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MAP TO ABRAZARE WORKSHOP THIS WEEKEND
Unity Park / Kid's Castle
2200 Briarhill Blvd, Highland Village, TX
Sat: 9:45 - 4pm Sun: 10 - 3pm
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In the Fall, students will have the option on Monday evenings of working on a breadth weapon or using the time to reinforce their core curriculum. Come join us for fun with sword in one hand, poleaxe, and longsword on Monday nights!
July 2007
Our summer session is now in progress. From July 15 - Aug. 15 is the short introduction to the poleaxe module. From Aug. 15-30 will be an open study period, and NEW STUDENTS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND!
Fall classes will be available for sign-up after Aug. 1st:
Signup for classes through the City of Lewisville WOW brochure!
SWORD IN TWO HANDS, Brian's book covering the SSG curriculum, will be available Aug. 23rd! Gambesons and bascinets will be in-stock in mid-August, and the carbon-kevlar training sword masters are also expected in the same timeframe. Lots of new stuff!
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Medieval Swordsmanship - DFW (Brian Price)
Thursday, 07:45 - 09:45 PM
Sep 6th - Dec 13th 2007
Contact: Brian Price
NOVICE & INTERMEDIATE SESSIONS CONCURRANT
This is our core course for the Medieval swordsmanship curriculum, drawn directly from Fiore dei Liberi's 1409 treatise, Fior di Battaglia.
Novices focus on a proven, programmed course that introduces Fiore's amazing martial art through the spada a dui mani (the sword in two hands), starting from the footwork, guardia, guardia transitions, blows, thrusts, striking to cover, cutting kinesthetics, and six defensive plays that teach the swordsman how to retrieve the initiative in a fight by managing control of the opponent's weapon. Light sparring and testing can be part of the curriculem at the student's option.
Intermediate students work through the tactical framework presented in the treatise presented in Fiore's eight zhogo largo plays. Different concepts of time and distance management are also included, and the student increasingly spars to develop tactical skills.
Although the course is listed as MTh, the coursework is done on Thurs. while Monday is open for breadth work or reinforcement. Some students use this time to explore permeatations of this amazing system, while others apply their studies to allied endeavors, such as stick fighting or SCA combat. Attendance at the Monday course is optional but is free with sign up for the main course.
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Lewisville Civic Circle Recreation Center191 Civic Circle Lewisville, TX 75067 Get Map |
Integration & Sparring - DFW (Brian Price)
Monday, 07:45 - 09:45 PM
Sep 11th - Dec 18th 2006
Contact: Brian Price
The Monday session will focus on individual attention. Each student will work with any weapon of their choosing; spear, poleaxe, dagger, single-handed sword, sword & buckler--working to develop skills through partner drills, focused and open sparring.
NOTE: FREE ATTENDANCE WITH SIGNUP FOR THE MEDIEVAL SWORDSMANSHIP CLASS
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Lewisville Civic Circle Recreation Center191 Civic Circle Lewisville, TX 75067 Get Map |
Abrazare / Daga Weekend
Sep 22nd - Sep 23rd 2007
SSG DFW is proud to announce the Weekend of the Abrazare / Daga with SSG instructor Colin Hatcher.
(Description to be finalized)
(TENTATIVE DATE PENDING FLIGHTS)
SSG Zohgo Stretto Study / Tournament
Oct 20th - Oct 21st 2007
DFW will host this STUDY WEEKEND FOR ZOGHO STRETTO and SUNDAY TOURNAMENT!
Friday evening, 10-19: Testing for all out of town scolari and get-together at Brian & Ann's house.
Saturday, 10-5pm: Brian will introduce the "first cut" of the 4th SSG module, the zogho stretto. Students will survey all of the sexy zogho stretto plays, working also with some of the daga and abrazare materials.
Sunday, 9-12: Open sparring & testing time.
Sunday: 12-3: SSG Pas d'Armes style tournament.
All held in the City of Lewisville Civic Center, 191 Civic Center Drive, in Lewisville. Cost for the weekend is $65.
TBD: See Contacts for more info.
Chivalric Swordsmanship for Children - Ages 7-11 (Andy Borman)Ages 7-11
This class is our first youth section of the medieval swordsmanship curriculem, designed for younger enthusiasts. We will, each week, look at one poste and work from that position, integrating chivalric examples drawn from medieval history with the techniques.
Required Equipment: Gloves, comfortable sweat-clothes, knee pads.
Recommended equipment: None of this is required, but it is helpful and will be needed if the student wishes to continue after the end of the beginner semester.
- Hockey (preferably roller-hockey) gloves--check eBay
- Gambeson or protective jacket
- Light medieval helmet or 3-weapon fencing mask or martial arts head protection with Lexan face shield
- Throat protector
- Sword simulator: For forms, wooden, steel or aluminum weapons or shinai (see equipment page)
- Sparring: Padded Sparring Weapon & Spear.
Schola T-Shirts available and encouraged, but in no way required.
Sign up through the City of Lewisville, 972-219-3560.
Thursday, 06:15 - 07:00 PM
Sep 6th - Dec 1st 2007
Contact: Andy Borman
Medieval Swordsmanship - DFW (Brian Price)NOVICE & INTERMEDIATE SESSIONS CONCURRANT
This is our core course for the Medieval swordsmanship curriculum, drawn directly from Fiore dei Liberi's 1409 treatise, Fior di Battaglia.
Novices focus on a proven, programmed course that introduces Fiore's amazing martial art through the spada a dui mani (the sword in two hands), starting from the footwork, guardia, guardia transitions, blows, thrusts, striking to cover, cutting kinesthetics, and six defensive plays that teach the swordsman how to retrieve the initiative in a fight by managing control of the opponent's weapon. Light sparring and testing can be part of the curriculem at the student's option.
Intermediate students work through the tactical framework presented in the treatise presented in Fiore's eight zhogo largo plays. Different concepts of time and distance management are also included, and the student increasingly spars to develop tactical skills.
Although the course is listed as MTh, the coursework is done on Thurs. while Monday is open for breadth work or reinforcement. Some students use this time to explore permeatations of this amazing system, while others apply their studies to allied endeavors, such as stick fighting or SCA combat. Attendance at the Monday course is optional but is free with sign up for the main course.
Thursday, 07:45 - 09:45 PM
Sep 6th - Dec 13th 2007
Contact: Brian Price
06/07 Congratulations to the SSG's youngest Compagno, Sam Moore! Promotions this year also include Colin Solloway (Compagno), Dan Sepham (Compagno), Rob Herstrom (Scolaro Minore), Louis Tarmichael (Scolaro Minore), Todd Richard (Scolaro Minore), Clayton Towry (Scolaro Minore), and Keanan Foley (Scolaro Minore).
Testing available on Mondays by prior arrangement. In the Fall of 2007 SSG Dallas should be proud to promote our first small group of scolari maggiore!
05/06 Congratulations to our newest Compagnos!
David Brown (Scolaro Minore), Andy Borman (Scolaro Minore), John Anderson (Compagno, with honors), Louis Tarmichael (Compagno), Cynthia Wunsch (Compagno), Tony Essman (Compagno, with honors), Edward Thompson (Compagno), Robert Herstrom (Compagno), Todd Richard (Compagno), Elizabeth Price (Jr. Compagno), Edward Price (Jr. Compagno)
12/05 Congratulations to our newest Compagnos!
Dan Baeird (Compagno), Rachel (Compagno) & David Payne (Jr. Compagno), Russell Kinder (Scolaro), Barry Eisenberg (Scolaro), David Browning (Compagno)
Compagni & Scolari Testing to be held in September and October of this year. |