Immerse Yourself in Six Days of Stav
Ice and Fire Summer Stav Camp 2012
July 2012, Northamptonshire, UK
The Summer Stav Camp is the time to focus completely on Stav training for six days. It is also your chance to train with Ivar Hafskjold and learn Stav first hand from the heir to the Hafskjold–Stav tradition. This is your opportunity to:
This is a rare opportunity so click here to read the terms and conditions and secure your place with a £50 deposit now
The 2012 Summer Stav Camp will be in two parts:
Applying Stav in the Real World
Exclusive Training with Ivar Hafskjold
Applying Stav in the Real World, Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th, offers courses in either Bushcraft/Survival or a Self–defence/Close Quarter Combat training. Each morning there will be a session of Stances, staff exercises and two person drills (these comprise the basics of Stav training). The day will then be devoted to training in one of the programmes offered. At the end of the day we will come back together for the Closing Stances. Both specialised programmes will be very Stav orientated.
The Applying Stav in the Real World programme will include evening talks and discussions on runelore, mythology and practical uses of runes such as rune counselling and bind runes. These sessions will be particularly useful to those new to Stav.
Whichever programme you choose you will learn greatly about Stav and how its concepts and principles can be applied to everyday life.
Bushcraft with Alex Fell–Bowers and Nigel Smith
Both Alex and Nigel have many years experience of Bush Craft skills and Survival techniques.
During the three day course you will cover theory and practial training in the following:
When you have booked you will be emailed with details of what you need to bring. If you require further information before booking please contact Graham using the link in the sidebar.
Close Quarter Combat Training with Graham Butcher
Graham has 35 years experience in martial arts and he has been training in Stav for 20 years since he met Ivar Hafskjold. He is currently attending Geoff Thompson's Master Class and will be a BCA recognised Self–protection instructor in July. Graham can teach you what does and what does not matter in your martial arts training. There is no one system that suits everyone but you can develop a practice that works for you. You will be shown how to develop exercises and a daily routine for your self–defence needs.
The Close Quarter Combat course will explore the paradox of studying violence in order to find peace and how to work with conflict in order to find harmony. There is a principle which says that you cannot create what you cannot destroy and vice-versa. So if we are going to create peace and harmony we also need to understand violence and discord. Martial arts training is a vehicle for understanding inner conflict so that we can seek peace and harmony within ourselves. From inner peace we can contribute to the creation of a harmonious community.
The training will consist of three main areas.
Complete beginners are welcome to join the programme although I would recommend attending day training courses in the mean time if you possibly can. If you already have experience of martial arts then you will find that this course will increase your understanding of what you already know and how to make the maximum use of it.
Those who commit themselves to this programme of training will receive a DVD showing the training exercises and how to work with them. They will also receive a pair of wooden training daggers for use on the course and subsequent practice.
Exclusive Training with Ivar Hafskjold, Friday 13th to Sunday 15th, will be an opportunity for advanced training in traditional Stav.
Ivar is the link to the Hafskjold Stav tradition and this is a rare opportunity to receive advanced training from him. Ivar learned Stav from members of his family and his lifelong practice of the art included 14 years training in Japan as well as daily practice of the stances and cutting exercises. All his life Ivar has taken responsibility for keeping the tradition alive. In order that more people can learn Stav first hand Ivar is teaching for three days at the Summer camp, as he does each year.
Each day Ivar will lead the stances so that you can see and follow doing the sequence with a true Stav Master. The advanced training includes practice with traditional weapons so that you can develop a high degree of skill and learn to see the lines as well as looking closely at the five principles. Ivar has also agreed to teach self–defence using both his experience in Akido and Aki–jutsu and the application of Stav principles.
Each day there will be a talk and discussion on an aspect of the Stav tradition. This year's talks will focus on the Norns, Urd, Verdandi and Skuld and it promises to be interesting and illuminating.
It is a great privilege to learn directly from Ivar and to hear him talk about his experiences, observe him in action and receive his direct instruction. However if you have no prior experience in Stav training then it is important that you read the note below before booking your place.
Please read the following and use the button below to secure your place
Ivar Hafskjold doesn't teach complete beginners these days. So if you want to attend the exclusive training with Ivar you will need to have some prior Stav training experience. You can gain this experience on day courses, evening classes or by attending the Applying Stav in the Real World programme in the first three days of the camp. If in doubt or to find out about training opportunities contact Graham for more information (please use contact link in sidebar). If you are a beginner and want to use the 2012 Stav Summer Camp to begin your Stav training then please attend all six days.
The Venue is a ten acre site of grassland and mixed woodland. It is located between Northampton and Leicester and a few miles East of Junction 19 on the M1. It is easy to get to and we are very grateful to the owner Don Kavanah for graciously hosting a Stav camp there.
A warning, the Summer Stav Camp is a camping course, as the name suggests, so it means six days under canvas (or more likely nylon these days). We will feed you well and take good care of you but you will need to know how to look after yourself out of doors. We have access to a marquee in case of bad weather and you are welcome to find yourself a bed and breakfast nearby if you can't face camping but you would miss a lot of the fun. If it is not possible for you to bring your own tent for some reason (For example if you are traveling by air from abroad) then we can lend you one, but please give us some advanced notice of your requirements.
Don't Delay Booking because there will only be thirty student places on this course and the early booking discount of £50 ends on the 30th of April. So secure your place by booking right now..
Tickets for the 2012 Stav Summer Camp are £205 however there is an early booking discount of £50 making the cost £155, if you book before the 30th of April 2012 There is a further discount of £10 for Ice and Fire members. If you just want to attend for 3 days then the cost will be £110.
Secure your place by clicking on the buy now button to pay your deposit of £50, When Ice and Fire has received your booking you will receive an email confirming receipt of payment, further information about the camp and further details on how to comple your payment by the 30th of June 2012. Looking forward to seeing you there in July.
Don't delay! places are limited and the early booking discount ends on the 30th of April.
