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CLASSES
| Monday |
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| All welcome |
18:30-20:30 |
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| Wednesday |
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| All welcome |
18:30-20:30 |
Location
Training
Venue - Blairs
College
South Deeside Road, Aberdeen, AB12 5LF
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Celtic
Exchange
On 11-12
August Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group will be hosting the Celtic
Exchange at Blairs College, Aberdeen.
Accommodation
for the event can be found here:
Booking
If you would like to attend the Celtic Exchange please email us to confirm your booking.
Should you require any futher information please don't hesitate to contact us.
Entrance fee just £5!
Programme
SATURDAY
Time |
Salle I |
Salle II |
11:00
to
12:00 |
Registration / Lunch |
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12:00 |
Welcome Address |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
12:05
to
13:35 |
Interactive Workshop 1 (& Stretch) |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Michael Cromarty |
Title: |
Fiore Dei Liberi, “Fior Di Battaglia”, Gioco Stretto |
Description: |
Close examination of Fiore’s Gioco Stretto plays, analysis of keys play, body mechanics employed, and the interconnection with the other sections of the manuscript. |
Requirements: |
- Longsword or waster
- Fencing Mask
- Gloves
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13:45
to
15:15 |
Interactive Workshop 2 |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Ian Macintyre |
Title: |
Hitting chaps with sticks: an Edwardian pastime |
Description: |
The class will be a look at walking stick defence arts of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Based in particular on the work of Cunningham. Topics covered will include defence against assailant with knife, assailant with stick and multiple assailants. |
Requirements: |
- Stick
- Mask
- Gloves
(Some spare sticks will be provided.)
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15:25
to
16:55 |
Interactive Workshop 3 |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Maestro Paul Macdonald |
Title: |
The Dusack |
Description: |
The Dusack and the techniques specific to it |
Requirements: |
- Dusack
- Mask
- Gloves
(Some spare dusacks will be provided.)
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17:00
to
18:30 |
GRAND TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 |
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20:00
to
Late |
Dinner – Hog’s Head, Belmont Street,
Aberdeen (Casual Dress) |
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SUNDAY
Time |
Salle I |
Salle II |
11:00
to
12:30 |
Interactive Workshop 4 (& Stretch) |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Tim Davis & John Mackay |
Title: |
Simple tricks and nonsense |
Description: |
Demonstration of drills, exercise, games… |
Requirements: |
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12:30 to 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13:30
to
15:00 |
Interactive Workshop 5 |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Greig Watson |
Title: |
An Introduction to Vadi |
Description: |
It shall be a brief examination of how Vadi uses body stance & movement at long and short measure in longsword fencing. |
Requirements: |
- Longsword or waster
- Fencing Mask
- Gloves
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15:10
to
16:40 |
Interactive Workshop 6 |
Freeplay / Free Exchange |
Instructor(s): |
Steve Kilbane & Mike Smith |
Title: |
Backsword and Dagger (Macdonald Academy method) |
Description: |
Techniques of the backsword and dagger |
Requirements: |
- Singlestick and long wooden basket-hilted dagger (ours are 18" from pommel to point);
- Or back/broadsword and long steel dagger with some kind of cross/hand protection, and a broad blade.
- Fencing Mask
- Gloves
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16:45 – 18:30 |
GRAND TOURNAMENT ROUND 2 |
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