Maritime Combat

Here is the website of a group that does recreation of "historical maritime combat," i.e. hand to hand combat in the time of the pirates! Everything seems quite well researched, and it seems to be another direction in the now burgeoning WMA movement.

Reclaiming the Blade

On a related note, there's going to be a documentary film out called "Reclaiming the Blade." It looks at the ongoing reconstruction efforts in Medieval and Renaissance martial arts, and how that's affected movie choreography, etc. It's actually going to be narrated by John Rhys-Davies, :) and will feature people from WETA Workshop. (the people behind the effects in "the Lord of the Rings") It looks like it'll actually be good, especially with advisors like John Clements and Dr. Syndey Anglo.