It's one thing to be able to perform an action in a drill, another thing entirely to do it in freeplay. How do you take what you learn in class and apply it to combat where you don't know how your opponent may (or may not) react? The sidesword is a very versatile weapon -- especially when paired with a buckler. How does one limit both their options and their opponents' actions and make tactical decisions in the heat of the moment?

On Saturday, February 28th instructor and Academie Duello's founder Devon Boorman will be teaching a sidesword workshop to help students improve their play. In this workshop students will learn how to:

improve their ability to make split-second decisions
pick the most appropriate defences
find the perfect moment to strike
use simple multipliers to change set-play drills into freeplay practice

Students must have their Sidesword level 1 (or an equivalent from another WMA/ HEMA school) or be given the go-ahead from one of Academie Duello's head instructors before taking this workshop.

DATE Saturday, February 28, 2015

TIME 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

PRICE $60.00

You can sign up by calling Academie Duello's front desk at 604-568-9907, you can also register online, or visit us at our convenient downtown location at 412 West Hastings and speak to us in person.

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.
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