HEMA instructor practicing since 2004. Practitioner of living lineage 19th century Hungarian Sabre, koryu (HNIR Kenjutsu, Kageryu Battojutsu), Judo, & Modern Combatives. MSW in Mental Health & Addicitons, B.A. Mus, jazz bassist, leftisthttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3m4nsmrqazs2fI for one am very proud of Albertans for the way they’re supporting the teachers. Remember that undermining the union harms kids as it decreases the labour rights (which impact income and job security) they’ll have in adulthood.02 Nov 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nsmrqazs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3lwwcl3yo7c2aRepublican voters are those who repeatedly buy the “Punch Myself in the Face Machine”, run it 24-7, and then wonder why they keep getting punched in the face.21 Aug 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwcl3yo7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3lso5x76xms26Paurñfeyndt’s hanging parry from his 1516 treatise: #hema #sword #martialarts #fencing28 Jun 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lso5x76xms26https://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3llkia5wcms2v29 Mar 2025 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkia5wcms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3llkgvy2c622nA classic.29 Mar 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkgvy2c622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3ljulh6uays2xConservatives are losing their excessively tiny minds over the idea of the Liberals, NDP, and Greens etc. forming a single party, saying that’s “undemocratic”, while forgetting the CPC is a merger of the Progressive Conservative and the Canadian Alliance parties.08 Mar 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljulh6uays2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3ljg7txp2hc2tThe same mentality that brought us flat-earthers, anti-vaccine idiocy, TERFs, moon-landing deniers, etc. is a huge component of what allowed Trump to get elected. It’s a companion idea to Voltaire: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you vote against your own best interests.02 Mar 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljg7txp2hc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3lgkxot4r2c2wAs a clinician with ADHD, the simplest description of it I can think of is that it makes essentially everything in your life a monumental pain in the ass.25 Jan 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkxot4r2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3lgefvsxrv22vQuick reminder:22 Jan 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgefvsxrv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/winkelmansword.bsky.social/post/3lfi4f2xbq224Crown parry to elbow push with pommel strike from our training last Wednesday!11 Jan 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:mlbk5cdlosgyyfbcd4ruz5gy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfi4f2xbq224