Boarding Actions Class

[Monterey Jack]

The highly successful Boarding Actions class will be taught again this year in Lansing Michigan in August 2006. follow the link below for more info.

http://artofcombat.org/public/thespis/Conv...ardingclass.htm

[Monterey Jack]

The highly successful Boarding Actions class will be taught again this year in Lansing Michigan in August 2006. follow the link below for more info.

http://artofcombat.org/public/thespis/Conv...ardingclass.htm

Just added: Col. Dwight McLemore will be teaching a Masters Class in Tomahawk and knife, both formidable boarding weapons in the colonial period. Col McLemore will also be teaching a class on bayonet fencing as well.

[Monterey Jack]

I am happy to announce that the tentative schedule is now posted for the

7th

Annual ISMAC in Lansing, MI and can be seen at

http://artofcombat.org/public/thespis/Conv...on/schedule.htm

-There are over 60 classes offered during this 4 day weekend. We will

repeat the 5 tracks of classes every day. There are many exciting new

classes this year (some of which have never been taught at a WMA workshop

before) and many of the old favorites are back with new perspectives.

-The 'Master Class Blocks' were a great success last year. They give you

the rare opportunity to concentrate on a specific principle of combat

with

one weapon for the entire day. This year’s themes are:

The Offensive use of Tempo in Italian Rapier Play

Controlling Measure in Staff and Polearm weapons

Entering the fight in Italian and German Longsword

- We will repeat the Boarding Actions class which gives you the chance to

board a 100 ton, 110 foot long paddlewheel boat traveling down the river

to

learn Cutlass, Boarding Axe, Bowie Knife, Sabre, and more!

-Once again, we will repeat the Rapier/Smallsword and Singlestick

tournaments as well as private lessons with the instructors!

AND AMAZING NEW ELEMENTS THIS YEAR:

- Thursday we will have 4 hour classes on the popular Fundamental

Principles

theme. There will be Knife, Longsword and Rapier for those who wish to

hone

and refine these skills. There will also be classes on Measure and Time

for

those wanting to examine one of these complex principles with a variety

of

weapons.

- We have added a Knife tournament on Friday night for the first time,

which

will be sponsored and run by Raven Arts Academy.

- Saturday night prior to the Rapier/Smallsword tournament, you will

witness

the first ever Instructors’ tournament!

- Have it your way. Stefan Dieke’s Liechtenauer Longsword class will be

designed based on what YOU want to know. Those registered will send

questions to us and Stefan will build a class which answers at least 1

question from each participant!

-The World Premier PRACTICAL Duelling Shield class. You may have seen

this

strange dueling weapon demonstrated before, but you never had the chance

to

wield it until now (we will provide the Duelling shields). You will even

see how these techniques are quite applicable today if you need to defend

yourself with a 6 foot table top

-There are many exciting new classes including: ‘The Dueling Bowie”,

“Parkyns Cornish Smallsword? and Wrestling”, 4 ½ hours of the “Universal

Principles of Flexible Weapons”, and many more.

Registration will be available soon. If you have any questions please

let

me know. This promises to be an amazing year and I am quite excited to

see

how it is shaping up. I look forward to seeing you there!

[Monterey Jack]

Registration is now open for ISMAC and most class descriptions are now

online!

As you have come to expect from this workshop, we never stop improving

(although it gets harder every year!), so we have a couple more additions to

let you know about.

On Thursday night, please join us for a semi-formal dinner with the

instructors. We have made reservations at the Radisson and you can sign up

for it during the registration process. The menu is online and the meal will

be $25/person. You will need to register in advance to join us for the

festivities. I heard there may even be some entertainment for the evening as

there are a few people who have a score to settle with Cecil Longino after

the 4-W workshop :)

The other exciting addition is a new way to register for the workshop, You

will now have three options. For the intermediate and advanced participants

we have a new Easy Pass, so you will be able to pay one flat fee and take

any class you would like.

-Normal registration is still available for $110 (early registration) and

then you can add the maestro/master classes of your choice.

-The Master Class pass is $325 which includes your registration fee and any

master classes you want to take.

-The Maestro Class pass is $400 and includes your registration fee and any

maestro or master classes you would like to take.

You will need to sign up for the advanced classes you when you are

registering. Please know your limitations, and only sign up for classes you

will be taking (you are required to participate in the classes that you sign

up for). At ISMAC these advanced classes are limited in size so you get more

out of the class than at any other WMA workshop. Every year there is a

waiting list of people that want to be in the Master/Maestro classes and it

would be a shame for them to miss out when there is an open spot.

Lastly, don’t forget to make your reservations at the Radisson early. The

hotel fills quickly and all the after hours fun happens there!