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A mainstay of acting & performance skills, unarmed stage combat is one of the most versatile skills you can learn. Let stage combat instructor Adam Ralph take you through everything from safety to slaps, punches to performance, and much, much more.
Our Unarmed Stage Combat course covers a huge variety
of techniques to really enhance your acting skills.
We've also included two pieces of choreography
for you to learn as you practice and develop your stage combat skills.
Safety
Cueing
Speed
String Theory
Slaps
Cross slap
Profile slap
360 degree slap
Knee strikes
Contact knees
Knee to face
Punches
Cross punch
Jab punch
Parrot punch
Contact punches
Punches that miss
Casting punches
Backfist
Uppercut
Blocks
Elbow Strikes
Contact elbows
Elbows to face
Kicks
Contact kicks
Groin kick
Non-contact kicks
Kicks to face
Special moves
Throat jab
Eye gouge
Strangles
Front strangle
One-handed strangle
Rear choke
Performing combat
Performing violence
Combining character & combat
Falling & Grappling
Backwards fall
Sideways fall
Impacting in general
Grappling technique
Over shoulder push
Chest impact push
Hair pulling
Ear pulling
Learn the weapon of mediaeval combat that's a staple of shows like Game of Thrones, Vikings and many more with this incredible course from our Broadsword Stage Combat Instructor Heather Smith. Learn the techniques of this hefty weapon to give your acting skills a cutting edge.
You'll learn great stage combat techniques with our Broadsword course, such as cuts, slashes, and parries.
As well as these lessons weve included two pieces of choreography for you to learn and practise as you develop your stage fighting skills.
Safety
Mantaining distance
Eye contact
Getting up to pace
The Cueing System
Casting of Energy
Defending
Holding the weapon
En Garde
Moving in the fight
Effective parries (blocks)
Attacking
Targeting
Cuts
Thrusts
Slashes
Advanced Footwork
Lunges
Slips & Crosses
Thwarts
Advanced Bladework
Beat parries
Reinforced Parries
Hanging Parries
Shadow Parries
Binds
Croisés
Feints
Pommel Strikes
Performing Broadsword
Performing the weapon
Making violence feel real
Combining character and combat
Quarterstaff Stage Combat Instructor Michael J Warne will teach you all the tricks of this unique, two-handed, two-ended weapon in this incredible course. Follow the lessons to learn how to wield a staff and make some incredible fights that show off your acting skills.
With these classes you can learn a unique, two-handed weapon, with everything from attacks to acting violence.
As well as these lessons weve included two pieces of choreography for you to learn and practise as you develop your stage fighting skills.
Safety
Mantaining distance
Eye contact
Getting up to pace
The Cueing System
Casting of Energy
Defending
Holding the weapon
En Garde
Moving in the fight
Effective parries (blocks)
Attacking
Targeting
Cuts
Thrusts
Slashes
Advanced Footwork
Lunges
Slips & Crosses
Thwarts
Advanced Staffwork
Beat parries
Floor parries
Shadow Parries
Binds
Croisés
Feints
Slashes that 'hit'
Contact strikes
Performing Quarterstaff
Performing the weapon
Making violence feel real
Combining character and combat
Learn the ultimate duelling weapon with this awesome course from our Rapier & Dagger Stage Combat Instructor Josh Cavendish. These classes will teach you how to wield two weapons at once as you develop your combat skills and learn intricate, advanced techniques to make incredible, fluid fights.
With this course you can learn
a unique, two-handed weapon, with
everything from parries to
performance.
As well as all these skills, it includes two
pieces of choreography for you to learn
and practice as you develop your skills.
Safety
Mantaining distance
Eye contact
Getting up to pace
The Cueing System
Casting of Energy
Defending
Holding the weapon
En Garde
Moving in the fight
Effective parries (blocks)
Attacking
Targeting
Cuts
Thrusts
Slashes
Advanced Footwork
Lunges
Slips & Crosses
Thwarts
Advanced Bladework
Beat parries
Reinforced parries
Cross parries
Hanging Parries
Shadow Parries
Binds
Croiss
Coups
Glissades
Punto reverso/mandritti
Feints
Performing Rapier & Dagger
Performing the weapon
Making violence feel real
Combining character and combat