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Words of fighting! Words about fighting! Words that cause fights! The many words we use in the service of combat and martial arts are a code. Lets try to decode the mystery!
Fighting Words is primarily about language and the martial arts. But, this intersects a wide range of topics. We will be discussing language and how it affects our experience of our arts. We will be providing translations and analysis of old texts and martial arts writing. But also we will be looking into how these arts use language and communication to bring people together, create communities and survive into the future. We will discuss not only the real martial arts but the “hyper-real” world of fantasy and sci-fi which borrow from these traditions in many ways. Text and media will be working hand in hand an dI hope that it will become a good resource for people of all experience levels!
Welcome! Patience, practice, perseverance! Happy Sabering!
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May the Fourth: Big news from the world of lightfencing
Happy May the Fourth to all those who celebrate! We here at TPLA are having. big year and it is not stopping. First an announcement: TPLA is announcing the launch of USA Lightfencing which will act as the national governing body for the rules and sport of Lightfencing here in the US. We work together……
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TPLA at Capitol Clash: Tournament, Classes, and more!
Its finally here! Our schedule for classes and the tournament we are having at this years Capitol Clash in Washington D.C. This will be the first competition we are having here in the US for the rule set adopted by the FFE in 2018/19. We are very excited. SO if you are planning to attend or……
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TPLA Brings Lightfencing to the Capitol Clash 2024!
Greetings all! I am pleased to announce that TPLA will be bringing Lightfencing to the Capitol Clash in Washington DC this January with our first competitive outing! We will have not only combat with the USL rules for lightfencing, but dulon/forms, and possibly some choreography! Our competitors are lined up and ready to hit the……
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KJZZ News Story about TPLA in Phoenix for Nationals.
As we posted, we were in Phoenix Az for USA Fencing Nationals. NPR was on the scene and did a little piece on us. Check it out! Thanks to Jill Ryan for a great piece! USA Fencing brought a new blade to Phoenix: The ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber By Jill Ryan https://kjzz.org/content/1851984/usa-fencing-brought-new-blade-phoenix-star-wars-lightsaber?fbclid=IwAR2IDtE3NEGX9fiGWgIWQi03XxunGhtznByc-YAy5tk5Nk8yV42wMstkEio
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Recreating the Han Ji pole arm 漢卜字鋼戟
When LK Chen released his reproduction of an T shaped Han Ji (漢卜字鋼戟) blade and it’s hardware, my friend Ben Judkins was very happy. He had been reading about the weapons rediscovery and was keen to get a set of blades. I was not familiar with this style of Ji. My idea of the Ji……
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