Check out this NY Times article (9-4-11) about the Martinez Academy and me.
Upcoming Workshops & Events
January 16th-February 20th, 2012 - Teaching Shakespeare's S(words); a six week text and combat course with Seth Duerr of York Shakespeare Company. For more info check out the YSC website and to register go here.
January 17th-March 27th, 2012 - Teaching 4 courses for the Leonia Rec Department. Details are
here.
The times that were, the times that are, and the times that may be...
...and how to kick butt in all of them! Where can you find fans of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Steampunk, Dark Fantasy, Cosplay, Comics, The Golden Age of Piracy, and Speculative Fiction?
Ok, a lot of places -- BUT, where can you find them armed with swords, maces, clubs, spears, knives, and other weapons of the West? Why, at CombatCon, of course! Imagine a place where fans of all genres can rub elbows with armed and armored martial artists, and try their hand at cracking a whip, throwing a dagger, felling an opponent with a two-handed sword, or defeating the zombie horde with a crowbar and a shovel. Yes folks, that place exists -- and it's called
CombatCon: Where History and Fantasy Meet! Not to mention the opportunity to hang with old friends and make some new ones. And where else could all this happen besides Las Vegas, one of the most action-packed vacation destinations in the US?
Participants from all over the US and abroad will come together in New York City to train for one intensive week with the Art of Combat company in the skills needed to create extraordinary fights for stage and screen. Classes (taught by Jared Kirby, John Lennox and Kyle Rowling) will include stage combat, historical fencing, acting the fight, finding your angles and much more. The workshop will culminate in a show that will be performed in New York City.
This workshop is an immersion into the AoC company which has been actively transferring historical combat styles to stage and film for over a decade. Members are trained in historical combat styles and learn how to make them safe and replicable for stage and screen. Our training and expertise has enhanced theatre, film and TV with authentic and realistic combat sequences all around the world.
The week is structured so that you will get the most out of it. You can register at one of three levels, based on your skill level and what you want to learn: “Combatant”, “On Track” or “Fight Director”.
Dec ??, 2012 - Jan ??, 2013 - Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Conference in Banff, Canada http://www.paddycrean.com
Current Productions
Fight directed the epic battle to end The Otherworld film which is now in post production. Click below to see rehearsal and production pictures:
Old News
January 14th-15th, 2012 - Teaching a rapier workshop for Blood & Iron in Vancouver. Saturday will be Deconstructing Capo Ferro and Sunday is Spanish rapier.
November 19th-20th, 2011 - Teaching an Italian rapier workshop for AEMMA in Toronto.
October 5th- November 9th, 2011 - Teaching Shakespeare's S(words); a six week text and combat course with Seth Duerr of York Shakespeare Company. For more info check out the YSC website and to register go here.
October 6th-30th, 2011 - Fight Director for a production of Titus Andronicus produced by the Folding Chair Classical Theatre.
September 10th, 2011 - Playmaster for an Instant Shakespeare Reading of Macbeth. Performance is at the NY Public Library Epiphany Branch 228 East 23rd St. at 1pm.
Participants from all over the US and abroad will come together in New York City to train for one intensive week with the Art of Combat company in the skills needed to create extraordinary fights for stage and screen. Classes (taught by Jared Kirby, John Lennox and Kyle Rowling) will include stage combat, historical fencing, acting the fight, finding your angles and much more. The workshop will culminate in a show that will be performed in New York City.
This workshop is an immersion into the AoC company which has been actively transferring historical combat styles to stage and film for over a decade. Members are trained in historical combat styles and learn how to make them safe and replicable for stage and screen. Our training and expertise has enhanced theatre, film and TV with authentic and realistic combat sequences all around the world.
The week is structured so that you will get the most out of it. You can register at one of three levels, based on your skill level and what you want to learn: “Combatant”, “On Track” or “Fight Director”.
July 8th & 9th, 2011 - Fight Directing a collection of fight scenes ranging from Shakespeare to Jedi Knights. Each scene is performed with a twist and choreographed in the unique style of Art of Combat fight directors. The evening will be action packed!
