STAGE COMBAT LINKS

· The Academy of the Sword Richard Lane, a lovely gentleman and scholar out of San Francisco, offers this page.

· Aceros de Hispania Per their page: Knives, pocket knives of Albacete, sabers, swords of Toledo, armour, axes, daggers and hunting guns, as well as carbines, pistols and compressed air revolvers made in Spain. (Note: The title link goes to the English version of their home page.)

· The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts home page. From Sam: "Although I cannot say I entirely agree with their philosophy, nor with some of their teachings, I would recommend their "Reading & Research" section for a concise listing of historical texts, some of which you can read on line."

· The Australian Stock Saddle Co. Follow the "cowboy action" links for their bullwhip offerings.

· Belle and Blade is a vendor specializing in movies and other combat related merchandise. He has a great selection of older sword and sandal epics.

· British Academy of Dramatic Combat To see what our Brothers and Sisters in Arms are doing across the pond, check out the BADC.

· The British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat was founded in 1993 with the aims of improving the standards of safety, quality and training of stage combat and promoting a unified code of practice for the training, teaching and assessing of stage combat within the United Kingdom. From Sam: "I can't say enough good things about Richard Ryan, the organization's president."

· Brothersmith-Swords has a collection of historical replica guns, swords, shields and armor that shows the skill needed by the craftsmen who developed these beautiful and functional historical weapons. Since 1998, their mission is to offer people ancient and medieval swords, Bowie knives, fencing foils and historical replica guns and armor at affordable prices.

· The Bullwhip Home Page has quite a bit of very handy info, including the comprehensive Bullwhip FAQ, which offers everything from quick time movies showing the various cracks, to tips on building and maintenance of your own whip.