sobota 21. 5. 2022 (10:00) – neděle 22. 5. 2022 (17:00) tuto akci již nestihnete
La Verdadera Destreza is a system of swordsmanship intended to be a universal method of fighting, applicable to all weapons in principle. In practice it is dedicated mainly to the rapier or the rapier combined with a defensive weapon such as a parrying dagger, a cloak or a buckler. The tradition centers on the works of two primary authors, Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza (d. c. 1608) and the Maestro Mayor Luis Pacheco de Narváez (1570–1640).
The 2- day intensive hands- on workshop with Maestro Alberto Bomprezzi focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of the Spanish rapier taken from the works of Pacheco de Narváez, Francisco de Ettenhard y Abarca, Perez de Mendoza and Alvaro Guerra de la Vega.
Here is a brief content of the workshop on Spanish rapier with Maestro Alberto Bomprezzi:
1) Lecture on philosophy and theory of Destreza
Geometrical theory, definition of space, measurements
2) Art
a) Movement (footwork, thrusts and cuts)
b) Control of the central line (extension of the arm and the right angle, atajo - bind and actions on the blade, movimiento de conclusion, disarm)
3) Destreza tournament
Detailed program:
Saturday May 21 2022
Place: Náměstí Svobody, 930/3, 160 00 Prague 6 Bubeneč
10:00 – 11:00 Lecture on Destreza
11:00 – 13:00 Single rapier
13:00 – 14:00 lunchbreak
14:00 – 17:00 Single rapier
20:00 – 24:00 Destreza dinner party, restaurant „U Topolů“, Prague 6
Sunday May 22 2022
Place: Náměstí Svobody, 930/3, 160 00 Prague 6 Bubeneč
10:00 – 13:00 Single rapier
13:00 – 14:00 lunchbreak
14:00 – 17:00 Destreza tournament
Instructor: Maestro Alberto Bomprezzi, Spain, director of Escuela de Esgrima Histórica de Madrid, coordinador general at Asociación Espaola de Esgrima Antigua
Host: Ars Dimicatoria School of Historical Fencing, Prague, Czech Republic
Place: Main gym of the Primary School Emy Destinnové, náměstí Svobody 930/3, 160 00 Prague 6 Bubeneč 160 00, Czech Republic
Requirements: complete protective gear (mask, jacket, gloves), rapier with blunted tip
Price: EUR 110
Official T- shirt: EUR 18
To enroll please contact Michael Knazko
via e-mail
a.dimicatoria@gmail.com