Fights Directed by: Brian Brockenshire, Jared Kirby, John Lennox, Kyle Rowling and Karl Sine
Featuring: Performers from all over the US, Canada and Australia.
7:30pm ACCESS THEATER, 380 Broadway (two blocks south of Canal Street). Suggested donation is $10 ($5 Students/Seniors)
Be a part of the action like never before! Learn how to fight scurvy knaves on the high seas, uncover Sherlock Holmes' "Science of Self-Defense," or hone your skills under the watchful eye of a real Jedi. Whatever your favorite flavor of mayhem, some of the best Western Martial Arts instructors in the world will help you take your skills to the next level at CombatCon!
And if the middle of the melee isn't your favorite place to be, don't worry: we've got plenty of other fantastic (and family-friendly!) activities, too, including panels with featured guests, a film festival, a costume contest, a Time-Travelers' ball, zombie makeup makeovers, and more. Not to mention the opportunity to hang with old friends and make some new ones. And where else could all this happen besides Las Vegas, one of the most action-packed vacation destinations in the US?
June 4th, 2011 - Playmaster for an Instant Shakespeare Reading of Much Ado about Nothing. Performance is at the NY Public St. Agnes, 444 Amsterdam Ave at 81st St at 1pm.
Dec 28th, 2010 - Jan 4th, 2011 - Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Conference in Banff, Canada http://www.paddycrean.com
Evolution and Revolution – how our forms have evolved from the teachings of past Masters. In the areas of Historical Martial Arts, Movement Studies, Stage Combat, Fight Direction and Stunts, we are all going through a huge boom in development and in turn our areas of study are finding a wonderful renaissance. This renaissance reveals itself in the study and presentation of work which has been borne out of the amazing work over the last 30 – 40 years.
Jan 15th-16th, 2011 - Teaching a Martial Combat for Stage and Screen workshop for DEMAS in San Jose, CA. Participant review: "An excellent class, taught by a patient, knowledgeable and creative person with a wonderful sense of humour. I learned and experienced more than I ever thought possible." - Julianna Ui Niall
Dec. 11th, 2010 - Performing Octavius Caesar in an Instant Shakespeare Reading of Antony & Cleopatra.
Nov 27th-28th, 2010 - Teaching an Italian rapier workshop called "What to do when you know they know" for AEMMA in Toronto.
Oct 30th- Nov 13th, 2010 - Fight Director and Banquo for an Off-Broadway production of MacBeth at the Clurman on Theatre Row. Produced by York Shakespeare.
Oct 30th- Nov 13th, 2010 - Fight Director for Richard II. Produced by York Shakespeare.
Sept 3-6th, 2010 - International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention in Detroit, MI http://www.theismac.org
Participants can choose from over 50 classes on almost any Western Martial Arts subject. Classes are always offered on the fundamental weapon systems and masters but we also present unique classes such as Carpathian mountain axe, Edwardian Bicycle Self Defense and Germanic Dueling Shields. Please check out Past Schedules for a better idea of the extensive variety we offer.
July 8th-Aug 1st, 2010 - Fight Director for this production of Cyrano produced by Hudson Warehouse Theatre. From a review: The seemingly endless battle when Cyrano legendarily took on a hundred opponents is a tour de force choreographed by fight director Jared Kirby, who's a genius at this sort of thing.
Participants from all over the US and abroad will come together in New York CityJuly 5th – 11th, 2010 to train for one intensive week with the Art of Combat company in the skills needed to create extraordinary fights for stage and screen. Classes (taught by Jared Kirby and John Lennox) will include stage combat, historical fencing, acting the fight, finding your angles and much more. The workshop will culminate in a show that will be performed in New York City.
This workshop is an immersion into the AoC company which has been actively transferring historical combat styles to stage and film for over a decade. Members are trained in historical combat styles and learn how to make them safe and replicable for stage and screen. Our training and expertise has enhanced theatre, film and TV with authentic and realistic combat sequences all around the world.
