Class Descriptions

DAY	TRACK	BEGIN	END	# of hrs	Title	INSTRUCTOR	Long Description	Min	Max	Pre-Requisites/ supplies
Saturday	Combat - Unarmored	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Biomechanics - CANCELLED	Thorfinnr Bjarnason	This class will help students develop a greater understanding of the biomechanics involved in period combat. Please bring an unarmored combat longsword or arming sword simulator and helmet	none	15	none
Saturday	Combat - Unarmored	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Introduction To I.33: Sword & Buckler	Kolbrandr Kolsson	Based on the I.33 manual, this class focuses on the basics of footwork and techniques of the sword and buckler combat. Class will include controlled drills, but no actual combat. Please bring an unarmored combat simulator, buckler (12" or smaller) and helmet if you have them. Sword construction instructions can be found in the Unarmored Combat Handbook at http://marshal.sca-caid.org/pubs/uc-handbook1.1-20070416.pdf.	none	15	none
Saturday	Combat -Armored	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Armored Combat Marshalling 101	Caidan Marshalate	Basic Training for Combat Field Workers – Recommended for Marshal’s in Training and Marshals. This class will cover SCA and Caid armored combat marshalling, both on the tourney field, and in war scenarios. Includes combat archery rules and conventions, marshalling techniques and Caid-legal equipment Any age may attend the class, but some positions require you be age 18+ in order to do the job.	none	none	none
Saturday	Combat - Unarmored	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Intermediate I.33: Binding With Sword & Buckler	Kolbrandr Kolsson	Based on the I.33 manual, this class focuses on the intermediate techniques of binding and how binding changes the flow and tone of combat. Intro to I.33 or experience with the I.33 manual is recommended. Class will include controlled drills, but no actual combat. Please bring an unarmored combat simulator, buckler (12" or smaller) and helmet if you have them. Sword construction instructions can be found in the Unarmored Combat Handbook at http://marshal.sca-caid.org/pubs/uc-handbook1.1-20070416.pdf. Please bring an unarmored combat simulator, buckler (12" or smaller) and helmet if you have them.	none	15	Attendance at "Introduction to I.33" class or experience with the I.33 manual is required for this class.
Sunday	Combat - Unarmored	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Sword & Buckler From Marozzo	Giacomo Cavalli da Treviso	This class will introduce techniques from Achille Marozzo's combat system. This system has one of the longest known lineages, and is one of the most stunning available. Students who already know some of I.33 will find this an interesting & effective counterpoint to that system. Students should bring armor, swords & bucklers (small shields) appropriate for contact drilling in Unarmoured Combat.	none	15	none
Sunday	Combat - Unarmored	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Advanced German Longsword - CANCELLED	Thorfinnr Bjarnason	The German Longsword techniques of Johannes Liechtenauer started a tradition that lasted over 200 years. This class is for advanced students and will focus on crossed sword techniques. Please bring an unarmored combat longsword simulator and helmet if you have them. Students should have knowledge of German Longsword, or participation in other longsword classes.	none	15	A knowledge of German Longsword, or participation in other longsword classes

