Swordfight! Fitness and Fencing
St George's Day Exhibition of Arms
An annual event for sabre nerds to meet, play, and learn! Formerly hosted at the Chateau South in Atlanta, Tx, now on our home ground of the Art and Cultural Academy of Farmers Branch, and taking over the nearby park at need. (Fencing outdoors is good for the soul!)
To purchase tickets for this year's event, visit our pricing page and select the St George's Day exclusive membership!
EVENT SCHEDULE
Classes will take place outdoors at the REALLY NICE nearby park UNLESS we have small numbers or inclement weather, in which case we will move indoors, rearrange furniture, and adapt. 🙂
Friday 4/24
Arrival and Logistics
Noon Onwards: private lessons, open bouting (indoors)
4:00pm "So you want to be a hussar": Basics with Jacob Intro to the Hidan Lineage (Jacob Padron)
4:00pm LeMarchant's Sabre form (Larry Brink, SAMS)
6:30pm. Fokosing around with the Axe (Coleman Franchek)
Evening (until 9:00 pm, indoors), Coached Bouting, Coffee, Conversation
Saturday 4/25
Donuts and coffee 8:00 sharp. Keurig onsite, coffee donations (by cadre) welcome.
Classes start at 9:00 a.m.
9:00am Crash Course in Timmlich (Jake Sloan)
11:30am Fighting from High Tierce (David Sedgwick)
2:00pm Arlow: Be Like This Giga-Chad (Kat Laurange)
4:30pm Tournament of DEE-Fence! (Troy Medinis)
Dinner and Rest
8:00 - 9:00pm. Masterclass (indoors, gear optional): Frustrate your Opponents with The Opposition Parry (Russ)
Sunday:Â
8:00 Coffee and Stuff
9:00am Exhibition Tourney (outdoors if possible)
12:00 Indoors: Brisket, Cooldown, Pictures, Debrief, Feedback, Cleanup
Class Descriptions:
"So you want to be a hussar." Fundamentals refresher on the Hidan/hussar lineage taught by Jacob. This class will help you patch any holes in your practice (particularly for those training solo), and help you conceptualize how the lineage works.
LeMarchant's Sabre Form. Larry will teach a form specifically from LeMarchant. LeMarchant was taught sabre by an (unnamed) Hungarian sergeant. His power generation method is identical to that of Ivanowsky an far superior for managing a heavy sabre than that of his near-contemporary Roworth. Very helpful for those who want to use a heavy sabre in a sided stance, and particularly for those who are long-distance students.
Crash Course in Timmlich: Jake will show the fundamental actions (and seriously dirty tricks) inherent to Timmlich's fencing method. You never thought a shoulder cut could be so fast and dangerous.
Fighting from High Tierce. David, who has taken the lead on High Tierce fencing on Youtube, will demonstrate just how amazingly simple High Tierce as a fencing concept is to put into action.
Arlow! Be Like This GigaChad! Kat, an avowed Arlow fan, will help you get fluid and tricky with the Godfather of Italo-Hungarian fencing. Bring your elbows!
Tournament of DEE-Fence! No spoilers on this one. Troy has something fun and helpful scheduled for you.
Frustrate Your Opponents with the Opposition Parry. The Hungarian opposition parry is different in concept from its French articulation. This class will walk you through the concept and how it is easily applied in Hungarian fencing regardless of lineage.
