Monthly Archives: August 2008

Edinburgh Review: Potted Pirates

Posted on August 21, 2008 by YBTim

This Spring I worked on my first children’s show.  Luckily I was working with Dan and Jeff of Potted Potter on their next play Potted Pirates, co-written and directed by Richard Hurst.   Potted Pirates has been a big success.  … Continue reading →

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Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword Workshop 2009

Posted on August 20, 2008 by YBTim

YB recommends this workshop as…   Probably the best stage combat workshop in the world. Now Accepting Registrations The 2009 Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword Workshop produced by The International Order of the Sword and Pen and The … Continue reading →

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Solid gold BADC exam results

Posted on August 20, 2008 by YBTim

Congratulations to the participants in the 2008 YoungBlood Summer Intensive.  The exam was a great success with all participants receiving BADC Gold or BADC Gold with Recommendation. Swordfully, TK Read more about BADC certification.

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Sword Geek: Why prime, seconde, tierce…? A brief history of the numbers.

Posted on August 20, 2008 by YBTim

Is there any logic to the numbering of the parry positions? Yes and NO.  There was an old numbering system which was used up to the 1880′s which was simple and intuitive.  It had only five positions.  The simplicity and … Continue reading →

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Hello world! YoungBlood begins blogging

Posted on August 19, 2008 by YBTim

August can be a little quiet in London.  So I am taking David Walsh’s (my webmaster) advice and transforming the old and dusty YB site to a new and shiny WordPress extravaganza.  Of course DW is in China enjoying the … Continue reading →

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