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Opening remarks & Group Presentations (Friday,
9:30am): Brian R. Price, Greg Mele (SSI) John Clements (HACA)
and others will speak to open the conference. Following these brief presentations,
each group will be encouraged to stand to be recognized, saying a few words
about who they are, what they do, and what they hope to learn at the event.
"Tournaments & The Modern Medieval
Martial Arts": Brian R. Price of the Schola St. George will deliver
a formal paper examining the role of tournaments in the conduct of modern
medieval martial arts, including aspects of appropriate historical formats,
safety considerations, testing of techniques in a competitive melieu and
the development on an international tournament circuit. |
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Stances and Guards in Medieval Longsword:
John Clements, founder of HACA, will present a distilled introductory
course to the longsword, part lecture, demonstration and hands on practice.
Students should bring gloves and a waster or equivilent. |
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Longsword per Hans
Talhoffer or other topic TBD (Cancelled) This class is likely to
be cancelled, but will likely be replaced with a class from the Sunday
schedule, details tobe announced. |
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Cutting Workshop (Cancelled):
Bring your sharp swords and test you technique! Weather permitting, the
Schola St. George will lead tests cutting soft soda bottles to help test
the effectiveness of various techniques. M |
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Swordwork of Sigmund
Ringneck (Friday, 1:45pm): based on intensive reconstructive work,
Christian Tobler of the Order of the Selohaar may present an open workshop
on the basics of swordsmanship as preserved in this insightful German manual. |
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Rapier Tournament (Friday 7pm - 10pm):
There is *more* than sufficient interest so we will hold a Rapier tournament
on Friday evening, hosted by courtesy of the Kingdom of Adria. Rules and
the declaration will be found here. |
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Tournament Equipment Roundtable: An
informal roundtable discussion concerning the safety and sourcing for tournament
equipment (focused on medieval tournaments, both behourd and with rebated
weapons). Brian R. Price, Schola St. George |
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Introduction to the Joust. Cliff Basset
will give an instruction to the joust, to what other jousting companies
are doing, and some basic techniques.. New!
The
Australian Ordre of the Blak Pryns and the New Zealand Order
of the Boar will be sending an introductary video just for the Symposium! |
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Jeu
de la Hache (Saturday 11am - 12:45): Ian Johnson of the Schola
Solis will present a workshop for both unarmoured and armoured combatants.
Participants are encouraged to wear armour (as this session is just prior
to the pas d'armes) and many of the techniques can only be appreciated
in harness. There will not likely be extra weapons, so please bring your
own (padded poleaxes or hammers, preferably between 5' - 6' in length). |
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Grand
Pas d'Armes (Saturday, ~1:45pm): The event's centerpiece, the armoured
tournament is intended to be a grand celebration of arms under the inspiration
of the 15th century Italian luminary, Fiore de Liberi. Members of the Company
of Saint George and others will defend the field in a challenge format
conducted a plaisance. Weapons of the behourd will be emphasized but experimenatation
with expanded targets, limited binds, blade-grabbling will be allowed.
Additionally, combatants with expience in rebated combat are invited to
challenge other so-designated opponents to demonstrate their form of combat
in the formalized atmophere of the pas d'armes. Combats will be of counted
blows or combatant-determined defeat--rather than being judged. Medieval
clothing and harness are required. |
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Medieval Style Dinner (Saturday, ~7pm):
Building on their experience at throwing "killer feasts," the ladies of
St. George will provide a dinner tht will feature several removes of tasty
dishes in a medieval theme. Vegetarian options will be available with each
remove. During the meal the feats of the day will be recounted. Further
discussions led by the Schola St. George will center on the role of chivalry
and tournaments in the context of medieval martial arts. There is a fee
of $12.50 for the dinner. |
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Introduction to Fiore
de Liberi (Sunday, 9:30 - 4:30): Not to be missed! An all-day seminar
taught by the rising star to medieval martial arts and longtime practicioner
of arts within the SCA, Bob Charron will present a comprehensive two-part
workshop based on the Getty mansucript of Fiore. For the first three hours,
Bob will review the plates, teaching students to decipher Liberi's "encoding"
and will provide the stuents with limited translations for sections to
be practiced. After a brief lunch break, students will be led through foundational
techniques for footwork, stances, wrestling, dagger, sword and longsword.
This is a rare opportunity to experience a real "beginners" medieval manual
that is rich in techniques useful in any other martial combat system, including
the SCA. |
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DAVENRICHE EUROPEAN MARTIAL ARTES SCHOOL (DEMAS)
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Joseph Sweatnam's The
School of the Noble and Worth Science of Defence 1617 Rapier
taught by Steaphen Fick: Learn the Rapier by this English master of the
late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Sweatnam was the teacher
to Charles II, Prince of Wales, dedicating this treatise to the Prince.
Students should bring a rapier, glove, fencing vest and mask. |
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Medieval Martial Arts & Stage Combat:
Thoughts and Perspectives: This panel discussion will examine the
relationship between theatrical and martial arts swordsmanship. Represented
on the panel will be at least two practicioners of stage fighting techniques
and two medieval martial artists. Panel Particpants: Randall Scot, Michael
Cawelti, others TBA. |
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Swordsmanship of Saviolo:
Vincentio Saviolo's rapier manual was published in England in 1595. His
style is an intruiging blend of Italian and Spanish techniques. Stephen
Hand of the Stoccata School of Defense will explore some of the key elements
of Saviolo's single rapier style in this practical class. Students should
bring rapier, mask, gloves and some form of body protection. |
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Study of the Longsword: Maestro
Andrea Lupo Sinclair introduces the study of the longsword as he teaches
it in Italy, drawn mainly from the teachings of Liberi and Vadi.
