NTP 1.0 in Abingdon, VA

[Rod-Thornton]

Will:

Saw the details on ARMA youth costs....thanks! Brit's confirmed that if Shane & I are there, she wants to make it a priority as well. -especially since it is mandated for GFS which is her first major goal in ARMA.

Class size limit is set at 25.

[Will Adamson]

I just thought some of you would like to know...by November The Swordsman's Arms pub may be operating in my basement. I doubt I'll have the proper Guinness tap equipment installed by then...but I'll try.

[Will Adamson]

Less than two weeks remain till the deadline without paying an additional $25.

It looks like there will be plenty of new guys for y'all to beat up down here. I have eight folks who have started training recently.

[Michael Moulton]

I don't think I'm going to be able to make it to this one, but out of curiosity... what would someone brand new to all of this need to bring to an NTP 1.0?

[Will Adamson]

I've only done one so far, but I would say waster, water, and uniform at least. If you have protective gear for freeplay or padded swords, you might get to use them depending on if there is time. With this one being two days I'm pretty sure we're going to get some sparring in, but that is up to JC.

[Will Adamson]

Just a reminder that the Abingdon 1.0 is right around the corner and the deadline for avoiding the $25 late fee is this Saturday, November 3rd. Either PM or email me for my mailing address.

We will also be able to see Beowulf and have dinner at a local German restaurant.

[Will Adamson]

Space still remains for the 1.0 with JC. Additional $25 fee now applies though. I will take fees at the door with prior arrangement.

[Shane Smith]

Something came up. I can't make it out. The rest of you guys in the area head on over though!

[Awesome King.]

How often are such things held in Europe?

[Jaron Bernstein]

How often are such things held in Europe?

ARMA Greece has held a few. John C. has also taught a class in Israel.

[Alan Abu Bakr]

ARMA Greece has held a few. John C. has also taught a class in Israel.

I wouldn't count Israel as a part of Europe.
Neither does wikipedia ...or any maps.

But in any case, it's rather rare to find ARMA events outside of USA, since it is rare to find ARMA outside of the US.
(not that we don't have HEMA groups, but they're not part of ARMA)

[Will Adamson]

Aren't there four groups in Sweden and several around Poland?

I never met them, but I got the impression that the guys in Sweden were pretty hardcore.

[Alan Abu Bakr]

Aren't there four groups in Sweden and several around Poland?

Well yes (actually there are at least at least nine Swedish groups ...with varying levels of cooperation, so it might depend on how you count).
There are also groups in Britain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Austria and maybe some other European countries as well.
My point is, though, that you wont find a 1.0 in those countries, since it is an invention of ARMA, and those groups aren't connected to ARMA.

Well, similar events might occur though...
I may have been wrong in my answer, due to misinterpreting the "such things" bit.
(but then, I'm not sure, what would be similar, since I don't entirely understand what a 1.0 is)
Sorry about that.

I'm not sure how often, when or where though.
I'm a bit new in HEMA and I hardly knew much about groups (didn't seem to necessary), other then my local one, before I went to Swordfish 2007 (does that count as a similar event?)

I never met them, but I got the impression that the guys in Sweden were pretty hardcore.

If you want to remedy that (the meeting bit, not the hardcoreness), you should come to the next annual Swordfish, which is held in Sweden. There were people from at least 8 countries there (not from outside Europe though, which would have been cool. Well, you do have farther to travel...)

[Awesome King.]

Aren't there four groups in Sweden and several around Poland?

Well yes (actually there are at least at least nine Swedish groups ...with varying levels of cooperation, so it might depend on how you count).
There are also groups in Britain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Austria and maybe some other European countries as well.
My point is, though, that you wont find a 1.0 in those countries, since it is an invention of ARMA, and those groups aren't connected to ARMA.

Well, similar events might occur though...
I may have been wrong in my answer, due to misinterpreting the "such things" bit.
(but then, I'm not sure, what would be similar, since I don't entirely understand what a 1.0 is)
Sorry about that.

I'm not sure how often, when or where though.
I'm a bit new in HEMA and I hardly knew much about groups (didn't seem to necessary), other then my local one, before I went to Swordfish 2007 (does that count as a similar event?)

I never met them, but I got the impression that the guys in Sweden were pretty hardcore.

If you want to remedy that (the meeting bit, not the hardcoreness), you should come to the next annual Swordfish, which is held in Sweden. There were people from at least 8 countries there (not from outside Europe though, which would have been cool. Well, you do have farther to travel...)

See, Sweden is only a short plane away. However, I have absolutely no knowledge of Swedish, would that be much of a problem? I can shout "Runkare" but that's it really.

[Alan Abu Bakr]

See, Sweden is only a short plane away. However, I have absolutely no knowledge of Swedish, would that be much of a problem?

Not really.
Swedes are, on average, rather good at English.
For non-native speakers that is.
Certainly good enough, for you not to have too much trouble, except maybe with small kids and the very old.

All non-Swedish people there made do with English.
(Well, the Norwegians could talk Norwegian, without too much trouble, and some of the Finnish may have known Swedish)

I can shout "Runkare" but that's it really.

Haha!
Well, that was more then I would have expected.
Not very useful though, as far as I can see
(note that "runkare" hasn't got quite the same ring to it, in Swedish, as wanker has, in English)