Class Name Description Instructor/Panelists Class Duration Class Limit
Stretching, Strengthening and Warmups for the rapier list This class will be taught first thing in the morning and is open to anyone. This class will concentrate on a series of warm ups for list side. This class should leave you energized for the day and ready to pursue anything, including the rapier class track. Wear your fighting clothes or your regular garb. These moves will highlight those yoga poses that best emulate and compliment fighting stances used on the rapier field. Yogis may recognize Warrior I, Warrior II, and Power Pose. These are all standing poses, no mats or special clothing are needed. These poses can be done on the same terrain as the tournament or practice field. Once learned, the whole warm up takes about 15 or 20 minutes. If you will be barefoot for the class, bring a mat or blanket. Baroness Claire Shahan 1 hour  
Inside the Duelist mind   Panelists: Duke Miguel, Don Brendan, Don Robert and Don Modius

1 hour  
Combat Anatomy or, "If that was a real sword, what would it have just done to you?" -
This is an examination of what happens when a real sword hits a human body. It begins with a brief overview of human anatomy, and what happens when a sword penetrates various body parts, both in reality and under SCA rules. Thrusts, draw cuts and chops will all be studied using a sharp blade and "The Machine". The class wraps up with an audience-participation session. Don Tivar Moondragon 1 hour  
Construction Methods for Rapier Armor - How do you handle all those layers of fabric?  HL Anne Barrington 1 hour Class limit: 10 
Dagger plays of Capo Ferro & Giganti -  Study of capo Ferro's use of the dagger, plus a few of Giganti's really spiffy ones. Ld. Corvin Fenarro  1 hour  
Defeating the Charging Bull Tactics and techniques for dealing with aggressive, charging fighters.   Baron Mateo Montero de Madrid, WSNS  1 hour  
DiGrassi 101 - Wards, Footwork & Cuts   Don Christian Dori 1.5 hours  
DiGrassi 102 - Single Sword    Lord Rurik the Red 1.5 Hours  
DiGrassi 103 - Sword & Dagger      Lord Ceallach mac Donal 1.5 Hours    
Harrassment Techniques   Don Avery Shaw 1 hour  
History of SCA Rapier Combat When and where were the first SCA rapier bouts fought? What is the origin of the White Scarf? Did they *really* use rattan daggers in the old days? (Didn't that hurt?) Why can't you win Crown or become a Peer via rapier combat? What does *that* rule mean, and why is it in the rulebook? Come learn the answers to these, and many other questions, from someone who was there for most of it. Don Tivar Moondragon  1 hour  
Italian Rapier Vocabulary   Lord Ceallach mac Donal 30 Minutes   
Modern Fencing Techniques that work in the SCA   Don Dyryke Stanley 1 hour  
Protective Gear for Rapier Combat - What do you need to get started and where do you get it? Intended for people new to rapier combat, this class will discuss Ansteorran rules regarding protective equipment and provide sources for various components of protective gear, with a particular focus on clothing worn as 'rapier armor'. HL Anne Barrington 1 hour Class limit: 15 
The C&T Pommel Strike Experiment   Recommended for C&T fighters wanting to participate in the pommel strike experiment and C&T Marshals.  Ld. Corvin Fenarro  1 hour  
Timing and Tempo in Italian Rapier  An introduction to Italian concepts of timing, and the application of those concepts into your general rapier game. Baron Mateo Montero de Madrid, WSNS  1 hour  
Discussion of the Reduced Armor Experiment and the "Dore Drop Tester"   Don Dore 30 minutes  
Introduction to the Plastic Foil Experiment (Ages 6-13) An Introduction to the Plastic Foil Experiment for youths age 6-13 TBD 1 hour  
How to run a successful list The basics in making lists work, including scheduling techniques as well as social and political considerations, taught by someone who has successfully run multiple Queen's Champion and Crown tourneys and a Ph.D. in mathematical scheduling theory.  The course will cover single and double elimination, Swiss tourneys, round robin tourneys, pool tourneys and other weird combinations. Don Robin and Mistress Serena 1 hour  
How to run a successful practice An open discussion on growing and running a successful fighter practice. This class is based on observation of successful practices on both the rapier and chivalric fields.  HL Rixende de Rouen 1 hour  
Five Man Melee Tactics A panel discussion on what actually works in 5-man melees, taught by commanders of successful teams.  Each commander will give his or her team's strategies and considerations, as well as how to defeat the opposing strategies.


Don Avery Shaw, Don Christian Jerome Dore de Valence, Dore, Don Robin of Gilwell and Dona Therese Maria Giovanni 1 hour  
Building a portable sword rack A demonstration in how to make a quick and easy sword rack that breaks down and fits in a golf case. A few specialized tools are needed, such as a drill, a hole saw, and a wood rasp. No particular skill is needed, other than the ability to use a drill and hand saw. Don Iago 1 hour  
Intermediate Dagger   Don Modius and Lord Cael MacRobb 1 hour  
Beginning Case   Lord Uilleac mac Uilleac 1 hour  
Beginning Buckler   Don Iago 1 hour  
Large Cloak   Don Alaric 1 hour  
Beginning Dagger   Don Tivar 1 hour  
The Fighter Mentality   Don Ingve 1 hour    

Beginning Marshal Training    

This class is an introduction to  marshallate techniques and rules. This class will prepare you to take the field as a marshal in training.

Don Tristan 

2 hours 

 

Cut and Thrust    

 Starter training for getting authorized in Cut and Thrust Rapier combat.  Will cover basic techniques, review equipment requirements and rules, and will do drills.  

Lord Corvin    

2 hours 

 

Fencing 101 Basic footwork, parries and thrusts

A beginning class that assumes you have little or no training yet at all. Recommended for any new fencer and any fairly new fencer with no good local trainer.
 

Don Robin of Gilwell and Lady Jaquelinne Marguerite de la Ryver
 

1 hour 

 

Intermediate Case 

 

Don Duncan Hepburn 

1 hour 

 

Advanced Buckler          

 

Don Brian MacCale       

1 hour 

 

The Defensive Fighter   

offers techniques for fighters with a defense-first mind-set; i.e. how to get your opponent to make the first move, where to look for openings when you opponent attacks, surviving "the rush" and turning the tables, using the field to your advantage, and other "counter-punching" techniques. 

Don Brian MacCale    

1 hour 

 

How to get the most from a 30 minute 1 on 1 lesson

This class will offer training techniques for people that want to give a good productive one on one lesson. We will go over the physical method of teaching along with the creation of the lesson itself and the cues that you will be using to teach the lesson. This method can be used for rapier, modern fencing, cut and thrust as well as sca heavy weapons fighting.
 

Don Pieter Rausch  

1 hour 

 

How to be a Unit Commander 

Includes the following topics: Being Heard, Effectively Moving your unit where you really want it to go, How Verbal and Physical Pressure can motivate and control a unit, What not to do because it will destroy your unit.
 

Don Thorland O'Shea    

1 hour