Schedule

The WMAW 2007 schedule consists of 4 days.

See also All Four Days in Sortable View.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Time Classes Lectures and Presentations
11:30-12:00 pm Welcome and Introductions
12:00-02:00 pm Fundamentals::
Introduction to German Longsword
::Bill Grandy
Fundamentals::
Introduction to Italian Rapier
::Puck Curtis and Eric Myers
Medieval Martial Arts::
MS I.33 and the Common Fencer (Generalis Dicamatores)
::Robert Holland
Pedagogical Classes::
Keeping it Real in Medieval Close-Quarter Combat: How to Teach Your Class to Safely Receive Locks and Throws While Developing Depth of Technique
::Colin Hatcher
02:00-02:15 pm Passing Period
02:15-03:15 pm Fundamentals::
Understanding Silver I: An Introduction
::Maister Terry Brown


REPLACEMENT: To be determined
Close-Quarter Combat::
Medieval Counter-Dagger: 15th Century Self Defense and Modern Application
::Keith Jennings
Medieval Martial Arts:: Cutting Mechanics with the Longsword
::Matt Galas
Lectures and Presentations::
Analyzing the Artwork that Depicts the Art of Fighting
::Maestro Sean Hayes
03:15-04:15 pm Pedagogical Classes::
Class Notes: Running a Successful Practice Session
::Bill Grandy
04:15-04:30 pm Passing Period
04:30-05:30 pm Fundamentals::
A Neglected Tradition: English Longsword according to J. Ledall
::Paul Wagner
Medieval Martial Arts::
Fiore dei Liberi's "Art of Arms" and the Sword in One Hand
::Guy Windsor
Pedagogical Classes::
Teaching and Correcting – The Key Skills for the Instructor
::Jörg Bellinghausen
Pedagogical Classes::
Teaching Historical Fighting Arts: Pedagogy and Practice, Part One: The Instructor’s Class
::Maestro Sean Hayes, Puck Curtis, and Eric Myers
05:30-06:30 pm Pedagogical Classes::
Frog DNA, Concentric Rings and Old-Fashioned Necromancy: Reconstructing Historical European Swordsmanship
::Gregory Mele
06:30-08:00 pm Dinner Break
08:00-12:00 am Open Fencing and Free Play

Friday, September 28, 2007

Time Classes Lectures and Presentations
08:30-09:00 am Warm-Ups and Refreshments
09:00-12:00 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Marozzo's Dagger and Fist
::Roger Siggs
Medieval Martial Arts::
Messerfechten: Fighting with the German Falchion
::Hans Heim
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Pacheco Versus the Vulgar Fencers - Applying Critical Thinking to Spanish Swordplay
::Puck Curtis
12:00-01:15 pm Lunch Break
01:15-02:45 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Combat Knife Throwing
::Pete Kautz
Medieval Martial Arts::
The Iron Gate: Understanding the Foundational Guard of dei Liberi’s l’Arte dell’Armizare
::Gregory Mele
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Highland Broadsword according to Thomas Page (1746)
::Paul Wagner
Lectures and Presentations::
The Primary and Secondary Weapons of the Knight - the Medieval Warhorse (oh yeah, and the sword and spear)
::Kristina Charron
Lectures and Presentations::
Effective Cutting with the Renaissance Rapier, a Demonstration and Presentation
::William Wilson
02:45-03:15 pm Passing Period
03:15-04:45 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Wrestling at the Hilts in the Fechtkunst
::Dr. William Ernoehazy
Medieval Martial Arts::
The Young Person's Guide to the Poleaxe
::Christian Tobler
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Uniting Your Forces: Power and Efficiency in Italian Rapier
::John O’Meara
04:45-05:15 pm Passing Period
05:15-06:45 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Applying Successful Binds and Locks in Medieval Grappling
::Rob Lovett
Medieval Martial Arts::
Liechtenauers Favorite - the Zwerch
::Jörg Bellinghausen
Pedagogical Classes::
Teaching Historical Fighting Arts: Pedagogy and Practice, Part Two: The Student’s Class
::Maestro Sean Hayes, Puck Curtis, and Eric Myers
Lectures and Presentations::
Some Unique Weapons in the Western Martial Context
::Craig Johnson
06:45-08:00 pm Dinner Break
08:00-12:00 am Open Fencing and Free Play

