THE 127 Stage Combat: Quarterstaff
This course teaches students to employ quarterstaff attacks, defenses, avoidances and footwork in both long and short forms in choreographed fights. Students learn to reveal character and the nature of the weapon form within the context of the genre-specific fighting style of quarterstaff. Emphasis is on safety skills enabling the combatants to work effectively with other combatants. 12 (2 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hours)