Which workshops will happen at the Dreynevent. What, when, where and with whom.
Workshops
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Trainer: Fabrice Cognot Description: Fiore dei Liberi’s dagger teachings, from an assortment of versions of his Fior di Battaglia. The idea is to browse through Fiore dei Liberi’s nine Masters […]
Trainer: Cor Kronenburg Description: A workshop about how to get your weapon(s) of choice into your opponent(s). The only focus of a fighter should be to move their own weapon […]
Trainer: Gregor Suchentrunk Description: For this workshop I have prepared some basic handlings and techniques, which shall make it easier to use the staff as intended by Paulus Hector Mair. […]
Trainer: Colin Richards Description: This workshop explores the onset or Zufechten of the Liechtenauer glossa. The analysis is made from the idea of facing an opponent that is using a […]
Trainer: Martin Enzi & Bert Obernosterer Description: Whilst most Manuscripts describe how to wrestle with the Messer and how to bring your opponent to the floor properly, there is a […]
Trainer: Roman Vucajnk Description: “To all four targets let them [cuts] fly, with comportment and pulling you can deceive him.” (J. Forgeng, 2006) Deception is a vital component of a […]
Trainer: George Zacharopoulos Description: In this workshop we will work on the angles and offline footwork in attack and defense. How to work properly by keeping your body well structured […]
Trainer: Christian Stickel Description: This workshop will be about the application of double cuts and thrusts in Paulus Hector Mairs Dussack fencing. The goal of the workshop is to explore […]
Trainer: Björn Rüther Description: We will have a look at rather unknown strikes in the fencing system according to Meyer, focussing not only be on the drill-like execution, but also […]
Trainer: Rob Runacres Description: Sword (usually ‘rapier’) and dagger sparring or competition often ends in a tangle with fencers resorting to mutual stabbing with the dagger to claim that oh […]
Trainer: Michel Rensen Description: Going after that one hit is very tempting. Many dangers are to be found on the way to that hit, but sometimes we are so focused […]
Trainer: Thomas Bögle & Karl Rapp Description: Similarities and differences between Rapier and Longsword, what to take care of if you need (or want) to take not your usual weapon […]
Trainer: Ingulf Popp-Kohlweiss Description: In the fencing manuals we find many „Stücke“ or techniques. The question how to put those movement patterns into one intuitive movement exercise remains. Today we […]
Trainer: Jay Maxwell Description: We shall be looking at the close play of what is termed the transitional period of late sidesword and early rapier in northern Italy, moving on […]
Trainer: Matthys Kool Description: We will look at winden, when to use it and how to apply it, using timing, distance and structure. Both against thrusts and cuts. Needed Equipment: […]
Trainer: Arne Koets Description: The workshop will be an overview of biomechanical and geometric principles to aid in the effective application of the described techniques from the manuals, focussing on […]
Trainer: Jens Peter Kleinau Description: The treatise of Andreas Liegnitzer on Sword and Buckler is a very short one. It contains only few plays and seems to fit perfectly in […]
Trainer: Alexander Kiermayer Description: This workshop will focus on the techniques and principles of Joachim Meyers Rappier. This weapon is used both for cut and thrust in a robust fencing […]
Trainer: Ilkka Hartikainen Description: We will begin with a quick reminder of the sources available, the weapons and shields used for this period. Then we will do small technical exercises […]
Trainer: Stefan Dieke Description: In 1901 a two volume newspaper article with the title of ‘Self-defence with a Walking-stick: The Different Methods of Defending Oneself with a Walking-Stick or Umbrella […]
Trainer: Arne Koets Description: How well does armour work? How much armour is ‘armoured’? Mounted armoured sections of the manuscripts Movement and other restrictions Weight and armour How important is […]
Trainer: Rob Runacres Description: Livre Des Leçons (Book of Lessons) offers modern fencers a huge repository of principles and techniques. Yet it also remains a mystery insifar as its authorship, […]
Trainer: Roman Vucajnk Description: The legend says that the Argonauts have sailed up the Ljubljanica River on their epic quest and killed the local dragon. In reality, the rather short […]
Trainer: Andreas Klingelmayer, Wolfgan Pretl Description: Andreas Klingelmayer and Wolfgang Pretl want to diskuss their idea about the longsword technique „Winden“. They use a literal interpretation of the original text […]
Trainer: Dr. Sixt Wetzler Description: Medieval Icelandic saga literature – and the sub-genre of the sagas of Icelanders – is a unique form of medieval European storytelling. Praised for their […]
Trainer: Dierk Hagedorn Description: Longsword fencing in the easy way: A decision tree of opportunities with Codex Wallerstein or von Baumann’s Fechtbuch – A practical discussion or a theoretical workshop […]