On Sunday, one of our most popular workshops debuts for the new year. Here’s a smattering of what we’ll learn: Fairburn-Style Javelin-Style The London Riots (no laughing matter… feel free to chuckle, though): Penguin-Style (not Linux, you geeks!) Batman: Umbrella Attack (Flash game) http://dcbeyond.kidswb.com/games/umbrella-attack Poppins-Style If you can find one, I’d recommend the Poppins, which […]
Fight Directors Canada and the Theatre Department at Capilano University present Vancouver Combat Workshop Certification 2012 June 24 – July 8 A 2 week intensive training program and certification course in stage and film combat by Fight Directors Canada. For information or to register, email fdcvancouver@gmail.com or visit www.VancouverCombatWorkshop.com
Two videos for you today, one for each of my specialities. First, here’s a “preview” of this season’s Bard on the Beach with a great segment with Fight Director Nick Harrison. If you want to skip ahead to that good part, it’s just after the 4-minute mark. Sadly, it does not embed, so click on […]
Back by popular demand, I will be teaching another one-day workshop in Bartitsu. This time, it will be a more condensed 4 hours (2pm-6pm), and more physical. Workshop January 23 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in […]
Workshop July 26 Learn the fighting style of Sherlock Holmes in this unique one-day workshop at Academie Duello. England in the 19th century was replete with instructors in martial arts from the world over. E.W. Barton-Wright had returned from Japan and opened a school to teach the English gentleman how to defend himself against ruffians […]
First a quick documentary on Parkour, for those who are unfamiliar: Get Running Today This is a big weekend for parkour in Vancouver. Read the itinerary and directions from PKBC, the largest group of local freerunners. Parkour BC – British Columbia’s Parkour Community JULY 3rd 5:00 PM – Burnaby Mountain Secondary School8800 Eastlake Drive, BurnabyDirections:Skytrain […]
Every Thursday from now on, you can drop by Academie Duello and get an hour (or more) stage combat on Thursdays at 5pm. We’ll cover a different topic each week, and I’ll give instructions for all different levels of experience. We’ll cover a few fundamentals, then we’ll put together some choreography to show off. No, […]