A number of our instructors were still recovering from just returning from Sweden so we ran just two streams on Monday. It was still a very hectic and active session. Adrian worked with the beginners who are rapidly approaching their safety test whilst Fran taught bolognese sword and buckler to the studente.
A number of our regulars might have been in Sweden competing in Swordfish but that didn;t stop our students meeting up last Sunday for our regular sunday sparring session.
These sessions not only give students time to apply and perfect skills learnt in our training sessions but also give them a chance to play with other weapon disciplines.
Thanks to Lizzie for the photos.
After a heavy weekend of fencing in Sweden, School of the Sword comes away with a medal in Rapier and dagger. Piermarco Terminiello won bronze in a 17:6 fight with Andreas Isaksson of UHFS, Sweden. Congrats to Pim on adding another medal to the cabinet.
Our team from The School of the Sword has arrived in Sweden ahead of the Swordfish tournament that they will be competing in.
We will be fighting across a number of disciplines but primarily Rapier and Dagger.
Wednesday saw our regular training session. Pim took the Bolognese group, Lynette the Rapier and dagger, whilst Fran continued her work with the beginners group.
Students turned up in Reading on Monday night for an evening of sparring. Both the Bolognese and Rapier groups practised with a number of weapon combinations whilst Matt continued his work with the beginners working towards their safety test.
It was the last sparring session before a number of our students fly out to Sweden to compete in the Swordfish tournament in Gothenburg next weekend. So it was put to good use by a number of students who headed to Reading on Sunday looking to get in some last minute practise. They also found time to get in some practise with other weapon disciplines as well.
After many weeks of hard work learning the foundations of swordplay we’re seeing a number of students ready to take the safety test that they need to pass in order to progress onto sparring and other training streams. The safety test shows they have understood the foundations of swordplay and are now ready to engage in a wider range of training as a Studente.
Congratulations to Leigh and Estelle who on Wednesday night became the latest members to pass their safety test and rise from the rank of Candidati to Studente.
