Classes and Training
More classes are always in the works, and we also do workshops by request.
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Two Handed Sword SPT
Sundays, Mar 2 thru May 25, 2025
9am - 12noon, Herndon VA
$395 Registration • 18+
From She Kills Monsters to Kill Bill, and Highlander to Henry IV, the two-handed sword holds a central place in dramatic and popular imagination. This class covers the basic skills needed to perform dynamic, safe, and effective sword fights for the stage.
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How We Got There From Here
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025
7pm - 8:30pm EST, Virtual
$35 Registration • 14+
A History and discussion of the art of stage combat. How the art form developed and why things are the way they are.
Making a Better Website
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
7:00pm - 9:00pm EST, Virtual
$35 Registration • 14+
Whether you have a personal portfolio, your own stage combat company, or hosting an event, a strong website presence is a must-have to capture visitor engagement.
Mid-Atlantic Melee
Sat/Sun, June 7-8, 2025
9:00am - 6:00pm EST
Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
$355 • Full Registration
$190 • Single Day Pass
$155 • High School Track
A two day, stage combat experience! Spend two days of masterclasses in physical theatre, stage combat, theatrical intimacy, stunt work and more!
Previous Class Seasons
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• Unarmed SPT – Robb Hunter
• Working with Disabled and Chronically Ill Performers – Monty Davis
• Fierce Knife Fighting for Beginners – Bess Kaye
• Feeling Strong with Sword and Shield – Melissa Freilich
• Theatrical Intimacy in the Real World – Bess Kaye
• Rapier and…WTF??? – J. Tyler Jones
• Rope Dart – Chase Whitehurst
• Swashbuckling! – Jon Beal
• O, I am Slain! – Bess Kaye
• Remembering Fight Posture – Gerrad Taylor
• Attention to Intention – Joe Wright
• Sword, with a side of Bolognese Sauce – Joe Wright
• Wing Chun Kung Fu, Deny the Defence – Jan Pan
• Got it? Do it. Learning Fast – Jan Pan
• CORE-terstaff – Jenny Male -
• Is It Real? Safety and Story of Visceral Contact Technique – Bess Kaye
• Single Sword SPT – Robb Hunter
• Practical Blood Effects – Casey Kaleba
• Combat Dance: Bar Brawl – Jenny Male
• Combat Dance: Rhythm and Blades – Jenny Male
• Fighting Messy – Melissa Freilich
• Intro to Pro Wrestling – Jonathan Ezra Rubin
• SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety – Robb Hunter
• Rapier and Dagger SPT – Casey Kaleba
• Rehearsing the Fight – J. Tyler Jones
• Intro to Gore Makeup for the Stage – Celia Konowe
• Fighting on the Spectrum – Hannah Roccisano
• I Feel Very Attacked! – Hannah Roccisano -
• Smallsword SPT – Robb Hunter
• Fighting Backwards in High Heels – Melissa Freilich
• That’s Not a Knife…Or is it!? – Jonathan Ezra Rubin
• How to Fight Like a Pirate – Mallory Shear
• Sword and Shield SPT – Robb Hunter
• Johannes Wick: Medieval Close Quarters Dagger – Casey Kaleba
• High Falls from Low Places – Robb Hunter -
• Unarmed SPT – Robb Hunter
• T.I.E. Consent and Boundaries – Kailey Azure Green
• Rapier Basics – Adam Konowe
• Zero Budget Blood Effects – Casey Kaleba
• Acting the Fight with Alexander Technique – Melissa Freilich
• Knife SPT – Robb Hunter
• SAFD Theatrical Firearms Safety – Robb Hunter
• Maintaining the Actors’ Body – Ian Claar -
• Rapier and Dagger Foundations
• Partnering and Physicality
• Unarmed Foundations
• Blades of Shakespeare