My goal for this workshop is to make sure you walk away with 2 new techniques in your repertoire. I’ll show and tell and after that we will drill, drill and drill.

We will work with 2 variations of a thumb grip duplieren, one landing with a cut and one with a thrust. Hopefully you’ll come back to me after the event, telling me you’ve tried it in sparring and it works.

Weapon: Longsword
Gear: Full upper body

Biography

Ties Kool started HEMA back in 2003. In 2015 he started the HVN, now one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands, where he is the head coach. Ties has been teaching and competing all over the world, ranking high in various weapons and teaching workshops in longsword, sabre and several other disciplines. He is mostly known for his tournament success, both as a fighter and as a coach. He has a background in kickboxing, powerlifting and a number of other sports. At the moment he is a personal trainer and nutrition coach in a gym in Helsinki.