Instructor Symposium

Esfinges’ is proud to present it’s first international Historical European Martial Arts Instructor Symposium. The Symposium was created as part of the Give a Girl a Sword project brings together 14 women and nonbinary instructors from all over the world to talk about their HEMA experience and answer questions of other fencers, hoping to help a better and bigger sword community.

Timestamps

Introduction

00:00:00 About Esfinges & Give a Girl a Sword

00:01:13 About the Symposium and how to join

00:02:14 Meet the Instructors

Game Time!

00:10:50 Weapons

00:12:21 Experience in HEMA

00:15:04 React to the Statement: Introduction to Diversity & Inclusivity

00:20:22 Keys to create a more Inclusive Club

00:20:55 How to better promote your club

00:30:13 How to make newcomers feel welcome

00:37:50 Being a better and more inclusive instructor, normalize diversity and address body differences

00:52:20 Keys to a healthy club culture & supportive students

00:59:25 How to allow students to grow and evolve within the Club

Q&A's

01:06:12 Lack of Control, Patronizing, and How to deal with "I don't fight women" wisely & calmly.

01:16:30 How to better integrate students

01:19:30 Crying: what it means and how to deal with it

01:26:09 Adrenaline: It's not the same for everyone

01:30:16 We are instructors too!

01:31:30 Impostor Syndrome!

01:39:00 Learning/Fencing Plateaus & how to deal with them

01:44:45 How to get past sparring fear

01:50:45 The ideal HEMA student: what are their qualities?

01:55:19 Competitive vs Casual students: do you teach them differently? yes/no why?

02:02:12 How to efficiently coach and, Is coaching just for tournaments?

02:11:12 Do you approach sparring differently when you are trying to learn a technique vs when you try to perform?

02:15:02 How to add a new technique to your toolset successfully

02:20:15 Setting goals for your self

02:25:00 Recommended activities for cross-training

02:31:50 What advice do you wish you were given when you started as an instructor?

02:39:45 Closing thoughts

02:41:07 Credits

Esfinges

Esfinges

We are the first female international HEMA network, created to unite and support women martial artists, as well as to encourage more women to take up the practice of Historical European Martial Arts.

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