Saturday & Sunday, May 12 and 13, 2007
Santa Clara, CA

Historic Maritime Weapons Seminar

Join us for a weekend of history, instruction and hands-on practice in
Cutlass - Military Sabre - Boarding Axe - Tomahawk - Dirk/Knife

Presented by the Historical Maritime Combat Association

Instructors Gareth Thomas, John Lennox, Steve Huff and Steaphen Fick will first take the students through a series of basic classes familiarizing them with the history and use of the weapons. The weekend will culminate Sunday with a three hour workshop making use of all the previous classes in mixed weapon scenarios similar to the style of fighting used in close quarters aboard ship. Scenarios will include Cutlass vs. Boarding Axe, Cutlass vs. Tomahawk and Knife/Dirk, and Double Cutlass.

Singlestick Tournament on Saturday Night