Grand Assault of Arms and Public Exhibition

Name: Grand Assault of Arms and Public Exhibition
Start: 2024-11-24T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-11-24T18:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church

Schedule

Sun Nov 24 2024 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church | New York, NY

Public Exhibition.
Experience the art, science and beauty of Classical fencing at the Grand Assault of Arms, now in its 21th year; it’s like stepping back into the 19th century. The annual Grand Assault of Arms is a test of skill among classical fencers. Classical fencing predates and is different from the modern form ones sees in the Olympics today. The program includes informative demonstrations as well as spirited bouts with foil, dueling sword, dueling saber & 18th century small-sword. The fencers that you will be observing are the finalists emerging from the preliminaries held on the previous day.
Program:
The 18th century French Salute and the 19th century Grand Salute
Exhibition of 19th century fencing equipment
Lecture on the Art and Science with Demonstrations
Finals in: Foil, Dueling Sword, Dueling Saber and 18th Century Small-sword