MISSION STATEMENT
Swordplay Symposium International is a not-for-profit organization, created to
encourage appreciation of Western military and civilian swords and hand weapons and to
promote historical knowledge of their martial usage.
Swordplay Symposium International will host a biannual conference of historical Western
martial arts. The Conference will provide a forum for members and guests to present
papers; give demonstrations; and share insights, discoveries, theories, and information
among colleagues and fellows in a cordial and positive environment.
Swordplay Symposium International will further these goals by publishing both a
biannual "Symposium Proceedings" and an annual journal, SPADA,
comprised of scholarly articles and practical instruction regarding Western swordplay and
related martial arts.
Bylaws of the Swordplay Symposium International
- Swordplay Symposium International (hereafter SSI) will be incorporated in the State of
Illinois as a not-for-profit organization created to promote historical knowledge of
Western military and civilian hand weapons and their martial usage.
- Issues of military history, personal combat, armor history and usage, dueling, and
martial horsemanship will be considered relevant related topics by SSI.
- SSI shall not reflect any concern with modern sport fencing,
staged/choreographed-fighting, ballistic weapons, or non-European martial systems.
Membership
and Structure
- SSI shall be led by a Directorate comprised of a Director and three Associate Directors.
The SSI Directorate will be responsible for all membership, publication and conference
planning details.
- The Directorate shall be guided by an Advisory Council comprised of distinguished
teachers and practitioners of historical fencing methods, researchers and scholars of
Western arms and armor usage, and various select academic disciplines related to Western
hoplology.
- Advisory Council members shall be invited to join by the Directorate, and shall hold
their positions for life, until voluntary retirement, or special termination by the
Directorate.
- Advisory Council members lend their expertise, advice and assistance to the Directorate
on a voluntary basis.
- Council members will be invited to participate in SSI proceedings and round-table
discussions with the Directorate on the future course of SSI and its publications.
- Council members shall receive free subscriptions to all SSI publications.
- The at-large membership of SSI shall consist of subscribers to the
journal, SPADA. Subscribers shall receive special consideration for
admission and participation in SSI events.
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