Saturday	Combat - Archery	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Make An Arm Guard	Gemma Evangelista Borgia	Make a custom arm guard for archery. Draft a pattern for making an arm guard. Learn the basics of cutting, fitting and sewing an arm guard.	none	8	none
Saturday	Combat - Archery	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Steps To Basic Archey Form	Aeolwigg Aelfwiggsson & Antoinette Rosaura dela Villaverde	This class will cover the 12 basic steps, in detail of the B.E.S.T. method of archery form. We will have handouts to illustrate the steps, with lively discussion expected and encouraged.	none	none	none
Saturday	Combat - Archery	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Flemish String Making	Gemma Evangelista Borgia	Learn how to make a flemish string. Student will be provided with string jigs and materials to make a custom two-color string for their bow. Students should bring their bow or, at least, a string for their bow to use as a guide in making their string.	none	10	none
Saturday	Combat - Archery	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Range Marshals Round Table	Allan Bluehood & Christina O'Cleary	This is an advanced discussion on Range Marshaling and archery in Caid. RMiT's are welcome to join the discussion. Topics will cover running tournaments, keeping events interesting, new novelties, what it takes to be a commanding Range Marshal (presence, voice, control). This course is geared towards those considering becoming a territorial Range Marshal or a Senior Range Marshal. For RMiT's, this will provide an opportunity to ask questions to Senior Range Marshals.	none	none	none
Sunday	Combat - Archery	9:00 AM	12:50 PM	4	Basic Arrow Making	Antoinette Rosaura dela Villaverde	Students will learn to put together and decorate their arrows, with some instruction on period design and ornamentation. Students can either bring a set of shafts (preferably cedar arrow shafts) or they can purchase an inexpensive set of shafts for their bow from the ones available ($10 per dozen) . Class will include selection of shafts, fletching, nocking (with plastic nocks), use of hot melt glue for setting points, some cresting as time allows. (arrow shafts, nocks, points and feathers will be available as requested to mermaidx3@sbcglobal.net for minimal costs.). Unless prearranged with teacher -- bring 12 shafts, nocks, points (70 to 125 grain) and 36 to 48 feathers(3" to 5"). Students should have a bow you wish to use and know the draw weight of it.	none	6	1) Have a bow you wish to use. 2) Know the draw weight of your bow.
Sunday	Combat - Archery	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Feather Dying With Period Pigments	Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani & Antoinette Rosaura dela Villaverde	The class will work with white feathers to dye them different colors and designs using period pigment. Using the pigments we will paint the feathers as they might have done in period to get the vibrant colors they achieved on some of the arrows we still have in exhistance.	none	none	none

Saturday	Combat - Rapier	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Mismatched Rapier Weapons Forms	Alexander Kallidokos	This class will cover appropriate methods for using the standard 6 weapons forms when matched against each different form.	4	none	none
Saturday	Combat - Rapier	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Cut & Thrust Rapier For Beginners & Intermediates	Lot Ramirez & Giacomo Cavalli da Treviso	This class will introduce the rules and concepts fundamental to the Cut & Thrust Rapier Program as well as provide a foundation of new and exciting drills for beginners and experienced C&T rapier fighters who wish to broaden their knowledge of Cut & Thrust techniques.	none	16	none
Saturday	Combat - Rapier	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Footwork & Drills For Beginning & Intermediate Rapier	Antonius Tesel	This class will cover basic footwork and drills for the beginning student, plus some drills and exercises for the intermediate rapier fighter.	none	none	none
Saturday	Combat - Rapier	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Tourney Fighting, How To Succeed In A Tourney	Ian Duncanson	We will explore how to focus during a tournament, how to relax and the different mind sets for fighting in a tourney. We will be holding a mock tourney during class time. Students should bring rapier armor and weapons.	none	none	none
Sunday	Combat - Rapier	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Rapier Marshalling 101	Grainne ingen Lasrach	Basic introductory rapier marshalling class required for all marshals to get their warrants.	none	none	none
Sunday	Combat - Rapier	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Rapier Combat Open Forum	Grainne ingen Lasrach	This session is being offered as an open forum for the Rapier Community in Caid to bring up issues for the Marshallate and to provide suggestions on how to address them. At minimum the KRM will be discussing two issues that have been brought up in recent feedback. 1) Variations in blow calling and calibration in an effort to get everyone back to the same scale and philosophy. 2) Effective and preferred methods of addressing issues when they arise on the field. This includes both the marshals and fighters responsibilities to resolve issues and potential conflicts.	none	none	none

