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Long tachi sword (blade-down mounting, cavalry style) and tanto short blade. The tachi predates the katana -- designed for mounted combat with a longer, more curved blade. The tanto is the samurai's constant companion, used for everything from combat to seppuku. Proper handling instruction included.

Tokugawa Ieyasu

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One-on-one combat with spear, sword, and shield. The Homeric duel: trash talk, javelin throw, close with swords, finish the job. I fought the greatest warriors of Troy in single combat and never lost. Tip: Study your opponent before you fight him. Watch how he moves, which foot he leads with, where his shield drops.

Achilles

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From the Rani of Jhansi to the Rani Durgavati, from Kittur Chennamma to Ahilyabai Holkar. Indian women have led armies, defended kingdoms, and fought empires for centuries. This seminar covers their stories and the martial traditions they practiced. I am not the exception. I am part of a long line.

Lakshmibai

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The dao -- single-edged, slightly curved, the workhorse of the Chinese military for a thousand years. Combined with crossbow marksmanship for both mounted and foot combat. I used these for twelve years in the field. Tip: Consistency beats brilliance. Practice the same cut ten thousand times until it is perfect, then practice it ten thousand more.

Hua Mulan

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The wooden ox, the repeating crossbow, fire weapons, pontoon bridges. How to solve military problems with engineering. I built transport systems for mountain supply lines that kept Shu Han's armies fed in impossible terrain. Tip: The engineer wins more battles than the swordsman. The swordsman fights the battle. The engineer decides whether there will be one.

Zhuge Liang

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Single-edged dao, 32-inch blade, ring pommel. The standard infantry sword of the Northern Wei period. Optimized for cutting from horseback -- the slight curve pulls the blade through the target. I carried one for twelve years and it never failed me.

Hua Mulan

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When Sima Yi came with 150,000 troops and I had 100 men, I opened the gates, sat on the wall, and played my qin. He retreated. The lesson: a strong reputation is a weapon. Your enemy's fear of what you might do is more powerful than what you actually can do. This workshop covers deception operations across history.

Zhuge Liang

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My improvement on the repeating crossbow -- a gravity-fed magazine holding 10 bolts, fired by pumping the lever. Less accurate than a standard crossbow but devastating in volley fire. A line of these could stop a cavalry charge. Working replica, safe bolts for target practice.

Zhuge Liang

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The instrument I played on the empty walls. The guqin is 3,000 years old -- the scholar's instrument, played for meditation and clarity. I played it before every battle. Music orders the mind the way strategy orders the battlefield. Includes stand and tuning guide.

Zhuge Liang

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I hid my identity for twelve years among men who slept, ate, and fought beside me. This workshop covers physical camouflage, behavioral adaptation, gray man technique, and operating in environments where you do not belong. Tip: People see what they expect to see. Give them what they expect.

Hua Mulan

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Fighting in the eastern forests. Ambush placement, tree-line defense, river crossing interdiction. The Shawnee were masters of woodland warfare -- we knew every trail, every crossing, every blind turn. Tip: In the forest, the defender is invisible and the attacker is blind. Make the forest your ally.

Tecumseh

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Forged iron tomahawk (throwing and hand combat) and trade knife in leather sheath. The tomahawk is balanced for both throwing and fighting. The trade knife is the everyday tool of the woodlands. I will teach you the standing throw at 15 paces and the fighting grip for close work.

Tecumseh

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