http://swordschool.com/forum/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:19 +0200 MyBB http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=204 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:21:59 +0200 Maria Manner http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=204
Gradings will be made based on the student's general level, rather than specific knowledge of the new material (it would be unfair to hold a student back from intermediate status just because the required knowledge base has changed).

Sign-up sheet can (soon?) be found at the salle notice board. Prices are SHMS members and beginners 40 € / Fulltime students, unemployed, under-18 members of SHMS 30 € / Non-SHMS members 50 €.

Immediately after the seminar at 17.15 we will hold the spring meeting of Suomen historiallisen miekkailun seura (SHMS) ry. All students of the school are recommended to attend. You may view the agenda of the meeting here: http://www.swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=201

And finally, from 19.00 onwards, the school celebrates its 9th birthday! Bring yourself something to drink and a snack to share if you wish, or get some friends to come along. The evening will traditionally feature champagne sabrage, jabbers and spontaneous wrestling. Everyone is absolutely welcome and encouraged to come (even if you can't make it to the seminar), so hope to see you there!]]>
Gradings will be made based on the student's general level, rather than specific knowledge of the new material (it would be unfair to hold a student back from intermediate status just because the required knowledge base has changed).

Sign-up sheet can (soon?) be found at the salle notice board. Prices are SHMS members and beginners 40 € / Fulltime students, unemployed, under-18 members of SHMS 30 € / Non-SHMS members 50 €.

Immediately after the seminar at 17.15 we will hold the spring meeting of Suomen historiallisen miekkailun seura (SHMS) ry. All students of the school are recommended to attend. You may view the agenda of the meeting here: http://www.swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=201

And finally, from 19.00 onwards, the school celebrates its 9th birthday! Bring yourself something to drink and a snack to share if you wish, or get some friends to come along. The evening will traditionally feature champagne sabrage, jabbers and spontaneous wrestling. Everyone is absolutely welcome and encouraged to come (even if you can't make it to the seminar), so hope to see you there!]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=203 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:03:28 +0200 Maria Manner http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=203 Master Wang Fengming, a visiting teacher, so it's a rare and great opportunity to experience a martial art from a different culture and work on your personal body mechanics. The class will run from 18 to 21, no sign-up is required. It is suitable for all students beginners included, and recommended for anyone wishing to improve their physical coordination and stability.]]> Master Wang Fengming, a visiting teacher, so it's a rare and great opportunity to experience a martial art from a different culture and work on your personal body mechanics. The class will run from 18 to 21, no sign-up is required. It is suitable for all students beginners included, and recommended for anyone wishing to improve their physical coordination and stability.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=201 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:40:09 +0200 Joeli T. http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=201

Kokouksen asialista:

1. kokouksen avaus

2. valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja kaksi ääntenlaskijaa

3. todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus

4. hyväksytään kokouksen työjärjestys

5. esitetään viime vuoden tilinpäätös, vuosikertomus ja tilintarkastajan lausunto

6. päätetään tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja muille vastuuvelvollisille

7. käsitellään muut esilletulleet asiat

7.1 Tulisiko yhdistyksen ottaa hoitaakseen miekkatilaukset? Uudet alkeiskurssit halunnevat miekkansa koulun kautta, samoin viimeaikaiset rapiiritunnit ovat jättäneet kuvan siitä että rapiireja on juuri ja juuri riittävästi. Jos miekkoja päätetään tilata, täytyy tehtävää hoitamaan nimittää henkilö.


Jos haluat kokouksessa käsiteltäväksi jonkun asian, laita siitä viesti tähän ketjuun tai sähköpostilla osoitteeseen shmsry@gmail.com, niin lisään asialistalle.

Älkää peljästykö, tarkoituksena on olla aikataulun suhteen sen verran rivakka, että kokouksessa mukana olevat ehtivät käydä suihkussa/kotona/kaupassa ennen koulun syntymäpäiväjuhlien alkua.]]>

Kokouksen asialista:

1. kokouksen avaus

2. valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja kaksi ääntenlaskijaa

3. todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus

4. hyväksytään kokouksen työjärjestys

5. esitetään viime vuoden tilinpäätös, vuosikertomus ja tilintarkastajan lausunto

6. päätetään tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja muille vastuuvelvollisille

7. käsitellään muut esilletulleet asiat

7.1 Tulisiko yhdistyksen ottaa hoitaakseen miekkatilaukset? Uudet alkeiskurssit halunnevat miekkansa koulun kautta, samoin viimeaikaiset rapiiritunnit ovat jättäneet kuvan siitä että rapiireja on juuri ja juuri riittävästi. Jos miekkoja päätetään tilata, täytyy tehtävää hoitamaan nimittää henkilö.


