Comrades,
We live in challenging times.
I am incredibly grateful for all the times we had together at Sword Class NYC: we trained. We built a new training space. We trained some more. We partied. We expanded our realm of study from Longsword to messer, sword and buckler, spear, saber, and ringen. We experienced the excitement of tournaments.
We collectively owe everyone at SCNYC, and especially Tristan, Raab, and Sara a huge thank you for their time, blood, sweat, tears, and many sacrifices they’ve made to help us create this space and build this community.
Moving forward, I want to reassure everyone that we will continue to be doing what we do best: be a community of awesome people with a bad-ass sword habit.
There is still much work to be done in hammering out the details, but here is what I know and what I can personally offer you at the moment:
- The Discord channel is here to stay! If you’re not already a member, let us know, and we can add you.
- The Lecture / Ask Me Anything and Virtual Class Sessions will continue!
- TZLongsword and Squinting Rabbit will continue to produce amazing training materials!
- I am currently working with everyone to see how we can move forward to provide in-person classes. Please be patient!
This being said, running two virtual sessions a week, plus [at least one] in-person class is a lot for any individual.
I’m currently looking to restructure our current schedule; I know Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday have been long carved out in terms of classes, but I don’t want to automatically commit to those times without your input.
The more information I have, the better my choices can be for everyone!
As I mentioned before, there are still a number of details to work out; there is a lot more work to do, and there will be many opportunities to contribute to this process!
Thank you all for the outpouring of support, and I look forward to fencing with you all again soon!
Hugs,
Peter
