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info@handmaderevolution.org

 


Toronto
Canada

(416) 523-1625

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Medieval Longsword classes -

If you would like to take regular classes in Medieval longsword, you can join Aurora at Toronto Historical Combatants on Thursday nights at 7 at 388 Carlaw ave in Artist Play Studio. No previous experience is required. Feel free to email Aurora at info@handmaderevolution.org if you have any questions.

Armoured Seminars -

Aurora will be hosting regular armoured seminars on occasional Saturdays in the east end of Toronto. If you are interested in being informed next time one is running, please enter your information in the form below. ( Your email will not be used for anything else)

Cost -

$30 plus tax for non THC members

$20 plus tax for registered THC members

This seminar will be an opportunity for fighters who are already accustomed to wearing armour to hone their skills, improve techniques and strategy as well as establish specific areas that need polishing for practice at home.

This event is also open to people who have at least one year experience with longsword and would like to begin learning armoured techniques for their eventual move into harness (or to see if they like it)

This workshop is not for beginners.

Armoured attendees should bring a minimum of, longsword, helmet, gauntlets, breastplate and chainmail (arms and legs are optional) a standard fencing helmet is also a good idea. A wooden or plastic dagger and some sort of waist suspension is a great idea as well if possible but we will have some available to loan.

Non-armoured participants must bring a fencing mask, and gauntlets, and a sword appropriate for Fiore style armizare (not a sport feder) if they have it. There will be a few available to loan if not. A wooden or plastic dagger and some sort of waist suspension is a great idea as well if possible but we will have some available to loan.

Please register below. Once you register, please send $33.90 to info@handmaderevolution.org by e-transfer to hold your space in the class. Class is limited to 12 participants. If the event should not run for any reason, your money will be refunded.

Otherwise the payment is non- refundable unless you cannot attend due to illness, in which case I will refund 50 percent (Please stay home if you are sick)

Once you register we will send you an electronic waiver form to sign a min of a week before the event.

Feel free to email me at info@handmaderevolution.org if you have any questions.

Aurora Simmons, began her work as a martial artist at age 16 in a Taekwondo class. She immediately fell in love with sparring and the infinite complexity of the chess game that is a fight. Her next great love was Jeet Kune Do, an art that brought together many arts into a cohesive conceptual foundation. When she discovered historical martial arts and the love of longsword, her background in JKD gave her a philosophy of boiling down practice to foundational elements, that has served her well in her study of Fiore. Aurora always takes a big picture approach and draws out elements that can be used to create a sound practice that will serve the martial artist well in any context. Her strategies have proven their efficacy in countless sparring matches and competitive fights despite her size mismatch with many of her opponents. Aurora draws on her 20 years of martial arts experience to offer a teaching strategy which tailors itself to the individual needs of her student and gives them the opportunity to shine.