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INSTRUCTORS:
John Lennox,
Steve Huff and
Mark
Donnelly
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DESCRIPTION:
Participants will
practice advanced techniques in mixed-weapon scenarios
typical of what would be found in a common maritime boarding
action of the 17th through 19th centuries. Weapons will
include Military Sabre, Cutlass, Boarding Axe, Dirk, Unarmed
to Armed assault, and Dealing with Multiple Opponents.
Techniques will include grapples, off-hand use, secondary
weapon use, blade assists, and multiple opponent defense.
This class requires a mask and jacket, as it will
culminate in practical application of what you have learned.
We will have weapons for student use, however it is
suggested to the students that they can bring their own.
Weapons you can bring: Singlestick, practice bowie, covered
tomahawk, wooden cutlass and wooden boarding axe*.
The Assault: In the last 10 minutes of class, each
student suits up in mask and jacket and chooses the weapon(s)
they will use. The class is then split into two groups. One
group must defend the ship while the other attempts to
“board” and take her.THIS IS NOT CHOREOGRAPHED. It is a
chance to apply what the student has learned in a real time
scenario.
Private Lessons are available with these instructors for
more in-depth training in the styles and weapons presented
in the class.
*The wooden cutlasses and boarding axes which the HMCA
suggests for use are those made by
New Sterling
Arms.
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