Activity Update for the Elemental School of Fencing at January 12th, 2011

The Elemental School of Fencing embarks on January 9th, 2011 with our first session of 2011!


We were sore after our long holiday break, talkitive, and creative! We reviewed the goals for the year.

1. Complete our Gentiluomo, and Schermista Treatise! #2, and #3 in the series.
2. Officiate our first tournament at La Scuola D'Armi! Establish its rules and guidelines for the Round Robin, Technique Demonstration, and Fundamentals Demonstration. << Rumoured for the May or June timeframe. >>
3. Expand our After School Program at least to one other school.
4. Expand our Girl Scout Workshops in the New York Tri-State Area (possibly including the Boy Scouts, too!)

Over all our objective is to educate as many people as possible in the martial art of fencing!

Then we fenced! And what a glorious session it was. We continue to delve into the grapple. The unavoidable thing that happens when opponents close under their sword points.

But this time, we found that when two fencers (not like-sided) close under point, a fencer may immediately execute a Iaku Gamanate (JuJutsu), while cross-advancing. His opponent has no choice, but to fall, or expose their lower torso to a punshing disembowelment.

During our practice which immediately follows such discoveries, Master Isaac Baird found that he could execute the Dragon Stance from his studies of Hon Gahr to counter the Iaku Gamanate, resulting in his ability to instead, punish his opponent!

Just think! Western Martial Fencers in Renaissance Europe learning the Iaku Gamanate, and the Dragon Stance in order to master their forms.

And so now, we are searching the ancient texts for instructions that may have indicated such a combination in use! BRAVO Team!