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Summer Foundations

Sundays, July 6 thru August 3, 2025
9:00am - 12:00pm
Herndon, VA

$35 Registration • All classes 14+

Every summer, the Noble Blades programme 5 foundation level classes spanning a range of stage combat and physical theatre subjects. These classes are great for beginners looking to explore, or returners looking to brush up. There’s something for everyone!

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Previous Class Seasons

  • • 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
    • Two-Hand Sword SPT – Casey Kaleba
    • How we got There from Here, A History – Brian Guidry LeTraunik
    • Making a Better Website – Jen Pan

  • • 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