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Time Close-Quarter Combat Medieval Martial Arts Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Lectures and Presentations
08:30-09:00 am Warm-Ups and Refreshments
09:00-10:30 am Close-Quarter Combat::
19th Century American Bowie Knife Fighting
::Pete Kautz
Medieval Martial Arts::
OK, Now What? Using dei Liberi's System Beyond the First Blow
::Rob Lovett
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Understanding Silver II: The Principles of the True Fight
::Maister Terry Brown


Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
The Principles of Silver’s True Fight
::Paul Wagner
 
10:30-12:00 pm Lectures and Presentations::
Scion of the House of Liechtenauer: The Importance of Paulus Kal’s Fechtbuch
::Christian Tobler
12:00-01:15 pm Lunch Break
01:15-02:45 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
American Physical Culture
::Dr. Les Moore
Medieval Martial Arts::
Tactics and Strategy for Longsword, Part 1
::Sean Hayes
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Progression Drills for Rapier Training
::Guy Windsor
02:45-03:15 pm Passing Period
03:15-04:45 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Applying Fiore's Grappling to Groundfighting
::Colin Hatcher
Medieval Martial Arts::
The Schnitt: The Third Strike
::Matt Galas
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Bolognese Poleaxe Combat: A New Look at an Old Weapon
::Gregory Mele
04:45-05:15 pm Passing Period
05:15-06:15 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
Transforming Armed into Unarmed Techniques - Some Ideas
::Jörg Bellinghausen
Medieval Martial Arts::
The Rovecio Ascendente
::Jesse Kulla
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
Safely Attacking: A Practical Guide to Understanding Tempo, Measure and Angle in Italian Rapier
::Bill Grandy
Lectures and Presentations::
Why Not Punch ‘Em? – The Rise, Fall and Return of European Fisticuffs
::Dr. William Ernoehazy
Lectures and Presentations::
Elephant, Tyger, Lion and Lynx: Fiore's 4 Animals and Their 4 Combat Virtues: A powerpoint presentation
::Colin Hatcher
06:15-07:00 pm Pre-Dinner Clean-Up
07:00-12:00 am WMAW 2007 Celebratory Feast and Entertainment

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Time Close-Quarter Combat Medieval Martial Arts Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Lectures and Presentations
08:30-10:00 am Warm-Ups and Refreshments
10:00-11:30 am Close-Quarter Combat::
American Catch Wrestling
::Dr. Les Moore
Medieval Martial Arts::
I.33: Proofing the System
::Guy Windsor
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
French Stick Fighting - Cane and Baton Militaire
::Craig Gemeiner


Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
An Introduction to the Dardi School of Cut-and-Thrust Fencing
::David Biggs
Lectures and Presentations::
Sword Manufacture in the Medieval and Renaissance Period
::Craig Johnson
11:30-01:00 pm Lectures and Presentations::
The Search for Truth in the Art of Defense: The History, Culture and Theory of the Spanish School
::Puck and Mary Curtis
01:00-02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00-03:30 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
An Introduction to the Armoured Dagger Combat of 'Gladiatoria'
::Jörg Bellinghausen
Medieval Martial Arts::
Tactics and Strategy for Longsword, Part 2
::Sean Hayes
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
From “Edgesword” to Rapier: Giovanni dall’Agocchie and the late Bolognese School
::William Wilson
Lectures and Presentations::
The Expert Horseman - Equitation and Weapons Use From Horseback According to Dom Duarte, King of Portugal
::Kristina Charron
03:30-04:00 pm Passing Period
04:00-05:30 pm Close-Quarter Combat::
The Combative Stick- From the Bastoncello to Fairbairn's Umbrella
::Roger Siggs
Medieval Martial Arts::
Sword and Buckler of the Liechtenauer Tradition
::Christian Tobler
Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts::
An Introduction to the Montante, or Iberian Two-Handed Sword
::Steve Hick and Eric Myers
05:30-06:00 pm Farewell

All Four Days in Sortable View

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Note that the time is in military time in order to facilitate sorting.

