Possible Unarmed HEMA Event - Questions

[jlc...@thelandofsofia.com]

Hi everyone,

With the kind support of Athena School of Arms's offer of the use of their facility, I am working towards a 1 or 1-and-a-half-day event in the late summer that would be focused on unarmed HEMA. I think this first iteration will include pugilism, abrazare, and ringen (I'm not outing anyone of the potential instructors yet other than myself). If it's a success, I'd look to add other fun topics  in the future. 

I want to know from you all what would be the preference: 1 day or 1.5 days? 

As a one-day event, I would envision starting the day with a warm up and a review of break-falling and other matters for safe practice (how and when to tap, proper modulation of intensity, etc.) for an hour; each of the specific disciplines to go for an hour-and-a-half or two-hours; and for the end of the day to be rounded out with an "open-mat" of coached sparring with a particular focus on the IGX ringen rules. 

As a one-and-a-half-day event that begins Saturday afternoon and then continues all-day Sunday, I would suggest the first half-day be dedicated to safe-practice as above with a bit more time dedicated to it and sessions  fundamentals associated with each of the disciplines. Sunday would be turned over to sessions focusing on more advanced applications in each discipline and again ending in coached sparring sessions as above.

As an example of what I mean by the distinction between Day 1 fundamentals versus Day 2 more advanced application it could be Day 1 generic wrestling things like grips, grip-breaks, arm-drags, etc. with Day 2 seeing discipline specific play offered by the instructor (s). This is a conceptual examples.  

So, I'd love to here indicative feedback on a) do you like the idea of the event at all and b) which format interests to people. This feedback will not be construed as a commitment to take part in anyway.

Thanks in advance,

Jason L. Cook

Exiles New England

[Andrew Kilgore]

I love this idea and am very excited it is happening. Personally I like your description of the 1.5 day event. I think it would be important to be flexible on the second day incase there are folks who were not able to make it the first day of the event to review some of the safety skills specific to each discipline. As most participants would hopefully have attended the first day this could be kept shorter. Really it will depend on the experience level of the folks that sign up. My thinking is that by having the first half day focused on safety and fundamentals we will hopefully encourage newer folks to join in as well.

Best,

Andrew

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