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Received: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:56:00 AM EDT
From: "Puck Curtis" <puck.curtis@...>
To: "RapierNet - Fencing in the SCA" <sca-rapier@...>
Subject: [RN] SJSU shutting down the fencing master's program

Hola all,

The San Jose State University is cutting the fencing master's program. If
any of you have ever taken a class from Maestro Sean Hayes or from me you
have seen the results of this program. It has a 30 year tradition and is
internationally recognized. What's worse is that it doesn't cost the
college anything to manage and even makes a modest amount of money.

The program teaches traditional Italian fencing and has recently become a
magnet for historical fencers who want to learn how to teach and want better
insight into the Italian system.

Here is an article you can read and I encourage you to post comments:
http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2008/09/16/News\
/Program.Fights.For.Survival-3433012.shtml

Please cross post this to anyone who would be interested and for those of
you who do leave a comment, you have my thanks.

Puck Curtis
Classical Italian fencing Instructor at Arms
Classical Italian fencing Provost at Arms

Known in the SCA as
Don Pachomius Oneshoe
White Scarf of Ansteorra


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