Post by kyrax on Dec 10, 2009 9:50:59 GMT -8
Reported from another message board:
This is an Amtgard event aimed at training people to be better fighters. Many of their concepts but not all can be translatable to Dagorhir combat. I will be attending and would encourage those serious about upping their game to pick up some tips from the other kids... Pre-registration is open.
www.swordknight.com
"SKBC 2010 will be Feb 25-28 in King City California. This is a little earlier than we are used to but the relatively mild temperatures (60s in the daytime) will allow us to get away with it. The Westmarch people are mostly exited that we are coming.
Sword Knight Boot Camp is an event run specifically to teach the details of foam sword fighting. It is sponsored by a committee of Amtgarders who believe in improving the quality of fighting skills (called FWACK). The event is not officially organized by any kingdom, park or regional Amtgard body. The event generally uses Amtgard rules (although some exposure to Belegarth or other systems is also part of the event). Whether you can receive credits or any other Amtgard notice from the event is an issue for local leadership to decide.
The format of the event is that Friday and Saturday are spent in intense class setting teaching. Event attendees sign up for the classes they are most interested in. These classes contain a mixture of lecture, drill and exercise. In between classes students and instructors ditch to practice what they have learned. At SKBC most of your meals will be taken care of and in general the whole event eats together. This provides an ideal environment to seek out more of the instructors in a casual setting and keeps the focus on talking shop as regards foam fighting.
The event’s narrow focus on fighting skill development means that there won’t be battlegames, quests, feasts or A&S. These are all wonderful parts of Amtgard but not in the scope of this event. The level of the classes is geared from the basic to the relatively advanced so anyone who is interested in improving their fighting skills can benefit from this event.
The instructors are chosen from among the elite fighters of Amtgard. From Amtgard, FWACK only invites instructors who have earned a Warlord and/or a Knighthood of the Sword from their own kingdom. We also invite a few of the best fighters and instructors from similar foam sports on the basis that those different environments breed different techniques and there is a benefit to all of us from sharing such information."
This is an Amtgard event aimed at training people to be better fighters. Many of their concepts but not all can be translatable to Dagorhir combat. I will be attending and would encourage those serious about upping their game to pick up some tips from the other kids... Pre-registration is open.
www.swordknight.com
"SKBC 2010 will be Feb 25-28 in King City California. This is a little earlier than we are used to but the relatively mild temperatures (60s in the daytime) will allow us to get away with it. The Westmarch people are mostly exited that we are coming.
Sword Knight Boot Camp is an event run specifically to teach the details of foam sword fighting. It is sponsored by a committee of Amtgarders who believe in improving the quality of fighting skills (called FWACK). The event is not officially organized by any kingdom, park or regional Amtgard body. The event generally uses Amtgard rules (although some exposure to Belegarth or other systems is also part of the event). Whether you can receive credits or any other Amtgard notice from the event is an issue for local leadership to decide.
The format of the event is that Friday and Saturday are spent in intense class setting teaching. Event attendees sign up for the classes they are most interested in. These classes contain a mixture of lecture, drill and exercise. In between classes students and instructors ditch to practice what they have learned. At SKBC most of your meals will be taken care of and in general the whole event eats together. This provides an ideal environment to seek out more of the instructors in a casual setting and keeps the focus on talking shop as regards foam fighting.
The event’s narrow focus on fighting skill development means that there won’t be battlegames, quests, feasts or A&S. These are all wonderful parts of Amtgard but not in the scope of this event. The level of the classes is geared from the basic to the relatively advanced so anyone who is interested in improving their fighting skills can benefit from this event.
The instructors are chosen from among the elite fighters of Amtgard. From Amtgard, FWACK only invites instructors who have earned a Warlord and/or a Knighthood of the Sword from their own kingdom. We also invite a few of the best fighters and instructors from similar foam sports on the basis that those different environments breed different techniques and there is a benefit to all of us from sharing such information."