Make a lane, you lubbers! I’m a-coming.
Cutlass with the 1595 Club.
Make a lane, you lubbers! I’m a-coming.
1595 - Crouching Lurcher
1595 Club - the study & practice of Renaissance Martial Art applied to the Science of Defence
Romeo and Juliet Workshop
On the 26th of January 2014 The 1595 Club were invited to give a talk and demonstration to the Scaffold Shakespeare theatre company exploring Saviolo’s connection to the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Here is a short piece with some footage and images of the day.
Renaissance Combat From The 1595 Club (aka. Historical Fencing or European Martial Arts)
Unarmed
Unarmed exercises and improvisations inspired by the opening actions of Saviolo’s Long Ward sequence.
Cane
The science of Saviolo applied to the gentlemanly art of the walking stick.
Sketches - Sword & Shield
1595 Club demonstration at Kinkell Castle, The Black Isle, Scotland, 2012.
Demo Exhibition Skirmishing
In 2012, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1595 Club, we held a ‘non-competitive’ exhibition skirmish with the proceeds going to the charity of choice of the ‘winner’. This video explained the rules of the exhibition.