Welcome
Sword School Wichita is a traditional Italian fencing school located in Wichita, KS.
We teach the three typical fencing weapons of foil, spada (épée) and sabre, as well as late 17th-19th century spada, and Radaellian sabre.
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Recent Updates and Announcements
It looks like online registration is back up and running for intermediate session, which starts on the 14th of June at 630p at edgemoor parks and rec. ![]()
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Remembering the American War Horse | American Battle Monuments Commission
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When World War I began in 1914 armies still relied primarily on horses for transportation. War required hundreds of thousands of horses and mules to pull and pack artillery, supplies, cavalry, communi...
Wichita parks and rec’s online signup is down due to the hacking attack the city suffered almost two weeks ago. ![]()
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Intermediate class for summer starts 6/14/24 and runs for 10 weeks at 630pm at edgemoor parks and rec facility. Until the cities system is back up, you can register in person at parks and rec. class fee is $71.00. ![]()
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As of today, the city was not taking cards, only cash or checks. If things change, I’ll update.
While I'm really only taking video for training review purposes at this point, I had a minute to put together something fun from the better parts of the raw video.
Keeping my point offline for safety, we tested the horses' reactions to impact sounds other than the blades striking each other. Here, attack from the left is parried in 3rd, riposte by direct cut to the inside face. Actions were kept nice and light.
Small steps taken toward a larger goal. I gave a sabre lesson on horseback for the first time yesterday.
Weather looks questionable for fencing tonight. Therefore: no fencing tonight at Columbine Park.
Reminder: Spring intermediate session starts this Friday. ![]()
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If you've not signed up and want to sign up, please do so before Friday so I don't end up with P&R asking why nobody has signed up and wanting to cancel.![]()
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No fencing at the park tonight. My allergies have had enough outside time recently. Maybe next week if tree pollen is lower.
Italian Cavalry in Kinemacolor (1912)
Italian Cavalry in Kinemacolor (1912)
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This film was made in original color by the Kinemacolor process.This film, titled "I plotoni nuotatori della terza divisione cavalleria comandata da S.A.R. i...