The Ring of Steel Action Theatre: Ithaca is a theatrical stunt group created to bring the "art of stage violence" to Cornell University and Ithaca College students as well as the Ithaca community via teaching and performances. Members begin their fencing training using bokken (or boken) and then advance to steel swords. We study rapier, rapier and dagger, broadsword, quarterstaff, and hand-to-hand combat. The club began in Spring 2003 and is a chapter of the The Ring of Steel Action Theatre located in Ann Arbor, MI.
Mondays 8-10 p.m. in Willard Straight's North Room
Thursdays 8-10 p.m. in Risley's Great Hall
New members are always welcome regardless of skill level or previous martial arts/fencing training . People with at least one of the following are encouraged to join:
- interest in swords/weapons
- desire to enhance their theatrical resume
- interest in learning something exciting and unique
- drooling reaction to pretty, shiny things
There will be special hand-to-hand training meetings held in the Risley music room in the future. When the weather is nice, we will have random practices outdoors. We have monthly movie nights where we view an action movie and examine the fight sequences and stunts. All of these will be announced in listserv emails.
To subscribe to the listserv, send an email to listproc@cornell.edu. Leave the subject blank and type subscribe TRoS-L first lastname in the body. Use your own name instead of first lastname.
Brief directions to meeting places.
Visitors are welcome. Stop by and see what we're all about.
Want to know more about joining? Interested in having RoSI perform at your event? Send questions to Jacob at jkl33@cornell.edu
