Jake Norwood (NL)
Jake Norwood is a Liechtenauer fanatic who has beenstudying, practicing, and teaching Historical European Martial Arts since 2000. Once a household name in American and European HEMA circles, Jake created Longpoint, once the western Hemisphere’s largest HEMA tournament and workshop series, from 2010-2019; founded the HEMA Allianceand was North America’s most consistently successful competitive fencer, medaling in multiple disciplines between 2011-2019. Jake recently came out of retirement to teach at Wappenkunst Academie Rijswijk in the Netherlands.
Managing Combat Stress
Many fencers do beautifully when fencing at the club, but fall apart when the pressure of competition hits. This workshop focuses on experiencing, recognizing, coping, and ultimately harnessing the “adrenaline dump” that comes when a person is put under intense and often sudden stress. We will combine discussion of the psychological and physiological factors of stress with intense physical activity to trigger a similar physical response, and learn to train with that response in mind. This class is physically, mentally, and even emotionally very intense, and should only be joined by people in good health and who are willing to break out of their comfort zone into doing something hard.
Gear
- longsword
- full gear
- water bottle
- thick skin