Mathewson.wmv
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Channel: gilbride100 · 2010 · Sports
The Broadsword of Thomas Mathewson Mathewson was an English instructor of the Highland Broadsword who studied under both Archibald MacGregor of Paisley (author of the Brief Lecture on the Art of Defence) and a Sergeant Grant of the Black Watch. Mathewson's method includes the "whirl," a technique mentioned in Gaelic lore but found in few of the broadsword manuals. Angelo's version of the Highland Broadsword was the only art we taught in the Cateran Society for our first few years, and it is still the most popular art we teach. Several years ago we added Thomas Page to our curriculum, and now we're adding some of the other historical broadsword masters. We've arranged this material into sets of ten lessons so it will fit in with the rest of our curriculum. Because we haven't practiced these lessons for years as we have the lessons of Page and Angelo, the choreography is going to look a little more cautious and deliberate, but we think the variety of the different broadsword methods should be interesting. The members of our Apprenticeship Program will now have the option of studying any of these methods.
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