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Agon 2015
Hosted by Pat & Lou Pierce, 6/14/15, at A Parkville Location Yet to be Determined
APR/30/15

Dueling With the Cold Steel Gladius
James and Cory Experiment with The Synthetic Blunt Sword
APR/08/15

Modern Agonistics
Just in Print from DarkEyedGirl Books
APR/05/15

APR/02/15 | ModernAgonistics
This bag work 'super cut' was created upon request from a reader at JamesLafond.com First half shows mostly warm-ups. Second half shows some boxing & burnouts. This is by no means an exhaustive demonstration of bag work possibilities.

Bag Work
Building Stick Stroke Mechanics: Answering A Video Coaching Request From Athenian Alex
APR/02/15

Footwear & Melee Tactics
A Vintage Machete Duel Between Kestle & LaFond
MAR/29/15

Combat For Men
Empty Hand and Armed Training
JAN/30/15

Roof Block Clinic
Sunday, November 30, 2014, 1:00 p.m. Jim Frederick's Kenpo
NOV/25/14

Fighting for Dom’s Helmet
Modern Agonistics Event Update
SEP/16/14

‘Sci-fi Male Solipsism’
Beauties in Beast Mode: Why Are So Many Men Applauding Masculine Women? By Jack Donovan
AUG/02/14

‘Always Existing by Nature’
The Wars of the Ancient Greeks by Victor Davis Hansen
JUL/27/14

Shadowboxing for Bare Knuckle
A Man Question from Brooklyn Shane
JUL/18/14

Worshipping in the Temple of Ouch
Achieving Self-evolution Through Combat
JUL/17/14

At The Gates of Inebriation
A Combat Confessional
JUL/06/14

‘And Your Mongrel Children Too!’
A Race-mixing Road Trip
JUN/17/14

The Strip
Notes on The Fighter’s Subconscious Eye
JUN/17/14

Staying Fight Fit Past Terminal
Notes on Fight Conditioning Past Fifty without Healthcare
JUN/12/14

The Good, the Bad, and the Possibly Sterile

MAY/29/14 | ModernAgonistics
Song credit: Mustard Pimp - Pharaohs Camera: Erique Watson Highlights Reel of The "Alpha Brawl #1", an exhibition match between James (jean shorts) and Charles—May 18, 2014. The prize was a black sash, a gift from Arturo Gabriel, given to him by Billy Bryant. Modern Agonistics is a free and open community of weapon dueling enthusiasts, based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. We do not capitalize on this video. More information at ( www.JamesLafond.com )

Alpha Brawl #1 Video
5/18/14: Charles versus James
MAY/19/14

Not Training For a Fight?
Why it Happens
MAY/18/14

Gabriel’s Belt #1
The First Modern Agonistics Alpha Brawl
MAY/15/14

Sympathy For The Goon
Combat Arts Pitfalls for the Big Man
MAY/06/14

Team Inebriation versus Team Sober
An Agonistics Anonymous Update
MAY/02/14

Charles versus James
A Modern Agonistics Challenge
APR/29/14

The Shanking Video
Saturday April 19th 2014
APR/27/14

The Shanking

APR/26/14 | ModernAgonistics
Song credit: Faith No More - War Pigs Highlights Reel of THE SHANKING (April 19, 2014) Modern Agonistics is a free and open community of weapon dueling enthusiasts, based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. We do not capitalize on this video. More information at ( www.JamesLafond.com )

Slash & Thrust
An Agonistics Guide to Round-Robin Scoring with Blades
APR/16/14

Ghetto She-beast versus Boxer-babe
A Real Boxing Self-defense Story from Harm City, Maryland
APR/15/14

‘Something Precious’
A Modern Munera for a Recently Passed Martial Arts Patriarch
MAR/14/14

The Shanking
A Blade-based Agon
FEB/24/14

Lightsaber Arnis
FMA Wand Strikes Examined
FEB/20/14

Strong Side Roof Blocks
Set One: The Snake & The Fan
FEB/15/14

Not Breaking Your Hand
The First Step To Surviving A Stick-fight
JAN/02/14

Submission Combat
Baltimore Area Training Schedule As Of 1/5/14
JAN/02/14

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