It's always a very cool thing to see several varieties of swordplay in action at one time.
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Photos from today's mounted combat workshop
See the full gallery on Posterous A couple group photos from the end of today's fantastic and sunny mounted combat workshop in beautiful Richmond, BC. It was a glorious sunny day for sword fighting and riding.
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This month in classes at Academie Duello
We have an exciting month ahead of us at Academie Duello and on Duello.TV. In the Mastery Program we'll be moving back toward the rapier, in the Warrior Fitness program defensive conditioning will be the name of the game, and our focus programs will continue to look at guards, now with a focus on how to defeat them.…
Playing With Knives and Other Hobbies
"So long as you use a knife, there's some love left." - Norman Mailer Fiore vs. Modern Knife Workshop Saturday, April 7, 2012 3pm-7pm Vancouver Film School Explore how to apply the principals and techniques of Armizare to a modern knife, covering applicable postures vs modern knives, maintaining control of the knife, conducting safe disarms,…
[Photo] A packed house at Duello this last Tuesday.
It was a very full night this last Tuesday. The combined salute in and salute out at 8pm shows a health compliment of students in SwordFit and Warrior Fundamentals as well as Taste of the Renaissance, Mastery Class, and Stage Combat. Don't forget we have a 5:30pm Mastery Class on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well…
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Photos from Game of Thrones season 2 premiere
See the full gallery on Posterous Two demos, 12 hours in armour, a sneak peak of season 2, a ton of fighting and a regal throne. Good day.
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Academie Duello @ Game of Thrones Season 2 Premiere
If you're a fan of HBO's Game of Thrones you are lucky to be living in Vancouver! This Friday Movie Central and HBO will be holding an all day premiere event in advance of the April 1st premiere of Season 2 on HBO Canada. The event will feature an all day marathon of Season 1…
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Some photos from last Saturday's Longsword Workshop
Last Saturday (March 17th) I taught a workshop on Applied Combatives for the Longsword. The focus of this workshop was on taking skills learned and practiced in technical classes and put them into the context of sparring. Exercises followed Fiore's four combative aspects Prudence, Courage, Fortitude, and Speed and put techniques under various kinds of…
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Four Hours of Knight Camp for Grown-ups!
"I'm your knight in shining armour. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park." - Rufus Wainwright Intro to the Knightly Arts Saturday, March 24, 2012 3pm-7pm Over the course of four hours you will learn the fundamentals of Armizare; a martial system first taught by Italian Knight Fiore dei Liberi in the 14th century. You will…
The triumvirate of Rapier, Sidesword, and Longsword - This month in Mastery at Academie Duello
As you may or may not know our curriculum at Academie Duello in the Mastery Program runs on a scheduled calendar based on what level you are at. Each month there is a different focus in class, perhaps a different weapon or a change in strategic or technical theme. This is one of the rare…
Intro to Stage Combat Next Weekend and Spring Break Knight Camp!
"(on Errol Flynn) He was not an actor of enormous talent - he would have admitted that himself - but in all those swashbuckling things he was beautiful." - Bette Davis Intro to Stage Combat Sunday, March 11, 2012 2pm-6pm In this intensive 4-hour workshop, we’ll cover the basics of stage combat, including: ▪Slaps ▪Punches…
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Geohash Duello!
Earlier this week (on Wednesday) some local Geohashers found Academie Duello to be their alternate location. Check out their record of their SwordFit Bootcamp adventure here.
Archery and Umbrellas
“Four things come not back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life and the neglected opportunity.” -Proverb Beginner Archery (FULL!) Sunday, March 4, 2012 9am-3pm Beginner Archery will cover the basics of archery using a recurve bow; including correct stance, the Y grip, proper breathing and the three finger draw and release technique. Also…
Many Hands Make Light Work
Open Barn & Work Party this Weekend Light work at a farm? Is that an oxymoron, you ask? Not necessarily. We have a new shelter to put up. While it is not a job requiring lots of muscle it does take a minimum of eight people to 'walk' it into place, so we could sure…
Gentry, Children and The Sort of People Who Like to Sweat at 7am...
Academie Duello is calling! "All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloddy death of bastards!" -Katie Price Intro to Bartitsu Workshop Saturday, February 25, 2012 1pm-5pm Learn the mixed martial art of the Victorian English Gentleman. In this four-hour workshop, you'll acquire the essential Bartitsu skills of Boxing, Jujitsu, Savate and Cane fighting:…
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Longsword Fight Night is Tonight!
Come one come all to Longsword Open Floor! Bring your gambesons, helmets, armour, gauntlets or padded gloves, and longswords. We will be doing free sparring and slow work. There will also be lots of floor for exercises. If you don't have all your gear together, that's alright come out and do some drills or slow…
Sticks and Bumbershoots!
"A halberd (also called halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. Possibly the word halberd comes from the German words Halm (staff), and Barte (axe) - in modern-day German, the weapon is called Hellebarde. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped…
All Things Shiny and New
"Armour, n.The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith." - Ambroise Pierce, The Devil's Dictionary Armouring Winter Course Begins Sunday, February 5, 2012 10am-2pm Make hardened leather armour to suit your specific needs! The six week winter armouring course is considered 'open' meaning you decide what you want to make!…