This class will focus on utilization of fundamental techniques and strategies used in fencing with the rapier and accompanying dagger. It will be primarily based on concepts and instruction from the Italian treatise "Scola, overo teatro..." by Nicoletto Giganti (1606), though many of the concepts are transferable to different fighting styles.  The first half of the session will split the class into an Introductory section (for people without prior experience or who wish to review fundamentals) and an Advanced Theory section, for people with prior experience who want to explore discussion on how to approach application in different environments. The sections will rejoin for the later half of the session as we explore artful application together.

Recommended Equipment:
Mask, Gloves, Gorget, Puncture Resistant Fencing Jacket, Rapier simluator, dagger simulator or other appropriately sized rigid parrying device. (Loaner gear available on first come-first served basis)

Recommended Text:
Scola, overo teatro - Wiktenauter

Venetian Rapier by Tom Leoni