The Circle has been practicing for over six years now. This is now the longest I have been in any specific local historical European martial arts group in my life (mostly due to moving). I think it is time to say a few things.
This martial art continues to be a beloved Godsend in my life in many ways. My vision that a circle of “sword brothers” would come together here has become very real. I have made some irreplaceable friends through this circle. I have seen young men finish high-school, get married, and dive into life all while staying in our circle. I spend time with these guys outside of the context of sword fighting in many different ways. I counsel with and discuss life with my friends I have made here. To me, the guys who practice here are certainly brothers in my circle. This circle has become everything I wanted it to be and I hope others who are nearby and thinking about visiting us come see what we have created here. The world does not have enough of what we found here together six years ago. Its unreal.
Here are some notable things going on right now to report:
- We continue to work hard on moving through the 1570 manual and are presently deep in the middle of the Rapier material.
- We are taking shirt orders this week for the next run of shirts.
- We have already citified several in our circle and plan to test more soon.
- We are going to probably make an interesting announcement about our circle soon. Discussions are rapidly taking shape around topics our affecting our community.