University of Houston Demonstration
 On
Tuesday April 19, 2005 the ARMA Houston Northsiders
were asked to do a demo for Lorraine K. Stock. She is member
of the English Department and teaches Medieval Literature.
ARMA Northsiders Wes White, Mike Wrenn, Sydney Yarbrough and
Kyle Cook presented a verbal, and visual display of purposeful
sword articulation. Sydney Yarbrough gave voice to ARMA's
basic principals of thought, and views of how to utilize swords
for their intended purpose. The Northsiders presented basic
guards, cuts, and showed proper use of intent with control
of various bladed weapons. Cut/counter-cut drills were utilized
to show the different situations in which basic guards and
cuts were used. After presenting various techniques, free-play
sparring was demonstrated using wooden wasters, and blunt
steel longswords. This presentation was very well received.
There was an insightful question and answer session, as well
as a time to allow the student body to physically handle the
equipment used in the presentation: swords (wooden, and steel),
and armor.
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