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Next Event:
10th Annual ISMAC
May 22nd-25th, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan
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Carpathian Mountain Axe

INSTRUCTOR: Ken Pfrenger

ROOM: TBA
DESCRIPTION:
 
The walking axe commonly carried by the early highlanders of the Carpathian mountains. This weapon is know by several different names…..The Rusyns call is a sokyra, the Slovaks a valaska, the Poles a ciupaga, the Hutculs a topirecs and Hungarians a fokos.  This class will be a basic introduction to the art.
 
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