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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/

Punches Hit Harder Than Cuts?

March 7, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

A punch is more likely to knock your pell over than a sword strike? That sounds crazy, but it’s true.

SwordSTEM: Failure to Find a Relationship

February 14, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

Sometimes even I fall into the trap of the Positive Publication Bias. This is a step towards fixing that.

HEMAball: Value Above Sparring?

January 13, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

Not all coaching is equal, it must be compared against alternatives.

WTF Does “Presence In The Bind” Even Mean

December 26, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

Ever wonder what goes into the HEMA community’s favorite term to describe their favorite sword?

HEMA Myth: Double Outs Increase the Rate of Doubles

November 11, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

It’s been brought to my attention that multiple people are claiming that having double-out rules in tournaments makes people double hit more often. That would be an interesting story if true.

Is A Sword With A Set Safer?

November 1, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

Ok, that is a loaded headline that is going to get some attention. But before we start, what is a “set” in relation to swords? […]

Will It Zwerch? Landmarking in Video Analysis

September 23, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

Lots of people look at fencing. Lots of people watch videos. What are you actually “looking” at when breaking down someone’s motion?

Combat Con 2021 – The Nerd Review

September 10, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

Combat Con 2021 just wrapped up recently*, the first large-scale North American event to start back up since the Covid shutdowns. It is also a […]

Killer Whales Can Beat Sharks In A Swordfight

April 1, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

You see the title.

An Alternative Method for MoI Determination

March 30, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

I’ve harped about Moment of Inertia in multiple articles. Now I try a new experimental method for figuring it out.

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