he New Zealand Western Martial Arts Convention 2007 (in 2008)
The Upper Hutt and Wellington Schools of European Martial Arts are proud to present the NZ WMA Convention.
Our keynote speaker is Bob Charron from the St. Martin Academy in Wisconsin USA. His speciality is the system of 15th century Italian master at arms Fiore dei Liberi. Bob is regarded by many as the world's foremost expert on the subject. We are delighted to have Bob Charron in New Zealand.
The convention is being held at the
Upper Hutt Martial Arts Academy Top Floor
18-22 Queen Street
Upper Hutt
Friday 22 February through to Monday 25 February 2008 (four days!)
| Time Table of Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | |
| 0830-0900 | Meet & Greet | |||
| 0900-1000 | Fiore basics | Fiore dagger | Fiore one handed sword | Fiore longsword |
| 1000-1100 | Burgundian Pollaxe | I.33 Sword and Buckler | Bare knuckle boxing | German Messer (falchion) |
| 1100-1200 | Fiore unarmed | Fiore dagger | Fiore one handed sword | Fiore longsword |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1300-1400 | Fiore unarmed | Fiore dagger | Fiore one handed sword | Fiore longsword |
| 1400-1500 | Burgundian Pollaxe | Rapier | Bare knuckle boxing | Vigny Cane |
| 1500-1600 | Fiore unarmed | Fiore dagger | Fiore longsword | Fiore longsword |
| 1600-1700 | I.33 Sword and Buckler | Rapier | German Messer (falchion) | Vigny Cane |
| 1700-1800 | Fiore unarmed | Fiore dagger | Fiore longsword | Fiore longsword |
| 1800-1900 | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Restaurant |
| 1900+ | Interpreting mounted combat from medieval illustrations | Medieval Education and Academics | King Dom Duarte's treatise on horsemanship | Restaurant |
For maximum participation please supply your own equipment. We will have some spares, but we cannot possibly cover every attendee. No equipment shall be offered for those wanting to participate in the tournament.