About this episode

Deborah Fisher discusses her journey into sword fighting at the age of 50 and her current training in her 70s.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-214-swords-in-your-seventies-with-deborah-fisher To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Deborah Fisher is a member and instructor with the Whidbey Swordplay Association, a historical martial arts club on Whidbey Island, a ferry ride north of Seattle, Washington. She specializes in rapier and small sword. Knighted as Dame Virago, she is a former assistant director and instructor for the Seattle Knights, the Pacific Northwest’s premier sword fighting and jousting theatrical troupe. And as Captain Highjack, she is the former leader of a very scurvy and entertaining band of pirates known as the Pirates of Puget Sound. We talk about how and why Deborah got into swords at the age of 50, and what her current training looks like in her 70s. We discuss how some physical and mental abilities change as you age, but how one’s peak is still an attainable future goal. Deborah is a professional writer, specializing in instructional materials for teachers, health-care practitioners, and community youth advocates. She has written six books on…

People in this episode

Host: Guy

Guest: Deborah Fisher

Topics covered

• sword fighting
• aging
• historical martial arts
• training
• personal development

Keywords

• sword fighting
• rapier
• small sword
• aging
• martial arts
• training
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whidbey Swordplay Association, Seattle Knights, Pirates of Puget Sound, Search Institute

Books & works: Stamp of the Century

Places: Seattle, Washington, Whidbey Island

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