Saturday	Combat - Armored	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Disabled But Not Defeated	Rhys Ravenscroft	Nearly every fighter has had the experience: You feel like once you’ve been hit in the legs, the fight is over. Fighting from your knees is an art unto itself – as is fighting against someone who has been “legged,” and fighting one-handed too. Learn how to improve your “disabled” fighting game and prove that losing a leg isn’t the same as losing a fight
Saturday	Combat - Armored	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Calibration: From Wrist Flicks To Rhinos	Patrick O’Malley	Much attention is given in the SCA to “honorable acknowledgement” of blows, but quantifying the details of acknowledgement can be a murky process. How do you know when you’ve been hit with a good blow? How do you know when you should honestly call a blow light? What’s the mechanical difference between blows that are light, good and excessive? Come explore the process and criteria for calling a blow “good.”
Saturday	Combat - Armored	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Rattan & Steel: Lessons Of The Fechtbooks For Fighters CANCELLED	Guillaume de Belgique, Kohlbrander Kolsson	Studies of medieval fighting manuals prove that you didn’t need to wear armor to fight with a sword and shield. Unarmored fighting techniques can be effective methods of improving armored combat tactics in the SCA too. Come learn what an armored fighter can learn from the unarmored fighting game and vice-versa!
Saturday	Combat - Armored	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Stab In The Dark: The Art Of The Thrusting Tip	HRM Edric Aaron Hartwood	“I have a thrusting tip, but I never use it,” is a comment often heard on the tournament field. Learn how to turn your thrust (often considered a secondary attack) into a fight-winning technique with precision, power and accuracy.
Sunday	Combat - Armored	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Thrown Weapons Marshalling	Ryan of Rickford	Review of the Caid Thrown Weapons Handbook regarding the steps to becoming a thrown weapons marshal. (This is a live steel target thrown weapons, not combat thrown weapons).	none	none	none
Sunday	Combat - Armored	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Beginning Thrown Weapons	Ryan of Rickford	Want to throw sharp pointy things and see them stick in a target? This class will review the state of thrown weapons in Caid and go over how to authorize in this new activity (this is a live steel target thrown weapons, not combat thrown weapons).	none	none	none

Saturday	Cooking	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Medieval Pampered Chief - Or Period Kitchen Tools	Jamal Damien Marcus	This class will review extant cooking tools from the SCA period and learn how to achieve their effect with modern equipment.	none	25	none
Saturday	Cooking	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Medieval Spanish Cooking	Elisheva bat Yisrael	Learn about classic and medieval Spanish cooking, as well as how to adapt a modern Spanish recipe for a period meal. This class will address the flavors commonly used in medieval Spanish cuisine, especially from the Moorish and "morisco" population. A few spice and tapa samples will be available, as well as some of my favorite recipes and books. Come to chat, taste, and have fun!	none	none	none
Saturday	Cooking	2:00 PM	5:50 PM	4	Redaction 101	Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia	This class will be a Lecture. Students will be given several recipes from various historical sources, and tasked with the preparation of different dishes, all to be enjoyed and critiqued by the rest of the class. Students should have some familiarity with historical redaction and practical cooking and bring an apron and comfy shoes.	none	none	some familiarity with historical redaction and practical cooking and bring an apron and comfy shoes.
Sunday	Cooking	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2		Jamal Damian Marcus
Sunday	Cooking	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2		Jamal Damian Marcus
Sunday	Cooking	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2		Muriahth

