2007
Physiotherapy
Read more: PhysiotherapyIt’s been a tough week, my knee is giving me loads of pain and it has disrupted all of the moving preparations. Hanna is climbing on the walls since we cannot proceed with our plans. It’s taking it’s toll on Hanna to to alone run after the girls around the clock. I have found a…
WMA Camp report by Colin "Gabriel" Hatcher
Read more: WMA Camp report by Colin "Gabriel" HatcherWMA CAMP – JULY 12, 13, 14, 2007, IN RIGA, LATIVIA SPONSORED BY RIGA SCHOLA SAINT GEORGE (SSG) STUDY GROUP (GROUP LEADER PATRIK OLTERMAN); WARRIOR SELF DEFENCE (WSD) RIGA (FOUNDED IN 1999 BY PRINCIPALE PATRIK OLTERMAN) AND GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE SALVATION ARMY IN LATVIA AND SKANGALE SCHOOLHOME, SKANGALE, LATVIA Instructor: Mr. Colin Gabriel Hatcher…
He calmed the storm
Read more: He calmed the stormOn our way to the Bible adventures camp the leaders team was supposed to replan the camp, with my injury and the Kozlovskas leaving in mid camp for a funeral we thought we might have to redo the planning at least for the second day where they would be gone. We did however get side…
The dedication of Anja
Read more: The dedication of AnjaAt the sunday meeting of our SSG & WSD camp we had Anjas dedication service held by Captain Artūrs Baltacis. It was a beautiful ceremony where we where all dressed in the medieval clothes appropriate for the event and with the Salvation Army Flag held high to tie the ceremony into the “Real world”. Colin…
Knee trouble
Read more: Knee troubleIn a dagger fight with Gabriel I injured my knee so I am hopping around on one leg for two weeks, praying it is not a torn cartilage and just a sprain. This however gives me an excuse to catch up with my blogging and my paperwork. But leaves a very heavy load on Hanna…
First Knight
Read more: First KnightAt the WMA Camp 2007 we had the great honour of awarding the order of the disciple Knight to Colin “Gabriel” Hatcher who is now the First Knight of the order. We had a small but powerful Knighting ceremony at the last day of the camp where Gabriel was dubbed. Later in the Ceremony Gabriel…
A hysterical week…
Read more: A hysterical week…After two trips to sweden within the space of one week I now have to really dig in to get everything in order for the two summer camps and the move to London. As it turns out we will not be able to move until the 28th of August which is a bit disappointing as…
A little break….
Read more: A little break….We found a good price for tickets to go to Oslo which is only two and a half hours drive from where my grandparents (now my mothers) summer place. So we took a time out and escaped to the swedish archipelago. It started out with a two hour flight to Oslo then a three hour…
WSD celebration!
Read more: WSD celebration!Today we finished of the WSD instructors course and ended our WSD – Womens self defence course with a graduation of our students. they all exceeded my expectations and showed unprecedented feats of warrior spirit, prowess and plain old whoop *ss! (pardon my french) So today I prodly present three new Compagnos, one new Scholar0…
Why is this blog not updated?
Read more: Why is this blog not updated?I am in the middle of preparing three summer camps and finishing of a complete martial arts manual. It is four huge tasks and therefore I have little or no time for anything else. I will continue posting the Knight school material and maybe a sporadic post here and there. The blog will spring to…
Chivalric virtue #5
Read more: Chivalric virtue #5Here is the next installment of the Chivalric virtues series, this time we are talking about generosity. Maybe in a much broader or deeper sense than what the word is usually assosiated with, but I think this is a core value in chivalry as well as in Christian life…. Please let me know what you…
Thoughts on loyalty
Read more: Thoughts on loyaltyIn our small group yesterday we watched Swing kids to provoke our thoughts on what [[loyalty]] is and what it means. The movie is about a group of teenagers who like swing music at the rise of Hitlers reign in germany. And the teenagers have to choose between going with the mainstream and becoming hitler…
Grounding myself for the summer…
Read more: Grounding myself for the summer…As my time in Latvia is drawing to a close I find myself asking what legacy I will leave behind if any. The Youth I have been working with for 18 months are changed, but will they stay on the path? Will they continue to grow in freedom and express their diverse callings loud and…
Anjas first Birthday
Read more: Anjas first BirthdayToday was Anjas first birthday, It is insane that a year has gone by so fast. We had a great sunday with family service in church then cake and song with friends. [gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/5EUR5THYpYY”][/gv]
Chivalric virtue #4
Read more: Chivalric virtue #4Here is the Knightschool talk on Loyalty posted on Youtube for your pleasure! [gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/t_xWynxKcq4″][/gv]
Tying the knot.
Read more: Tying the knot.As we are moving forward in our development of our WSD school we looked in to the issue of belts, and have decided that instead of the special belts made by Schola Saint George we will use ordinary Martial Arts belts with a specialized knot to give it a WMA styled look. This way any…
New pictures
Read more: New picturesHanna is now back from Croatia and we have new pictures up, we also took a lot of pictures at the last SSG training so they are up to. Lots of pictures of our new helmets, swords and gloves including pictures of my brand new pig faced bascinet, enjoy!
Everybody needs someebody to Love!
Read more: Everybody needs someebody to Love!So my girls are back home after two and a half weeks in Croatia and I have missed them terribly, Angelina who has been refusing to talk to me on the phone, I thought she might be angry at me for not being there, came of the airplane and hugged me for 15 minutes straight,…
Chivalric virtue #3
Read more: Chivalric virtue #3Here is the Knightschool talk on honour, I think I will have to come back to this one as it is a very big subject. [gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ILl2NfSR9G4″][/gv]
Happy Towel day!
Read more: Happy Towel day!Proposed as a tribute to the late science fiction author [[Douglas Adams]] it has been proposed that may 25:th should be proclaimed intergalactic [[towel day]]! In his legendary sci-fi classic [[The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy]] Douglas Adams describes a towel as: A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar…
Becoming human.
Read more: Becoming human.As we are well in to the Knightschool week of courage we have done confessions, it is remarkable how hard it can be to confess. Everyone of the squires (self included) wrestled with the “What will they think of me, how can I ever look them in the eyes again?” thought. It strikes me that…
Developing your Lion!
Read more: Developing your Lion!We are looking into courage in the knightschool and in SSG Riga we are starting to spar. For sparring a certain amount of courage is needed. The Lion in the Fiore system symbolises the bravery, courage and the chivalrous virtue of the fighter. In the segno the Lion holds a heart and it is my…
Knightschool squires are marching on!
Read more: Knightschool squires are marching on!Since we are diving deep into the virtue of Courage this week the first challenge of Courage was to confess deep dark secrets to a sister or brother of faith. I have to tip my hat to all the Squires of the Knightschool who faced this challenege with such bravado. Not only did they decide…
Chivalric virtue #2
Read more: Chivalric virtue #2[gv data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/bngj67E2LY8″][/gv] The knightschool talk on courage.
Saturday night is duelling club
Read more: Saturday night is duelling clubSaturday nights was supposed to be our sparring night in SSG Riga . However we have not had the equipment to be able to spar safely, that is until now. After a very generous donation to the group from our dear friend Björn Flintberg we are now equipped with four Shinais and four fencing…
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