Free Lancers - American Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#ff0000"> <basefont size=3> <font size=3 face="Times,Helvetica,Geneva"> <a name="top"></a> <center> <img src="images/aasscc-logo.gif" alt="American Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers" border=0 width=320> </center> <p> <font face="times,helvetica,geneva" size=4> Throughout history man has changed in many various ways. And even as the forms of costume, dance and ettiquette have changed, so have the weapons and styles of fighting. <A HREF="performers.html#roy" target="_top">Roy Cox,</A> his wife <A HREF="performers.html#kate" target="_top">Katherine,</A> and other combat-oriented entertainers have banded together to form the <font size="+1"> American Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers. </font> The goal of the A.A.S.S.C.C. is to promote the training of individuals in the styles of classical period fighting using realistic techniques. <a href="images/chess1.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess1-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=right height=50 border=0> </a> The training provided by the A.A.S.S.C.C. will let you grow as an actor by letting you experience these styles of fighting for yourself, enabling you to perform fight sequences safely and realistically using hand-to-hand or weapon techniques. To this end Roy and Kate have established a training facility at their 66 acre farm in the hills of Westmoreland, Tennesse. </font> <a href="images/chess2.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess2-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=left height=50 border=0> </a> <p> <font face="times,helvetica,geneva" size=4> <a href="/docs/2004.jousting.seminar.doc">This year in June, the A.A.S.S.C.C./Free Lancers will sponsor a 7-day seminar in jousting and stage combat techniques, with the opportunity for students to receive certification at different levels in a wide range of weapons and styles. CLICK HERE FOR THE BROCHURE</a> Each 12-hour day begins with conditioning, because if the body is not ready to perform a certain task, then it is not safe. Most of the exercises used come from Western fencing and Gung-Fu. They will improve your speed, distance, timing, balance, flexibility, reflexes, posture and endurance. <a href="images/chess3.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess3-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=right height=50 border=0> </a> From this foundation of physical coordination we then build an arsenal of knowledge for the benefit of your future productions. Training covers the use of unarmed combat (punches, slaps, kicks, falls, etc.) and weapons such as sword, rapier and dagger. At the end of the training period you have the opportunity to test for certification in these various techniques. </font> <p>  </font> <p> <br clear=all> <p> <center> <img src="images/largeballs_yellow.gif" width="26" height="26"><img src="images/largeballs_yellow.gif" width="26" height="26"><img src="images/largeballs_yellow.gif" width="26" height="26"><img src="images/largeballs_yellow.gif" width="26" height="26"><img src="images/largeballs_yellow.gif" width="26" height="26"> </center> <p> <div align=right> <font size=2 face="times,helvetica,geneva"> <i> This page last updated on 1 December 1999. </i> </font> </div> <center> <font size=5 color=green>[ </font> <A HREF="index.htm">Home</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] [ </font> <A HREF="freelancers.html">About the Free Lancers</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] [ </font> <A HREF="performers.html">Performers</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] [ </font> <A HREF="horses.html">Equine Performers</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] </font> <br> <font size=5 color=green>[ </font> <a href="gath.html">Gath of Baal National Combat Jousting Tournament</a> <font size=5 color=green> ] </font> <br> <font size=5 color=green>[ </font> <A HREF="schedule.html">Training Programs</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] [ </font> <A HREF="training.html">Schedule</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] </font> <br> <font size=5 color=green>[ </font> <A HREF="http://www.faire.net/kateCox">Kate Cox Designs: Female Chainmaile</A> <font size=5 color=green> ] </font> <br> <p> </center> </font> <p> <basefont size=3> <font size=3 face="Times,Helvetica,Geneva"> <a name="top"></a> <center> <img src="images/aasscc-logo.gif" alt="American Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers" border=0 width=320> </center> <p> <font face="times,helvetica,geneva" size=4> Throughout history man has changed in many various ways. And even as the forms of costume, dance and ettiquette have changed, so have the weapons and styles of fighting. <A HREF="performers.html#roy" target="_top">Roy Cox,</A> his wife <A HREF="performers.html#kate" target="_top">Katherine,</A> and other combat-oriented entertainers have banded together to form the <font size="+1"> American Academy of Stage and Screen Combat Choreographers. </font> The goal of the A.A.S.S.C.C. is to promote the training of individuals in the styles of classical period fighting using realistic techniques. <a href="images/chess1.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess1-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=right height=50 border=0> </a> The training provided by the A.A.S.S.C.C. will let you grow as an actor by letting you experience these styles of fighting for yourself, enabling you to perform fight sequences safely and realistically using hand-to-hand or weapon techniques. To this end Roy and Kate have established a training facility at their 66 acre farm in the hills of Westmoreland, Tennesse. </font> <a href="images/chess2.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess2-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=left height=50 border=0> </a> <p> <font face="times,helvetica,geneva" size=4> This year in July the A.A.S.S.C.C. will sponsor a 7-day seminar in stage combat technique with the opportunity for students to receive certification at different levels in a wide range of weapons and empty hand styles. Each 12-hour day begins with conditioning, because if the body is not ready to perform a certain task, then it is not safe. Most of the exercises used come from Western fencing and Gung-Fu. They will improve your speed, distance, timing, balance, flexibility, reflexes, posture and endurance. <a href="images/chess3.gif" target="_self"> <img src="thumbs/chess3-t.jpeg" alt="Chess Match" vspace=5 hspace=5 align=right height=50 border=0> </a> From this foundation of physical coordination we then build an arsenal of knowledge for the benefit of your future productions. Training covers the use of unarmed combat (punches, slaps, kicks, falls, etc.) and weapons such as sword, rapier and dagger. At the end of the training period you have the opportunity to test for certification in these various techniques. </font> <p> <font face="times,helvetica,geneva" size=4> Ellen Westfield is the contact person for A.A.S.S.C.C. training information. 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