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Comment on Learn to Duel in 30 Days – Part One by Chris Slee

Chris Slee — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:37:57 +0000

Yep, that’s a good plan. It’s something Rob and I have talked about for aaaaages but never actually gotten around to doing. I’ll see what I can do to get some photos or video linked to this post.

Comment on Learn to Duel in 30 Days – Part One by Robert

Robert — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:59:30 +0000

Something that could be useful would be to enlist Rob and the others to take a series of photos to illustrate the guards and attacks… a useful and interesting Sunday in the park activity.

Comment on Book Review: On Killing by Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:44:55 +0000

Interesting area, and, you’re right – such a taboo one. Despite so many having been in these circumstances. Reminds me a bit of a doco I saw on Peter Singer trying to get the issue of how hospitals decide how people die to be clarified (his point was they *do* decide – whether they’ll treat pneumonia or not, what treatments they’ll give or withold etc. – but it’s just not talked about. Similarly hospitals will rarely talk about mistakes, so they can’t address them, because they’re terrified of litigation).

I’d probably rather hear veterans talk more than theorise. This guy sounds like he’s been in the field, and to hear his own experience would be valuable. But he sounds on more shaky ground when he tries to generalise (but people so want to generalise because then it sounds like they’re saying something far more important than just their own story). But, yeah, a book that asked the same question of a range of veterans – probably ideally anonymously so they wouldn’t feel so pressured to say what they think they should. Trends would be interesting, but I suspect so would the range of responses.

Chatting to a guy this week at work he talked about an uncle of his who’d had to storm a beachhead. “Forget all this stuff about charging up the hill. I just found the first ditch I could and hid there.” But some other guys would have charged up the hill. I’d be a lot more interested in teaching this sort of history too – first hand accounts, rather than ‘The ANZACS were this’ or that.

Comment on Swordplay: Context is Everything by Mouatt

Mouatt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:14:24 +0000

hmmm…. I think that CEO’s should return to the sword instead of the golf club… would be far more entertaining and morale-boosting for the staff!!

Comment on Separation of Church and State in Australia by Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:30:22 +0000

Yeah, it does get a bit hard to take when in the name of democracy and tolerance churchgoers get told, “We refuse to listen to your opinions – your voice is entirely invalid. That would be mixing church and state.”

Comment on Separation of Church and State in Australia by Mouatt

Mouatt — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:31:52 +0000

Now look at what you have done… used rational thought on a topic that is almost exclusively argued hysterically. Stop it now before someone else starts thinking for themselves!!!!

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Comment on Summary of Meyer’s Rapier System by Robert

Robert — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:18:10 +0000

Nice summation Chris. I will tuck it away for further consideration.

Comment on Anaesthetic and Time Travel by Anna Olsén

Anna Olsén — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:51:37 +0000

Welcome back to the land of the living and of passing time!

Comment on Meyer’s Rapier and Dagger (and Cloak) by Chris Slee

Chris Slee — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:57:29 +0000

The images aren’t mine to give. I stole them shamelessly from a number of place including http://www.freifechter.com/resources.cfm, http://www.thearma.org/pdf/JoachimMeyer.htm and scanning my copy of Forgeng’s translation.