Category: Class Announcement
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2024 – A New Compagno Appears!
Be it known to all who profess the Art of arms – That on Monday, 18th of March, two thousand twenty-four, Jeff Schlake; a novice of the Nebraska Swordfighters Guild did present himself for testing in the Armizare of Fiore Dei Liberi to advance to the rank of Compagno in the guild. Following a successful…
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2024 – From Italians heart I stab at thee! – Delayed
For those of you who were on the fence, or could not make January work: “Good News, Everyone!” – Professor Farnsworth Due to Circumstances out of the Guilds control, the January dagger intensive has been delayed to March 9th! Updated Details: Date: March 9th 2024 Location: Easterday Recreation Center, 6130 Adams St, Lincoln, NE 68507…
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2023 – From Italians heart I stab at thee!
Its that time again! Time for another NESG Intensive! This time we are partnering with our friend Tyler Sigman of Omaha KDF to teach you and your friends about daggers. We intend to teach you both the German and the Italian techniques, and how they work. We will cover the strengths, and weaknesses of the…
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2023 – Two Edges and a Point: A survey of Fiore’s Longsword Techniques
Like our successful intensive back in January of this year, this course is designed to be an accessible, full day course covering a simplified body of techniques from Fiore dei Liberi’s Flor Di Bataglia by examining the actions of the Italian longsword. Starting from the basics of sword movement, starting at a long range engagement…
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2023 – Under Duress: A survey of medieval close combat techniques in the Italian tradition.
This course is designed to be an accessible, full day course covering a simplified body of techniques from Fiore dei Liberi’s Flor Di Bataglia. Starting from grappling and then bridging to use of the dagger and longsword by themselves, then concluding with transitioning from one weapon to the next in giocco stretto or ‘close play’.…
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Intro class at SCC in the fall!
Great news! While we were to late getting notice to SCC to be in their fall course catalog we WILL be offering our next intro class through their Continuing Education Department. I can’t link to the course directly but if you point your browser here: https://www.southeast.edu/classschedules/ and click on the ‘Search for Non-Credit Courses’ button…
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NESG at SCC!
It’s official! I’ve been haunting the SCC page for several weeks and they released their summer non credit course catalog this morning: https://www.southeast.edu/classschedules/ You can find our upcoming class listed on the Lincoln Summer 2017 Schedule on page 36