Recommended Reading
Arte of Defence: An Introduction to the Use of the Rapier
* William E. Wilson
Art of War
* Sun Tzu
The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho)
* Miyamoto Musashi
Getting Punchy: Fist-Fighting, Wrestling, and Fight-Books
* Jeffrey Hull
Let Every Breath…: Secrets of the Russian Breath Masters
* Vladimir Vasiliev
SAS Survival Guide
* John Wiseman
(The pocket-sized edition is nice to have in your travel/getaway bag–wtc)
The Secret History of the Sword: Adventures in Ancient Martial Arts
* J. Christoph Amberger
SPADA Anthology of Swordsmanship
* Swordplay Symposium International (SSI)
Speak Peace in a World of Conflict
* Marshall B. Rosenberg
(Excellent primer for conflict resolution with Non-Violent Communication (NVC)–wtc)
The Way and the Power: Secrets of Japanese Strategy
* Frederick J. Lovret
Where’s all the Ground Fighting?
* John Clements, ARMA Director
(A look at the power of mobility in armed combat and reasons to train to be a well-rounded fighter)
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About Phoenix Arms Historical Training
The Answer
Sometimes The Answer has been right in front of you the whole time. Sometimes for hundreds of years.
With the explosion of research and interpretation of the works of the great historical masters of Western Martial Arts, it’s becoming ever more clear that their combat and training methods for personal defense and military action are as sophisticated and effective as anything we see today.
We are a group of individuals with diverse experience and interests, sharing a passion about the research and reconstruction of historical and ancient works on hand to hand combat and fieldcraft. We are lending our strength to the rebirth of the awareness that these methods have applications that fit nicely into the Modern World.
Research, recover, rebirth–the Way of the Phoenix!
Concept Of Operations
1. Phoenix Arms Historical Training researches texts and traditions of historical and ancient masters of the Western Martial Arts. The group intends the work to be both scholarly and practical, providing a system of techniques and training in combatives and fieldcraft reconstructed from these works.
2. The group provides instruction in the application and integration of historical/ancient traditions and techniques to the modern context.
3. The group researches and instructs modern methods for personal and group security.
Instructors
Phoenix Arms Historical Training is headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA. Contact us at 609-577-3025.
Chris Wheeler
Bill instructing some young ones.
Chief Instructor for Modern Combatives and Conflict Resolution William T. Clark was raised on “God, Guns, and Heinlein.” A self-described “redneck hippie,” he’s a US Navy veteran with over 20 years experience in Intelligence and Military Operations. Bill found sport fencing and Aikido at West Virginia University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. He’s been practicing Eastern and Western martial arts ever since. Bill has been a victim, errr–student, of the Russian Martial Art of Systema for several years.
Bill’s passion is to pursue and refine knowledge and skills for effective conflict resolution. His experience allows him to integrate ancient and modern principles, tactics, and techniques for reality-based operations and security. His belief is that awareness is the primary skill, because the best fight is the one that is prevented.
Guest experts and instructors are welcome and highly encouraged to join in and share their knowledge.
Members
Anyone with interest is welcome to join. Fees for lessons, seminars, and demonstrations are negotiable.
The art of life is more like the wrestler’s art than the dancer’s, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected. –Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome (121-180)
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