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    Senior Member Array Christopher J Umbs's Avatar
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    Reminder: Rapier Seminar

    On May 4th, 5th and 6th the AHF will host a Weekend of Nicoletto Giganti.
    This event will be held in conjunction with the International Order of the
    Sword and Pen, and will take place at George Mason University, located in
    Northern Virginia, just outside the Beltway, just 25 minutes from Dulles
    International Airport.

    Classes will be taught by Maestri Martinez and Acosta-Martinez. The weekend
    will be one large, intensive workshop on the Italian School of Rapier based
    on Nicoletto Giganti's Teatro, 1606. The workshop will focus on rapier and
    rapier & dagger, stressing historical fencing technique based on Giganti's
    treatise, supplemented with material from Palls armata, 1639.

    Topics to be covered include drawing the weapon, concepts of tempo,
    effective use of distance, close-quarter combat, and the
    tactical/philosophical difference between a duel and a street fight. Brad
    Waller, Artistic Director of IOSP, will be teaching a class on
    close-quarter rapier technique. On Sunday a Rapier Tournament will be held
    with time set aside for free fencing and an open forum after the conclusion
    of the tournament.

    All details, information and application forms are posted on the AHF Web
    site, http://www.ahfi.org. We thank Brad Waller for all his work in helping
    make this event possible.

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    If I wasn't taking my girlfriend to Chicago for her birthday, this would definately be the seminar I would like to attend. Still hoping to be there for the June seminar.

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    If you HACA guys ever tape your seminar's, put me down for buying one, it sounds like really interesting stuff.

    Mike

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    Yeah that sounds really cool. Video tape it.

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    Hey all,

    1) We're not HACA.. How would you like it if I called you SCA :-)

    2) The Seminar is being taught by Maestro Martinez and he is strongly against video-taping since he feel it is impossible to learn from a tape.

    Chris

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    Hey, Chris, how about a follow up? How was the turnout? Comments?

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    "1) We're not HACA.. How would you like it if I called you SCA :-)"

    Latenight LMAO ;-)
    Whatever doesn't kill you, is gonna leave a scar...

    Looking for a certain Striptease......

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    Senior Member Array Christopher J Umbs's Avatar
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    Well, I unfortunately wasn't able to make it.. I just had too many things going on and I had just been down there in January. I REALLY wish I had made it down for the tournament though since I heard a Scadian took first. Obviously, none of the Martinez rapier fencers could make it. Oh well, I hope they learned something at least.

    Chris

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