Tentative Schedule

5^th Annual International Swordfighting &

Martial Arts Convention

This year’s convention is brought to you by:

Art of Combat, inc.

On-site Host & Co-Sponsor

New Dawn Duellists Society

Co-Sponsor

With kind assistance from:

Lansing Community College

Site Sponsor

Radisson Hotel of Lansing

Hotel Sponsor

And very special thanks to:

Association for Historical Fencing

Rapier Tournament

Director

Macdonald Academy of Arms

Single Stick Tournament Director

Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts

Longsword Freeplay

Friday, August 6th

Time Period	Event	Room/Area
10:00 am	Registration & Check-In	Dart Lobby
10:30 – 11:15 am	Introduction of Teachers, Synopses of Classes, Seminar Basics	Dart Auditorium
11:15 – 11:45 am	Tour of L.C.C. & Where Classes Are	Begins at Dart Lobby
11:45 – 12:30 pm	Timeline of Weapons & Historical Masters	Dart Auditorium
12:30 – 1 pm	Lunch Break *Special Presentation: Symbolism In WMA Treatises*	Dart Auditorium

Classes Begin

Time Period	Class A	Class B	Master Class	Maestro Class	Private Instruction ROOM #1: GVT 3900	Private Instruction ROOM #2: GVT 3950
1 – 2:20 pm	Fundamental Principles of Longsword Instructor: Guy Windsor ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Fundamental Principles of Knife Combat Instructors: Pete Kautz, Dwight McLemore ROOM: A&S Cafe			Period 1: 1-1:45 pm	Period 1: 1-1:45 pm
					Period 2: 1:45 - 2:30 pm	Period 2: 1:45 - 2:30 pm
2:30 – 3:50 pm	Fundamental Principles of Sidesword Instructor: William Wilson ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Fundamental Principles of Unarmed Combat Instructors: Ken Pfrenger, Tim Ruzicki ROOM: GVT 2830			Period 1: 2:30 - 3:15 pm	Period 1: 2:30 - 3:15 pm
					Period 2: 3:15 - 4 pm	Period 2: 3:15 - 4 pm
4 – 5:20 pm	Fundamental Principles of Rapier Instructor: M. Ramon Martinez ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Introduction to Marozzo Pressas Instructor: Brad Waller ROOM: GVT 2830	Advanced Bowie Knife Instructor: Dwight McLemore -- CLOSED --ROOM: GVT 2810		Period 1: 4 - 4:45 pm	Period 1: 4 - 4:45 pm
					Period 2: 4:45 - 5:30 pm	Period 2: 4:45 - 5:30 pm
5:30 – 7 pm	Fundamental Principles of Smallsword Instructor: M. Jeannette Acosta-Martinez ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Meyer’s Rapier Instructor: Stefan Dieke ROOM A&S Cafe	Advanced Bowie Knife -- CLOSED -- (cont.)	AEMMA Longsword Freeplay ROOM: O.C. 232	Period 1: 5:30 - 6:15 pm	Period 1: 5:30 - 6:15 pm
					Period 2: 6:15 – 7 pm	Period 2: 6:15 – 7 pm
7:20 pm	Coached-Bout Rapier Free Fencing ROOM: O.C. 232

Saturday, August 7th

Time Period	Class A	Class B	Master Class	Maestro Class	Private Instruction ROOM #1: GVT 3900	Private Instruction ROOM #2: GVT 3950
8:30 – 9 am	Warm-ups: Physical Culture, Folk Games, and Traditional Conditioning Drills For the Western Martial Artist Instructor: Pete Kautz ROOM: GVT 2830
9 – 10:20 pm	Tempo Instructor: M. Paul Macdonald ROOM: Dart Auditorium	The Trace of the Tomahawk Instructor: Dwight McLemore ROOM: A&S Cafe	The Comtech Drawpoint Knife Method: A Defensive Quick-draw Knife Art Instructor: Pete Kautz -- CLOSED -- ROOM: O.C. 232	Spanish Small Sword Instructor: M. Ramon Martinez ROOM: GVT 2810	Period 1: 9 - 9:45 am	Period 1: 9 - 9:45 am
					Period 2: 9:45 - 10:30 am	Period 2: 9:45 - 10:30 am
10:30 – 11:50 am	Fencing Measure: Principles & Practice Instructor: M. Sean Hayes ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Dusack Instructor: Jared Kirby ROOM: A&S Cafe	Comtech Drawpoint Knife Method -- CLOSED -- (cont.)	Spanish Small Sword (cont.)	Period 1: 10:30 - 11:15 am	Period 1: 10:30 - 11:15 am
					Period 2: 11:15 - NOON	Period 2: 11:15 - NOON
11:50 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch Break *Special Presentation: Pugilism Demonstration* Room / Area: Dart Auditorium
12:30 - 1:50 pm	Foundations & Principles of Fiore dei Liberi’s Arming Sword Instructor: Brian McIlmoyle ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Italian Rapier of Nicoletto Giganti (1606) Instructor: Gary Chelak ROOM: A&S Cafe	German Longsword Instructor: Stefan Dieke -- CLOSED -- ROOM: O.C. 232	Spanish Small Sword (cont.)	Period 1: 12:30 - 1:15 pm	Period 1: 12:30 - 1:15 pm
					Period 2: 1:15 – 2 pm	Period 2: 1:15 – 2 pm
2 – 3:20 pm	Escrima Sticks Instructor: J.J. Pido ROOM: GVT 2830	Italian Rapier and Dagger of Nicoletto Giganti (1606) Instructor: Gary Chelak ROOM: A&S Cafe	German Longsword (cont.) -- CLOSED --	Late 17th Century Italian Rapier Instructor: M. Sean Hayes ROOM: GVT 2810	Period 1: 2 - 2:45 pm	Period 1: 2 - 2:45 pm
					Period 2: 2:45 - 3:30 pm	Period 2: 2:45 - 3:30 pm
3:30 - 4:50 pm	Military Sabre Instructor: John Lennox ROOM: Dart Auditorium	Passchen Wrestling Instructor: Ken Pfrenger ROOM: GVT 2830	Capo Ferro's Rapier Instructors: M. Martinez, M. Acosta-Martinez, Jared Kirby ROOM: O.C. 232	Late 17th Century Italian Rapier (cont.)	Fundamentals of the Navaja Sevillana Instructor: James Loriega -- CLOSED --ROOM: GVT 3900	Period 1: 3:30 - 4:15 pm
						Period 2: 4:15 - 5 pm
5 - 6:30 pm	Filipino Martial Arts Instructor: J.J. Pido ROOM: GVT 2830	The Dardi System I Instructor: William Wilson ROOM: A&S Cafe	Capo Ferro's Rapier (cont.)	Late 17th Century Italian Rapier (cont.)	Fundamentals of the Navaja Sevillana -- CLOSED -- (cont.)	Period 1: 5 – 5:45 pm
						Period 2: 5:45 – 6:30 pm
6:50 pm	Rapier Tournament (directed by Association for Historical Fencing) ROOM: O.C. 232

Sunday, August 8th

Time Period

Class A

Class B

Master Class

Maestro Class

Private Instruction