Our Oxford Chapter played host to our latest Freeplay Day where students from all chapters, along with friends from other clubs, join together for four solid hours of sparring. There was a good turnout and a lot of fun was had.
Our Swindon student’s started a new block tonight when we began to look at two swords (otherwise known as a case of swords). It was a hot night so we took it slow, starting off with having some fun during warm up before moving onto the more serious work of Docciolini’s. We stepped through the moves, breaking each of the parts into their own tempo.
Students gathered in Godalming tonight for our regular training session with two different streams on offer. Fran continued her rapier and dagger refresh / intro lessons, while Mark continued his lessons on sword and buckler.
Tonight saw our regular weekly training session in Reading. Tonight saw the continuation of two streams of learning. Matt continued his work looking at Fiore’s Poleaxe whilst Chris lead the stream on Sword & Buckler.
Sunday saw our Oxford students gather for a bit out outdoor freeplay. These sessions are always helpful. There’s only so much time during a lesson to learn a new technique and often the best way to practise it is to incorporate it into sparring.
Tonight saw our weekly training session in Oxford, and students had a guest instructor. Lynette, from our Godalming chapter, visited to instruct our students in tactics and tells.
Tonight was the last night of our block on Dalla’gocchie’s Single Sidesword. We finished off by looking at more defenses and responses. Our students have come a long way in the last 6 months, having never studied single sidesword before to now having a good grasp of the concepts. Excellent work by all students
Tonight saw our regular Wednesday night training session in Godalming with two streams of learning on offer. Fran continued her rapier and dagger refresh / intro lessons, while Mark continued his lessons on sword and buckler.
Another busy night in Reading with two streams of learning available for our students to choose from. Matt continued his work looking at Fire’s poleaxe, whilst Chris took the Sword & Buckler stream
Sunday saw our Oxford students gather for a bit out outdoor freeplay. These sessions are always helpful. There’s only so much time during a lesson to learn a new technique and often the best way to practise it is to incorporate it into sparring.
