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Sword STEM is a blog dedicated to the intersection of swordsmanship and science, founded by a team of enthusiasts passionate about both disciplines. Their blog explores the scientific principles behind sword fighting techniques, biomechanics, and training methodologies. Visit their website to delve into the fascinating world of swordsmanship through a scientific lens.
Sword STEM
3M ago
What are the overall pre and post Covid trends in terms of Quality of Competition at North American and European HEMA tournaments?
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Sword STEM
4M ago
So, how do you compare HEMA tournaments analytically? I’ve been thinking about this challenge for quite some time, and I think I have an answer.
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Sword STEM
6M ago
Does specializing in a weapon make you better at it? Or does diversification improve performance? Can you use data mining to justify buying even more swords?
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Sword STEM
8M ago
What difference does it make how a coach tells someone to get their sword higher? Well, actually, quite a big one.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
If you’re reading this you’ve either made it to the end of the article series on Ecological Approaches to Coaching, or you just skipped to the end because you wanted the TL;DR. Fortunately I think this article will be able to please both crowds.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
In this article we will go a little more into depth of how feedback fits into the Perception-Action coupling. Because contrary to what you might have thought, you can control something without a mental model of what it will do.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
Perception-action coupling is how we make the connection between information available to us, and actual motor control.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
Direct Perception is the idea that we don’t actually create a mental model of the world, and the visual information we take in doesn’t need to be “decoded” at all.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
An important part to understanding how to use Ecological Approaches is the concept of an “affordance”. This is the ability to act on/in the enviornment.
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Sword STEM
9M ago
We use our bodies every day, so it seems natural and unremarkable. In truth, even the smallest motions are way more complex than you ever appreciated. This is due to the compounding nature of degrees of freedom at every joint in the human body.
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