Jos haluat kokouksessa käsiteltäväksi jonkun asian, laita siitä viesti tähän ketjuun tai sähköpostilla osoitteeseen shmsry@gmail.com, niin lisään asialistalle.

Älkää peljästykö, tarkoituksena on olla aikataulun suhteen sen verran rivakka, että kokouksessa mukana olevat ehtivät käydä suihkussa/kotona/kaupassa ennen koulun syntymäpäiväjuhlien alkua.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=200 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:55:37 +0200 Guy Windsor http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=200 I will teach a seminar for Free Scholars on May 8th. We will cover a range of topics depending on the needs and interests of the participants, and as far as possible every free scholar will get some time one on one with me. Priority will go to branch leaders, class leaders, and free scholars from outside Helsinki, for obvious reasons.
Suggested topics include:
Applying the largo and stretto theory to winning freeplay bouts
Training usefully with less experienced students
Setting up useful freeplay training
Training with sharps
 
Class will run from 11 to 5 as usual, and is free of charge.
See you there.]]> I will teach a seminar for Free Scholars on May 8th. We will cover a range of topics depending on the needs and interests of the participants, and as far as possible every free scholar will get some time one on one with me. Priority will go to branch leaders, class leaders, and free scholars from outside Helsinki, for obvious reasons.
Suggested topics include:
Applying the largo and stretto theory to winning freeplay bouts
Training usefully with less experienced students
Setting up useful freeplay training
Training with sharps
 
Class will run from 11 to 5 as usual, and is free of charge.
See you there.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=199 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:24:06 +0200 Jani Leinonen http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=199 http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=198 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:54:23 +0200 Joeli T. http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=198
The subject is predominantly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Wallerstein with some general wrestling techniques thrown in. Give me a lifesign in this thread if you can make it there, or show up and wait in the lobby on left from the main doors.]]>
The subject is predominantly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Wallerstein with some general wrestling techniques thrown in. Give me a lifesign in this thread if you can make it there, or show up and wait in the lobby on left from the main doors.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=197 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:07:09 +0200 Guy Windsor http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=197 In the intermediate class this evening I was giving Pirkka Palmio an individual lesson, and cracked the player's pass in the punta falsa play: then while I was busy elsewhere, Pirkka and Jukka Pajarinen went and made the counter to the punta falsa easy...
In short: the remedy is exactly as first drill: defender parries then passes offline (to the right) with a cut. This places his right foot forward as the punta falsa lands. His counter to the punta falsa has the same turn of the sword, but instead of passing around and getting all fiddly as before, he just passes in the same direction (diagonally forward right). This will often put the attacker on the floor, so be careful.
try this out... but be warned, I'm adjusting the canonical form of the drill to fit, as this is much, much easier than the previous version, while following the text precisely. And looks exactly like the pictures.
Huzzah!]]> In the intermediate class this evening I was giving Pirkka Palmio an individual lesson, and cracked the player's pass in the punta falsa play: then while I was busy elsewhere, Pirkka and Jukka Pajarinen went and made the counter to the punta falsa easy...
In short: the remedy is exactly as first drill: defender parries then passes offline (to the right) with a cut. This places his right foot forward as the punta falsa lands. His counter to the punta falsa has the same turn of the sword, but instead of passing around and getting all fiddly as before, he just passes in the same direction (diagonally forward right). This will often put the attacker on the floor, so be careful.
try this out... but be warned, I'm adjusting the canonical form of the drill to fit, as this is much, much easier than the previous version, while following the text precisely. And looks exactly like the pictures.
Huzzah!]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=196 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:47:21 +0200 Maria Manner http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=196
For more information, visit us at http://www.swordschool.com/, email info@swordschool.com, or call 044 577 1927 (Maria Manner).]]>
For more information, visit us at http://www.swordschool.com/, email info@swordschool.com, or call 044 577 1927 (Maria Manner).]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=195 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:57:19 +0200 Risto Bruun http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=195
They are 5e a pop, and I at least know people who get as much as one every week as a perk. I'm thinking that tax-free goodness could pay for a good bit of training for some people.

