SwordFit Bootcamp at Academie Duello!
Step into the middle ages for an adventurous and exciting training
program unlike anything you have done before. Our program is designed
to help you burn fat, build muscle and learn swordplay along the way!
At Academie Duello, we believe that the journey to physical fitness should be genuinely enjoyable, so we invite you to try out our exciting alternative fitness program. We can promise it's:
- Powerful, graceful and exciting
- Will increase your energy, coordination, strength and flexibility
- Is physically and mentally engaging
- Uses authentic training styles used by warriors of the ancient and modern world
- Will involve in and outdoor training
- Will build your confidence in an empowering environment
Join us this Thursday July 4th at NOON for a community event to launch
the new/updated summer program which starts July 9th.
"Swashbuckler (a.k.a. swasher) is a term that emerged in the 16th century and has been used for rough, noisy and boastful swordsmen ever since. A possible explanation for this term is that it derives from a fighting style using a sidesword with a buckler in the off-hand, which was applied with much "swashing and making a noise on the buckler". Later the name "swashbuckler" (like Gunslinger) became common for an archetype and the accordant special film genre. In Italy the genre was known as Cappa e spada." - Wikipedia
Sword & Shield: The Art of Flow
Saturday, July 7, 2012 3:00pm-7:00pm
Use of the cut and thrust sword, coupled with the buckler, is one of the most flowing, powerful, and deadly systems of combat. This workshop focuses on the True Fight with the sword and shield including:
- Basic and advanced forms of attack and defense.
- Combination attacks and assaults of the sword.
- Striking the opponent in the four opportunities.
- Using the 7 provocations to control the fight.
- Constraining and dominating the opponent with sword and shield.
This workshop is an intense 4-hours that will hone the skills of beginner and advanced student of the sword and shield.
Instructor: Devon Boorman
Cost: $60 + HST (15% off for members!)
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Devon Boorman is the Co-Founder and Director of Academie Duello Centre for Swordplay, which has been active in Vancouver, Canada since 2004. Devon’s expertise centres on the Italian swordplay tradition including the arts of the Renaissance Italian rapier, sidesword, and longsword, as well as knife and unarmed techniques. Read more from Devon Boorman.