SCA Coaches Corner

SCA Coaches Corner

Working to improve the way we teach our sport.

25/01/2024

Chiv Hunt, 100 Day Pell Challenge and other Challenges/Deeds/Quests given out to help develop prowess

18/01/2024

How to recognize mental stress of competition and training. Internal Stress, External Influences Which Can Trigger Internal Stress, Fighting Related Stressors.

28/12/2023

Star Wars, Lady Hawke, Excalibur, Knight Riders, Princess Bride, etc.

14/12/2023

Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, The move from fluid intelligence early on in your life crystallized intelligence in the second part of you career

16/11/2023

The good/bad and Ugly of reigning and how it effects your fighting and sometimes your life in general.

02/11/2023

Do we or shouldn’t we have different expectations of ability to train when someone has fallen upon hard times financially, distance issues

26/10/2023

Interview with a number of Mercenary leaders/members to talk about what they bring to not only the battle field but the SCA. Also, will be covering how they train and recruit new people.

12/10/2023

Review of Cus'Amato philosophy of fighting. How fundamental character and personality of an individual can dictate the persons fighting type and training methods that need to be deployed.

21/09/2023

Review of thoughts from the book of 5 Rings. We will discuss how Musashi's approach to martial arts and Strategy figures into SCA martial arts both tournament and Melee.

07/09/2023

Belts/Unbelts/Allied Champions, Bridge, Woods, Field, Battle of the River Seine

31/08/2023

Full coverage of the Pennsic 50 Heavy and Rapier Heroic champions fights.

24/07/2023
13/07/2023

What do you do when someone tells you they are having pain? You are faced with the question of whether they should continue to fight or do physical training. The problem could have happened moments ago or an ongoing chronic problem.

29/06/2023

How to train for your sport. What you training for and how to be your best at what you are trying to do well.

15/06/2023

How has our sport changed and in general many mainstream sports have changed over the past few decades. Discussion around not being Athletic and still be competitive in sports.

Madus - Why All The Hate? 6/1/23 03/06/2023

Madus - Why All The Hate? 6/1/23 For this special Kalbardrs Korner takeover episode Kal will be hosting and has assembled a star studded panel to talk about the wacky weapons style: the madu...

How To Do Video Analysis II 5/31/23 03/06/2023

How To Do Video Analysis II 5/31/23 A step-by-step process for getting the most out of watching fighting video. Using Youtube tools to break down a fight.

03/06/2023

For this special Kalbardrs Korner takeover episode Kal will be hosting and has assembled a star studded panel to talk about the wacky weapons style: the madu.

Panel includes:
Basileus Czypser
Duke Béla Kós
Duchess Antigone of York.
Viscount Sir Fearghus MacAirt
Sir Valentine Martin
Centurion Margery Heron

Come hang out for this awesome Friday night episode, hear about the history of the weapon style in the SCA, struggles that the panel has faced, and why they chose to fight with this weird style.

Produced by: KK Productions - Baron Kal-bardr Gellir
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01/06/2023

A step-by-step process for getting the most out of watching fighting video. Using Youtube tools to break down a fight.

25/05/2023

A discussion with two Warlords about how they prepare their armies for war.

What to Expect at Pennsic 50 5/17/23 18/05/2023

What to Expect at Pennsic 50 5/17/23 We cover the battle scenarios and looking like we will have both generals from the East and Midrealm on the show.Get your first insights to the Pennsic battl...

18/05/2023

All types of melee training including shields walls, tactics, reactions...

Elephant in the Room: What Power Does a Knight Have 5/3/23 04/05/2023

Elephant in the Room: What Power Does a Knight Have 5/3/23 What the order of the chivalry can do/cant do and have done and WHO is responsible to help fix issues withing the SCA.Coaches: Jarl Aighleanan, Duke Sean, Du...

04/05/2023

What the order of the chivalry can do/cant do and have done and WHO is responsible to help fix issues withing the SCA.

Crossing Over From Fighter to Trainer pt.2 4/21/23 23/04/2023

Crossing Over From Fighter to Trainer pt.2 4/21/23 Continuation of last weeks episode on - discuss the shift in mindset and some of the most practical methods for transitioning into becoming a mentor, as well...

22/04/2023

Continuation of last weeks episode on - discuss the shift in mindset and some of the most practical methods for transitioning into becoming a mentor, as well as some of the most common traps to avoid when teaching.

Crossing Over from Fighter to Trainer 4/14/23 16/04/2023

Crossing Over from Fighter to Trainer 4/14/23 We discuss the shift in mindset and some of the most practical methods for transitioning into becoming a mentor, as well as some of the most common traps to ...

15/04/2023

We discuss the shift in mindset and some of the most practical methods for transitioning into becoming a mentor, as well as some of the most common traps to avoid when teaching.

Gulf Wars Melee Review 4/7/23 09/04/2023

Gulf Wars Melee Review 4/7/23 Review of melees and tournaments at Gulf Wars # # with Sir Wulfgard Martel of Ansteorra & Sir Jean Paul Ruthendale of Trimaris

Videos (show all)

Challenges and how they help training
Maintaining a positive attitude on the Field and Training
Rotten Tomatos Fighter movies
Strength to Strength, Second Half of your Career!
What averages are needed to become a knight?
What a reign does to/for your fighting!
Chivalry On A Budget
Mercenary household and what they bring to the SCA
Coach Cus'Amato review of training based on Personality
Concepts from the Book of Five Rings (Water) - Part 3
Post Pennsic 50 Review - Melee Battles
Post Pennsic 50 Review - Heroics