The week is structured so that you will get the most out of it. You can register at one of three levels, based on your skill level and what you want to learn: “Combatant”, “On Track” or “Fight Director”.
March 27th, 2010- Classical Open Tournament in West Palm Beach, FL.
Director for this event.
Feb 13-15th, 2010- The Western Washington WMA Workshop in Seattle, WA.
Teaching a 9 hr. track entitled "The Martial Art of Stage Combat" with Brad Waller.
Partial review from Kevin Inouye of Fight Designer LLC: Any actor would be blessed to have Jared [Kirby] helping them delve in to the moments when their character becomes involved with violent action, and any director will benefit from his knowledge not just of martial concepts, but of what makes for strong, interesting choices. Those choices are informed by his studies of martial arts, but also of dramatic and psychological approaches to violence that might have nothing to do with what we think of traditionally as "martial arts".
Participants from all over the US and abroad came together into train for one intensive week with the Art of Combat company in the skills needed to create extraordinary fights for stage and screen. Classes taught by Jared Kirby and John Lennox.
July 9th-Aug 2nd, 2009 - Fight Director for this production of Hamlet produced by Hudson Warehouse Theatre. You can view a clip of my work on this production at:
A weeklong immersion into Italian or Spanish rapier with classes 8 hours a day and lectures held every night. Maestro Ramon Martinez, Maestro Jeannette Acosta Martinez, Jared Kirby and Antone Blair teach the world's only weeklong camp for serious students of historical rapier fencing.
As always, this camp will serve as an introduction to the art for those with no previous fencing experience, in a safe and friendly learning environment. Anyone wanting a solid foundation for the study and practice of this demanding art should not miss this unique opportunity.
This camp also remains the best opportunity for experienced rapier fencers to hone their skills and improve their understanding of the concepts, techniques, tactics and theory of either the Italian or Spanish systems of 17th century rapier fencing. Any experienced student or instructor of rapier fencing cannot afford to miss this week of intensive training.
August 4th - 6th, 2009 - The Shenandoah Project in Skyland Resort, VA
May 21st - May 25th, 2009 - International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention in Detroit, MI http://www.theismac.org
Come celebrate the 10th annual ISMAC! With 48 classes offered over the course of 4 days, tournaments, lectures and free fencing, this promises to be an amazing Western Martial Arts event. You can the complete schedule online. Some of the classes offered are in Unarmed Combat, Pugilism, Knife, Longsword, Sword & Buckler, Rapier, French Smallsword, Messer, Pirate weapons and even Bicycle Self Defense!
You will find class descriptions for every class on the schedule and feel free to email me with any questions you may have.
From 7pm-9pm we will present the weapons taught at the Academy for the public. After this introduction you will have the opportunity to try one of them out!
March 21st - 22nd, 2009 - Spanish Rapier Workshop in Milwaukee, WI
Learn the skills needed to perform extraordinary fights in ongoing classes which offer individualized training. Want a "crash course" instead? Enroll in a one to six week intensive course. Click above for details.
Get the training you need. Whether it's a knife fight for an upcoming film or swordwork for a Shakespeare production, we can get you ready! Jared offers training in unarmed, knife, longsword, sword & shield, axe, rapier, small-sword, sabre, short-sword, quarterstaff, spear, improvised weapons and much more.
For details on private instruction or weekend seminars click above.
Recently mentioned in the New York Times: "an expert in the Spanish and Italian rapiers, [Jared] works as a film and theater consultant, training actors and arranging dueling scenes." Read the full article and other press by clicking above.
Fights that excite an audience, define a character
and move a plot. Incorporate realistic violence into
your film, TV or stage production!
About Jared…
Jared Kirby has been involved in Western Martial Arts and Combat for Stage & Screen for over fifteen years. He has trained across the US and Europe with some of the finest instructors in these Arts.
He currently teaches fencing at SUNY Purchase and is a certified instructor through the Martinez Academy of Arms. Jared also has an ongoing Combat for Stage & Screen class in New York City.
He teaches a variety of workshops across the US and around the world including Canada, England, Scotland, Finland and Italy.
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