A very busy and well attended day yesterday at Sewing!
Both Catalina and Eleanor were working on their corsets, with the former finishing hers and the latter coming very close - next it'll be on to dress fittings for them both! Eleanor also showed us all the girdle that she's been working on.
Ildhafn Monthly Council Meeting
March 27 2011
In Attendance: Angela Wells (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (A&S, Chatelaine), Nicola Haliday (Acting Marshal), David Robb (Webwright), Vanessa Atkins (Reeve), Patrick Bowman (Herald)
Late: Phil Mason (Constable)
Open dance, taught by Anna:
We started with Amoroso, then the Branles of Champagne - Cassandra, Pinagay, Charlotte, La Guerre, Aridan.
Then Anna worked the class through the first few verses of Cesarina, giving the instructions in the original Italian. We came up with some interesting and varied floor-patterns.
Advanced Dance, taught by Katherina:
More work on basic galliard technique. Then Trihory and some Almains, for a simple finish.
Lesson plan: Rapier based on Meyer. Development of multi-part attack and response drills, starting well out of measure. Discussion of fencing theory.
Started with the usual footwork practice.
Exercise 1: To review lunge basics, checking if head and upper body is protected by hilt.
A steps into measure and lunges against B. B does not defend, but merely attempts to hit A over the hilt.
Perform both inside (hand in fourth), and outside (both hand in fourth and hand in second).
Present - Katherina, Eleanor, Caterine, William
OPEN DANCE:
ADVANCED DANCE : Galliards
An extended session working on basic galliard technique, until we were tired and sweaty. We looked at the basic cinquepasso, both Arbeau's version and Caroso's versions, and kept at it. Talked about small changes in weight and balance, etc, to improve landings.
Lesson plan: Beginning rapier based on Meyer interspersed with discussions of fencing theory. Development of multi-part attack and response drills, starting well out of measure, should appeal to non-beginners.
Started with the usual footwork practice.
Brief review of Meyer's lunge (to the body) and parry.
Discussion of hand orientation and strength of the edge vs flat.
Incremental drill (slowly add steps to build a long sequence): A & B in Eisenport.
1. A approaches B. B lunges when A comes into measure.
2. A parries B's lunge.
Ludwig, Eleanor and Eloise took their rapier gear along with them to the St Sebastian's event on the weekend and did a bit of training. Eleanor also found the pile of fibreglass rapiers which are once again in her car to be taken along on Wednesday.
Eleanor has discovered that she likes using the hanging guard against Ludwig's oberhau but needs to tighten her defence as the resulting bruises are less then fun.
Ludwig brought along a couple of bucklers so we did a bit with them.
Eloise and Eleanor hatted up with single sword.
Just a small group of us tonight, and no-one was feeling very athletic, so Caterine and William worked their way through the CF ball list while Anna and Katherina talked (and sniffled - it's the season for colds).
Fencing is picking up steam for the year, with Ludwig and Eleanor taking over more of the teaching, Caterine returning to practices, and a couple of very talented new fencers on the scene.
Unfortunately, Eleanor is too busy sorting event photos, and Ludwig is too entranced with his new fencing-manual, by Manciolino (16th C Italian, Bolognese school) to have time to update the website regularly.
There was fencing! With new people and everything! Yay!
