ISMAC 2007 - Boarding Actions III - HMCA Instructors Huff, Lennox & Thomas

	The 8th Annual International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention Hosted by Art of Combat, inc. & New Dawn Duellists Society July 12 - 15, 2007

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BOARDING ACTIONS III

CLASS!!

In conjunction with the Historical Maritime Combat Association

ISMAC is proud to offer a class in Boarding Actions again this year.

It will take place on the patio of the Marriott hotel. Apparently Homeland Security has refused to allow us to take weapons on board a ship in international waters. Perhaps they felt we would paddle over and attack Canada, causing an international incident. The upside to this news is that the class now lasts 4 1/2 hours!! We can be meaner, dirtier and bloodier....well, meaner and dirtier at least than we have ever been able to be before! This means more time for other weapon styles and techniques! Don't miss it!!

DESCRIPTION: This is a master level class. Students are strongly encouraged to take the prerequisite classes described below, or to have taken them in years prior at ISMAC, BACA or Paddy Crean.
In this class, the student will be building from what was learned in the following 2007 Open Classes: - Fundamental Principles of the Bowie Knife - Controlling the Enemy - Redefining the Cutlass
	From that foundation, participants will practice advanced techniques in mixed-weapon scenarios typical of what would be found in a common maritime boarding action of the 17th through 19th centuries. Weapons will include Cutlass, Boarding Axe, Dirk, Unarmed to Armed assault, and Slungshot. Smallsword and Pike techniques may be added depending on time. Techniques will include grapples, off-hand use, secondary weapon use, blade assists, and multiple opponent defense. This class will be taught by HMCA Instructors Steven Huff, John Lennox, and Gareth Thomas.
HMCA Acknowledged Instructor Tony Wolf will be joining us to teach the slungshot portion of this class.
Boarding Actions III will be held Sunday, July 15, from 12:30 - 4:50pm. This is a 4 1/2-hour class. This class requires a mask and jacket, as it will culminate in practical application of what you have learned! We will have weapons for student use, however it is suggested to the students that they can bring their own. Weapons you can bring: Singlestick, practice bowie, covered tomahawk, wooden cutlass and wooden boarding axe*. The cost for this class is $40.00
	The Assault: In the last 10 minutes of class, each student suits up in mask and jacket and chooses the weapon(s) they will use. The class is then split into two groups. One group must defend the ship while the other attempts to “board” and take her. THIS IS NOT CHOREOGRAPHED. It is a chance to apply what the student has learned in a real time scenario.
--- *The wooden cutlasses and boarding axes which the HMCA suggests for use are those made by New Sterling Arms. Photos 1 and 2 courtesy of HMCA. Photo 3 courtesy of Youngblood, Ltd. Photo 4 courtesy of Kyle McCurdy.