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Joey Costello
joey@heroes-for-hire.com
heroes-for-hire.com

I have a small group of people which are training year round in the art stage combat to perfect our craft. I am interested in meeting other like minded people in the south Florida area. We perform at the Florida Renaissance Festival in Deerfield Beach and Live Oak.
Listed: 11/10/2003

STAR Entertainment
SuncoastActingResource@comcast.net
www.SuncoastActing.com

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Listed: 05/19/2003
Updated: 01/26/2004
Theo Van Dam
Longwood, Florida
Phone: (407) 389-1039
vtheo@umich.edu

I have now been studying stage combat with Ring of Steel for eight months and would like someone to practice with while I am in Florida, May through August.
Listed: 04/25/2003
Futures Past
Sarasota, Florida
webmaster@futurespast.org
http://www.futurespast.org

Welcome to the world of Futures Past. Our guild performs as "Interactive Entertainers" for Medieval, Renaissance and Pirate Fairs throught Florida. We entertain as actors, characters and combatants. Also, Historical reenactments and Human Combat Chess Matches for Corporate and private entertainment.

Please browse through our site. Visit our Photo Galleries to see our members in action or the Events page to see upcoming fairs we will be performing in. We also have pages advertising goods from local merchants, words to music sung at these festivals, and links to other related sites you may be interested in.

Training classes every week! From Improvsational, to Sword, theater to Stunt shows. Futures Past has it all. Based in Sarasota, Fl. Meetings held every month.and here is the best part: all training for is free. Membership is likewise free.
Listed: 04/12/2002
Edge
Naples, Florida
nfn12871@naples.net
http://gator.naples.net/~nfn12871/

I'm interested in meeting those in south Florida who are familiar with theatrical fencing and swordplay. I would appreciate any contact in this regard. Thank you.
Listed: 10/23/2001
The Academy of Combative Arts
Kevin Daniels
2201 35th Ave N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Phone: 727-525-5270
academyofcombativearts@hotmail.com
http://geocities.com/academyofcombativearts/academy.html

The Academy of Combative Arts; for stage and screen Formerly known as 2Xtreme Entertainment; the Academy of Combative Arts has been teaching stage combat to students of all walks of life for many years. We have choreographed fights for stage, screen and renaissance festivals, as well as teach workshops for local schools and theater conferences. We are currently conducting classes at Lake Seminole Park in Pinellas Park on Sunday every week and also at the Roberts Adult Education Center on Mondays and Thursdays for the city of St. Petersburg Recreation Department. Everyone is welcome to watch classes and join in as well. Below is a brief bio on all of our instructors.

Kevin Daniels
Kevin is an eleven-year veteran of the Bay Area Renaissance Festival Human Chess Match Stunt Team. Kevin has not only performed for the Festival; he has also been an assistant director for five years. A student of the martial arts, Kevin was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1999 for showmanship. Kevin also teaches Stage Combat workshops to high schools and colleges throughout Florida and was a Stage Combat Instructor for the 1999 and 2000 Florida Theater Conference held in Lakeland, Florida. In 1998, Kevin was the fight director for the St. Petersburg Junior College Clearwater Facility?s production of ?Cyrano?. Kevin is also a member of the Carl Stone Self-Defense Unlimited Demonstration Team, and has performed in stunt shows for Busch Gardens Special Events in Tampa, Florida.

David Hendershot
An alumnus of the University of Miami, this two-year collegiate wrestling star has been a stunt man for the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Largo for twelve years. Dave has studied jujitsu for five years and he is a recent inductee into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame for Showmanship. In 1992, Dave had the honor of teaching at the Southeastern Theater Conference held in Tampa, Florida as an assistant instructor for Stage Combat, and he has also taught Stage Combat at the Florida Theater Conference held in Lakeland in both 1999 and 2000. Dave is a member of the Carl Stone Self-Defense Unlimited Demonstration Team, and has performed for the World Martial Arts Hall Of Fame and in stunt shows for Busch Gardens Special Events in Tampa, Florida.

Daniel Lentz
Dan has been a professional Martial Arts Instructor for Carl Stone Self Defense in Largo, Florida for over fifteen years, as well as being a Fight Captain for the Bay Area Renaissance Festival Human Combat Chess Match for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons. A two-time inductee into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame for Regional Instructor of the Year, Dan has also studied Film and Television Fight Choreography at Universal Studios Florida. He has also acted as a Choreographer/Fight Director for the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Demonstration Team. Dan was a Stage Combat Instructor for the 1999 and 2000 Florida Theater Conference held in Lakeland, Florida, and has choreographed and directed stunt shows for Busch Gardens Special Events in Tampa, Florida.
Listed: 07/09/2001
Thieves' Guilde
http://www.thieves-guilde.org

Located in Gainesville, Florida, the Thieves' Guilde practices medieval swordplay and performs a human chessmatch at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire. Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend. Visit our homepage for more information.
Listed: 03/22/1999
Updated: 02/26/2003
Leif Lundstrom
matthew@higital.com
2515 Reed Ave
Melbourne, Fl 32901
(407) 728-3838

I've choreographed 2 high school drama productions, and have been studying swordplay for 7 years
Gryf McKinney
McKinney@beaches.net
15412 Blue Springs Rd
Panama City, FL 32466
I've an interest in longsword/broadword fighting. I've a longsword and dagger, which I use for rapier and dagger technique, concerning which I've also an interest. I've got a bastard broad on the way and am looking for someone to practice with.

Listed: 09/23/1996
Rick Moore
The Royal Chessmen, Inc.

rbmoore@mia.pdc.cummins.com
http://www.royalchessmen.com
9320 SW 178th St.
Miami, FL 33157
(305) 254-9989

The Royal Chessmen, Inc. are the largest stage combat troupe in Florida It is composed of over 100 members and performs at most of the Festivals and Fairs in Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties.
The group has been in existance for over 16 years and boasts several members who are SAFD certified Actor/Combatants.
We hold weekly rehearsals and are open to anyone with an interest in stage-combat. We can also be a source for info on all upcomming SAFD workshops in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area.
Listed: 11/20/1996
Updated: 01/03/2005
Matthew Beach
7720 N.W. 5th Street
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 916-8333
MBeach7525@aol.com
members.aol.com/mbeach7525/resume/Resume.htm

I have been a member of The Royal Chessmen for 3 years. I am a member of our Fighters Academe, Choreographer for our shows this year. My skills include, Staff, Unarmed, Pole Arm, Long Sword, Dagger, Rapier. All of our instructors have taken SAFD and have passed it along to us. If you are in the area and would be intrested in joining us in a rehersal, please let me know.
Listed: 11/20/1996



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