I had a chance to speak with Mighty Mouse during the Urban Open this year. She, much like me, is the totally correct height of under 5’3″, which made it important to me that we got a chance to chat.…
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Heaven Sent: The Story of Priesty Axe Co.
Who doesn’t love a creator’s table at a tournament, especially one laden with high quality products? A standard feature at most of the Pacific Region’s big meets is the Priesty Axe Co stall, where you’ll find axe handles, head sheaths,…
A quick solve for our sport’s longevity.
Dear reader, I’ve been putting a lot of thought into how we, as a community, can ensure the survival of our sport. It’s something most throwers, in some capacity, think about: is this sport gonna exist in 5 years? 10?…
Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Ms. Marvel
I got the chance to speak with Ms. Marvel a day before we got to throw against each other in the Swiss Over tourney (a bracket I had absolutely no business being in) at Urban Open 2025. I learned a…
An announcement from Don and Chopper’s Hatchet House
Last night, Don (the recently-minted owner of Choppers Hatchet House) reached out to me over messenger. We don’t interact much, really, and I kinda suspected the reason he’d be sending me a message on a Monday evening. For the sake…
An exit interview.
I’m uncomfortable at Urban Open. Exhausted, really, even though it’s only the first day. A mix of trying to photograph everything (while not being a photographer) and working up the nerve to ask people to talk with me for blog…
Tiny axe thrower interview: Huckabear
This was my very first interview at Urban Open this year – one that I tried to secure during IATC but, alas, I ran out of time. HuckABear is well known in the sport and, by all accounts, a slayer.…
400 and 69 pictures from Urban Open 2025
Urban Open 2025 and come and gone, and I spent the greater majority of my time in those hallowed halls snapping away pictures. I think, in total, I had about 4k of them to go through. I managed to snickersnack…
Throwing Axe Review: True Temper Dynamic
Every so often I come across something where I’m surprised by both how uncommon it is, and by function. Like when I found a perineum glosser at a local antique store, or a pair of 32-waist pants in my closet.…
No Sleeves. No Mercy. Get your axe throwing battle vest gang patch!
One of the best things to come out of axe throwing – outside of the deep sense of connection, achievement, and goofiness, is the axe throwing battle vest. It makes people outside of axe throwing think oh, geez, we got…