Mat
@matkrtm.bsky.social
fencer ♦ amateur bonsai artist ♦ medical laboratory scientist (focuses: genomics and hematology)
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Mat
@matkrtm.bsky.social
· May 19
My class page at Salt Lake Open #HEMA competition is now up!
I've stalled in my montante writing project, but the goal is to finish it by the time I leave for SLO!
I've stalled in my montante writing project, but the goal is to finish it by the time I leave for SLO!
September 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My class page at Salt Lake Open #HEMA competition is now up!
I've stalled in my montante writing project, but the goal is to finish it by the time I leave for SLO!
I've stalled in my montante writing project, but the goal is to finish it by the time I leave for SLO!
I made a video on how to make a safe practice mangual with pickleballs, so you don't do a silly thing and injure yourself or others.
#HEMA #montante #mangual #destreza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vz...
#HEMA #montante #mangual #destreza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vz...
How to Make a Practice Mangual
YouTube video by M-Fencing
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I made a video on how to make a safe practice mangual with pickleballs, so you don't do a silly thing and injure yourself or others.
#HEMA #montante #mangual #destreza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vz...
#HEMA #montante #mangual #destreza
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vz...
I'm currently emailing editors for the "International Journal of Martial Arts" and "Martial Arts Studies" journal, because I think a book I bought on Jogo do Pau is literal AI-geneated trash.
The writing is god fucking awful, and I'm checking the bibliography and seeing if these references exist.
The writing is god fucking awful, and I'm checking the bibliography and seeing if these references exist.
June 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm currently emailing editors for the "International Journal of Martial Arts" and "Martial Arts Studies" journal, because I think a book I bought on Jogo do Pau is literal AI-geneated trash.
The writing is god fucking awful, and I'm checking the bibliography and seeing if these references exist.
The writing is god fucking awful, and I'm checking the bibliography and seeing if these references exist.
Wow. We should develop a Measles vaccine.
Measles cases in Texas rise by four to 722, state health department says reut.rs/3H56tIo
Measles cases in Texas rise by four to 722, state health department says
The Texas health department reported 722 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of four since its last update on Friday.
reut.rs
May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wow. We should develop a Measles vaccine.
After class, I practiced jumping with the mangual and continuing to move and be steady. Jumping once is easy; I wanted to practice several jumps in one flourish.
These movements are in line with Viedma's and Figueyredo's montante rules, applied with a mangual.
#HEMA #montante #mangual
These movements are in line with Viedma's and Figueyredo's montante rules, applied with a mangual.
#HEMA #montante #mangual
May 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Connected to my montante writing project, I've resolved to read more broadly.
Books in English on Jogo do Pau are a little difficult to find, and some are out of print. A few are $20-30, one was $150, and this specific copy is listed for the typical "fuck you" out-of-print price.
#HEMA #montante
Books in English on Jogo do Pau are a little difficult to find, and some are out of print. A few are $20-30, one was $150, and this specific copy is listed for the typical "fuck you" out-of-print price.
#HEMA #montante
May 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My new WFH job has made sitting down at my desk to write almost unbearable. Once I leave the Email and Spreadsheet Mines, the last thing I want to do is sit at my desk.
I will, however, get this project done. My goal is to finish it by the end of August.
I will, however, get this project done. My goal is to finish it by the end of August.
May 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
My new WFH job has made sitting down at my desk to write almost unbearable. Once I leave the Email and Spreadsheet Mines, the last thing I want to do is sit at my desk.
I will, however, get this project done. My goal is to finish it by the end of August.
I will, however, get this project done. My goal is to finish it by the end of August.
Let's try this.
With my new job, writing on my mini montante gloss/guide/manual has stalled. I've got a solid outline, but I feel like it needs more.
If you wanted to pick up a montante guide, what would you want it to answer?
#HEMA #montante #swordsmanship #fencing
With my new job, writing on my mini montante gloss/guide/manual has stalled. I've got a solid outline, but I feel like it needs more.
If you wanted to pick up a montante guide, what would you want it to answer?
#HEMA #montante #swordsmanship #fencing
Imposter syndrome is real, but I'm at 2k words. The other 350 are notes and outline fragments.
March 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Let's try this.