Meistro Sinclair's teaching style brings the student comfortably into the
study of the a medieval longsword. Students should bring a waster or equivalent. |
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Introduction to the Study of the Rapier:
A survey course designed to acqaint students with the methods, sources
and equipment needed to study the rapier. The course will look at differences
in the styles of Italy, England, France and Spain, current schools and
their emphasis, resources and equipment suppliers and will briefly discuss
groups that practice Rapier competitions. Instructor: William Wilson, Tattershall
School of Defense. |
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Azure Knights
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Introduction to Begining Equitation: CliffBasset
will teach the Learn the basics of hosemanship
that will enable you to take to the saddle with confidence. Instructor
TBD |
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Tobi Beck
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Women in the Medieval Martial Arts: A panel
discussion hosted by women who practice Medieval and Renaissance martial
arts. Topics will include equipment, instructors, barriers specific to
women combatants and the history of women and fighting during the period.
Led by Tobi Beck Panel members TBA |
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Swordsmanship for the Stage:
Randal Scott of the Duellists offers insights into the practice of swordsmanship
for the stage based on his extensive professional experience. |
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I.33:
The earliest known medieval manuscript, I.33 presents sword and buckler
work as seems to have been practiced civilians around the year 1300. A
fascinating workshop that presents rare insights into the use of a medieval
buckler. Stephen Hand of the Stoccatta School of Defense (Sydney) will
present; students should bring a waster and buckler. |
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What form should a Rapier Tournament
take? What weapons should be used? Various points of view will be examined
with respect to competitive rapier tournaments. Practicioners from various
traditions of such combat will particupate in a moderated panel discussion. |
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The Italian Rapier Maestro Andrea
Lupo Sinclair, FISAS, AHF, SSI: This course will introduce the student
to Italian techniques of fighting with the rapier, drawn from Capo ferro,
Marcelli, and Bondi di Mazzo. cancelled |
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How to use a large shield: Talhoffer and Beyond
Stephen Hand, Stoccata School of Defense. One of the biggest gaps that
exists in our reconstructions of medieval and renaissance martial arts
is in the use of large shields, which fell out of popular use at about
the time we see the first fencing manuals. Talhoffer's sword and duelling
shield section gives us a hint of how large shields may have been used
in the early middle ages. His two shield guards are shown in numerous early
medieval illustrations. We don't know exactly how Vikings or mail-clad
knights fought with sword and shield, but this extrapolation from Talhoffer
is certainly closer than anything else we've seen to date. Students should
bring a large round, kite or heater shield, sword or waster. |
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Rapier of Salvator Fabris William Wilson,
Tattershall School of Defense. Salvator Faris was an early 17th C.
master who taught in the primarily thrust oriented rapier play of that
period. He published his book Della vera practica e scientia d'armi
in 1606. This class will cover the salient points of Fabris' style
of rapier fencing with emphasis on theoretical as well as technical aspects
of his style. Students should bring a rapier, mask, gloves and appropriate
body protection. |
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Angus Trim,
Swordmaker
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Properties of Quality in Medieval and Renaissance
Swords (Cancelled): Angus Trim,
supplier of high-quality medieval blades, will discuss quality in medieval
and renaissance weapons, debunking common myths and providing key elements
of "what to look for" when looking for quality in a working blade. |
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Sources in the Study of Modern Medieval and
Renaissance Martial Arts: Greg Mele, Founder and Director of two respected
organizations--The Swordplay Symposium International and the Chicago Swordplay
Guild--will survey the sources and methods through which swordsmanship
is studied. He will place all of this "fectbuch" material in context, |
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Silk Road School of Sword & Self Defense
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Fencing with the Case of Rapiers: Gereg
Jones Muller of the Silk Road School of Sword and Self Defense (Santa Cruz,
CA) will teach a session focusing on the effective use of two rapiers,
more properly termed a "case." Included will be exercises on: "natural"
footing; blade coordination; two blades as one weapon; the "rhythm of a
fight"; awareness and use of the centre line. Students should
bring gloves and paired practise weapons (e.g. shinai, HACA-style contact-swords,
or wasters). Full-speed sparring (optional) will
require face protection as well. Steel weapons will also be appropriate
for some practises. It should also be noted that the Silk Road School
uses a fairly broad definition of what may constitute a rapier. |
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Silk Road School of Sword and Self Defense
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Voices of Experience: Tricks of the Swordsman's
Trade
Gereg Jones Muller & Company. Based on their seventy-five
years of combined experience, Gereg and companions will demonstrate and
teach principles that apply to swordsmen working in any discipline. Students
should bring gloves and practise weapons (e.g. shinai, HACA-style contact-swords,
or wasters). Bucklers, targets, dirks, daggers, and spears also discussed.
Full-speed sparring (optional) will require face protection as well.
Steel weapons will also be appropriate for some practises. |
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The Mystery of Half-Swording: John Clements,
HACA: John will present a one-hour mini-course. |
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Michael Cawelti,
Albion School of Defense
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Introduction to Stage Combat Techniques:
Michael Cawelti. Michael brings the fruit of his vast production experience
(over 240 production credits) and introduces concepts in chroeographing
and conducting fights for the stage and for film. Students should bring
gloves and a rapier. |
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Michael Cawelti
Albion School of Defense
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Achieving Realism in Choreography:
Perform Fights which are Authentic, Spontaneous, and Theatrically
Exciting: Michael Cawelti teaches a fascinating seminar on the elements
that a Fight Director should consider when working to advance characters
through a fight sequence. |
Stephen
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