Sword Knight Boot Camp
About SKBC
SKBC is an event held strictly to address the hand-to-hand fighting aspects of Amtgard. There are no battlegames, quests, roleplaying, court, or gaming classes. Classes are held to instruct on different styles of Amgard combat (Single Sword, Florentine, Sword and Shield, etc.), as taught by a number of Swords Knights (a majority of which are Warlords).
Sir Guy Kasama came up with the concept of SKBC in early 2003. While discussing the idea with friends, the SKBC idea was fleshed out most notably by Sir Guy Kasama and Sir Cedric Pentacles. After talking the idea over with several other Knights, FWACK was created as the governing body behind SKBC, and the event was born.
Unlike many other events, the location for SKBC is not static, but instead changes where it is hosted every year. In 2003 it was hosted in the Iron Mountains, 2004 in the Emerald Hills, 2005 in Atlanta, GA in between Neverwinter, Winter's Edge, Goldenvale and Rising Winds, 2006 in Blackspire and 2007 In Cedar Rapids, IA Rosetta Pact. The organizing committee takes bids and chooses a site based on how good the bids are and how needed the instruction is in an area.
You can learn what you can to to help out with next years SKBC at the forum. Or on the E-Sam Forum.
SKBC 2003 (#1: Denver, CO) ("Got Warlord?")
SKBC 2004 (#2: Dallas, TX) ("Got Warlord?")
SKBC 2005 (#3: Atlanta, GA) ("Bring your own yak")
SKBC 2006 (#4: Seattle, WA) ("Stickfaith")
SKBC 2007 (#5: Cedar Rapids, IA) ("Ditch-field of Dreams")
SKBC 2008 (#6: Austin, TX) ("On the Shoulders of Giants")
SKBC 2009 (#7: Columbus, OH) ("Have Sword, Will Travel")
SKBC 2010 (#8: San Jose, CA) ("Walk Softly...")
SKBC 2011 (#9: Boston, MA) ("Live stick or die")
SKBC 2012 (#10: Albuquerque, NM) ("We'll make you famous")
SKBC 2013 (#11: Saint Louis, MO) ("Stickward, Ho!")
SKBC 2014 (#12: Salt Lake City, UT) ("Do you even Warlord, Bro")
SKBC 2015 (#13: Oak Harbor, WA) ("Discipline, Domination, Ditching: Stick")
Content from previous SKBC Classes
Leif and Guys's Counter Class
Arthon’s Sword and Board Class
Tar'get's Advanced Polearm Class
Clalibus' Body Mechanics Class
Glorious's Middle Madu Class
Derek Roth's Lefty-Fu Class
Glorious's Stabs and Feignts Class
Links
- Ten Things I Learned at Sword Knight Boot Camp by Randall
- SKBC Drill Book by Michael
- Tourney Fu – Thinking Like a Winner by Michael
- SKBC Notes: Train the Trainer, Part I by Michael
- SKBC Notes: Train the Trainer, Part II
- Notes: Train the Trainer, Part III
- history of SKBC
