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The Frontier Martial Arts Experience explores a variety of weapons employing the McLemore system of combat. Students will learn how to fight with these weapons, as well as defend against them. The purpose of this Experience is to give the students a solid basis in combat with several weapons found on the frontier, and how to use each type against another. The Experience will culminate in a tournament-style scenario where the students get to choose which weapons they will have on them to defend themselves against any number of assailants “on the prairie.”
Life on the early American frontier was dangerous and brutal. Harsh climates, treacherous terrain, and always someone else waiting to poach your game. Surviving in this environment required exceptional knowledge and skill in hunting and close quarter combat. A longhunter would likely face a variety of weapons in their time on the hunt, depending on where they chose to seek their quarry. Various cultures such as British, German, French, Spanish, and Native American, all had numerous weapons which the longhunter would encounter if they were not careful.
Required Equipment: Full protective gear is required to take this course. Weapons will consist of, but are not limited to: sabre, hanger, longknife, tomahawk, bayonet (affixed to a rifle), gunstock club.