[Moo] Baronial fighter practices

[Shannon D. Combs-Bennett]

Yes.  As long as there is a youth marshal present they may participate.


 

Rhonwen 

 

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From: moo-bounces at stierbach.org [mailto:moo-bounces at stierbach.org] On
Behalf Of Jane Van de Vaarst
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:55 AM
To: General Mailing List for the Barony of Stierbach
Subject: Re: [Moo] Baronial fighter practices

 

Does this include the youth rapier fighters?
 
Johanna

Jane Van de Vaarst
 




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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:34:00 -0500
From: sdcbennett at alumni.indiana.edu
To: moo at stierbach.org; watchtower at atlantia.sca.org;
hartsbane at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Moo] Baronial fighter practices

 

Greetings to the Barony of Stierbach,

 

An opportunity for on indoor year round Heavy and Rapier fighter
practice has opened up to us in the Manassas area.  I have been in touch
with a gentleman from the Prince William Fencing Academy who has offered
us space at their gym for practice.  He and the owner are both familiar
with the SCA and interested in historical martial arts as well.  Turgeis
and Flaithri have offered to be marshals for this weekly practice and
hope to see many of you there.  Below is a listing of the details
concerning the site and information about the practice.  Please feel
free to contact the marshals directly if you have any specific questions
since they were the only ones healthy enough to attend the site walk
through.  (Turgeis:  turgeis_hakonson at verizon.net
<mailto:turgeis_hakonson at verizon.net>   Flaithri:
klbennet at cs.indiana.edu <mailto:klbennet at cs.indiana.edu> ) 

 

*	Practices will start next week, 2/19, and continue on Tuesday
evenings from 7-9 pm at the Prince William Fencing Academy 8440 Kao
Circle Manassas.  It is just down the street from the library where the
business meetings are held.
*	This is the largest permanent Olympic style fencing gym in
Virginia.  That being said there are some specific rules that will need
to be followed so that we don't break their equipment.  

	*	To protect the metal floors no going to your knees for
either heavy or rapier.
	*	Lanyards will need to be worn with rattan weapons.  This
will ensure no flying weapons since there will be non-armored combatants
in the area as well as a wall of mirrors on one side and 2 scoring
machines we don't want to replace.
	*	No great weapons again to protect the scoring equipment.


*	There is an annual site waiver you will need to sign from the
facility to practice.
*	There is a floor fee of $5 a fighter.  We will discuss funding
options at practice.  
*	No street shoes or boots.  Sneakers with non-marking soles only.

*	There is a large parking lot area so if we want to do unit
drills, the weather is nice, or there is another need we can go outside
as well.

 

This is a wonderful opportunity for the Barony to have a steady year
round fighter practice.  I hope that many of you will take advantage of
this and come on out to train and get ready for the upcoming fighting
season.  Imagine what our units and field presence could be like with
this small commitment on your part.  

 

Your Servant,

 

Rhonwen 

 

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