Recently I was contacted by Datu
Kelly Worden to be on his radio program,
On the Edge.
Like so many wonderful things in life, it was a complete surprise.
One minute I'm sipping my morning coffee and checking my e-mail, the
next thing I know I'm on the phone with Kelly and he's telling me
"Call back in 20 minutes and we'll do the show."
We spoke about Professor Remy Presas, Western martial arts, Jim
Keating, and many other topics.
Datu Worden archives all of his radio programs afterwards, and has
tons
of past shows available HERE that you
can go through and listen to. These are not interviews that you will
ever hear on NPR! A real treasure trove of martial musings - all for
free. Salamat Po! (Thank You Sir)
If you listened to the show and are a new visitor
here at Alliance who wants to learn more about the Western martial
arts, then please check out the following links as a "quick
start".
Alliance
"German Art of War" Program
This is our program on the Medieval German style combat, focusing on
the dagger and
wrestling aspects of the art.
Chivalry
Bookshelf
This is the worlds leading
publisher of historical swordplay related
books. These are the best books to start with
since they are chock full of photographs and explanations of the
original text by modern researchers. They also carry videos, training
gear, and more.
SwordForum
This site has the best forums
for historical swordplay and related
discussion in the Western martial arts. If you
have interest in any kind of swords, East or West, this is the place
to go. You must sign up to be allowed to view the forums.
Association of
European Medieval Martial Arts
The AEMMA are a Canadian-based organization with a magnificent web
site. They have many of the
major historical fencing works available for
free online in their library, as well as an
original book on the use of the longsword available as a free
download.
American
Heritage Fighting Arts Association
The AHFAA is a group dedicated to preserving the
19th century American styles
of combat and physical culture such as the
bayonet, Bowie knife, bullwhip, cane, saber, tomahawk, wrestling,
boxing, shooting, and so on.