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Bill Grandy
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 Posted: Tue 07 Sep, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: VAF welcomes Tom Leoni as our newest instructor! |
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Tom Leoni is no stranger in the community of Western Martial Arts. He's already well known for his thorough research methods and rigorous study of the Italian Renaissance Martial Arts. Tom is responsible for the translations and modern publications of the historical fencing masters Fabris, Fiore, Giganti, and most recently Manciolino. Tom's assiduous approach to teaching is well known, having taught the Italian arts internationally at seminars and WMA events all over for more than a decade.
So it is with great pleasure that I, on the behalf of the Virginia Academy of Fencing, welcome Tom Leoni as an official instructor within our Historical Swordsmanship program!
HistoricalHandcrafts.com
-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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Bill Grandy
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| Posted: Tue 07 Sep, 2010 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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In addition to the quality instruction that Tom brings along with him, VAF also has some other exciting things in the works, but I'm going to be a tease and leave it at that for the moment. More on that soon enough. 
HistoricalHandcrafts.com
-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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Jason Elrod
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Fantastic. Now you all just have to open a school in Winchester, VA! VAF is becoming one stop shopping for all of your historical fencing instruction needs. You have quite a solid program with David, Pam, and Tom. Can't wait to hear what you all have planned.
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William Goodwin
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grand news indeed....now if I were only closer to you folks.......
cheers,
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Pamela Muir
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Congratulations, Tom! Welcome aboard! Speaking from recent experience, I know you are a fantastic instructor and will be a marvelous addition to our program. 
Pamela Muir
Founder/Lead Instructor
Academy of Chivalric Martial Arts
"I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. He's gotta be strong, And he's gotta be fast, And he's gotta be fresh from the fight." ~Steinman/Pitchford
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Jean Thibodeau
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Yes congratulations Tom and I also wish all you folks would move to my neighbourhood. Or all have seminars walking distance from my house.   Or I win a lottery and could afford travelling to all the interesting training groups.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Christian Henry Tobler
Location: Oxford, CT Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Craig Shackleton
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Congratulations to VAF and to Tom. I greatly enjoyed being taught by Tom as an instructor and/or assistant instructor in a few workshops at Pennsic.
Ottawa Swordplay
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Jean-Carle Hudon
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Congratulations Tom, it was my pleasure to meet you at Pennsic . I enjoyed our conversation, and I do hope one day to participate in a workshop. Of course Virginia is a bit of a treck, but who knows...
Salut et à la prochaine,
Jean-Carle
Bon coeur et bon bras
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R D Moore
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Wow! It seems like a great point for living on the "right" coast! Have you considered expanding to the Pacific Northwest? Portland for sure, and maybe even Seattle?
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation" ...Gen. Douglas Macarthur
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Bill Grandy
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| R D Moore wrote: | | Have you considered expanding to the Pacific Northwest? Portland for sure, and maybe even Seattle? |
That might be a bit too much of a commute to teach at all of those places for me. One location is certainly about all I can handle!
HistoricalHandcrafts.com
-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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David Teague
Location: Anchorage, Alaska Joined: 25 Jan 2004
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Congrats my friends!
Hey R D,
There are Historic Fencing instructors in both Portland and Seattle. PM me if you don't know of them,
Cheers,
David Teague
This you shall know, that all things have length and measure.
Free Scholar/ Instructor Selohaar Fechtschule
The Historic Recrudescence Guild
"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou's sword art is with me; Thy poleaxe and Thy quarterstaff they comfort me."
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R D Moore
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Thanks David. Academia Duelatoria with Jeff Richardson is local here and Northwest Fencing Academy with Sean Haynes in Eugene are great schools. I wanted to extend a compliment to Bill and Tom. I think that's an awsome combination of talent in one location. If I offended any Northwesterners, it wasn't intentional- old cowboys (Idaho) sometimes are a bit blunt.
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation" ...Gen. Douglas Macarthur
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Ed Toton
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This is a standard topic