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Heritage Lake Park

1 Heritage Dr, Rantoul, IL 61866

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Schedule:

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Do you have a class, discussion, or drill that you'd like to teach? Please contact our class coordinator Ursus.

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	General	Red	Yellow	Green	Blue
8 am	Site Opens
9am
10am				Not the Size That Counts
11am	Lunch Available			Looking Good
11:30am		Spear Craft
Noon			Lichtenauer's Cuts & Guards
1pm
2pm
3pm					Giving Advice with Consent
4pm					Creative Courtier
4:30pm
5pm	Thorbjorn's Favor
5:15pm	St Jude's Tournament
6pm	Potluck Dinner

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Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Class: It’s Not the Size of Your Body that Counts. It’s How You Use It
Instructor: Baroness Master Gwynneth Verch Ieuan
Description: It’s not the length of the sword nor the strength of the arm that wins the fight. It’s your body structure. Learn the essentials of how Italian fighting systems use body structure to win fights from Baroness Master Gwynn. All 5 and a half feet of her. Appealing for beginner and intermediate fighters.

Time: 11:00am - Noon
Class: Looking Good: The Theatrics of Fencing in the SCA
Instructor: Baron John Inchingham
Description: An overview of rapier combat as a GAME within the Society for Creative Anachronism, this fast-paced class, filled with insight and perspective, has been popular at Fencing Academies and Workshops since before Rapier Combat was a legal Middle Kingdom activity. Students are asked to bring fencing equipment and weapons but NO sparring will take place

Time: 11:30am - Noon
Class: Spear Craft
Instructor: Caballero Diego Matias Vargas
Description: An adaptive breakdown on how to be successful fighting with a spear. All inclusive, all welcome, beginner to advance. bring what you feel comfortable wearing

Time: Noon - 3:00pm
Class: Liechtenauers Cuts and Guards
Instructor: Armiger Magnus Gandr
Description: A brief tutorial of Johannes Liechtenauer's 16 cuts and the accompanying guards, followed by a running of cut drills. C&T padding and 2 handed sword suggested, but not required.

Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Class: Ways to Give Advice With Consent
Instructor: Lord & Lady Yrrsa the Revenant, CCK
Description: This class is a presentation about consent for giving advice, and ways to say no with a brief discussion at the end.

Time: 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Class: Creative Courtier
Instructor: Caballero Diego Matias Vargas
Description: This class is an out of the box thinking on repurposing items and how to use them to build a persona on a budget. What to look for second hand and places to keep an eye out for items you can use. Along with exploring options to further your narrative with your persona

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Tournament of St. Jude

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The Company of Saint Jude invites all who practice the Art of Defense to present themselves to the tournament list for a display of their scholarship, prowess and knowledge for the Company and attending populace.

Start Time: TBD

Format: TBD

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Thorbjorn's Favor

At the next Midlands Academy of Defense (August 29th, 2026) hosted by the Shire of Caer Gwyn, fencers will be asked to elect a new bearer of Thorbjorn's Favor. The current bearer is Mistress Maire ingen Dauith.

Thorbjorn's Favor is a traveling honor, created in remembrance of Master Thorbjorn the Greysides, awarded once a year to an attendee of the Midlands Academy of Defense. Citizens of the Middle Kingdom and of the kingdoms of Northshield, Ealdormere and Calontir are eligible. Those gentles who have already borne the favor (see list below) are not eligible to bear it again. The bearer is chosen each year by a vote of those fencers in attendance. Tie votes are decided by the previous bearer. The new bearer is asked to wear the favor until the next MAD, and to have their name added to the favor before passing it on to the new bearer.

BEARERS OF THORBJORN'S FAVOR:

1. Master John Inchingham the Fool, OL, OP;
2. Master Fritz von Bare, OL;
3. Sir Guillaume LaFort, KSCA;
4. Master Adam Comyn, MOD;
5. Master Alexander de Seton, OP;
6. Master Christian de Fournier, OL, MOD;
7. Master Mateo Montero de Madrid, MOD;
8. Warder Gallien le Cavalier de L'lle;
9. Master Philippe de Leon, OL, OP;
10. Mistress Moira MacGillavrey, OP;
11. Master Anton du Marais, MOD, OP;
12. Master Terrance of Tynedale, MOD, OL;
13. Master Kai Tseng, MOD;
14. Master Adhamh MacAoidh, MOD;
15. The Honorable Lord Liam Martini;
16. Defender Cecil DuPont, MOD;
17. Master Peter Grau von Bremen, MOD;
18. Defender Adam CarMychel, MOD;
19. Maestra Anna Reimer von Wolfenbuttel, MOD;
20. Mistress Azriel le Fey, MOD;
21. Sir Lucas Otto Gustav Oswald Stephan von Schnecke (called "Logos"), KSCA, OP, MOD, OL;
22. Master Gerard Montague, MOD;
23. Master Gwynneth verch Ieuan, MOD;
24. Maestro Raphael di Merisi, MOD;
25. The Honorable Lord Lucius Antonius Ursus;
26. Magister Roland de Sullane, MOD;
27. Mistress Maire ingen Dauith, OP.

Lunch

A lunch option is available on-site from 11am-2pm.

Cost: Free (Donation optional)

Menu

• Ham, Turkey, or peanut butter sandwiches
• Selection of chips
• Selection of fruit
• Cookies

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Dinner

There will be a potluck picnic dinner starting at 6:30 pm

Pickup lists remain open as mouths get filled - and friends laugh together as the evening draws on. It truly is a magical part of the event, and we invite you all to join us for it.

Disposable plates, forks, and cups will be provided. If you'd like to bring a dish, feel free to sign up HERE