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Free-Scholar
Prize Playings!

Houston Classes

Free-Play / Sparring & Practicing

Seminars & Workshops

Medieval Long-Sword - 1

Medieval Long-Sword - 2

Renaissance Short Sword

Rapier Fencing

Grips, Seizures & Disarms

Polearms, Staffs & Spears

Real Cutting Practice

Armored Practice

Australia Study Group

Euro Trip 2000

SSi Event 2000

Sword 2000 Event

Authentic Antique
Swords

'99 UK Sword Trip

Renaissance Short Sword:

Sword & Buckler, Sword & Dagger, and Cut & Thrust Sword.   A variety of examples of wood, steel, and padded training
A few examples of sword and sword & dagger play with various military blades of the Renaissance (i.e., cut-and-thrust sword, field-sword, schorte swerd, side-sword, spada di lato, espee, espada).

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Steel on Steel blunts	Pressing agressively	Probing cautiously
Siezing openings	Sweeping...careful now
Using two Del Tin blunts & saftey equipment for good contact	Practice of correct form and action	Full body targets
Quick, energized, committed technique, yet controlled contact	No points or scoring, just good practice	Diverse styles of movement from several period master's works
	Thrusting allowed	Nothing like steel on steel
The stop thrust	Closing to grypes	Using the knee...
Jeff Basham & Christian Darce heat it up
Rapier vs. Cut & Thrust Sword: A few examples of the classic urban Renaissance fight of slender sword against the civilian rapier.