Forty Five children from Princetown, Horrabridge, Lamerton, St Peter’s, Tavistock, Bere Alston and Whitchurch primary schools took part in an Ability Games event, hosted by Bere Alston school.
The pupils enjoyed trying out archery, playing New Age Curling and Boccia and learned how to fence.
This was a practice session for the School Games County Ability Games which will take place in January.
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…or at least that was the intention. Some of it looks like the treatise, some of it… not.
Note to self, when blocking with the off hand, be sure the thrust you’re blocking is actually a thrust and not a cut…
Parcel arrived. Club kit is available in all the colours and all the sizes.
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This week’s session finished with our first attempt at a Saviolo flow drill that didn’t always,er, flow.
Intended to bed in the techniques from Saviolo’s rapier/sidesword treatise, the continuous flow of counters proved tricky to keep up. In this case, instead of keeping moving at a counter-attacking measure, everyone kept closing in to grappling range (after Fiore), which isn’t necessarily wrong, just not the exercise we aimed for. …
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National Safeguarding Adults Week 2019 takes place 18-24 November.
Ann Craft Trust (ACT) is heading the annual awareness raising campaign which focuses on safeguarding issues across society. Each day will be focused on a different safeguarding adults at risk issue, culminating in two days about safeguarding adults in sport and activity. …
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Our current Saviolo sidesword block continues as we get to grips with close measure cut and thrust with off hand parries.
And as we try to get everyone on the same page, we have two new members this session taking a remarkably mature approach to class and a first sparring experience.
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The second edition of The Art of Foil Fencing by Roy Stocks, edited by Robin Catling, is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Updated and re-formatted for easier reading on paper and on screen, this edition of The Art of Foil Fencing is available Internationally for the first time.
We still have some copies of the lay-flat paperback First Edition available for UK customers from Proactivity Press at the reduced price of £5.00 plus postage.
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Our final Multi-skills session at Lew Trenchard wrapped up this Autumn’s round of school sports just as the weather broke for the final year groups in Okehampton and Tavistock primaries. We were nostalgic for September’s bright sunshine when we began back in Simmons Park (pictured) and Whitchurch Cricket Club. …
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We resume Thurs October 31st with a further block of Saviolo side sword/rapier for the 8-week run up to Christmas. If you’ve never tried historical swordplay before, this is an excellent opportunity for beginners and practitioners alike. …
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