Specialized Stage Combat: Sword and Shield/Buckler

Catalog description

Teaches fundamental techniques and terminology of staged combat utilizing the sword and shield/buckler as required for professional certification by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). Includes the analysis and performance of safely choreographed violence that tells a story for stage and screen. Prepares students for the SAFD skills proficiency test in the use of the sword and shield/buckler in stage combat. Prerequisites: None.