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2024-11-06: Threading the Needle

Workshop handout from Berlin Duelling Days 2024. This is a CLA/EA based workshop on how attacking works in foil, aiming to help participants build their ability to set up complex attacks and score with thrusts in fencing.

2024-08-27: Breaking the Zwerhaw - For Fiorists

Workshop handout from HEMAC Dijon 2024. This is a brand new workshop on defeating the zwerhaw without knowing anything about it, by denying the conditions it needs to be successful. It is the first event workshop I've delivered exclusively using fencing games.

2023-10-08: More Moments to Go

Workshop handout from the Smallsword Symposium 2023. This was a refreshed and expanded version of my "Moments to Go" workshop which I've delivered a few times this year. It also marks the 40th workshop I've done for an event or club.

2023-08-26: SERFO 2023

(Very delayed) workshop handouts from the South-East Renaissance Fencing Open 2023. These were slightly refreshed versions of two previous workshops:

  1. Five Cuts on the March
  2. Moments to Go

2023-06-03: 5 Coaching Tips

Workshop handout from HEMAC Dijon 2023. This was a revised version of my 5 coaching tips workshop from the May Melee, with additional exercises to illustrate the points more clearly (and fill a longer class slot!).

2023-05-14: May Melee 2023

Workshop handouts from two short classes taught at the May Melee 2023:

  1. 5 Coaching Tips
  2. Zorn, Krump and Twer

2023-03-18: Updates page

Added a site page to act as an easy reference index for newly posted content. Also added an RSS Feed for use with appropriate readers.

2023-03-09: Moments to Go

Workshop handout from Kings of the North 2023. This class was focused on finding a good moment to go - and bailing out of the attack if the moment is not good.