Jason and Louise are the latest of our students to pass their safety test and join the ranks of our Studenti.
In order to pass the safety test students must demonstrate control, efficacy and knowledge of the cuts and guards of bolognese swordplay.
Jason and Louise will now be able to progress to taking part in our other training streams as well as full sparring.
On Monday, our students gathered in Reading for our regular training session.
Emilia continued her work with the rapier group on guarding against cuts, Jay took the Bolognese group and Stewart worked with the students progressing towards their safety test.
Sunday sparring was in Hawley this past Sunday, with a large turnout of students.
These free sessions for students who have passed their safety test allow them to get in some valuable sparring time, practising the techniques they’ve learnt in our training sessions. It allows them to spar with people they don’t normally train with as well as try out some fun weapon combinations that are not part of our curriculum.
Students gathered in Godalming last Wednesday for our weekly training session.
As always there were multiple streams on offer: Beginners working towards their safety test so they can then spar with other students, Bolognese working on sword & buckler, as well as rapier & dagger.
Our Reading students were joined by a guest instructor on Monday night. Emilia Skirmuntt took our rapier students through dealing with cuts.
Meanwhile Stewart worked with the beginners working towards their safety test and Jay worked with the bolognese group.
Wessex League Reading might have only been the day before but with both Broadwater Bucklerthon and Swordfish tournaments looming, students took the opportunity to turn up in Godalming on Sunday morning to get in some extra sparring.
These free sessions for students who have passed their safety test allow them to get in some valuable sparring time, practising the techniques they’ve learnt in our training sessions. It allows them to spar with people they don’t normally train with as well as try out some fun weapon combinations that are not part of our curriculum.
Students turned up in Godalming on Wednesday night for our regular training session.
Fran worked with the beginners progressing towards their safety test, Simon took the bolognese class, and Pim worked with the rapier & dagger group.
On Monday, our students gathered in Reading for our regular training session.
Stewart worked with the beginners progressing towards their safety test. Meanwhile the studenti took advantage of a sparring night to get in some practise ahead of a number of tournaments as well as try out things they have learnt in training.
Sunday sparring was in Hawley this past Sunday, with a large turnout of students.
These free sessions for students who have passed their safety test allow them to get in some valuable sparring time, practising the techniques they’ve learnt in our training sessions. It allows them to spar with people they don’t normally train with as well as try out some fun weapon combinations that are not part of our curriculum.
Students met up in Godalming for our regular Wednesday training session.
Lynette worked with the rapier & dagger group, Fran had the beginners and the bolognese group working together, and a number of senior students who have upcoming tournaments ran a feedback session.
