We are currently putting together our club’s curriculum! This is a work in progress and subject to review.
At our core we have Fiore’s martial system (but without the horses, they be scary things), this acts as a foundation for everything else we do.
Structure
The curriculum is structured so that you are assessed fairly continuously. We structure it from the bottom up, with formally assessed skills, badges and ranks.
Skills
- There are a distinct set of skills that you will be taught in class, for example basic footwork, how to strike with a sword, throws, etc..
- When your instructor believes you have learned a skill, they will ask you to briefly demonstrate it to them in class. This should only take a few minutes at most. They may even pass you on the skill without getting you to demonstrate it.
Badges (the name is not settled on)
- Each badge requires that you learn a set of skills,
- for example the ‘dagger sparring badge’ requires a range of dagger and unarmed skills and also allows you to indulge in dagger free play.
- Once you have acquired all the skills for that badge you will be invited to go for an assessment.
- The assessment for a badge is more formal than the one for a skill, but will be relatively short. It will stress test you somewhat as you will be asked to prove the relevant skills to the class by displaying the skills and indulging in supervised free play for that skill.
Ranks
- A rank requires that you have proved yourself by acquiring a set of badges,
- for example the Zugadore(?) rank requires the unarmed, dagger and sword sparring badges.
- Once you have acquired the badges for a rank you will be invite to go for a prize play, where you will contend with you fellow students and instructors to prove that you have learned all the skills appropriate for the rank and can execute them well.
- Acquiring a rank means you can attend more advanced classes.
Ranks