Hello,

The International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention continues to
grow as we enter our 8th year of bringing together the finest instructors
from around the world! After making some exciting new additions the web site
is up at
http://artofcombat.org/public/thespis/Convention/aocflyer.htm

The dates this year are July 12-15. That's right, we are moving up two weeks
earlier this year. Mark your calendar and schedule your time off now! Why
the change? Because…


WE ARE MOVING!!!!


Now it is will be easier to get to. ISMAC is extremely proud to announce
our move to the Detroit area in Michigan! It will be the most exciting
year, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there to celebrate our
move. The Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint is a gorgeous hotel with beautiful
rooms. All classes will be held in the convention rooms of the hotel, and
all of the instructors and staff will be staying there. See their website
for info on the hotel! http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DTWPO

Our new home will allow us to continue offering everything you have come to
expect from ISMAC, such as:

- AMAZING VARIETY OF CLASSES with over 60 classes during the four days. You
will have the most opportunity and greatest variety of classes offered at a
WMA workshop! ISMAC let’s you choose how in depth you want to study; you
can take 6 different 1.5 hour classes per day to get a taste of a variety of
weapons or focus all your energy into one area with a 9 hour Master Class
Block as well as every combination in between.

- ALL SKILL LEVELS will find great classes catered to your abilities. As you
saw last year, there are now 5 classes per time slot to choose from all
weekend! These are broken up into two blocks of regular classes running
concurrently with two blocks of 3 hour master classes and a block of 4 ˝
hour Maestro classes. Check the website to see how last year’s schedule was
laid out. This will give you an idea of the great variety of classes that
will be offered. You will also find descriptions of each type of class you
can take.

-MASTER CLASS BLOCKS give you the opportunity to spend all 9 hours of each
day taking 3 master classes in a row that all share a common theme so you
are working on the same principle all day. Last year saw blocks
concentrating on Entering the fight in two handed sword and the Offensive
use of Tempo in Italian Rapier play. You will find some exciting new blocks
this year.

- PRIVATE LESSONS with our instructors will continue to be offered. These
were created for ISMAC 2003 and continue to be a huge success (and have been
incorporated into most major WMA workshops now). We are excited to continue
offering this opportunity for personal one on one training.

- TOURNAMENTS will continue, but start a little earlier each night. We will
once again have a Knife tournament on Friday night, a Rapier/Smallsword
tournament on Saturday night and a Singlestick tournament on Sunday.

- DEMOS AND PRESENTATIONS will happen during the lunch breaks everyday.

If you are a serious Western Martial Artist, then ISMAC is the place for
you. We work hard all day and play harder every night. See you in July!

Sincerely,
Jared Kirby

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