It is a non-trivial thing, you see, to step off the mat and into the archives. Most people, and they mean well, they really do, assume that if you are a martial artist, your world is defined by the physical perimeter of the dojo. They see the sweat, the bows, the repetitive drills, and they…
Tag: History
The Threshold of Conquest is Live
Some stories don’t just belong to history. They belong to us. They belong to us because they shaped the world we inherited. Today, I am honored to announce the release of The Threshold of Conquest: William and Harold at Hastings, a book born from years of fascination, reverence, and the quiet sense of responsibility to…
My Book on the Battle of Hastings
Update! The book is now available! Click here! I wrote a book about the Battle of Hastings. Why the heck did I do that? Hasn’t that story been told a million times? Look, you have to understand something fundamental. I didn’t just sit down to write another dusty volume for the archives. No. I set…
Wallace Smedley 