Dear Friends,

An announcement in case you have not received this information from other
sources,

Thank you for your indulgence.

Sincerely,
Jeannette Acosta-Martinez

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On behalf of the Association for Historical Fencing and the Academy of
European Medieval Martial Arts, we are pleased to announce that the Western
Martial Arts Workshop 2004 will be held from Friday, October 22 through
Sunday, October 24, at Diana's Castle in Amsterdam, New York.

The event offers three full days of lectures, tournaments and classes that
feature WMA from the 14th through the 19th centuries. As the premier
international event of its kind, we hope to continue to build on previous
years by adding moderated discussions, presentations of academic papers and
the opportunity to take private instruction. We are equally excited to
present two lectures by David Edge curator at the Wallace collection in
London. The Wallace collection houses one of the most important collections
of arms and armour in the world.

The general format includes:

- a main program of 60-minute lectures and 90-minute classes open to all
registered attendees
- three-hour long classes running concurrently, requiring prepayment and
registration, with limited class size
- three separate tournaments to enter: Armored, Unarmored and Rapier/Small
Sword
- private lessons scheduled and coordinated at the event between teacher
and student, with the assistance of the organizers

Visit the event website at http://ahfi.org/wmaw2004/ for details and
announcements. You can also join our mailing list by sending a blank
email to wmaw2004@... to receive alerts.

Fawzi Al-Nawal
WMAW 2004, Organizing Committee
Association for Historical Fencing