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Fight Direction and
Stage Combat Resources
"I got kicked out of ballet class because
I pulled a groin muscle... It wasn't mine."
- Rita Rudner
Send more link suggestions of sites in this category to Richard
Finkelstein This is one area where I try to keep comprehensive listings
- Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts
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"The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts or AEMMA, is a Toronto based non-profit corporation and has as its goals: (1) to resurrect and reconstruct historical European/Western medieval martial arts; (2) to provide instruction and training in developing personal defensive and offensive skills based on our research of the martial arts techniques of historical Europe.
" - The site includes an incredible database of information
organized by century. 
- Academy
of Theatrical Combat
The Academy of Theatrical Combat was founded in 1987 by
Swordmaster/Master of Theatrical Combat Dan Speaker for the purpose of
providing a year-round on-going training program in the art of theatrical
combat in the Los Angeles area.
- The
Academy of the Sword
Andrew Villaverde Fight
Direction
Based in Glendale, CA, Andrew Villaverde offers both consulting and
training services.
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- Art
of Combat, inc.
Art of Combat, inc. is a company combining the talents
of six fight choreographers, with a total of 20 years of stage combat
experience. The company is based in Lansing, Michigan, and Chicago,
Illinois.
- Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
"ARMA - the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of historical fencing and the exploration and promotion of our Western martial heritage.
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- Atlanta Stage
Combat Studio
The Atlanta Stage Combat Studio, led by SAFD Fight
Director/Certified Teacher Scot Mann, is affilated with the Society of
American Fight Directors (SAFD) and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This
organization promotes safety with training and choreography in stage combat
('theatrical simulated violence') through workshops and seminars.
Brancaleoni,
Castello
"Scuola Brancaleoni is an international center for theatrical and historical combat, which is located at the heart of Castle Brancaleoni - Piobbico - Italy.
The center was born as a collaboration with Centro Studi Italiani, the town of Piobbico and our artistic director, Ran Arthur
Braun"
British Academy of
Dramatic Combat
- The British Academy
of Stage and Screen Combat
- Cincinnati's
k. Jenny Jones
Trained fight masters, teachers and combatants of the
Society of American Fight Directors (S.A.F.D.) are dedicated to minimizing
risk while maximizing performance effect and historical accuracy in period
productions. Cincinnatian k. Jenny Jones has been a member of the
organization since 1988. Her first introduction to the profession came as an
acting student at the University of Cincinnati when fight master Drew
Fracher staged broad-sword combat for a production of Cymbeline.
- Combat Incorporated
"Combat Incorporated has been creating
dynamic, inventive and safe fight choreography for over six years...and be
it stage or film, opera or television, we train actors in the use of fists,
falls, knives, swords, firearms, whips, folding chairs and the occasional
flying salamis." This company is based in New York City
Dueling
Arts International / Dueling Arts Entertainment
The performing company (producers of live action
stunt shows) and school keeps its location secret for some reason, but one
might infer they are located in the US. The phone number that they publish on
the site lists an area code of 415 so you can do the detective work.
- Fencing Masters of the 16th and Early 17th Centuries
- Great site for research into this topic
- Fightdirector.com
This resource, from Scottish Fight Director, Carter
Ferguson, offers a plethora of resources including a nifty glossary of fight
direction, and combat terminology.
- Fight Directors, Canada
Nice master site from Canada. Offers certification. The
website includes directories of Fight Directors, Organizations, and
more
Fights 4 NYC
Based in New York City, Fights 4 is a partnership of
highly experienced professional stage combat choreographers, all members of
the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). In addition to creating
exciting, safe fights for stage and film, we offer extensive training for
actors who want to add proficiency with weapons and unarmed combat to their
skill set - or hone their existing skills.
Lady Cavaliers,
The
"A New York City based action theatre company that
produces original
work celebrating the historical woman warrior and the modern action
heroine."
Los Angeles Fight Academy
"The Los Angeles Fight Academy (LAFA) is a school of theatrical
movement dedicated to developing and teaching skills which celebrate the
expressive body in motion, and how to apply these skills in relationship to
comedy, conflict and performance."
- Maine Academy of
Stage Combat
Founded by Mark Bedell in 2007
Milites Alraunae
"We are the team from Poland, interested in history, especially
historical fencing. Members of our group for many years have been
participating in festivals, tournaments, fighting shows and other various
historical events in Poland and abroad. By participation in such events and
organizing them we try to popularize historical knowledge and history of
military effort through the ages.
Some of Milites Alraunae members are also authors of historical papers and
articles.
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- The Noble
Blades Home Page
Founded in 1992, The Noble Blades comprise the resident
stage combat troupe of the Reston Community Players (RCP) and the area's
only professionally-trained, community-based fight group. The Noble Blades
are committed to the performance of stage combat in an entertaining,
educational, historically accurate, and safe manner. All members of The
Noble Blades receive extensive schooling (most recently under the tutelage
of SAFD Fight Director Michael Johnson and SAFD Certified Teacher Michael
Donahue); many are SAFD actor/combatants
- Rapier-Wit.Com
Based in Toronto, Canada, Rapier-Wit
is the operating name of the various endeavors of Daniel Levinson which
include: Rapier-Wit’s
School of Stage Combat, Rapier-Wit Productions, and The Rude Mechanicals
comedic fight troop. Rapier -Wit's goal is to promote action motivated
theatre and the art of stage combat.
Ring of Steel
"Ring of Steel--Ann Arbor, established in 1989, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to developing and promoting the art of stage violence. We believe that the skills necessary to practice theatrical combat compose a martial art unto themselves. To this end, as the largest theatrical fencing salle in the nation, the Ring of Steel teaches classes, provides in-house workshops, choreographs shows, and maintains an aggressive performance schedule in a wide variety of public venues.
"
School of Stage and Historic Combat
Based in Oklahoma: "Our
mission at the School of Stage and Historic Combat is to provide the best
possible educational experience for our students through excellence in
teaching, research and creative activity in the safest and most professional
way."
Society of American
Fight Directors
- Stage
Blades
General information resource on theatrical swordfighting.
- Swordplay
Swordplay is a New York City based organization
dedicated to providing training to professional actors in the techniques of
safe and effective stage combat.
Swordplay
Fencing Studios - Los Angeles area.
"SwordPlay Fencing Studio, located in Burbank, CA has been in operation since 1992. Owner and SwordMaster Tim Weske has established a successful and unique training facility offering a variety of training in Olympic-Style Fencing (Foil, Epee & Sabre) & Stage Combat for film and television. Many of SwordPlay's fencers continue to be a driving force in the competition circuit under the USFA (United States Fencing Association). In addition, Mr. Weske has proven to be a mainstay in Hollywood through his work as SwordMaster in the film & television industry."
- They Fight Stage Combat School
Based in Minnesota, "They Fight Stage Combat School was started to
teach the art of staged violence. The school was started in late 2001 by Don
Preston, an accomplished Stage Combatant and Instructor, Certified by the
Society of American Fight Directors."
- Thrillpeddlers
stage combat a practical perspective
California Shakespeare Festival’s Fight Director,
Mark Booher, is currently staging fights with
scimitars, quarter staffs, and rapiers in this season’s Shakespeare
offerings
- The
Thrown Gauntlet
School and services based in Southern California
Supplies
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Purpleheart Armoury
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Starfire Swords
- Spencer NY
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Swords - Actually all
sorts of weapons but BEWARE, many are for display use only and would be
dangerous to use in contact stage combat situations.
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Therion Arms -
Their site links to hundreds of other supply sources. See their LINKS
page
Websites for Individual
Fight Directors
(not listed through the org. links above)
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