April 2026 Further Weapons Intensive
Longsword and Quarterstaff
For Intermediate and Advanced students
The first Further Weapons intensive of the year, on this course students will level up their skills with two-handed weapons. Follow the path of the Medieval Knight, wielding a Longsword, and get to grips with the always adaptable Quarterstaff. Whether it be a good ol’ bout of medieval stick fighting, eastern martial arts, fantasy double-bladed weaponry, or practicing your dual-lightsaber tricking and flaring the quarterstaff has it all.
With each weapon system students will practice fighting both at range and in close quarter distance, using the weapons to bind and control their opponent as well as dealing deadly blows with aggression and finesse. Explore what makes these weapons so different whilst also discovering what strengths they share in common.
This course will cover the use of both weapons for both their martial historical accuracy and their use in fantasy genres.
DATES:
Monday 6th to Friday 10th, and Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th April 2026
9am - 5pm. No classes on weekends; Monday classes finish at 16:00.
VENUE:
The Thanet Youth & Community Centre, Malden Road, Herbert St, London NW5 4HD.
WHO IT’S FOR:
Anyone looking to gain their Intermediate or Advanced Fight status, either with a current Standard BADC qualification, or looking to add to their current additional qualifications, or improve at the Further Weapons Level. Those with at least a Standard Level qualification from another Stage Combat training organisation (BASSC, APC) can be considered for the BADC Further Weapons training if their qualification is still valid and they have done both a sword system (eg rapier) and unarmed.
WEAPONS COVERED:
This course will cover Longsword and Quarterstaff
This is an intensive course in which students will spend up to 50 hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in each of the fight disciplines stated above. This course will build upon the foundations gained on the Standard Level qualification, with students engaging with the dramatic and historic elements of each weapon system whilst presenting a technique that is hidden to the audience, to create a fully committed, truthful performance. Both of the weapon systems will incorporate a script.
As the requirements to obtain Intermediate or Advanced Fighter status have now changed within the BADC (two distinctions needed after Standard level for Intermediate and a further two distinctions to become Advanced), this course offers those students looking to improve upon past qualifications the best chance to hone their skills, improve technique and combine it with the dramatic intent needed to operate at the top level.
Students will have the opportunity at the end of the course to certify with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat.
The test fee is included in the course price.
FEE:
Early Bird Offer: £375 (Early Bird Discount 1st March 2026)
BADC, BASSC, APC, Equity, NUS membership: £400
Standard Price: £425
Single Weapon Price: £250 (Specify preference to take the single weapon option when completing booking form)