Enrolment is now open for our next beginners’ intake in Godalming, Surrey starting 10 May. These spaces usually go fast so don’t delay
The beginners course includes:
Students from our Godalming chapter met up in a local park this weekend to engage in a little freeplay. These sparring sessions are an ideal way to get some weekend exercise as well as practise techniques learnt in class.
In tonight’s smallsword group at our Godalming Chapter we revised Angelo’s salute and worked on Angelo’s ‘Method of Thrusting and ParryingTierce and Carte, Called Thrusting at the Wall’. Meanwhile the sword and buckler class today was starting to look at some strette plays (when sword are crossed at halfsword etc) – and using it as a way of identifying correct distance in fights.
Lots of hard work in tonight’s class in Godalming: beginners, Sword and buckler, and Sword and cape class.
Our Oxford students held their regular outdoor sparring event again today, where students gathered to practise skills they have learnt in class, get in some much needed practise, and have some fun along the way.
It was a special night in Reading last night, as the school saw not one, but four students rise to the rank of Laureando.
Laureando is the second exam students at the School can take after the initial safety test (to make sure they are safe to spar). This is typically after 200 hours of study and some experience of teaching others.
Daniel and Phil from our Reading chapter were joined by Kristian and Luis from Oxford and untook a number of bouts with a variety of weapons ending in an exchange against a weapon he hadn’t encountered before.
Congrats to all involved. It’s taken a lot of hard work.
Some of the members from our Godalming chapter spent part of their day enjoying one of our regular open air sparring sessions. These sessions give students the chance to practise the things they’ve learnt in class as well as get in some much needed sparring.
Monday night saw the addition of new studenti after Paul, Magnus and Lenny passed their safety test and rose from the rank of Candidati.
After many weeks of hard work learning, Paul, Magnus and Lenny have shown that they have understood the foundations of swordplay and are now ready to engage in a wider range of training as a Studente.
Congratulations to all of them.
School of the Sword saw a number of medals in the first round of the Wessex League, held in Didcot, Oxfordshire this past weekend.
Emilia Skirmunt head instructor at our Oxford chapter took silver in women’s saber, gold in women’s longsword, while Apollon Makropoulos, an instructor at our Godalming chapter, took bronze in Sword and Buckler.
Congratulations to both fencers in what, by all accounts, was an excellent event.
Lots of people in class at Godalming tonight including our latest beginners group! Everyone got stuck in right away and was very enthusiastic about learning swords. We are looking forward to working with all of you over the coming weeks.
