Int/Adv registration November 2010 Intensive
Location: London
Start Date: Nov 01, 2010
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Basic Registration November 2010 Intensive
Location: London
Start Date: Nov 01, 2010
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Category Archives: For Fight Directors
How to take advantage of free BADC day workshops
First you need to become a member of the BADC. That’s the British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC.org.uk) The cheapest way to join is by becoming a ‘Swashbucklng’ or actor/combatant member at £15. To be a Swashbuckling member of the … Continue reading
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YoungBlood Promotes: Hollywood Fight Workshop with Roberta Brown
This workshop is produced by Iris Theatre CLICK HERE TO BOOK ONLINE Hollywood Fight Workshop with Roberta Brown The acclaimed Hollywood fight director Roberta Brown is coming to London. While she is here she is conducting a one day rapier … Continue reading
YoungBlood Promotes FDC Nationals
16th FDC National Workshop The 16th Annual Fight Directors Canada National Workshop August 1-16, 2009 – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Register Online Workshop details FAQ Two and a half weeks of intensive practical training in the Art of Dramatic … Continue reading
Sword Geek: Smallsword Glossary 1784
1784 Smallsword Glossary
John McArthur’s dismisses many distinctive and flamboyant characteristics of
Angelo’s style (such as thrusting in Tierce, the Fan Parade (Modern Parry 6)
and complex disarms). McArthur also organises his manual in a progressive
series of lessons. These two points convey the root difference between the two:
Angelo knew his students as civilian gentlemen for whom fencing was in many
cases primarily a beneficial exercise, while McArthur believed that his subscribers,
mainly officers, were going to need a reliable and simple system of fencing
in actual combat. Continue reading
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Tagged 1784, glossary, historical fencing, McArthur, smallsword, stage combat
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The Illusion of Combat
by Anthony Middleton ‘Mis-direction’ is a term familiar to all magicians. It is a principle that could date back as far as Egyptian times, as some magicians argue that the famous ‘cups and balls’ trick is depicted in the hieroglyphics … Continue reading
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Sword Geek: Why prime, seconde, tierce…? A brief history of the numbers.
Is there any logic to the numbering of the parry positions? Yes and NO. There was an old numbering system which was used up to the 1880′s which was simple and intuitive. It had only five positions. The simplicity and … Continue reading
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