Rapier & Lantern: Fighting in Low Light
  ⏱️ Duration: 90 minutes
🎓 Head Instructor: Tim Guerinot
🗡️ Required Equipment: Full rapier gear + a lantern

This workshop dives into the unique challenges of fencing with a lantern in hand—a rarely practiced skill with deep historical roots. You’ll explore how bouts change when one fencer controls the light and the other doesn’t, how to adapt tactics across lighting conditions (moonlight vs. full dark), and how to keep your fencing grounded when visibility drops.

We’ll cover practical mechanics for using a lantern both defensively and offensively—without letting it become a liability. Expect hands-on drills to test movement, targeting, and awareness under limited visibility.

Required for Evening Melee

• ⚔️ This class is required to participate in the free evening Rapier & Lantern Team Melee later that night.

Important Notes

• 🎟️ This ticket reserves your seat in this workshop only

• 🧾 Participants must also purchase event admission