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Posted : 19/02/10 / Views : 333 / Replies : 6 /
BlakeJ 1437 posts last on: 3 hours send private reply	Hi all, anyone know where I can get courses etc in weapons training for films and stuff? anything combat related etc. thanks peeps

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Posted : 19/02/10
Jonathan.Goodwin 254 posts last on: 23/01/12 send private reply	Blake! I'd heartily recommend Stagefight (www.stagefight.co.uk). I am training with them and they are tops in my book. Jonathan

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Posted : 19/02/10
mburgess 358 posts last on: 27 min send private reply	There's also Youngblood (http://youngblood.co.uk/) and British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (http://www.bassc.org/).

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Posted : 19/02/10
ClareCameron 212 posts last on: 6 hours send private reply	RC Annie www.rc-annie.com

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Posted : 19/02/10
Allan.OKeefe 710 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	Two years National Service ?????

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Posted : 19/02/10
Lena.Andersson 60 posts last on: 04/01/12 send private reply	Hi Blake, If your interested in Archery then I can ask my children's instructor, he's a great guy and I am planning to do a short course myself. Lena

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Posted : 19/02/10
David.Laurence 198 posts last on: 1 hour send private reply	If your really serious I'll ask my brother about it,as he now works as a stuntman,And could probably suggest a good teacher. I guess it depends on how serious you are and what you want to achieve. In all honesty a basic stage fight exam will give you a grounding in sword and dagger work,as well as hits,kicks and punches,after that its up to you. Fencing is an excellent way to give you the hand to eye work needed for accurate sword scenes. Dont go to mad with spending money though,.If a film company want you they will hire a specialist to teach you before hand and advice on set. If a stage production wants you,again they should provide someone to advise you when setting fights. My brother worked as an actor before the stunt work crept in,and took part in a few productions at the ROH and ENO. Operas very often have sword play involved.They are scared stiff of opera singers getting hurt,so its left to the company of actors to do all the rough stuff. I did a couple of productions there myself.So if you fancy flexing your fight skills after doing a course somewhere,what better place to show them off than in front of a full house at the opera. I had a ball.The moneys equity min,but its a good credit to get on the CV.

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Posted : 19/02/10

David.Laurence
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If your really serious I'll ask my brother about it,as he now works as a stuntman,And could probably suggest a good teacher.

I guess it depends on how serious you are and what you want to achieve.

In all honesty a basic stage fight exam will give you a grounding in sword and dagger work,as well as hits,kicks and punches,after that its up to you.

Fencing is an excellent way to give you the hand to eye work needed for accurate sword scenes.

Dont go to mad with spending money though,.If a film company want you they will hire a specialist to teach you before hand and advice on set.

If a stage production wants you,again they should provide someone to advise you when setting fights.

My brother worked as an actor before the stunt work crept in,and took part in a few productions at the ROH and ENO.

Operas very often have sword play involved.They are scared stiff of opera singers getting hurt,so its left to the company of actors to do all the rough stuff.
I did a couple of productions there myself.So if you fancy flexing your fight skills after doing a course somewhere,what better place to show them off than in front of a full house at the opera.
I had a ball.The moneys equity min,but its a good credit to get on the CV.

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