May 14th: Four-Hour Longsword Workshop
Looking for a gift for that special someone? This is perfect! Give the gift of sword fighting to them. You can send him or her to the class, or you can attend with him! If you know of anyone that you think would enjoy this class, please pass the information onto them or give me a call for more information.
This is a four hour intensive class for the students of the sword that would like to attend class at the school but lives out of the area or just don't have the time to commit each week to class.
Every month we gather for four hours to study the long sword. The first three hours are spent on the curriculum of the school and the final hour is spent working on a specific technique from Fior dei Battaglia (Flos Duellatorum written in 1409).
DEMAS has loaner equipment for the students that do not have their own swords or helmets, all you need to bring are gloves. If you have your own wasters and helmet, please bring them with you.
We will be working outside with masks and maintaining an appropriate distance to protect ourselves, our friends, and our family.
Dress of the day is sweats, a t-shirt, and comfortable shoes.
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Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: 3266 De La Cruz
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Cost: $80 in advance
$90 at the door
May 15th: Be S.A.F.E. Self Defense
We have all heard about the person who has become a statistic. Most of you figure it’s not going to happen to you. You’re right, chances are it won’t. However, we have to hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. We are on the road a lot, traveling, meeting people, and some have kids that are preparing to go off to college or high school.
You can take this class for your own peace of mind or give the gift of safety to someone you care about. If you know of anyone that you think would enjoy this class, please pass the information onto them or give me a call for more information.
Self-defense does not require a lot of physical strength, if you understand how to use an attacker’s strength against him. You don’t need to be stronger than your attacker, nor do you need to be a black belt to be safe. Learn ways to protect yourself with a 600-year-old Italian Martial Art. Be safe in the future, while drawing from the strengths of the past.
Effective use of your hands and everyday objects around you for your personal protection is easy to learn and practice. Regardless of your age or physical fitness, it is never too late to learn to be safe, NOT be a victim.
The Be S.A.F.E. class is a set of awareness, assertiveness, verbal skills with safety strategies and physical techniques that enable someone to successfully escape, resist and survive violent attacks. The course provides psychological awareness and verbal skills, not just physical training.
Empowerment is the goal of this class. When you feel free and empowered, you are better able to go where you need to and do what you need to do without fear or unease because you have options, techniques and a way of analyzing situations that help you to Be S.A.F.E.
Dress of the day is sweats, a t-shirt and comfortable shoes.
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Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: 3266 De La Cruz
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Cost: $80 in advance
$90 at the door
Davenriche European
Martial Arts School
Look to the Future, while Drawing from the Strengths of the Past
- Longsword team building
We all use medieval longswords and everyone learns some techniques and half of a fight. The participants then each learn half of a choreographed fight. They can then practice their half of the fight with anyone else that has learned the other half of the fight. At the end of the event, they perform their fight for all of the other participants.
- Renaissance sword team building
We all use Renaissance swords and daggers and everyone learns some techniques and half of a fight. The participants then each learn half of a choreographed fight. They can then practice their half of the fight with anyone else that has learned the other half of the fight. At the end of the event, they perform their fight for all of the other participants.
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- Combat Archery
Be a quester! Combat Archery combines elements of dodge ball, sword fighting or other combat-type games with the timeless skills of archery. Like Lord of the Rings players take aim at each other with our non-lethal arrows to score points or eliminate opposing team members and there are three foam swords on the field that the players can use. Players will develop team skills and communication to accomplish specified goals in an allotted time limit. All safety equipment is supplied, including foam tipped arrows, foam swords and face masks.
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- Zombie Apocalypse team building
We use gardening tools and pool noodle equivalents and learn medieval techniques that include two handed swords (using rakes and shovels), wrestling with the sword in some techniques called half-swording (using 'T' handled tools like shovels and pitchforks), and some close range techniques with spades and screwdrivers that are medieval dagger techniques. The last part of the class we break into 2 person teams and the team has to scavenge through the school looking for supplies while the other participants are the 'zombies' and trying to turn the survivors.
In all of these events, the participants need to work together and support each other as they are doing their fights or scavenging for supplies.
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