La Destreza Seminar in Oregon

[Christopher J Umbs]

Seminar of Esoteric Spanish swordplay
A weekend of study on the philosophy and Practice of the Mysterious
Circle
Instruction by Maestro Ramon Martinez
and Maestro de Armas Jeannette Acosta-Martinez
May 11th and 12th, 2002

The seminar is open to all skill levels and will include lectures on the
esoteric and philosophical aspects of the Spanish school of swordplay
from the 16th and 17th centuries. Lectures on the history and
development of the style. Two full days of hands on instruction with the
sword under the instruction of Maestro Martinez, the foremost authority
on the teachings of Caranza and the Spanish Masters. There will be
plenty of time for fencing.

The Seminar will be held in Ashland Oregon, home of the Oregon
Shakespeare festival. Class size is limited, once full no one else will
get in. You must pre-register with a 50% deposit.
Cost $160.00 per person if registration is received before March 23rd,
$180.00 thereafter.
Contact Jeff Richardson for details and registration forms at -
jeffery@mind.net
or download the registration form and flyer from the Martinez Academy
Website -
<a href="http://www.martinez-destreza.com/" target="_blank">http://www.martinez-destreza.com/</a>

The Teachers:
Maestro Ramon Martinez has become widely recognized as one of the top
instructors in the use of the "white arm" on the North American
continent, maintains the Martinez Academy of Arms in New York/New Jersey
and is the President of the Association for Historical Fencing. Maestro
Martinez received the rank of fencing master from Maitre Frederick
Rohdes in the traditional manner, through years of apprenticeship. He
has spent two decades reconstructing the Spanish school of rapier fence,
La Verdadera Destreza. Maestro Martinez is a founding member of the
International Masters at Arms Federation and a research consultant for
the American Society for Chivalric Research. He is also associated with
the British Federation for Historical Swordplay and the Federazione
Italiana Scherma Antica e Storica. More information can be found at
the Martinez Academy website at
<a href="http://www.martinez-destreza.com/articles/" target="_blank">http://www.martinez-destreza.com/articles/</a>

Maestro de Armas Jeannette Acosta-Martinez is the Vice President of the
Association for Historical Fencing. She has spent a total of 18 years
studying traditional fencing, both classical and historical. She
received her Master's certification from the International Masters at
Arms Federation and a second certification from the Martinez Academy of
Arms, thus becoming the only other Master certified to teach the Rohdes
system of classical fencing and the Martinez system of Spanish rapier
fence. Maestro Acosta-Martinez is also a founding member of the
International Masters at Arms Federation.

[HilandDoug]

Oregon? Rats! Too far for me to go, but I highly reccommend this seminar to anyone on the west coast who might be remotely interested. Mr & Mrs. Maestro Martinez are awesome teachers who have a great enthusiasm for what they do. I'm hoping they do more on the east coast this summer!