The sessions are about individual responsibility and effective team building.
What you will achieve:
- Holding the sword (foil or sabre)
- Basic footwork for balance and co-ordination
- Basic moves of attack and defence
- Exercises to speed up reactions
Building on this you will practice some basic moves taking personal responsibility for each action whilst working in close partnership with another team member. Utilising fully the powers of concentration and observation, the aim is effective coordination to produce results.
Stage Combat Duel
The session closes with an opportunity to participate in a stage combat duel - adapting fencing for cinema. You will be following the exact steps of those film stars who are non fencers but act out parts in fight scenes, choreographed by William Hobbs.
Your chance to play at being Zorro!
"I only wish (William Hobbs) had been born before I was so that I could have had the benefit of such an abundance of advice and knowledge of technique"
Sir Laurence Olivier
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