Dawn Duellsists AGM 2011
Introduction
The Dawn Duellists AGM is held every year around the end of October or beginning of November. Asides from the actual yearly Society meeting for members on the Friday, we hold a full weekend of historical fencing and martial arts workshops to celebrate our existance. The workshops are open to anyone to attend though, as the
DDS value our clean safety record, only those passed for free-play will be allowed to spar unsupervised or take part in competitions.
We have a great line-up for you this year with some unusual workshops you're not likely to get to experience again for a while, so try not to miss it.
Cost and sign-up
Cash payment on arrival, members should pay deposit beforehand, please contact
treasurer@dawnduellists.co.uk to confirm your place at this event. Deposits are half of the relevant price for attendance.
- £15 weekend entry
- £10 Saturday only entry
- £5 Sunday only entry
This fee will cover event admission and tea/coffee only. Lunch and evening meals, etc. can be easily purchased locally.
Refunds cannot be guaranteed and will only be made on a discretionary basis by the organisers once the event is over.
Venues
Daytime Saturday and Sunday - Kirk O'Field lower hall (access off Brown street)
A small kitchen area will be available for use for tea and coffee making.
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Evening Friday and Saturday - TBA
Programme of events
Friday |
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| 19.00 - 21.00 | Dawn Duellists Society Annual General Meeting
All members are welcome and indeed, encouraged, to attend. |
Saturday |
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| 09.30 - 10.00 | Doors Open, Registration & Housekeeping |
| 10.00 - 11.30 | Defense with the umbrella
Mr Phil Crawley
Gentlemen and Ladies' defence with an umbrella or parasol according to Messrs. Barton-Wright, Fairbairn & al.
Special Requirements
36" long stick / walking stick / umbrella (preferably with a crook handle). |
| 11.30 - 13.00 | Making the Treatise work - moving from the written word to application
Mr Ian MacIntyre
This class is aims to assist all members in making the jump to study groups and how to get more out of the treatise. Taking a treatise little studied at DDS we will explore the process of taking a technique, understanding it, practicing it, refining it and then trying to apply it in a freeplay situation. |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Luncheon |
| 14.00 - 15.30 | Moves from the movies
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith
Sometimes if it looks good, it doesn't mean it will keep you alive. In this quirky and humourous workshop we'll look at a few moves from 2 classic fencing movies and find out just how efficient those would be in a real duel. The answer will probably not surprise you.
Special requirements
Either a short rapier, a light sabre (not the star wars type, that's not the movie we'll be studying), a spadroon or an early smallsword, oh and a good sense of humour |
| 15.30 - 17.00 | An introduction to the Dussack
Mr Andrew Taylor
An Introductory workshop in methods and techniques of the Dussack, a German prize playing sword from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries. The techniques taught are treatise based, and taken from original sources such as Joachim Meyer, Paulus Hector Mair and Sutor.
The Dussack is an ideal introduction to the use of single handed weapons within the German Fechtschule Tradition and provides a good introduction to historical fencing in general.
Dussack or Dussage (meaning double knife) is effectively a wooden Messer or Falchion although some metal examples are in existence. |
| 19.30 | Dinner at The Auld Hoose followed by the traditional AGM quiz. |
Sunday |
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| 14.00 - 17.00 | An afternoon of free-play and tournamenting. the space-hoppers may make an appearance! |
Equipment
Please attend wearing loose, practical, comfortable clothing with soft-soled training shoes and long sleeves. All skin should be covered.
Some equipment will be available to borrow. If you do borrow equipment it is on the condition that it is returned in the same, preferably better, state it was lent in, any damage is to be compensated for.
The following equipment is strongly recommended in order to participate fully in the event:
- Fencing mask - ideally 1600N with a 25 kg rated mesh
- Gloves
- Fencing jacket
- Plastron / Chest guard
- Box
If there is any difficulty with acquiring any of this then please get in touch before the event.
Special requirements
- Defense with the umbrella
36" long stick / walking stick / umbrella (preferably with a crook handle). - Moves from the movies
Either a short rapier, a light sabre (not the star wars type, that's not the movie we'll be studying), a spadroon or an early smallsword, oh and a good sense of humour.
Competition
Competition is yet to be arranged
Accommodation
Due to the small size of the event we are unable to organise accommodation and will leave this to each participant to organise for themselves to book one of the many youth hostels, bed and breakfasts, hotels, etc. in the city.
If you need help with this then please
email us.
This is often the best place to start:
http://www.visitscotland.com/
Travel
Edinburgh is served by an international airport, central railway station and coach station with connections from all major cities.
The city itself is easily travelled by taxi, bus and foot, however there is very little parking at the St Stephen's Centre for those of you arriving by car. Parking in Edinburgh is notoriously expensive, limited and well enforced so please take this into account.
Please check parking restrictions around the venue as they are often different on weekends, so parking availability may change on each day of the event.
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