Frontier Martial Arts Research Continues

Research for my Frontier Rough & Tumble (FRT) martial arts program continues hot and heavy. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve been doing over the last month or so along with some pictures.

Onward and upward!

This weekend I will be attending the 68th Annual Chickahominy Indian Pow-Wow. I hope to learn more about indigenous culture and connect with fellow locals interested in both FRT and Powhatan Indian language revival. Wingapo!
Last weekend I visited the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton Virginia (see photo set below). I took numerous notes and photos and spoke with management about FRT teaching opportunities at the property. Ms. Vaughn showed interest and we are going to try and put some demonstrations together.
Back in August I visited Crockett Tavern in Morristown, TN. More about that trip here.
Camping. Making an effort to get as much outdoor adventure time worked into my busy schedule as possible.

Movement experimentation, both armed and unarmed. Including but not limited to obstacle clearing, safety rolling, vaulting, scrambling, running, and quad running.
Applications of traditional chores for strength building. Repetitive hauling, lifting, digging, ramming, chopping, hammering, etc.
Meditation, contemplation and prayer practice. Increased time commitment and added new emphasis on practical postures, less-than-ideal conditions, and lack of predictability.
Practical spirituality studies. Exploring the places where Christian ideas, indigenous myths and stories, prehistoric art, and practical hunting, fighting, and observation skills all overlap. Big discoveries here folks — big, Big, BIG.
Mark Hatmaker’s RAW Program. And of course I am enrolled in Hatmaker’s distance learning program which includes, boxing, wrestling and FRT. Mark is the man.

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