Saturday	Brewing	9:00 AM	12:50 PM	4	Intermediate To Advanced Brewing	Timotheus Zacharia von Schloss Zwilling	No basic materials will be covered. There will be a period of Q & A after we cover a number of specialized topics such as: Cabernet Sourvignon how to make Champagne, Plum Wine, and Judging Questions. Students must have brewed for 5-10 years, with over 5 batches a year.	none	30	Students must have brewed for 5-10 years, with over 5 batches a year.
Saturday	Brewing	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Varietal Honey Tasting	Tomaso da Barbiano	This class will concentrate on cooking period foods with varietal honey. We will taste at least 12 types of honey and discuss how they might affect period dishes. We will also taste some examples of foods made with them.	none	none	none
Saturday	Brewing	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Early Period Beverages & Brewing	Tomaso da Barbiano	This class will cover beverages and brewing techniques starting with the Egyptians and Summerians going through the Imperial Roman period. We will discuss all beverages, with and without alcohol, how they were made and how they fit into the culture of the time.	none	none	none
Sunday	Brewing	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Brewing 101	Donal O’Brien and Reinhardt Medebruer	Have you ever wondered what it takes to make your own beer, wine, mead or cordial? Come and see how easy brewing can be. We will be discussing: brewing laws of the mundane world, equipment used in various styles of brewing, sanitation and safety factors involved. This will be a lecture class only - no tasting!	none	none	none
Sunday	Brewing	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Syrups, Oxymels & Sekanjabins	Donal O’Brien	Drinks can be made by boiling water and sugar together with flavorings like herbs, spices, flowers, fruit, vegetables and even vinegar. Come learn how to the make the sweetest of syrups, the tangiest of oxymels and the most refreshing of sekanjabins!	none	none	none
Sunday	Brewing	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Basic Soda Making	Ingilborg Sigmundardottir	Learn very basic soda making, using both naturally fermented yeast and artificial carbonation. Soda was known in our period of study and given to children. Today, home soda making is a very economical way to continue this art while maintaining a better control over the ingredients.	none	none	none

Saturday	Heraldic	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Territorial Heraldy	Lachlan of Cromarty	The territorial herald is responsible for three main duties within their group: ceremony/field heraldry, book heraldry/submissions handling, and (as with any officer) reporting/record-keeping. This class will explore each of these duties and the kingdom and Society policies regarding each. Also discussion on delegation, confidentiality, client service and tips and tricks.	none	none	none
Saturday	Heraldic	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Basic Heraldic Devices	Eridana Ambra Dragotta	This class will discuss the basic rules and regulations of heraldic design, how to design armory ("your device", the pictorial designs used) that can be registered within the SCA and some of the "in the know" restrictions that knowing will make your submission process easier.
Saturday	Heraldic	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	How To Choose A Name & Device	Eridana Ambra Dragotta	You've been to an event (or a lot of events); you've borrowed garb from a friend or taken the time to make something all your own. Now what about a name? And what about those neat designs you see on banners, shields and clothing? This class will discuss the basics of naming practices in period and in the SCA. Books, forms and consulting heralds will be available at the Heraldic Consultation area to help you choose a name and/or armory.
Saturday	Heraldic	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Court Heraldry Fun & Easy	Catrin ferch Dafydd	Where does the herald stand during court? Next to, or behind and between the thrones? Is more than one herald needed at either end of the thrones? How do you get the court herald to be heard at the other end of court and not really annoy their Majesties (or Excellencies)? What's the well dressed herald to wear in court? Come join this class for answers to all of the above questions with practical application and demonstrations (heralds bring your tabards...and handouts will be given).
Sunday	Heraldic	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Vocal Projection	Caid College of Heralds	This class is designed to teach and/or reinforce basic breathing and speaking skills for entertainers and field/court heralds. Students will learn about the physiological elements of speech, how they work together to create dynamic sound, and best practices for increasing volume without losing clarity or damaging vocal cords. Expect to spend a short amount of time in introductory lecture and discussion, followed by time putting new skills into practice. The goal is to walk out of the class with a better understanding of how to use your voice and make yourself heard on the stage, field and at court.
Sunday	Heraldic	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Checking Your Device Submission For Conflicts	Caid College of Heralds	You've decided what you want to paint on your shield, or make into a nice cloak to wear, or what to mark your everyday SCA items with so they are different from 100 other similar items. How do you make sure that what you've designed will be yours and doesn't already belong to someone else? This class will walk you through the process of checking for conflicts (two designs that are too similar will conflict), and very basics on what happens to your device after the Caid heralds have 'approved' it.
Sunday	Heraldic	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	Matching Your Name, Device, & Persona	Vivienne de Lemperiere	A discussion and demonstration of how to design your name and your "arms" to express your persona and personality.

