I was at a practice last night we recently started in my local Barony focused on skills and drills for rapier. as many of our regular participants were out due to illness I offered to teach my class on clicker training for rapier fighters. My co teacher was intrigued AND also made the same comment most people do when they hear the words "Clicker training", "Like for dogs?" My answer was yes like for dogs. Clicker training, by the way is a way to pair a sound with a reward, (a click followed by a treat for a dog). The sound could be anything from a single marker word (Good!, Yes!) to a rubber chicken squeak.Initially this is followed by something like food that is an automatic reward. Eventually the sound by itself is a reward. The idea is it allows us to quickly give a reward for a change in behavior. In this case our discussion strayed into the area of re pairing stressful events with rewards. Such as when you have students who have anxiety about entering tourna...