Schedule of Classes:
| Slot | Day | Start | Stop | Instructors | Short Description | Long Description | Max | Location |
| 1 | 8/30 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Obie, Esmary & Starr | Basics of Garbing | Students will work together to each make a simple circle tunic and pants. | 10 | Frontier Lodge |
| 1 | 8/30 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | TuSocks | From Female Fighter to Fighter | Basic theory class on bridging the gender gap and learning the correct fighting mindset. | none | Picnic Area |
| 2 | 8/30 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Juicy | Sword Building | Juicy will teach you how to make an effective, light-weight weapon. | 10 | Picnic Area |
| 2 | 8/30 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | TuSocks or BigHead |
Single Sword* | Teach effective use of a single short which is the foundation of all Amtgard fighting. Also, included, body mechanics, footwork, counters and defense. | none | Main Field |
| 3 | 8/30 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Rewth | ORK Q & A session | A basic run through of the administration of the ORK, and some tips and tricks to maximizing your usage of this powerful tool. | 10 | Frontier Lodge |
| 3 | 8/30 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | TuSocks | Why won't they take my shots. | A class on wrist technique shot placement and body mechanics designed to help eliminate your problems with the everyday sluffer. | none | Main Field |
| 4 | 8/30 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Thorvald | Leather Tooling | Students will learn the basics of leather tooling. Each student will work on tolling a leather belt favor to take home, and will have an idea of the costs associated with starting basic leatherworking projects. | 10 | Frontier Lodge |
| 4 | 8/30 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Maera | How to run an Arts and Sciences Tournament | Maera will instruct students how she prepares and runs arts and sciences tournaments. | 20 | Picnic Area |
| 4 | 8/30 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | TuSocks or Obie |
Sword and Board* | Basic mechanics of fighting with a sword and a shield. | none | Main Field |
| 4 | 8/30 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Astrea or BigHead |
Pole Arm* | Students will learn basic stances and holds as well as basic combos that will serve as a starting point for their introduction to polearm fighting. We will also go over practice techniques, control, and balance. | none | Main Field |
| 5 | 8/30 | 2:00 PM 4:00 PM & 10:00PM |
4:00 PM 6:00 PM & 12:00AM |
Katzu & Chiba | Questmastering Lecture / Quest Design workshop Questmastering Labs |
Designed for those new to quest running, and those
wishing to get rooted back into the fundamentals of the craft.
This class will cover design, logacting resources, and implementation
of a well-conceived quest. This class has an associated Quest Lab that run immediately after the class (see "Quest" on main schedule) so that students have some immediate practical application. Additionally, there is another lab students may participate in, that evening, during the night quest. |
20 | Roaming - Meet outside Frontier lodge. |
| 5 | 8/30 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Maera | Macrame Belt Weaving | Students will learn to make a belt of woven macrame cord (which they can then take home with them). Basic diagonal and chevron will be taught. Handouts will be provided with information on advanced weaves and where to purchase supplies. Examples will be available for study. | 10 | Frontier Lodge |
| 5 | 8/30 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | TuSocks or Juicy |
Florentine* | How to incorporate a proper offense as well as defense while using two swords. | none | Main Field |
| 5 | 8/30 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Rewth & Obie |
How to Run and Perform a Bardic | Covering things like song selection, timing, and other minor tips n tricks. | none | Bardic Fire |
| 6 | 8/31 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Kudzu | Chainmail Armor: Persian Sheet | Students will learn how to make persian sheet chainmaile. | 10 | Picnic Area |
| 6 | 8/31 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Belbe | Militia Battlegame | Militia games | none | Main Field |
| 7 | 8/31 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | George | Chainmail: Byzantine | Students learn how to do the byzantine (birdcage) weave. | 10 | Picnic Area |
| 7 | 8/31 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Wrank | Competent Spellcasting | A primer on writing an effective spell-list | none | Main Field |
| 8 | 8/31 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Anilla | Basic Henna Tattooing | 10 | Frontier Lodge | |
| 8 | 8/31 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Obie | Chainmail:Captured Turkish Roundmail | Obie will show students how to do the captured, turkish-roundmail weave. | 10 | Picnic Area |
| 8 | 8/31 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Astrea | Advanced Pole Arm | This class will go beyond the basics to harness the full potential of using a pole arm. This class will teach aggression, how to strike fear into the hearts of your opponents, facing multiple opponenets, and more advanced combos. The basic polearm techniques class is a pre requisite for taking this class. You may bypass the basic class only with permission from the teacher. | none | Main Field |
*These fighting classes are open to ALL FIGHTERS, and are not gender specific. We simply have two instructors for you to choose from.