Rapier Class Location: Frimley Community Centre, Balmoral Drive, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 9AR
Day: Thursdays
Time: 20:00 – 22:00
Contact: [email protected]
Rapier Instructor: Rob Runacres
Rob is the founder of the Renaissance Sword Club. His main passions are for sword disciplines, with an emphasis on forms found mainly in Early Modern France.
The main historical masters he studies are Pedro De Heredia; Girolamo Cavalcabo, Charles Besnard and François Dancie. He has translated a number of French treatises, including Livre des Leçons (attrib. Pedro De Heredia, early to mid seventeenth century); L’Espée de Combat (Dancie, 1623); Traite ou Instruction pour Tirer des Armes (Hieronyme Cavalcabo 1595), and Le Maistre D’Arme Liberal (Besnard, 1653).
Rob is currently studying for his PhD at Winchester University. His thesis is titled “Fencing masters, fightbooks and princely education in early modern Europe: the role of the fencing master in the education of Louis XIII of France”. He has been active on the international tournament scene, both as a competitor and organiser, and was a selector for the UK and Ireland HEMA team at the European Games in 2019. Above all, his main passion remains teaching rapier. He regularly gives workshops and lectures at martial arts conferences and conventions in Europe and the United States.
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The Renaissance Sword Club is a martial arts club teaching sword fighting and historical fencing classes and lessons in Surrey and Berkshire.