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Egyptian Khopesh Sword (Bronze, Ceremonial & Combat)
The sickle-sword of Egypt. Curved blade for hooking shields and trapping weapons. The pharaohs carried these into battle for 2,000 years. Bronze blade, gold-inlaid hilt. Both a weapon and a symbol of royal power. My guards carried them at Actium.
Military Innovation Seminar -- Rethinking Your Weapons
How to look at an existing weapon, tactic, or system and make it fundamentally better. I took a throwing spear and made it a stabbing spear. I took sandals off warriors and made them faster. Innovation is not invention -- it is seeing what everyone sees and thinking what no one thinks.
Iklwa Stabbing Spear & Isihlangu Shield Set
The iklwa -- named for the sucking sound it makes when pulled from a body. Short-hafted, broad-bladed, designed for close combat behind the cowhide isihlangu shield. The shield hooks the enemy's shield aside, the iklwa goes in underneath. I changed warfare in Africa with this weapon.
Lakota Bow & Arrow Set (Sinew-Backed, 20 Arrows)
Short sinew-backed bow, 45-pound draw, optimized for mounted use. Twenty dogwood arrows with iron and flint points. This is what we hunted buffalo with from horseback at full gallop -- one arrow could pass through a buffalo at close range.
Chemistry Lab Fundamentals -- Precision & Safety
Small group (max 4). Proper lab technique: titration, crystallization, fractional precipitation, safe handling of chemicals. I'll teach you the way I learned at the Sorbonne -- hands on, precise, no shortcuts. You will weigh to four decimal places. You will label every beaker. You will keep a proper lab notebook. Sloppiness in a lab kills people. I should know.
Mongol Composite Recurve Bow & Quiver (30 Arrows)
Laminated horn-sinew-wood composite bow, 160-pound draw. Effective range 350 yards. Comes with 30 arrows -- armor-piercing, broad-head, and whistling signal arrows. I will string it for you. Most people cannot.
Mounted Archery Training -- Shoot From the Saddle
Mongol children ride at three, shoot at five. Mounted archery at walk, trot, and canter. Composite recurve, thumb draw, the Parthian shot. Tip: Do not aim. Become the arrow. Your body knows the trajectory.
Castle Design & Fortification Workshop
Concentric walls, flanking towers, murder holes, killing grounds. I designed Chateau Gaillard in Normandy -- three baileys, each commanding the one below. Philip took it by climbing through the latrine chute. Tip: Design for the attack you cannot imagine, not the one you expect.
Chinese Jian Sword (Bronze, Warring States Style)
Double-edged bronze jian, 28-inch blade. The gentleman's weapon of ancient China. Balanced for both thrust and cut. I carried one, though I preferred to win without drawing it.
Celtic Longsword & Round Shield (Iron Age Replicas)
Iron Age Celtic longsword (30-inch blade for slashing) and lime-wood round shield with iron boss. The Celts fought with fury and individual skill. The Romans fought with system. Both have their place. Weighted for training.
Strategic Thinking for Business -- Sun Tzu Applied
Art of War applied to business competition, negotiation, and market strategy. Deception, positioning, intelligence. Every CEO who read my book only understood half. Tip: The best victories are the ones your competitor does not realize they lost until it is too late.
English Longbow (Yew, 120lb Draw)
Six-foot yew longbow, 120-pound draw weight. The weapon that would later destroy French chivalry at Crecy and Agincourt. Even in my time, English and Welsh archers were devastating. I was killed by a crossbow bolt at Chalus -- never underestimate ranged weapons.
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