Skill test
What a student needs to be able to do in order to achieve the following
ranks:
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Longsword Student Skill Levels
| Novice |
- Can stand upright, see lightning, and hear thunder
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| Scholar |
As above, plus...
- Has won one tournament challenge against another Novice.
- Can demonstrate understanding of Ranges
- Can demonstrate understanding of basic guards
- Can demonstrate basic competency in the meisterhau
- Can demonstrate basic competency in versetzen
- Can demonstrate basic competency in the drei wunders
- Can demonstrate basic competency in absetzen
- Can perform the 1 man-kata
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| Advanced Scholar |
As above, plus...
- Has won 10 tournament challenges against other Junior Students
- Can demonstrate use of meisterhau in combat
- Can demonstrate the use of versetzen in combant
- Can demonstrate the use of absetzen in combat
- Can demonstrate basic competency with winden
- Can demonstrate basic competency with fuhlen
- Can demonstrate understanding of nachreisen
- Can demonstrate understanding of vor, indes, and nacht
- Can demonstrate understanding of zufechten, Krieg, and abzug
- Can perform the 1 man-kata without error with clean technique
- Can perform the 2 man-kata
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| Senior Scholar |
As above, plus...
- Must possess own sword and safety equipment, as well as suitable historical clothing.
- Has won 20 tournament challenges against other Students
- Can demonstrate all the skills taught in Sigmund Ringecks work, including counters and Durchlaufen techniques.
- Can demonstrate winden in combat
- Can demonstrate concept of fuhlen in combat
- Can perform the 2 man-kata without error with clean technique
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| Journeyman Scholar |
As above, plus...
- Has won 25 tournament challenges against other Senior Students
- Has fought (not necessarily won) at least 10 challenges against other styles of swordword within Tintagel.
- Has fought at least 5 challenges to students or teachers of other schools
- Can demonstrate basic competency of Harnischfechten techniques
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| Free Scholar |
As above, plus...
- Has won 30 tournament challenges against other Journeymen
- Has won at least 10 challenges against other styles of swordword within Tintagel.
- Has attained Journeyman status in at least one other style of combat (e.g. sword and buckler, dagger, wresting)
- Has fought (but not necessarily won) at least 10 challenges to students or teachers of other schools
- Has written a paper adding the understanding of the art (can analyze original texts or modern interpretations of techniques)
- Can demonstrate use of?Harnischfechten techniques in combat.
- Has amount of time logged as an assistant instructor.
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| Instructor Certification |
Instructor certification is given only to those who
- Have achieved Journeyman status
- Have hours logged as an assistant instructor
- Have attended a yearly certification seminar
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| Master Level |
There are no masters.
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| Jay Level |
Must demonstrably be Jay (or "Noe).
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Movie
"TintagelJapan"
Please refer to this site for leaning "One man kata" and "MEDIEVAL GERMAN SWORDFIGHTING SAMPLE TECHNIQUES"