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February 2014

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Spears and Cutlasses!

For my final morning of the first phase of my screen combat training, I was given a spear. This was the culmination of many a childhood (and adult) dream and not an opportunity I was about to approach with anything less than full enthusiasm. My body, on the other hand, had different ideas. 9 hour...

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Medieval Knight Training

Today was the start of my armed screen combat training. I was so excited that I arrived at the training centre so early that even the breakfast café wasn't open! Luckily, I had a spacious Citroen C1 in which I could nap... Physically, I wasn't feeling too bad. The previous day had been tough, bu...

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Unarmed Screen Combat

Today was my first day of training in screen combat with the British Action Academy. I booked the course months ago and have been ridiculously excited ever since. On the way to the venue, however, the exhaust fell off my car. Eventually, I managed to lash it back on using the cable that connects ...

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