Hey Ray,

Sounds like a wonderful class.
I wish you every success in this endeavor.

Please keep us informed as it progresses.

Grace & Peace,
Rez

"Standing guard on old, forgotten roads, that no one travels anymore."
The Fencing Master, by Arturo Perez

Rez Johnson, M d'A
Headmaster: Mississippi Academy of Arms

President: United States Traditional Fencing Association
Certified Fencing Instructor: (USTFA, TFI, AAI, USFCA)
Certified Fencing Master Apprentice: (USTFA, USFCA)
Teaching Classical Fencing and Historical Swordsmanship since 1980
Modern Sport Fencing Coach from 1980 - 2002
Teaching cane fighting in Mississippi since 1999
Authorized Goju-Shorei Weapons System Instructor since 2004

Mississippi Academy of Arms
P.O. Box 955
Pelahatchie, MS 39145-0955

E-Mail: 1@...
Academy Website: http://MSFencing.org
USTFA Website: http://TraditionalFencing.org


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicalfencing@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:classicalfencing@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of ray and joan
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 10:15 AM
> To: All
> Subject: [CFML] college course
>
> Dear All, thought some members might be interested in
> the following: I am a part-time history instructor at
> a local community college (I live in Alxeandria VA).
> The college has aproved a 3 semester-hour history
> elective called "The History and Practice of the
> Sword". Three-quarters of the course will be research
> covering the sword from the Bronze Age to modern
> times, with input from Homer, Caesar, Tacitus,
> Plutarch and others up to Churchill, Bernard
> Montgomery, and Patton. The "Practice" portion will be
> the use etc of the fencing sabre as taught in the
> 1950's (when there was still some connection to the
> duelling and fighting weapon. Wish me luck. Ray Smith
>
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