Classes
Ken teaches classical and historical fencing on Mondays at the Pioneer Valley Fencing Fencing Academy from 6:30 to 8:00 (arrive early to change and warm up). We are currently concentrating on rapier, but other weapons are available. Loaner equipment is avaliable; bring T-shirt, sweatpants, a water bottle, sneakers (low-top are better), and a jump rope (if you have one). No shorts, please. See the Web site for details.
Ken also teaches Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings at the Higgins Armory Museum. The class concentrates on classical foil, dueling sabre, 17th century rapier, longsword, and bâton taught from a mixture of traditional methods; we will eventually include dueling sword and single-handed cane. General fitness and martial-arts skills are also included in the class. Students begin with foil to understand the point weapons and bâton to understand the impact/cutting weapons, with other weapons introduced as they progress. Loaner equipment is avaliable; bring T-shirt, sweatpants, a water bottle, and sneakers (low-top are better). No shorts, please. See this page for details and to sign up.
Private lessons in classical weapons (foil, épée, and sabre), cane and bâton, rapier, rapier and dagger, and longsword are also available by arrangement through the Higgins.