Beginner Singlesword
Instructor
Anderson
Description
Attacks, parries, footwork with old Hollywood style. Learn the basics and leave with a simple swordfight under your belt.
Knife or Banana?
Open Knife
Instructor
Green
Description
Knives are dangerous, bananas are not. Mostly. Practice raising the stakes without worrying about anything but a potassium overdose.
Fast and Furious
Open Unarmed
Instructor
Girard
Description
Explore the style of unarmed choreography in East/West action films.
Stochastic Stoccata
Advanced Singlesword
Instructor
Speck
Description
Explore various methods of using random chance to break through creative choreographic blocks.
Smallsword Specialty
Beginner/Open Smallsword
Instructors
Howard and Gonzalez
Description
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.
Swashbuckling for the Camera
Intermediate/Advanced Singlesword
Instructors
Girard and Karcz
Description
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.
Historical Bolognese Swordplay for Stage
Open Rapier & Buckler
Instructors
Maldonado and Lubke
Description
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.
Basics of Film Fighting
Beginner Unarmed
Instructor
Karcz
Description
Learn how to safely portray violence for the camera!
Fighting Hard
Open Unarmed
Instructor
Green
Description
Ever have to fight your own demon-possessed hand? Hone your acting technique to perform a believable one-person fight
Fast and Furious and Hard
Advanced Unarmed
Instructor
Girard
Description
An exploration of the style of unarmed choreography from East/West action films...with a lot more IMPACT! Add contact hits to the repertoire.
Just Slap Me!
Beginner Unarmed
Instructor
Carvey
Description
“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.
Push and Shove
Intermediate Unarmed
Instructor
Anderson
Description
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.
Knife Choreography on a Budget
Open Knife
Instructor
Anderson
Description
This is a practical approach to staging a fight with limited resources, focusing on storytelling rather than complex techniques.
So I DON’T Really Punch ‘Em?
Beginner Unarmed
Instructor
Ringberg
Description
An introductory unarmed class, allowing you to meet all the fun(damental) tricks of stage combat.
Twisterbuckling
Intermediate Singlesword
Instructor
Green
Description
Twister is a game of physical skill where players will often be required to put themselves in unlikely or precarious positions. Twisterbuckling is a game of the same nature, only... with swords. Using a Twister mat and stock Single Sword phrases, this class explores small space usage, how intentions play a huge part in telling a story, and the vital importance of communication.