Trainers of the next Dreynevent. Who they are, what they do and why we invited them.

Bert Obernosterer – Lecture – ‘Weekend Warriors Assemble – how to prepare for competitions while having an actual life’

Damn, a tournament is coming up in 5 weeks! I got this important deadline at work, and the city trip with my loved one is also around the corner! How to prepare with the limited time I have, without getting booted out of work and/or the bedroom? No clue - let’s ask Bert, maybe he got an idea…

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CANCELLED – Tobias Zimmermann – Workshop – ‘Clubbing like it ́s 1855 ‐ Hugo Rothstein and fencing with the club’

Learn a short, rational 19th century method of using a heavy, two‐handed wooden club or similar object for self‐improvement, or just to bonk people on the head.

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Jay Maxwell – Workshop – ‘Ferocious Deconstruction: The “Billhook” in Action’

Second only to the spear in its widespread use on the battlefield, the use of a cut‐and‐thrust polearm, usually with a hook and an overall length of ca. 240 cm has numerous applications for laceration, trapping and hooking.

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