It's a bit of a hassle to set up, but if a non-trivial populace wants it, we could. Furthermore, places accepting these get included in a search engine which people supposedly use to find exercise opportunities. That could bring in fresh blood.

I'll attach a poll-thingy, let's see what happens.]]>
They are 5e a pop, and I at least know people who get as much as one every week as a perk. I'm thinking that tax-free goodness could pay for a good bit of training for some people.

It's a bit of a hassle to set up, but if a non-trivial populace wants it, we could. Furthermore, places accepting these get included in a search engine which people supposedly use to find exercise opportunities. That could bring in fresh blood.

I'll attach a poll-thingy, let's see what happens.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=194 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:54:47 +0200 Guy Windsor http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=194 I have just uploaded two articles to the website; Finding Bicorno (self explanatory) and Left to Right, drawing a parallel between Fiore's zogho stretto and the tactics of I.33. Enjoy!]]> I have just uploaded two articles to the website; Finding Bicorno (self explanatory) and Left to Right, drawing a parallel between Fiore's zogho stretto and the tactics of I.33. Enjoy!]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=193 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:41:18 +0200 Joeli T. http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=193 the first and the third Friday of the month will be run as a normal class on Fiore, while the rest of Fridays will have supervised free training, with the possibility of classes on various interests such as first aid and tatami cutting (and will be announced on this forum).

Are we not good for you? ]]> the first and the third Friday of the month will be run as a normal class on Fiore, while the rest of Fridays will have supervised free training, with the possibility of classes on various interests such as first aid and tatami cutting (and will be announced on this forum).

Are we not good for you? ]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=192 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:15:03 +0200 Ilkka Hartikainen http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=192
Tästä voi ladata Jyväskylässä pidetyn Bolognalaisen kahden käden miekan seminaarin oheismateriaalin, mikäli aihe kiinnostaa.


Terveisin
Ilkka]]>
Tästä voi ladata Jyväskylässä pidetyn Bolognalaisen kahden käden miekan seminaarin oheismateriaalin, mikäli aihe kiinnostaa.


Terveisin
Ilkka]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=191 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:05:27 +0200 Ken Quek http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=191 Sword practice

Looking beyond the humour potential, it's quite clear that this guy has actually practiced quite a bit. While many of the 'techniques' are silly, and cribbed from martial arts movies, anime or XMA videos, he manages to dual-wield without hitting himself or tangling himself up. If he got proper instruction and training he might actually become a decent martial artist at some point....]]> Sword practice

Looking beyond the humour potential, it's quite clear that this guy has actually practiced quite a bit. While many of the 'techniques' are silly, and cribbed from martial arts movies, anime or XMA videos, he manages to dual-wield without hitting himself or tangling himself up. If he got proper instruction and training he might actually become a decent martial artist at some point....]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=190 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:20:48 +0200 Petter Brodin http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=190
How long and heavy should a Fiore spear be, and how heavy should the tip be? I'm thinking about making a few simulators with padded tips and some lead plates to add weight to the tip.]]>
How long and heavy should a Fiore spear be, and how heavy should the tip be? I'm thinking about making a few simulators with padded tips and some lead plates to add weight to the tip.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=189 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:45:29 +0200 Juuso-Matias Maijanen http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=189
My point really was that, is there someone who would for example be training there at that time and could let me in the salle (or at later point as agreed on) - for it would be more than a little convenient for me to spend my night there?

Thank you beforehands.]]>
My point really was that, is there someone who would for example be training there at that time and could let me in the salle (or at later point as agreed on) - for it would be more than a little convenient for me to spend my night there?

