The course offers over 35 lessons on one-handed European weapons that both cut and thrust. It applies to swords such as sabre, spadroon, and rapier, and the principles apply across a wider range of swords. These swords can be seen in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Three Musketeers, and Cyrano.

We go over grip, stance, targeting, footwork, partner drills and above all: safety.

These lessons focus on the body and sword dynamics for swords held with two hands that do more cutting than thrusting, such as European longsword, Japanese katana, axes, and more.

We use these swords to drill diagonal footwork, attacks in opposition, two-handed grip, and more. These body dynamics can then apply to single-handed weapons when you need to look strong and stay in balanced and controlled.

Check out Kendall’s skills on display in Corridor Digital’s To the Death.

Sci-Fi sabers and other energy swords have become an increasingly popular sci-fi weapon in pop culture, and with many manufacturers offering quality products, it’s easy to get your hands on one.

More than 20 lessons bring you sword fighting realism more than the flow art aspect of this awesome sword. Pulling from Japanese sword, European point work, and Filipino stick fighting, we cover correct parries, cuts, thrusts, blade manipulations, footwork, and partner drills to make you look dangerous and dynamic while being safe for performance.

Kendall has taught stage and screen combat at elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as colleges, so he’s familiar with what young performers need to learn both fundamentally and practically. His fight choreography in theatre has won regional awards, showing he knows what’s needed for a successful performance.

This course provides a smooth and safe progression of 21 lessons for you and your students to follow, as well as notes and a quiz for students. This gives your students a solid and applicable foundation of concepts and drills in theatrical combat.

Use this resource however you need: for one month, a semester, throughout the school year, or to prep for a production. The low subscription rate makes these lessons an affordable choice for teachers anywhere, and gives access to a higher standard of dramatic action.

These video lessons are not a substitute for in-person instruction, but they do provide a solid addition to your curriculum, and can be used in tandem with other instructors.

Using two sword at once can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. With a wide range of double weapon patterns and partner drills, we explore the logic behind dual-wielding.

Whether it’s rapier and dagger, stick and knife, double katana, or longsword and axe, this course will help you understand how to use two weapons at once.

Kendall is a ranked instructor of Shinkendo Japanese Swordsmanship, a well-rounded and in-depth system of Japanese sword: the katana.

With his knowledge of De Longis Performance & Combat Arts, and his background in real Japanese sword, he will guide you through a curriculum covering drawing, re-sheathing, cuts, thrusts, Japanese-style footwork, partner drills, and more.