Time Category Class Instructor
27 Thu 12:00-14:00 Fundamentals Introduction to German Longsword Bill Grandy
27 Thu 12:00-14:00 Fundamentals Introduction to Italian Rapier Puck Curtis and Eric Myers
27 Thu 12:00-14:00 Medieval Martial Arts MS I.33 and the Common Fencer (Generalis Dicamatores) Robert Holland
27 Thu 12:00-14:00 Pedagogical Classes Keeping it Real in Medieval Close-Quarter Combat: How to Teach Your Class to Safely Receive Locks and Throws While Developing Depth of Technique Colin Hatcher
27 Thu 14:15-16:15 Fundamentals Understanding Silver I: An Introduction Maister Terry Brown
27 Thu 14:15-16:15 Close-Quarter Combat Medieval Counter-Dagger: 15th Century Self Defense and Modern Application Keith Jennings
27 Thu 14:15-16:15 Medieval Martial Arts Cutting Mechanics with the Longsword Matt Galas
27 Thu 14:15-15:15 Lectures and Presentations Analyzing the Artwork that Depicts the Art of Fighting Maestro Sean Hayes
27 Thu 15:15-16:15 Pedagogical Classes Class Notes: Running a Successful Practice Session Bill Grandy
27 Thu 16:30-18:30 Fundamentals A Neglected Tradition: English Longsword according to J. Ledall Paul Wagner
27 Thu 16:30-18:30 Medieval Martial Arts Fiore dei Liberi's "Art of Arms" and the Sword in One Hand Guy Windsor
27 Thu 16:30-17:30 Pedagogical Classes Teaching and Correcting – The Key Skills for the Instructor Jörg Bellinghausen
27 Thu 17:30-18:30 Pedagogical Classes Frog DNA, Concentric Rings and Old-Fashioned Necromancy: Reconstructing Historical European Swordsmanship Gregory Mele
27 Thu 16:30-18:30 Pedagogical Classes Teaching Historical Fighting Arts: Pedagogy and Practice, Part One: The Instructor’s Class Maestro Sean Hayes, Puck Curtis, and Eric Myers
28 Fri 09:00-12:00 Medieval Martial Arts Messerfechten: Fighting with the German Falchion Hans Heim
28 Fri 09:00-12:00 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Pacheco Versus the Vulgar Fencers - Applying Critical Thinking to Spanish Swordplay Puck Curtis
28 Fri 09:00-12:00 Close-Quarter Combat Marozzo's Dagger and Fist Roger Siggs
28 Fri 13:15-14:45 Medieval Martial Arts The Iron Gate: Understanding the Foundational Guard of dei Liberi’s l’Arte dell’Armizare Gregory Mele
28 Fri 13:15-14:45 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Highland Broadsword according to Thomas Page (1746) Paul Wagner
28 Fri 13:15-14:45 Close-Quarter Combat Combat Knife Throwing Pete Kautz
28 Fri 13:15-14:45 Lectures and Presentations The Primary and Secondary Weapons of the Knight - the Medieval Warhorse (oh yeah, and the sword and spear) Kristina Charron
28 Fri 13:15-14:45 Lectures and Presentations Effective Cutting with the Renaissance Rapier, a Demonstration and Presentation William Wilson
28 Fri 15:15-16:45 Medieval Martial Arts The Young Person's Guide to the Poleaxe Christian Tobler
28 Fri 15:15-16:45 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Uniting Your Forces: Power and Efficiency in Italian Rapier John O’Meara
28 Fri 15:15-16:45 Close-Quarter Combat Wrestling at the Hilts in the Fechtkunst Dr. William Ernoehazy
28 Fri 17:15-18:45 Medieval Martial Arts Liechtenauers Favorite - the Zwerch Jörg Bellinghausen
28 Fri 17:15-18:45 Pedagogical Classes Teaching Historical Fighting Arts: Pedagogy and Practice, Part Two: The Student’s Class Maestro Sean Hayes, Puck Curtis, and Eric Myers
28 Fri 17:15-18:45 Close-Quarter Combat Applying Successful Binds and Locks in Medieval Grappling Rob Lovett
28 Fri 17:15-18:45 Lectures and Presentations Some Unique Weapons in the Western Martial Context Craig Johnson
