The History Files #57: Western Martial Arts

It’s our first “live” edition of the show; a spirited discussion with Nathan Barnett, talking about the resurgence in Western Martial Arts, which it turns out has a lot to do with swords and fists. We recorded this episode in Port Townsend, WA at the 2016 Brass Screw Confederacy, an annual Steampunk festival that takes over the entire 19th century-era city.

Show notes and links:

* Excuse me, good sir, whilst I stab you: Seattle Victorian fitness fanatics have ‘silly, good fun’ (seattletimes.com)

* The Brass Screw Confederacy – Port Townsend Steampunk Festival (brass-screw.org)

* Historical European martial arts 

* Society for Creative Anachronism

* Salle Saint-George | A Traditional School for Fencing Arts (sallesaint-george.com)

* Jherek Swanger’s Books and Publications Spotlight (lulu.com)

* Tinkerswords.com (tinkerswords.com)

* Angus Trim Swords (sword-buyers-guide.com)

* George Silver

* Brief Instructions Upon My Paradoxes of Defence, by George Silver (complete text)

* Embassy Arms – Fencing, Swordplay, and Historical Martial Arts Club in Port Townsend Washington (embassyarms.org)

* LONIN – BWAHAHAHA (lonin.org)

* Eglinton Tournament of 1839 – Jousting Revival

* HEMAA (hemaalliance.com)

* ‘knight fights’ (armored cage fighting) (mmafighting.com)

* Alfred Hutton 

* Edward William Barton-Wright