Classes

Unarmed 101 (Basic)

No previous experience necessary.

Part of the core curriculum, this basic course teaches the essential foundation of unarmed stage combat: the basic tenets of safety (distance, eye contact, partnering), Geting Your Fierce On (Moving from Your Center), Effective Techniques for... slaps, punches, blocks, kicks, chokes, falls, hair pulls, and avoidances.

Eight two hour classes. $195 per student.

Badass 101 (Intermediate)

Prerequisite: Unarmed 101 (or 30 hrs study of basic unarmed technique elsewhere or the discretion of the teacher) and a willingness to be fierce!

This course builds on everything that you learned in an unarmed class and adds to your arsenal, by turning the amp way up! Pushing the envelope, the techniques explored will include: Submission Holds and Takedowns, Weapons Disarms, Elbow & Knee Strikes , Fighting With Your Hands Tied, & Dirty Tricks.

Six two hour classes. $170 per student.

The BASIC curriculum at En Garde Academy is quite rigorous, requiring students to have diligence, discipline, and the desire to perfect and push themselves further than they thought possible when they began. Although the class is "basic" don't confuse that with "slow or simple"--you will certainly be challenged! Focusing on a single discipline at a time, the building blocks for future excellence are carefully crafted.

The INTERMEDIATE curriculum builds on the basic foundation by encouraging students to learn the finer points of technique, to explore elements of style, and most importantly to begin overlapping disciplines. This interdisciplinary approach is usually framed by a specific style or genre.

The ADVANCED curriculum is also interdisciplinary, and has a continued emphasis on polishing technique with the goal of developing a nuanced performance. These classes are intended to be springboards into performance opportunities with En Garde Artists & Fight Crew.