Saturday	Scribal	9:00 AM	10:50 AM	2	Rotunda Hand	Thomas Brownwell	This calligraphy class will provide a practical workshop on identifying the basic elements of the Rotunda hand and practicing the letter forms. This is a hands-on class so all students will need to bring their own pen, ink and paper be prepared to write and possibly get ink on their fingers. Handouts will be provided to show the letter forms and general layout and balance of period documents created using this style of calligraphy. .	none	15	Students should have some knowledge of calligraphy and bring a calligraphy pen with medium nib, ink, practice paper, and portable board.
Saturday	Scribal	11:00 AM	12:50 PM	2	Cutting Quills Into Pens	Eowyn Amberdrake	Learn to cut a bird quill into a pen. Students should bring a sharp pen-knife. This can be a chip-carving knife, a scalpel, a pocket knife, an exacto knife, or even a medieval-style pen-knife. The blade should be small, thin, and sharp.	none	10	A sharp pen-knife. This can be a chip-carving knife, a scalpel, a pocket knife, an exacto knife, or even a medieval-style pen-knife. The blade should be small, thin, and sharp.
Saturday	Scribal	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	2	How To Draw Manuscript Dragons	Eowyn Amberdrake	Learn the basics of drawing the little dragons that wander through the margins and initial letters of European illuminated manuscripts from the 12th to the 15th c. There will be some examples to trace, if you choose. For the more confident artist, there will be guidance on how to create your own style of book dragons in the tradition established by historical scribes. Students should bring paper, pen, pencil, eraser.	3	20	none
Saturday	Scribal	4:00 PM	5:50 PM	2	Painting Light & Shadow	Lachlan of Cromarty	An introduction to thinking about light: the way light plays across objects to give them volume and texture, and strategies for using light in composition of a painted miniature. We will also discuss two Renaissance approaches to rendering highlight and shadow. Students should bring any brushes that they prefer and wear clothes that can get dirty.	none	none	none
Sunday	Scribal	9:00 AM	9:50 AM	1	Scribes 101	Medb Renata	This class will provide an overview of materials, tools, and techniques needed to create original scrolls for award certificates in Caid. We'll cover the basic requirements of scroll production from accepting your first assignment, selecting a style and hand, layout, design, incorporating mandatory elements, choosing optional wording, to artistic embellishments and period shortcuts. This is a lecture class with handouts and some show and tell. Students will be able to see the tools of the trade, and hear about some of the pros and cons of modern vs. period materials. We will then have Open Scriptorium the rest of the day so everyone is welcome to work on scrolls and practice what they have learned.	none	none	none
Sunday	Scribal	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1	Heraldry For Scribes	Bran Trefonnen	This class will cover the fundamentals of heraldry for Scribes including how to read and understand the blazon and how to represent it visually.	none	none	none
Sunday	Scribal	11:00 AM	3:50 PM	4	Scriptorium	Caidan College of Scribes	This is an open workshop for all the scribes of Caid. Please come and work on your current scroll assignments or pitch in to help with the assembly-line production of original scrolls from basic layout, rough sketch of design elements, lining for text, and on to calligraphy and painting for the more advanced scribes. We will provide some practical instruction on getting started if you are new so come on by if you need help. We will have a number of reference books that can serve as inspiration for scroll design and period calligraphic hands. This is a hands-on workshop so be prepared to put pen to paper and get your hands dirty. Please Note: We will not be painting promissories. Students should bring a scribal kit: portable writing board, paper, T-square, ruler, pencil, calligraphy pen, nibs & ink.	none	none	Sribal kit: portable writing board, paper, T-square, ruler, pencil, calligraphy pen, nibs & ink. Bring what you need to work on scrolls.

Saturday	Heraldic/Scribal	9:00 AM	5:50 PM	8	Heraldic Consultation	Caidan College of Heralds	Drop in class - No registration needed. This is an open forum in all areas of Heraldry that might interest the student. Heralds will