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About Sean Franklin
Sean has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronic Systems Engineering, and is currently employed as a Controls Engineer. He is passionate about developing more analytical ways to view sword fighting, wishing to develop evidence based standards for protective gear and rule sets informed by tournament statistics. His martial arts history includes competitive success, medaling in international competitions for Longsword, Messer, Grappling, Rapier, and Cutting. In addition to competition Sean has been invited to instruct at a number of events across North America and Europe. For non-STEMey coaching topics Sean posts on https://www.swordstuff.blog/

Part 1: Ecological Psychology – Introduction to Ecological Approaches for Coaching

July 31, 2023 Sean Franklin 0

In Ecological Psychology the brain is not a computer, making a full model of the situation from inputs. There are instead ‘control laws’ which map inputs directly to outputs.

Block vs Random – When Improvement Isn’t Really Improvement

July 18, 2023 Sean Franklin 0

Surprisingly, doing the same activity repeatedly so you can focus on it is generally shown to be the worst way to learn it.

Drop Testing For Evaluation Of Potential HEMA Protective Material

April 1, 2023 Sean Franklin 0

Drop swords on gear and learn stuff.

What Is The Biggest NA HEMA Tournament Of 2022?

January 23, 2023 Sean Franklin 0

Watch me explain why simple questions are never so simple.

What Is A Normal HEMA Rating?

November 23, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

This is an article about populations and distributions, but to be honest you’re going to read to see if you’re above or below the average rating.

Standards For HEMA Testing – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Blade Flex

October 17, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

A pretty thorough investigation into what is important when measuring blade flex, and what the best practice should be going forward.

Turns Out Lichty Glosses Are Oddly Specific About Edges

October 12, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

You won’t bat an eye when a source tells you to hit but doesn’t mention the specific edge. Turns out in RDL that’s less common than I thought.

Bigger Tournaments Don’t Mean More Fights!

September 20, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

People get excited about big tournaments and all the people they get to fight. But is that really true?

Geometry Hacks – Shielhau and Quarte Are The Same Thing

August 16, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

There are a finite number of ways to move your body, and similar patterns will likely emerge when trying to solve similar problems.

The Truth of the Blood Groove

April 1, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

Thought you had the whole scoop on the blood groove? You thought wrong!

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