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Gareth Thomas
Fight Director


Email: pelhafyn@juno.com
 
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Fight Direction / Stunt Coordination:

 
Film & Television:
Avalon Rising 1995 Music Video for Black Davies Ride
Interview: Stage Combat vs. Fencing, History & Safety
KCRT-TV's Sidewalks
 
Stage:
Romeo & Juliet
Marist High School Eugene, OR
I Hate Hamlet
Stage One Theatre Fremont, CA
Royal Family
Hillbarn Theatre Foster City, CA
 
Festivals:
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire 1996 - 2004 Philomath, OR
Folsom Renaissance Faire 1993 - 94 Sacramento, CA
Concannon Renaissance Fayre 1993 - 94 Livermore, CA
Fresno City College Faire 1993 - 94 Fresno, CA
Renaissance Faire of Kings 1989 - 95 Hanford, CA
Faire Oaks Renaissance Festival 1990 - 95 Sacramento, CA
Newman Center Craft Faire 1992 Fresno, CA
San Gregorio Pirate Days 1992 San Gregorio, CA
CCHS Elizabethan Festival 1990 - 92 San Luis Obispo, CA
Renaissance Faire of the Lakes 1990 - 92 Clovis, CA
Saint Claire Festival 1990 Santa Clara, CA
 
Benefits & Private Events:
Auburn Faith Hospital Benefit 1992 Auburn, CA
Bass Lake Renaissance AIDS Benefit 1992 Bass Lake, CA
San Jose Cleveland Ballet Gala Ball / Romeo & Juliet 1991 San Jose, CA
Sacramento Valley Veterinary Society Banquet 1991 Sacramento, CA
Odd Fellows Hall Honor Banquet 1990 San Jose, CA
 
TEACHING:
International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention - Lansing, MI Workshops: Redefining the Cutlass, Boarding Actions II - 2006. Workshops: Level 2 Cutlass, Boarding Actions - 2005. Workshop: Cutlass - 2004. Workshop: Military Sabre - TA for John Lennox - 2003.
Beaverton Elementary School - Beaverton, OR Renaissance Days - 1999.
Masquers Theatre - Point Richmond, CA Demonstration: Stage Combat - 1995.
The World in the Library - San Jose, CA History Demonstration - 1994.
Country Club Elementary School - San Ramon, CA "Renaissance Days" Demonstration - 1994.
Hillsdale High School - San Mateo, CA Demonstrations: Drama & History - 1991.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Art of Combat, inc. Fight Director & Head of Eugene, OR Chapter
Historical Maritime Combat Association Director, Instructor-level Member
Historical Martial Study Society Instructor-level Member
Independent Fight Directors Guild Member
Skirmishers - Historically Based Theatrical Swordplay Founder
Order of the Black Rose - Elizabethan Stage Combat Troupe Co-Founder
 
COMBAT EDUCATION:

Subject(s) Year Instructor(s)
Classical Fencing Ongoing Maestro Sean Hayes
Fiore Longsword 2004 2-Day Training Seminar
ISMAC 2003, 2004 3-Day / 6-Weapon Seminar Includes: Rapier, Backsword, Singlestick, Longsword, Dusack, Military Sabre, Duelling Sabre, Knife & Tomahawk.
Spanish Rapier Seminar 2001 Maestro Ramón Martínez
SAFD Regional Workshop 1994 10-Hour / 5-Weapon Intensive
Competition Sabre 1992 Torgrimsen Academy
Fresno, CA
2-8 Week Stage Combat Workshops 1990 - 91 Roderick Pauley Los Gatos, CA
Private Training in Classical Fencing 1987 - 91 Salle DeCesare San Jose, CA
Basic Fencing 1987 De Anza College Cupertino, CA

PRIMARY WEAPONS STYLES:

Rapier Rapier & Dagger Cutlass Sabre

Tomahawk Knife

Also proficient in:
Quarterstaff Longsword Smallsword
 
 
 
   

 

 

 
 
 

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