martial arts
Steel Sword

So, I've been practicing Iaido for seven years now. For almost all that time I've used my trusted Iaito or training sword. Like most Iaito it's got a zinc alloy blade coated in chrome to look like the real thing. It's a lovely sword, but slightly too short for me, and has taken a bit […]

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STEM
A* on A levels

With apologies to Spinal tap... P1. The A level is a great qualification, and it's going to get even better, they are going to introduce the scale up to A*. P2. A*? P1. Yes, how cool is that? All other qualification only go up to A. P2. Hmm, but wouldn't it be easier to just […]

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