Intermediate Unarmed
Instructor
Gagliardi
Description
So you've got your basic falls down. What else can you do? Students should already know and have mastered sit falls and forward falls.
Intermediate Unarmed
Gagliardi
So you've got your basic falls down. What else can you do? Students should already know and have mastered sit falls and forward falls.
Open/Beginner Singlesword
Lubke
So, you've just taken your first stage combat workshop, or maybe even gone to the Nationals and gotten some SPTs under your belt. Unfortunately, maybe you don't have steady access to a teacher or even a training partner. What do you do? Do you just let your skills atrophy? Of course not. Come learn some drills and games you can do at home to keep your skills fresh and hone some of the fundamentals.
Advanced Knife
Anderson
The knife equivalent of stupid sword tricks. We'll dissect and perform flashy knife stuff within a fight.
Beginner Rapier & Dagger
Speck
I don't mean to alarm you...but now you've got a weapon in BOTH HANDS!
Beginner Unarmed
Franta
Modern boxing has changed significantly from its early bare-knuckle origins. This class will explore the stances, footwork, and body mechanics used for striking and power generation in Classical Pugilism. Come learn to “fence with your fists” and how to adapt these techniques for the stage.
Advanced Rapier and Dagger
Girard
An exploration of non-dominant hand technique and how to approach exercises and choreography. Working with the non-dominant hand in rapier & dagger, the class is intended to make one aware of many of the issues that can arise when someone must work in opposition to someone's dominant hand.
Intermediate Unarmed
Lubke
Standup grappling offers us a variety of tools as violent storytellers. This class will focus on the structure of standup grappling positions, the transitions we can use to move between them, and the striking options available when creating distance is no longer our primary safety.
Beginner Singlesword
Anderson
Attacks, parries, footwork with old Hollywood style. Learn the basics and leave with a simple swordfight under your belt.
Open Unarmed
Girard
Explore the style of unarmed choreography in East/West action films.
Beginner/Open Smallsword
Howard and Gonzalez
The smallsword is regarded by many to be the pinnacle of stage combat performance. This class aims to take a multifaceted approach to make it accessible to students of all levels. From body posture to blade mechanics, the mystique will be broken down and put into manageable elements that allow performers to really dedicate to the violence of the scene.
Intermediate/Advanced Singlesword
Girard and Karcz
An exploration of the fundamental skills needed to execute swordplay for the camera. Using a camera and playback system, students will be able to use the video medium to see how techniques are practically applied, what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Open Rapier & Buckler
Maldonado and Lubke
As sources for Historic European Martial Arts continue to become available and more people become knowledgeable about these techniques, there is a desire to add more of these to stage combat. In this class we will use the 16th century Bolognese system of Achille Marozzo, Antonio Manciolino, and Giovanni Dall’Agocchie as a case study in how to take a historic system and translate it to the stage.
Beginner Unarmed
Karcz
Learn how to safely portray violence for the camera!
Advanced Unarmed
Girard
An exploration of the style of unarmed choreography from East/West action films...with a lot more IMPACT! Add contact hits to the repertoire.
Beginner Unarmed
Carvey
“Just slap me.” How many times have you heard this? Or perhaps you’ve said it yourself. In this class we will explore all sorts of ways of slapping each other without having to resort to the dreaded “just slap me.” We will explore the added difficulty of having a slap in a thrust or in the round.
Intermediate Unarmed
Anderson
A dynamic partnering exercise designed to help you "dial in" your relationship with a fight partner. Students should have experience with basic falls, rolls, tumbling.
Beginner Unarmed
Ringberg
An introductory unarmed class, allowing you to meet all the fun(damental) tricks of stage combat.