The Shenandoah Project
From IOSP
"We shall never cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time." -- T. S. Elliot
We gather together the top folks of our craft in the beautiful setting of the Shenandoah National park and spend seven days together, pushing the limits of the Art of the Sword to the very depth of our understanding. In the evening we sit around the fireplaces, and campfires enjoying the warmth of the camaraderie found in the sharing of ideas and knowledge of the Sword and the Pen. At the end of our time together we will publish our decade of work.
The Shenandoah Project is a ten-year journey that began in 2007. This workshop is a forum in which the most advanced practitioners can come together once a year and learn from one another, exploring the Art of the Sword. Master Teachers, Researchers and Advanced Movement Artists share in the wealth and depth of knowledge that is found in the historical traditions and fighting techniques from around the world, creating an opportunity:
1 - to explore the material on the highest possible level with the most experienced scholars and professionals of our craft;
2 - to develop in each other a comprehensive understanding of our research, techniques and process/methodology; and,
3 - to explore methods of learning that can bring a better understanding of the work.
The idea is a kind of "collective educational format" that will allow the workshop to serve the project participants through the entire year, in a journey of personal growth in scholarship, technique and process. Therefore the next year, the participants, having spent the interim in refinement, come back to the project, sharing and working at a higher intellectual and physical level than the year before.
Enrollment is limited to 25 participants (including instructors). The training will be on an advanced level, so plan to work and play hard. Every year builds on the previous one, so be sure to contact Brad Waller or another participant well in advance to get caught up on the concepts and techniques.
(edited from Shenandoah Project publicity material)
