"(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
▪Chokes
▪Push and fall
▪Sword parries and footwork
▪Sword thrusts and cuts
▪Playing wounds
Anyone who performs fights for entertainment needs to know these essentials, whether you’re acting in plays or film, or performing fight demonstrations. It is also a prerequisite to starting the Basic Stage Combat Program.
Instructor: David McCormick
Cost: $60 + HST (15% off for members!)
"A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning." - Sir Philip Sidney
Spring Break Knight Camp!
We still have loads of room for the Spring Break weeks of Knight Camp (particularly in the first one!) The weeks are March 12-16 and March 19-23, for more info or two sign up please see our website. If you know a child between the ages of 8-14 that you think should be there, please let them (and their parents) know!
Devon Boorman is the Co-Founder and Director of Academie Duello Centre for Swordplay, which has been active in Vancouver, Canada since 2004. Devon’s expertise centres on the Italian swordplay tradition including the arts of the Renaissance Italian rapier, sidesword, and longsword, as well as knife and unarmed techniques. Read more from Devon Boorman.