The Emerald Rose School of Defense

April 3-4 2004
Fuji Park
Carson City, Nevada
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Over the course of two days, we taught a extensive range of techniques and concepts from the style of Salvator Fabris. This began with simple concepts such as the guard and the lunge and by the end of day two we had covered such concepts as Finding the Sword, the correct use of the dagger or cloak in the left hand, and the Volta di Pomo.

Tom demonstrates a low hand parry as Steve lunges in Terza (Fabris' Plate 45).	Tom demonstrates a Girata of the left foot against a Lunge in Terza by Mary Curtis (Fabris' Plate 19).
Tom demonstrates the Volta di Pomo on Steve (Fabris' Plate 179).	Tom and Steve demonstrate two guards for Sword and Dagger (Fabris' Plates 57 & 60).
Tom demonstrates a stesso-tempo parry-counter as Steve lunges (Fabris' Plate 81).	Tom demonstrates a stesso-tempo parry-counter of sword alone against a direct attack.
A demonstration of the technique of finding the sword (Trovare di Spada).	Tom performs a passata with a hand parry against a low attack in Terza.

Thanks to Mary & Puck Curtis who graciously provided all of the photographs from this event.