launceston
At Launceston T.A.S. we offer the student several ways to achieve their first rank (Scholar).
The new student begins as a Novice. The next rank is Scholar. To become a candidate for attaining this rank the student mush achieve a demonstrable level of skill and obtain weapons and equipment conforming to the minimum requirements in our Standards document (www.swordtas.com.au/standards).
The pathways to this rank offered at Launceston (T.A.S.) are:
- Dagger
- Smallsword
- Backsword
- Bastard-sword
Dagger:
- Low commitment regarding expense and safety gear required.
- An active, simple and practical method following Silver’s general principles for all weapons.
- Quick to learn
- Low commitment regarding expense and safety gear required.
- An active, simple and practical method following Silver’s general principles for all weapons.
- Quick to learn
Smallsword:
- Low commitment regarding expense and safety gear required.
- Traditional foundation of swordsmanship for later backsword and spadroon
- Many historical sources
- Low commitment regarding expense and safety gear required.
- Traditional foundation of swordsmanship for later backsword and spadroon
- Many historical sources
Backsword/Broadsword:
- Full scope of armed defence
- Fairly high cost cost of protective equipment and weapons
- Method that is foundational to Sword & Buckler, Sword & Targe, Sword & Dagger practice
- Full scope of armed defence
- Fairly high cost cost of protective equipment and weapons
- Method that is foundational to Sword & Buckler, Sword & Targe, Sword & Dagger practice
Bastard-sword/Longsword:
- Iconic HEMA weapon
- Many opportunities for competition
- Many historical sources
- High expense and standard of protective equipment.
- Iconic HEMA weapon
- Many opportunities for competition
- Many historical sources
- High expense and standard of protective equipment.
Core Classes
– Mondays, British backsword/broadsword paired with buckler, targe or dagger from several sources. Also, the single dagger fight from Silver
– Our main sources are George Silver (1599), Joseph Swetnam (1617) and Zachery Wylde (1711), Donald McBane (1728).
– Thursdays, foundations and principles of the British bastard-sword from Silver, Leddal, etc.
- Every third Thursday is a Dagger class
Time
Monday 6:30-8:00
Thursday 7:00-9:00
Monthly Fees
- Casual attendance $15 fees class due on the night.
Location
The V, 8A Blaydon St, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
There is plenty of parking in the site carpark an the Kings Meadows Coles carpark.
Contact
Matthew Boyd
mkboyd @ bigpond(dot)com
mob: (0409)525 091
– Mondays, British backsword/broadsword paired with buckler, targe or dagger from several sources. Also, the single dagger fight from Silver
– Our main sources are George Silver (1599), Joseph Swetnam (1617) and Zachery Wylde (1711), Donald McBane (1728).
– Thursdays, foundations and principles of the British bastard-sword from Silver, Leddal, etc.
- Every third Thursday is a Dagger class
Time
Monday 6:30-8:00
Thursday 7:00-9:00
Monthly Fees
- Casual attendance $15 fees class due on the night.
Location
The V, 8A Blaydon St, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
There is plenty of parking in the site carpark an the Kings Meadows Coles carpark.
Contact
Matthew Boyd
mkboyd @ bigpond(dot)com
mob: (0409)525 091
