ÿþ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Order of the Boar::Jousting NZ</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Medieval, Knight, Jousting," /> <meta name="description" content="Order of the Boar - Medieval Jousting" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="print.css" type="text/css" media="print" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="Content.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/prototype.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/lightbox.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/lightbox.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> </head> <body class="home"> <div id="container"> <div id="background"></div> <div id="TopNav"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr height="206" valign="bottom"> <td width="65"> &nbsp; </td> <td><img src="hdg_1.gif"></td> <td><img src="hdg_2.gif"></td> <td><img src="hdg_3.gif"></td> <td width="160"> &nbsp; </td> <td width="380"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr > <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr > <td> <ul> <li><a href="index.aspx" id="committee">Home: Order of the Boar</a></li> <li><a href="jousting.html" id="committee">Jousting</a></li> <li><a href="joustschool.html" id="current">Training for the Joust</a></li> <li><a href="about_us.html" id="committee">A Perspective: Historical Re-Enactments</a></li> <li><a href="gallery.html" id="committee">The Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="events.html" id="committee">Events</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="50"> &nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="tagline">THE HOME OF CAVALRY RE-ENACTMENT IN NEW ZEALAND</div> <div id="SubNav"> <span id="SubNavHeading">Joust School</span> <ul> <li><a href="foot_weapons.html" id="current">Historical Sword Fighting</a></li> <li><a href="melee.html" id="committee">The Melee</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="contentcontainer"> <table cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0" id="contenttable"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60"> &nbsp; </td> <td width="588"> <div id="content"> <hr /> <h1>Historical Sword Fighting Team</h1> The Order of the Boar Historical Sword Fighting Team trains in the use of both Medieval unarmed combat and weapons in support of our equestrian activities. <p> Unlike the portrayal of medieval swordsmanship in most modern films, medieval swordsmanship was a sophisticated martial art in its own right and was just as evolved as any martial art in use anywhere else at the time. We study medieval martial arts in order to portray them accurately at public displays as well as to allow our students to take part in actual historical sword fighting tournaments. <p> Training is run in association with the <a href="http://www.hapkido.co.nz" target="_blank">Upper Hutt Martial Arts Academy</a>  a fully equipped and modern martial arts training facility in the Upper Hutt CBD. <p> The training teaches correct period techniques that are illustrated and described in surviving period manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries. We offer training in an original, well documented system of Medieval European called  Flos Duellatorum written by the Italian sword master Fiore in the early 15th century. This material in this original and rare manuscript covers both unarmed and armed combat (using daggers, spears, long swords and poll ax) both on the ground and from horseback and provides an almost complete training system. <p> The long sword (a weapon that can be used either one handed or in both hands) is our weapon of choice and every student learns the basic elements of it s use before moving on to specialise in other medieval weapons if they want to. <p> This includes the sword and buckler (small shield) as depicted in another original manuscript called the Tower Manuscript 1.33 (a German document dated c. 1300 which covers this type of fighting). <p> While the common weapons of 14th century and early 15th century dominates our training at the moment, we intend to introduce late 16th century sword training from 2011 as part of our expansion into this period as part of our Border Reivers portrayal. <p> Members of the team may either train out of casual interest or to take part in our events. Members who train casually are not required to obtain any equipment other than basic training and safely gear. However, members of the team who wish to take part in events are required to put together a set of historically accurate armour and equipment that reflects that used by men-at-arms (professional warriors) of the time. <P> <table><tr><td> <img src="ema_1.jpg"><img src="ema_2.jpg"><img src="ema_3.jpg"> </td></tr></table> </div> </td> <td width="316"> <div id="content"> <div id="events"> <h1>Academy Location</H1> <b>Upper Hutt Martial Arts Academy</b>, Unit 2, 18-22 Queen Street, Upper Hutt (access from Lyster Lane) <p> The premises provide over 330 m2 of area that consists of a primary 130 m2 training area and a secondary training area (35m2) both covered in safety mats. Weights and fitness equipment, changing rooms with shower facilities and toilets complete the Academy. <p> <h2>Training Times</h2> Saturday 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Medieval Martial Arts <h2>Fees</h2> Monthly via Automatic Payment, Internet Banking <ul><li><b> $40</b></li></ul> Or EFTPOS Casual Membership, Regular Monthly Payment <ul><li><b> $60</b></li></ul> Cash or Cheque Ad Hoc Class Fee (per class) <ul><li><b> $15</b></li></ul> <p> <iframe width="275" height="220" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Unit+2,+18-22+Queen+Street,+Upper+Hutt+(access+from+Lyster+Lane)&amp;sll=-41.123445,175.06995&amp;sspn=0.011735,0.027788&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=-41.123494,175.069885&amp;spn=0.005657,0.00912&amp;z=16&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Unit+2,+18-22+Queen+Street,+Upper+Hutt+(access+from+Lyster+Lane)&amp;sll=-41.123445,175.06995&amp;sspn=0.011735,0.027788&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=-41.123494,175.069885&amp;spn=0.005657,0.00912&amp;z=16" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></div> </div> </td> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0" id="footer"> <tr> <td align="right" id="copyright"> <em>All Content Copyright &copy; Site by <A href="http://www.ironhorse.net.nz" target="_blank">IronHorse</em></a>&nbsp;</td> <td id="logo"> <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="30" HEIGHT="30" id="BannerEffects" ALIGN=""> <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="ironhorse_banner.swf"> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=wmode VALUE=transparent> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#AFADA1> <EMBED src="ironhorse_banner.swf" quality=high wmode=transparent bgcolor=#333 WIDTH="30" HEIGHT="30" NAME="BannerEffects" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED> </OBJECT> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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