15th Annual TEMA Conference
University of Houston
October 15, 2005
 The
ARMA Northsiders were invited to read a paper and
give a sword demonstration for the 2005 Texas Medieval Association
(TEMA) conference in Houston, Texas. Sydney Yarbrough read
a paper written by John Clements entitled, “What Did
Historical Swords Weigh?” The paper was well received
with many questions asked afterwards.
The following demonstration of various sword techniques was
also well received. Our members who participated in this presentation
of historically fact-based movements and sword usage deserve
recognition as well. These persons include: Wes White, Kyle
Cook, Sydney Yarbrough, and Alex Dickinson. Photos were taken
by the official ARMA Northsiders photographer/member, Chris
Center.
During the demonstration the five primary guards were shown,
along with the essential longsword guards. Following this
the basic eight cut exercise was reviewed along with a sword
flourish. Next shown were the cut/counter-cut drills. To bring
all the shown techniques into a real world application, sparring
with full intent was used to close the session. Questions
were asked after the demonstration.
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