With my new job, writing on my mini montante gloss/guide/manual has stalled. I've got a solid outline, but I feel like it needs more.
If you wanted to pick up a montante guide, what would you want it to answer?
#HEMA #montante #swordsmanship #fencing
With my new job, writing on my mini montante gloss/guide/manual has stalled. I've got a solid outline, but I feel like it needs more.
If you wanted to pick up a montante guide, what would you want it to answer?
#HEMA #montante #swordsmanship #fencing
ruh roh
China announced a ban on imports of genetic sequencers from US medical equipment maker Illumina, just minutes after US President Donald Trump's additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect reut.rs/4bHonfz
China bans imports of Illumina's gene sequencers right after Trump tariff action
China announced a ban on Tuesday on imports of genetic sequencers from U.S. medical equipment maker Illumina , just minutes after U.S. President Donald Trump's additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect.
reut.rs
March 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ruh roh
It's going to take at least a generation to BEGIN to fix this country's reputation.
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It's going to take at least a generation to BEGIN to fix this country's reputation.
Today at work I was learning how to identify false variant calls in NGS data. I sure hope the Department of Health and Human Services is in good hands and they didn't put someone crazy in charge of it.
February 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today at work I was learning how to identify false variant calls in NGS data. I sure hope the Department of Health and Human Services is in good hands and they didn't put someone crazy in charge of it.
Imposter syndrome is real, but I'm at 2k words. The other 350 are notes and outline fragments.
February 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Imposter syndrome is real, but I'm at 2k words. The other 350 are notes and outline fragments.
I haven't made as much progress on the Montante project as I would like. But! I finally got a job after ~4 months of being unemployed.
While I dream of never working, the truth is hard; being unemployed is horrible for my mental and physical health. I anticipate much more productive days ahead!
While I dream of never working, the truth is hard; being unemployed is horrible for my mental and physical health. I anticipate much more productive days ahead!
February 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I haven't made as much progress on the Montante project as I would like. But! I finally got a job after ~4 months of being unemployed.
While I dream of never working, the truth is hard; being unemployed is horrible for my mental and physical health. I anticipate much more productive days ahead!
While I dream of never working, the truth is hard; being unemployed is horrible for my mental and physical health. I anticipate much more productive days ahead!
The J in RFK Jr stands for "joke."
Of course, not in a joke in that you shouldn't take him seriously. Particularly now. But a joke in that you shouldn't respect him.
Of course, not in a joke in that you shouldn't take him seriously. Particularly now. But a joke in that you shouldn't respect him.
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The J in RFK Jr stands for "joke."
Of course, not in a joke in that you shouldn't take him seriously. Particularly now. But a joke in that you shouldn't respect him.
Of course, not in a joke in that you shouldn't take him seriously. Particularly now. But a joke in that you shouldn't respect him.
Random encounter at a restaurant in Manchester. We saw some people in costumes. We asked another party waiting for a table if there was a convention or event nearby.
January 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Random encounter at a restaurant in Manchester. We saw some people in costumes. We asked another party waiting for a table if there was a convention or event nearby.
This is a Japanese Beautyberry that I did in a root-over-rock planting. I did some serious work on it, so it didn't fruit this year.
This coming Spring, my plan is to make some pretty serious cuts so it gets less "leggy".
This coming Spring, my plan is to make some pretty serious cuts so it gets less "leggy".
January 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is a Japanese Beautyberry that I did in a root-over-rock planting. I did some serious work on it, so it didn't fruit this year.
This coming Spring, my plan is to make some pretty serious cuts so it gets less "leggy".
This coming Spring, my plan is to make some pretty serious cuts so it gets less "leggy".
In 2021, I compiled all the freely available montante sources into one document (with their CC licenses intact), and added a Vulgar and Verdadera Destreza glossary.
Soon, I want to make a second edition with an original introduction, interpretations, and diagrams.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Soon, I want to make a second edition with an original introduction, interpretations, and diagrams.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Montante Pocket Book - Google Drive
drive.google.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In 2021, I compiled all the freely available montante sources into one document (with their CC licenses intact), and added a Vulgar and Verdadera Destreza glossary.
Soon, I want to make a second edition with an original introduction, interpretations, and diagrams.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Soon, I want to make a second edition with an original introduction, interpretations, and diagrams.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...