Re-emergence of aspects of bare knuckle Pugilism in MMA

An interesting piece on how aspects of Pre Marquis of Queensbury rules boxing are reappearing in modern MMA can be found here; The Pugilist: Nick Diaz, Daniel Mendoza, and the Sweet Science of Bruising

Jonathan

'Tis Pity She's a Whore......

Finished working on Cheek By Jowls current production of 'Tis Pity She's A Whore. It is off to Paris to open it's international tour, which will carry through till late in the Spring next year.

As so often happens there were 3 ex-students in the cast.
Ryan Ellsworth and Jack Hawkins, from LAMDA and Laurence Spellman from Guildhall.

Going down Mexico way....

Just under two weeks to go before we will be in Mexico for some pre-Yule teaching.....
We will be teaching a beginners/introductory course and a Master class/teachers course directed at our friends out there who are teaching and their top students.

Busy times but quiet on the Posting front

Work has kept me busy and meant that I have not had much chance to do anything on the web.
Teaching is going well and the new students are taking well to the subject.

Outside of teaching. I have working on a Modern Romeo and Juliet at Saint Paul's school and and am about to start working on Tis Pity she's a Whore for Cheek By Jowl, directed by Declan Donellan.

We also have a little less than a month till we head of to Mexcio for two weeks teaching getting back to Europe in time for a a festive and relaxing Yule tide season. It will be then time to welcome in 2012!

Where did 2011 go??