January 2027 Further Weapons Intensive

Axe & Knife, and Found Weapons

For Intermediate and Advanced students

Learn how to fight for stage, screen and motion capture.

Axe & Knife.
With both weapons primed for attack and nowhere to hide, discover what makes this weapon system a perfect addition for close quarter combat characters types, from Vikings to trench warfare, to urban dystopia.

Found Weapons.
Ever wondered how to choreograph a fight scene using props and your environment? This is your chance to create choreography specific to your surroundings, character and script, using whatever your characters can get their hands on. For anyone interested in learning how to create choreography for stage and screen, this weapon system is for you.

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 and historical accuracy, and their use in fantasy genres.

DATES:
Monday 11th to Wednesday 20th January 2027
9am - 5pm. No classes on weekends; Monday classes finish at 4pm.

VENUE:
The Thanet Youth & Community Centre, Malden Road, Herbert St, London NW5 4HD.

WHO IT’S FOR:

  • Performers working towards BADC Intermediate or Advanced Fight status

  • Anyone with a current Standard BADC qualification

  • Performers looking to add or improve upon grades at the Further Weapons Level.

  • Anyone with at least a Standard Level qualification from another Stage Combat training organisation (BASSC, APC), if their qualification is still valid and they have done both a sword system (eg rapier) and unarmed combat.

WEAPONS COVERED:
This course will cover Axe & Knife, and Found Weapons
This is an intensive course in which:

  • Students will spend over 50 hours learning to safely perform fight choreography in the chosen fight discipline.

  • This course will engage with the dramatic and martially specific elements of the unarmed combat, whilst presenting a technique that is hidden to the audience to create a fully committed, truthful performance.

  • The exam performance will incorporate a script.

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.

FURTHER WEAPONS LEVEL: How it works

Two distinctions are required at the Further Weapons level for a performer to gain Intermediate status.

A total of four distinctions are required to become Advanced, where one of the four must be in Advanced Unarmed Combat.

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.

FEE:
Early Bird Offer: £375 (Early Bird Discount ends 27th December 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)

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