Thank you beforehands.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=188 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:14:00 +0200 KevinOBrien http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=188 2.Cut mandritto fendente through longa to dente di zenghiaro, passing
3.Cut roverso sottano to longa, false edge, passing
4.Go to donna destra
5.Cut mandritto fendente to longa
6.Go to donna la sinestra
7.Cut roverso fendente to tuta porta di ferro
8.Cut mandritto sottano to longa, false edge, passing
9.Go to donna la sinestra
10.Cut roverso fendente to longa, passing
11.Go to donna destra
12.Cut mandritto fendente to zenghiaro, passing
13.Cut roverso mezano, false edge, no pass
in one motion, continue with roverso fendente, pass to coda longa
14.Cut mandritto mezano, passing
15.Turn to punta falsa, passing
16. pass and pommel strike
17.Volta stabile to vera croce
18.Go to donna la sinestra, rear weighted
19.Thrust into bicorno
20.Return to donna destra, and start again from step one.

Shouldn't there also be a pass at step five otherwise you end up with the left leg still forward and get a weird torque on your middle as you rotate into Posta di Donna sinestre?]]> 2.Cut mandritto fendente through longa to dente di zenghiaro, passing
3.Cut roverso sottano to longa, false edge, passing
4.Go to donna destra
5.Cut mandritto fendente to longa
6.Go to donna la sinestra
7.Cut roverso fendente to tuta porta di ferro
8.Cut mandritto sottano to longa, false edge, passing
9.Go to donna la sinestra
10.Cut roverso fendente to longa, passing
11.Go to donna destra
12.Cut mandritto fendente to zenghiaro, passing
13.Cut roverso mezano, false edge, no pass
in one motion, continue with roverso fendente, pass to coda longa
14.Cut mandritto mezano, passing
15.Turn to punta falsa, passing
16. pass and pommel strike
17.Volta stabile to vera croce
18.Go to donna la sinestra, rear weighted
19.Thrust into bicorno
20.Return to donna destra, and start again from step one.

Shouldn't there also be a pass at step five otherwise you end up with the left leg still forward and get a weird torque on your middle as you rotate into Posta di Donna sinestre?]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=187 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:32:23 +0200 Risto Bruun http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=187
If you didn't receive an email about "SHMS maksut ja viitenumerosi / SHMS fees and your reference number" from me yesterday, email me and then read on.

We are discontinuing the use of separate reference numbers for association membership and training fees. From now on, we'd like everybody to make all payments with the training fee reference number.

Yesterday I sent an email to everybody in our member registry containing a reference number, the association account number and such stuff. Of the about 270 people in the registry, 70 email addresses turned out not to exist anymore.

(Some came back with excuses for not training for a while or other updates - nothing like a salvo of emails demanding money to get people update their information :)

If you are a member of the association (and if you train in Helsinki, you should) and you didn't get the email with your reference number, we need to update your membership information. Contact me about it or fill a membership form at the salle. Thanks.]]>
If you didn't receive an email about "SHMS maksut ja viitenumerosi / SHMS fees and your reference number" from me yesterday, email me and then read on.

We are discontinuing the use of separate reference numbers for association membership and training fees. From now on, we'd like everybody to make all payments with the training fee reference number.

Yesterday I sent an email to everybody in our member registry containing a reference number, the association account number and such stuff. Of the about 270 people in the registry, 70 email addresses turned out not to exist anymore.

(Some came back with excuses for not training for a while or other updates - nothing like a salvo of emails demanding money to get people update their information :)

If you are a member of the association (and if you train in Helsinki, you should) and you didn't get the email with your reference number, we need to update your membership information. Contact me about it or fill a membership form at the salle. Thanks.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=186 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:02:47 +0200 Laura T http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=186
http://www.ruutu.fi/video?vt=video_episode&vid=221928]]>
http://www.ruutu.fi/video?vt=video_episode&vid=221928]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=185 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:57:05 +0200 Joeli T. http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=185 http://static.metrolive.fi/nakoislehdet/...T20100108/

There was also a nod of acknowledgement to the existence of historical fencing. Okay, it was minimal, but still.]]> http://static.metrolive.fi/nakoislehdet/...T20100108/

There was also a nod of acknowledgement to the existence of historical fencing. Okay, it was minimal, but still.]]> http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=184 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:35:27 +0200 Jukka Salmi http://swordschool.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=184
Fee for HMS-members 30e and for non-members 40e

Sign up here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?...SmdtZUE6MA

Yours,
Jukka]]>
Fee for HMS-members 30e and for non-members 40e

Sign up here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?...SmdtZUE6MA

Yours,
Jukka]]>