This weekend there’s a gathering of steampunk enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon called Gearcon. Steampunk, like cyberpunk, is a genre of speculative fiction, a fashion trend and a community of fans with shared interests. In literature, it’s usually an alternate history of the Victorian era in which mad scientists played a much larger role. The fashion is […]

Two videos for you today, one for each of my specialities. First, here’s a “preview” of this season’s Bard on the Beach with a great segment with Fight Director Nick Harrison. If you want to skip ahead to that good part, it’s just after the 4-minute mark. Sadly, it does not embed, so click on […]

Back by popular demand, I will be teaching another one-day workshop in Bartitsu. This time, it will be a more condensed 4 hours (2pm-6pm), and more physical. Workshop January 23 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in […]

Workshop July 26 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in martial arts from the world over. E.W. Barton-Wright had returned from Japan and opened a school to teach the English gentleman how to defend himself against ruffians […]

First a quick documentary on Parkour, for those who are unfamiliar: Get Running Today This is a big weekend for parkour in Vancouver. Read the itinerary and directions from PKBC, the largest group of local freerunners. Parkour BC – British Columbia’s Parkour Community JULY 3rd 5:00 PM – Burnaby Mountain Secondary School8800 Eastlake Drive, BurnabyDirections:Skytrain […]