Sword Geekery and Stunts, with Jared Kirby

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Jared Kirby is a fight director and stage and screen combat instructor at the New York Combat for stage and screen. He’s a stuntman on shows such as Law and Order, The Equalizer, Bluebloods, and Gotham. We talk about how Jared got interested in stage combat, and the most dangerous stunt he has ever done.

Jared is also Maestro d’Armee with the Martinez Academy, editor of the first published translation of Capoferrro and of the re-publication of Angelo's The School of Fencing and of Vincentio Saviolo’s Of Honour and Honorable Quarrels. He also re-published McBane’s The Expert Swordsman’s Companion, and has co-authored Staging Shakespeare's Violence. We have a geek out about Capoferro’s 1609 treatise, and you can find the pictures on the blog at https://swordschool.com/podcast/sword-geekery-and-stunts-with-jared-kirby/ 

He was one of the founders and organizers of the International Swordplay and Martial Arts Convention, my first international gig back in 2001, which morphed into CombatCon, which he continues to run.

Jared gives a shout out to my SwordPeople social media platform. If you haven’t yet joined, click here to join your fellow sword people: https://swordpeople.com/

To find out more about Jared, see: https://www.jaredkirby.com/

Stunt Reel: https://youtu.be/litxb97CQZc

Sword Skills Reel: https://youtu.be/HhOAkUmz_08

Books:

https://www.amazon.com/Italian-Rapier-Combat-Ferros-Simulacro/dp/178438691X/

and

https://www.amazon.com/Staging-Shakespeares-Violence-Fight-Domestic/dp/1526762404/