29 Sat 09:00-12:00 Medieval Martial Arts OK, Now What? Using dei Liberi's System Beyond the First Blow Rob Lovett
29 Sat 09:00-12:00 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Understanding Silver II: The Principles of the True Fight Maister Terry Brown
29 Sat 09:00-12:00 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts The Principles of Silver’s True Fight Paul Wagner
29 Sat 09:00-12:00 Close-Quarter Combat 19th Century American Bowie Knife Fighting Pete Kautz
29 Sat 10:30-12:00 Lectures and Presentations Scion of the House of Liechtenauer: The Importance of Paulus Kal’s Fechtbuch Christian Tobler
29 Sat 13:15-14:45 Medieval Martial Arts Tactics and Strategy for Longsword, Part 1 Sean Hayes
29 Sat 13:15-14:45 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Progression Drills for Rapier Training Guy Windsor
29 Sat 13:15-14:45 Close-Quarter Combat American Physical Culture Dr. Les Moore
29 Sat 15:15-16:45 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Bolognese Poleaxe Combat: A New Look at an Old Weapon Gregory Mele
29 Sat 15:15-16:45 Close-Quarter Combat Applying Fiore's Grappling to Groundfighting Colin Hatcher
29 Sat 15:15-16:45 Medieval Martial Arts The Schnitt: The Third Strike Matt Galas
29 Sat 17:15-18:15 Medieval Martial Arts The Rovecio Ascendente Jesse Kulla
29 Sat 17:15-18:15 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts Safely Attacking: A Practical Guide to Understanding Tempo, Measure and Angle in Italian Rapier Bill Grandy
29 Sat 17:15-18:15 Close-Quarter Combat Transforming Armed into Unarmed Techniques - Some Ideas Jörg Bellinghausen
29 Sat 17:15-18:15 Lectures and Presentations Why Not Punch ‘Em? – The Rise, Fall and Return of European Fisticuffs Dr. William Ernoehazy
29 Sat 17:15-18:15 Lectures and Presentations Elephant, Tyger, Lion and Lynx: Fiore's 4 Animals and Their 4 Combat Virtues: A powerpoint presentation Colin Hatcher
30 Sun 10:00-13:00 Medieval Martial Arts I.33: Proofing the System Guy Windsor
30 Sun 10:00-13:00 Close-Quarter Combat American Catch Wrestling Dr. Les Moore
30 Sun 10:00-13:00 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts French Stick Fighting - Cane and Baton Militaire Craig Gemeiner
30 Sun 10:00-13:00 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts An Introduction to the Dardi School of Cut-and-Thrust Fencing David Biggs
30 Sun 10:00-11:30 Lectures and Presentations Sword Manufacture in the Medieval and Renaissance Period Craig Johnson
30 Sun 11:30-13:00 Lectures and Presentations The Search for Truth in the Art of Defense: The History, Culture and Theory of the Spanish School Puck and Mary Curtis
30 Sun 14:00-15:30 Medieval Martial Arts Tactics and Strategy for Longsword, Part 2 Sean Hayes
30 Sun 14:00-15:30 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts From “Edgesword” to Rapier: Giovanni dall’Agocchie and the late Bolognese School William Wilson
30 Sun 14:00-15:30 Close-Quarter Combat An Introduction to the Armoured Dagger Combat of 'Gladiatoria' Jörg Bellinghausen
30 Sun 14:00-15:30 Lectures and Presentations The Expert Horseman - Equitation and Weapons Use From Horseback According to Dom Duarte, King of Portugal Kristina Charron
30 Sun 16:00-17:30 Medieval Martial Arts Sword and Buckler of the Liechtenauer Tradition Christian Tobler
30 Sun 16:00-17:30 Renaissance and Early Modern Martial Arts An Introduction to the Montante, or Iberian Two-Handed Sword Steve Hick and Eric Myers
30 Sun 16:00-17:30 Close-Quarter Combat The Combative Stick- From the Bastoncello to Fairbairn's Umbrella Roger Siggs