks for your post, please log in with your real first and last name per our forum rules.

Thanks again, and that's an interesting idea, which source are you using?- AP

Ok guys I've got you down, I'll be sending you a private e-mail shortly, go ahead and take down your E-mails..that is a very good suggestion!- AP

Eric and Peter,

As you have already recieved some very good advice on the concept of counter cutting, I'll be brief.

First getting together and working with the material as you are doing is the very spirit of what ARMA is seeking to do. Good for you two!

Keep working at it, and asking ...

Hello David,

Yes,

While sport tourney types of venues are not the ARMA way, at least you are putting a good deal of thought into keeping things as non-sport as possible.

I know that of course you understand that this is impossible given the fact that by the very nature of making it a ...

Folks,

ARMA-Appleton is "branching out"

We will now be know as ARMA-Wisconsin. We will have 2 branches in the State:

ARMA-Appleton: Aaron Pynenberg -iceman9108@yahoo.com

ARMA-Milwaukee: Jeremiah Backhaus -sulan_firegaard@yahoo.com

I know that under Jeremiah's leadership Milwaukee will ...

Nathan,

Many Members feel that we should not venture down the path of the "sport" world by setting up artificial rules to facilitate some kind of round-robin tourney.

We believe that by doing so, we are not holding true to what the historical Masters were trying to teach us. We do train and ...

No problem Jonathan,

From what I have heard before the "Federation" thing was tried in the past. That was before my time and there's really no reason to re-visit what happened to it and why etc.

I am a believer in not letting a few set-backs get in the way of success however and so if that ...