Longsword for Screen and Stage
Sat 15 Oct
|Broomhill Hyndland Church of Scotland
Got a battle to fight? Whether it's on screen or on stage the same principles apply for fighting safely, making it work for a camera or audience and showing your skills at their best. Longsword, beloved of history, fantasy and Shakespeare. You'll love it too.
Time & Location
15 Oct 2022, 10:00 – 18:00
Broomhill Hyndland Church of Scotland, 64-66 Randolph Rd, Broomhill, Glasgow G11 7JL, UK
About the Event
Whether you call it the longsword, the hand-and-a-half broadsword or the bastard sword, it's intense, it's challenging, or maybe you're just working too hard! 17 years of teaching this weapon has taught me that it's not about strength, or power, or size; it's about biomechanics and using your body efficiently to make the weapon work for you to its best effect and keep you working longer and with less effort. You're also safer, less likely to injure yourself or your fighting partners and you'll look good because you can focus on acting the fight, instead of tiring yourself muscling the weapon to get the same effect. Whether you're big or small, it'll help your performance. Fight smart, not hard.
You'll have eight hours to learn how to make it a whole body experience; go through footwork - essential for balance; attacks with thrusts, cuts and slashes; parries - how to…