April 23, 2019jemmons0611Leave a Comment

2nd Annual Sabre Invitational

June 9th, starting at 1030am, we will be hosting the second annual Sabre Invitational at the Multnomah Arts Center. Competitors enter via invitation, but spectators are welcome (and admission is free).

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Fall 2019, Trackers Forest School, Intro class

Foil practice

After the bout

First position

2019, SdTS Sabre Invitational, finalists

Who’s next?!

Will thrusts to Steve, smallsword bout

Steve and Will fencing smallsword

Individual lessons

Footwork drills

Eric attacks from seconda, Will prepares to defend

Eric and Will bouting

CVDA Studio space

Tim Duefrane and I discussing the parts of the blade

Tim Duefrane, head of Herzstich Dueling Guild, and I demonstrating how to cut with opposition

First of several lectures on reading medieval fight manuals

Sabres!

Parry of second (a wee bit high)

Sabre, foil, and sword and buckler trainers for Laskroba

Alex Spreier of High Desert Armizare, and I demonstrating the parry of fifth against a cut to the head

Introductions

Pre-seminar Warm-up

Marsha and John at the Intro/Refresher to Italian Sabre at Indes Ferox Gladio, March 2019–here Marsha is about half-way through the arc of a descending molinello to the head.