On Saturday, August 15th, we will be having demos and introductory workshops at the Higgins Armory Museum to promote our new Academy of the Sword program. This is an ongoing salle d'armes that provides a progressive system of instruction in classical and historical swordsmanship, based upon living tradition, the latest academic research, and practical experimentation.
As it stands now, I will definitely be teaching an introductory class focusing on the theory and mechanics of 17th century Italian rapier with an emphasis on the history and mentality of the weapon. If there is sufficient interest (i.e., a whole bunch of people with prior fencing experience are interested), I can see if we can add a more advanced class that concentrates on how the older weapons are like and unlike the modern sport-fencing forms.
There will be a nominal charge of $10 for the class if you take it (only the class - the demos are free with admission), which goes to support the Museum. To sign up, contact Rhonda Houle at (508) 853-6015, ext 20, or higgins@... for more information. Bring equipment if you have it; we also have a closet full of loaner gear. Also see our Web page at
http://www.higgins.org/Calendar/acadsword.shtml. This event is
open to swordspersons 14 and up (10 with a participating parent).
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