[MR] Question: Where can one get training in how to use live steel?

[Troy Petersen]

there is Adrian Empire, though there were rumors when I left the group that
I was with in Vegas that Adria would soon be switching to mainly rennisance
time frame and rapier combat..The Empire of Chivalry and Steel fights live
steel, though you do have to begin with shinai

On 7/18/06, Michael Houghton <herveus at radix.net> wrote:
>
> Howdy!
>
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 02:57:56PM -0500, Aimee Kratts wrote:
> > Greetings to the List:
> >
> > When a coworker of mine heard me describing the SCA, she asked, "Can
> they
> > teach me how to swordfight with real swords?" I explained that we in the
> SCA
> > do not use live steel in our tournaments.
> >
> > She wants to learn combat with live steel. And yes, she means playing
> with
> > swords, not, quoth she, "that fancy fencing thing". Nor is she
> interested in
> > martial arts sword use.
> >
> > I know there's got to be somebody on this list who can give me a lead to
> > pass along to her. My first thought was the folks who train the Maryland
> > Renn Fair cast, whoever they are.
> >
> > Anybody got any ideas?
> >
> Swords of Chivalry is a small group doing full contact live steel, based
> in Dale City, but with participants from my ares (including my sons).
>
> I can make introductions.
>
> yours,
> Herveus
>
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