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Random Wit and Rapier Twits

A brand new Live Steel outfit coming soon to a Midwestern Renaissance faire near you. Many moons ago, all was peaceful throughout the land. What?

We combine the best in heart-pounding action and side-splitting humor to give you an experience you'll love for years to come. Man and narwhal lived in a state of cautious peace; man tolerated narwhal's constant immersion in water and inability to walk through doorways without exercising a great deal of caution, and narwhal tolerated mankind's pollution creating automobiles and obnoxious reality t

elevision. But then, without warning, the narwhal rose up against us and attempted to subjugate mankind into a feeble canoli-producing slave race. Driven to psychotic rage by their lust for canoli, conventional weapons proved no use against the narwhal oppressors and their long pointy teeth/horns/whatever! In humanity's bleakest hour, a brave few took up arms with their own sharp and pointy weapons and drove the narwhal oppressors back into the sea and various backyard swimming pools, sacrificing their very sanity for the sake of the human race! These brave warriors came to be known as "twits". Other "twits" have taken up their cause, continuing the long and terrible struggle for peace, love, and canoli for all! Way back in 2011, a bunch of us decided to make a company to go do swordfighting shows at Renaissance festivals and places like that. We fight with swords and other various dangerous weapons, usually without any form of armor or protection. Were you expecting rational and well thought out decision making from a bunch of people that call themselves "twits"? We also make jokes, usually at the expense of each other or ourselves. Take our word for it, we're like, experts at both those things. Yes, these are pretty unique skill sets, you're just jealous your resume doesn't say "epic swordfighting skillz". Anyway, we love performing. It gives us warm fuzzies, and totally legitimizes our anti-social behavior. Please take the time to check out our growing selection of pictures and videos, take a look at a schedule to see where you can find us in person, and if we're not appearing at a faire near you, complain to your local faire owners about it!

01/29/2021

Nice guard

01/29/2021

These are some beauties.

10/07/2018

Happy Halloween.

09/11/2018

08/16/2018

No uploads tonight. - This Guy.

08/13/2018

Old photos of Twits practicing Masked Intentions.
All Season: John Chris MartindaleChris
Peacock: Jeff ShouseJeff
Dinky: Christen JohnsonChristen
These are 4 years all. Time flys.

08/09/2018

Way Back Wednesday with Peacock and All Season Twit!

08/04/2018

Peacock and This Guy working on a fight in
Peacock: Jeff.
This Guy: Antonio Raya.

08/02/2018

Way back Wednesday. Slobber and Dinky practicing a fight.
Dinky: Christen Johnson
Slobber: Heather Martindale
Film by This Guy: Antonio Raya
Good luck at Combat Con, guys.
- This Guy Twit.

08/01/2018

Slobber and Mommy Twit working on an early version of the Robin Hood Staff fight.
Slobber: Heather Martindale
Mommy: Kat.

08/01/2018

Peacock Twit and Dinky Twit practicing a fight for Masked Intentions.
Peacock: Jeff Shouse
Dinky: Christen Johnson
Edit: This is an old vid from 2014.

07/02/2018

This Guy and Mommy Twit: Kat Martindale working on a fight for our next show. All Season Twit: John Chris Martindale taking photos.
- This Guy!

06/28/2018

Group meeting tonight with the Twits.
-This Guy

06/25/2018

These are the Twits last year at KCRF, about to perform Shakespeare's Greatest Hits. Well our take.

06/25/2018

Hello there Facebook land. This is your new admin/editor. Idk I'm new at this. I will be posting pics of our practices and past practices. Videos will be up soon. For now, that's the word.
-This Guy Twit.

01/11/2018

For your edification, Hamlet.

02/26/2017

My Twitmas speech from tonight's event. With John Chris Martindale, Kat Martindale, Heather Martindale, Antonio Raya, Katya Mason, Jasper Hudgins-Bradley, Sheila Shouse, Owen Alexander Shouse, and Felicity Fell

10/17/2016

Another Great year at KCRF, met some new friends, reconnected with some old. And our show was great too. Here's to another 5 years.

10/11/2016

White Faux Taxidermy friends + fans. We are always adding new unique home decor pieces to our WFT collection and are extremely excited about what we have to share with you today.
We are excited to introduce The Walley, our White Faux Taxidermy exclusive faux narwhal head. He pairs perfectly with all of our other WFT wall mounts to make a fun and unique statement on any wall, in any home or office.

And as always - we customize! The sky is the limit! View our color chart and contact us to get started!

http://etsy.me/2dqXql1

White Faux Taxidermy | Nature Meets Design

05/07/2016

Must defend yourself from hooligans.

During the fall of 1911, the following series of articles on self-defense appeared in the pages of the Chicago Tribune. The author, writing under the name of “The Marquis of Queensberry,& #822…

04/28/2016

Hey Twits, a little homework! While the lesson on preparedness is important and all, what I really want you all to see is related to what I've been saying about intention and performance. Notice how not a single word is spoken and the entire story is told through actions (fighting and otherwise) and facial expressions. While we may be a comedy troupe, this is still an important facet of a good performance.

This piece was choreographed, rehearsed and shot in one hour to showcase the importance of being prepared with the necessary skills when called upon to perfo...

04/18/2016

RFO 2016 is in the bag, great time this year and we managed to avoid the rain until after close. Really great energy from crowds, the new Shakespeare script is going over really well!

02/19/2016

To everyone learning to sew, here are the parts of the sewing machine. Learn them. There will be a quiz. Luv, Kat

10/17/2015

Tragedy, tragedy, tragedy...

Winner of 'Best New Product and Range' 2014 at the Association for Cultural Enterprises Awards.A sturdy porcelain mug featuring our cheerful infographic 'Everybody Dies' in Shakespeare's Tragedies.

10/06/2015

Our new show "Shakespeare's Greatest Hits" is up for Best Show, Twit followers, show us some survey love!

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12/20/2014

Behold the glory of Pokey the Narwhal, our beloved mascot.

Yes, they're real!

10/11/2014

Dearest Twit fans: We have a handful of free tickets to KCRF for the last weekend! Want some? Message an owner or leave a comment, first come first served!

10/04/2014

We will be at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival Oct 4th & 5th as previously posted BUT we will be preforming in the Royal Glade. Last minute change surprised us too. Hope to see you there.

09/04/2014

Just to let everyone know, Random Wits and Rapier Twits will be out at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival Sept. 27& 28, Oct. 4 & 5 and Oct 11 & 12. Come see us perform on the Downs.

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Way Back Wednesday with Peacock and All Season Twit!

Peacock and This Guy working on a fight in #FBF Peacock: Jeff. This Guy: Antonio Raya.

Way back Wednesday. Slobber and Dinky practicing a fight. Dinky: Christen Johnson Slobber: Heather Martindale Film by This Guy: Antonio Raya Good luck at Combat Con, guys. - This Guy Twit.

Slobber and Mommy Twit working on an early version of the Robin Hood Staff fight. Slobber: Heather Martindale Mommy: Kat.

Peacock Twit and Dinky Twit practicing a fight for Masked Intentions. Peacock: Jeff Shouse Dinky: Christen Johnson Edit: This is an old vid from 2014.