On Friday nights, a seniors hall in Victoria's Sebastopol serves as the unlikely backdrop to a sport straight out of medieval Europe. Below two flags and a portrait of the Queen, an array of swords, ...

As a huge fan of Uma Thurman’s deadly maneuvers in the “Kill Bill” films, I was eager to try my hand at samurai sword fighting. Let’s face it, there’s nothing quite as hot as a woman who knows how to ...