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Most of a ball list in one night

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on November 20, 2010 - 1:19pm

All the dancers tonight were quite experienced, so we got through a lot of material, refining the details as we went:

  • La figlia de guglielmino (spent a while on this one, getting timing and spacing just so)
  • Presonera
  • Amoroso
  • All the mixed branles: Cassandra, Pinagay, Charlotte, La Guerre, Aridan
  • Ginevra (because Katherina and William want to perform it next weekend)
  • Pungente Dardo
  • Contentezza d'Amore
  • La volte

Lots of fun, and lots of work.

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More work on the low cuts, and that defense in Ochs

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on November 17, 2010 - 1:13pm

We revised what we've been doing for the last several weeks. William and Ludwig noticed some interesting connections between the response in ochs to a counter-thrust which is parried (he attacks - you parry and thrust - he parries your thrust - you snap into Ochs and thrust anyway) and the 8-part play were were working on before that. I'll leave them to write it up.

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All things 15thC

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on November 11, 2010 - 2:18pm

We had a really good group tonight: lots of people, some new, some quite experienced. We're still working our way through the ball list for St Catherine's and CF, making sure it's all fresh.

We started with a quick run through some of the Old Measures, for everyone:

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Low cuts that aren't very low

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on November 11, 2010 - 1:01pm

We intended to quickly revise all the material we did last week, then make our way through the next sections. Instead, we found ambiguities and complexities we hadn't noticed last week, and never made our way out of the first paragraph:

How you shall intercept and counterthrust from the Straight Parrying against an opponent who cuts at you from below.

2.76r, Forgeng p196

I'm going to start by giving Forgeng's translation of Meyer's text here, so I can refer back to it:

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More plays from Meyer

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on November 3, 2010 - 10:57am

We continue to work our way through Book II of the rapier section:

How you shall intercept and counterthrust from the Straight Parrying against an opponent who cuts at you from below

2.76r, Forgeng p196

Our classic Meyer defense against cuts or thrusts below your guard, called sperren or "barring" in the section on parries:

  • pivot on your back foot, lowering your point, catching your opponent's blade with your long edge
  • thrust at his face, stepping forwards with your front foot

Extra notes this time, from Meyer:

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October 2010

Submitted by Ildhafn Seneschal on October 30, 2010 - 12:00am

 

Council Meeting Sunday 31st October 2010

 

Present: Katherine Davies (Seneschal), Angela Wells (Chatelaine), Vanessa Atkins (Reeve), David Robb (Chronicler), Patrick Bowman (Herald & Harbourmaster), Phil Mason (Constable), Shannon Wanty (A&S), Matt Mole (Baron)

 

Apologies: Everyone else.

 

Meeting Opened: 7.33pm

 

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Dance list for Canterbury Faire 2011

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on October 28, 2010 - 12:01pm

The dance list for the ball at Canterbury Faire next. We will be practising many of these over the next few weeks (until formal dance practices finish for the year in early December).

  • The Earl of Essex Measure
  • The Old Almain
  • The Black Almain
  • A Galliard
  • The Mixed Branles of Champagne: Cassandra, Pinagay, Charlotte, La Guerre, Aridan
  • The Branle de la Montarde, for sets of four

    - The Tassel-kick -

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More Meyer - Why we cut like we do; Straight Parrying

Submitted by Katherina Weyssin on October 27, 2010 - 10:55am

More on that 8-part play, with cuts : through eisenport, or through a barring?

Last week we noticed that William wanted to get his point low very quickly to defend, and slice off from below his opponent's weapon; Ludwig and Katherina wanted to keep their hilts low, and slice off above. This week we'd all swapped technique! After much talking, we worked out why (thanks to Emrys for this expression of it):

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