Sir Robert Roach “if you are thinking you want to do this…”
Rob describes this deed better than I ever could. BotN is not for everyone as I have said dozens of times. Rob is one of the brave Knights who traveled to Poland his words below. To be honest, if you...
View ArticleThe Road goes ever on
One of the vital parts about the Hero’s journey, as Joseph Campbell expresses it, Is the return home. When the Hero returns home, he is heralded by a significant crisis; one that he would have been...
View ArticleHow do you raise a Knight?
Original post can be found ‘HERE.’ I have been thinking a lot about how one would go about raising a “Modern” Knight, from youth to maturity. These thoughts are all tied in with other projects that...
View ArticleACL National Tournament for BoTN 2013
This last weekend, the ACL National tournament was held in Springfield. It was exhausting, exhilarating, vilifying, and very very difficult. I got to meet some of the new fighters from the East and...
View ArticleWords from Sir Robert Roach to the Aspirants after Nationals
Gentlemen. I wanted to send everybody a couple thoughts. Most of us are now home, faced with bruises, broken bodies, broken armor, and broken self perceptions. I know this feeling well. It is a regular...
View ArticleQuebec report, Burden of Support
By Sir Robert Roach Eventful weekend! The Team U.S.A expeditionary force participated in the HMB tournament in Quebec this weekend. It was a very successful showing! I have no doubt that a lot of video...
View ArticleIs BoTN a hobby? a Vacation? My viewpoint – By Sir Robert Roach
This morning, I got an email that made me cry. I’m not so macho that I can’t admit it when it happens. Timothy Lyon (Known as Sir Logos in the SCA) paid for the health and life insurance I needed to...
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