Just a quick reminder to students that due to the Easter bank holiday there will be not training in Reading this coming week.
We hope to see everyone the following week when training in Reading resumes. Have a great Easter break!
Another busy night in Reading on Monday as we held our regular training session.
Jay worked with the Bolognese group, Pim took the single rapier class, and Christophe worked with the beginners working towards their safety test.
Students from both Reading and Godalming gathered in Hawley on Sunday to put their training to the test with the latest in our regular Sunday Sparring.
There was a good mix of single rapier, rapier & dagger, and sword & buckler on display, as well as some team games.
Wednesday night saw our regular training session in Godalming with three stream of training on offer to our students.
Fran worked with the beginners working towards their safety test, Adrian taught sword & buckler, and Sasha looked at single rapier.
Word has reached us this evening of The School of the Sword’s latest tournament victory.
SOTS Instructor, Piermarco Terminiello, has won gold in the rapier & dagger tournament at the Scania Open taking place this weekend in Malmo, Sweden.
Congratulations to Pim on his latest victory.
Monday saw our regular Reading training session.
There were three streams of training on offer: Matt taught single rapier, looking at the slip. Jay looked at some close play and grapples, whilst Christophe worked with the beginners focusing on getting them ready for their safety test.
A number of our members are in Malmo, Sweden this weekend competing in the Scania Open as part of the Nordic Historical Fencing League.
Word has reached us that School of the Sword instructor Piermarco Terminiello has progressed and will fight Kristopher Stanson for gold in the final of the Rapier & Dagger tournament. Meanwhile Alexander Makarov will fight for bronze.
Best of luck to everyone competing.
Sunday Sparring was in Reading this week.
Our weekly sparring sessions give our students the opportunity to not only practise with the weapons they’ve been training with but also to try out some other weapon combinations.
Our Godalming salle saw yet another of our beginners pass their safety test on Wednesday night.
In order to pass the safety test students must demonstrate control, efficacy and knowledge of the cuts and guards of bolognese swordplay.
Congratulations to Thea who rises to the rank of Studente and will now be able to progress to taking part in many of our other training streams as well as full sparring.
Last Wednesday our students gathered in Godalming for our regular training session, with three streams of training on offer.
Fran and Lizzie worked with the beginners progressing towards their safety test, Adrian took the Bolognese group through attacks and counters from Guardia di Testa, and Sasha continued his work with the single rapier students.
