I will be teaching three classes geared towards new fighters. Unless there are other activities going on, they will tentatively be near the pavillion. Classes will be a mixture of instruction and drills and will probably last no longer than one hour each.
1) Basics of offensive shield work--Thursday, after weapons check
Recommended gear: shield and weapon
Topics to be covered:
----How to deliver and receive a shield bash
----How to check
----Shield punching
----Shield hooking
----Counters to shield attacks
2) Basic florentine--Thursday, 4 PM.
Recommended gear: two weapons, preferably not flails. For the record, I'm not biased against flails. Since this class is geared towards new fighters, it's been my experience that it's far easier to learn defense with a sword or bat than with a flail.
Topics to be covered:
----Stances
----Defense
----Footwork
----Joys of two weapons
----Approaches
----Combinations
3) Basic archery--Friday, after weapons check
Recommended gear: bow and at least two arrows
Topics to be covered:
----Safety
----Calling your shots
----Suggested equipment
----Proper form
----Hitting what you're aiming at
----Target priorities
----Hitting a moving target
If there are any other topics on these subjects that you would like to be covered, please let me know. Also, if you are not able to attend one of these sessions, please PM me or find me at the event. I will be more than happy to set up other sessions. This will be cross-posted in the fighter development forum.