Messer adept program

[Jaron Bernstein]

The Columbus Ohio study group is proud to host the messer adept seminar on February 14-15, 2009. The instructor will be ARMA deputy director Jake Norwood. Bring a messer waster or arming sword waster and whatever sparring gear you feel like using. Day 1 will be instruction and day 2 will be more open free play. Cost will be 50$ per person, payable in advance, although that can lower if we get more than enough people to break even. Free lodging (floors and couches) is available upon request. Contact me at krovos@hotmail.com (hopefully well in advance) to register. This event is restricted to ARMA members. It will be held at this fine facility:

http://www.recsports.osu.edu/locations_rpac.asp

Hope to see you there!

[Andy Spalding]

Sounds good, I'll get you a count ASAP.

[Jaron Bernstein]

Sounds good, I'll get you a count ASAP.

Thanks much. For those who haven't been here before, the Columbus study group puts on a very good event.

[Joel Norman]

Wow, sounds like I need to convince my better half that a trip to Columbus would be fun!!

[Sal Bertucci]

Is it taught after one specific master, or more holistic?

[Jaron Bernstein]

Wow, sounds like I need to convince my better half that a trip to Columbus would be fun!!

Please do!

[Jaron Bernstein]

Is it taught after one specific master, or more holistic?

It will be a holistic course of study. Jake (the instructor) can speak to that in more detail, but it will be more than one master.

[Sal Bertucci]

Coolness!

[Jason Taylor]

My understanding is that the adept level is only open to GFS or better. Is the seminar also only open to those members, or can we still attend with the intention of testing for the adept after we've achieved GFS?

Jason

[Sal Bertucci]

I'm sure we'll need to hurry up and get our GFS' Then we'll learn to make them pay for waiting to teach us.

[Jaron Bernstein]

OK, got it clarified. If you are an ARMAteer you can attend. You just can't actually get the scholar adept messer certification until you get that scholar adept in longsword first. So, you are most welcome to attend, GFS or not!

[Stacy Clifford]

You can attend Adept Program training seminars before you get your longsword rating at the Adept Captain's discretion (so basically if Jake says it's OK with him), but you will not be given access to any other adept weapon curriculum or allowed to test in any other weapon until you have successfully tested for Scholar Adept in longsword first. Longsword is our core curriculum (and that of the Masters) that we have done by far the most research and development on, so it's important that we require you to focus on learning our common foundation before letting you branch out and specialize very much. Doesn't mean you're not allowed a little sampler now and then though.

[Keith Culbertson]

Another point---it was stated in the early discussions on the podcast/etc that adept certification can be very brief and does not require any special seminar like the one we will host; one must merely demonstrate the appropriate skill level at an agreed upon time and place to the Adept Captain of the weapon or three already certified adepts of said weapon.

Is that still the case? If so, then certainly training in messer now and practice over time will likely lead to that eventual certification, perhaps even at the same time event/occasion one earns the basic longsword adept ranking if the right people are present.

Looking forward to getting the ball rolling,

[Jaron Bernstein]

Hi all,

We have times and room reservations confirmed for the event now. It is Saturday (2/14/09) from 1pm-9pm and Sunday from 10am-530pm. This event is open to all ARMA members, regardless of certifications (or lack thereof) or the like.

[Keith Culbertson]

So, just wondering what the attendance count is for the event now, and if anyone has any questions...I will be there, might have a couple spectator guests.