Octoberfest 2006

September 30th, Appleton, WI

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This is a shot of the crowd from the local paper. You can see our booth and banners on the left.

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Another photo from the newspaper. The caption under it read:

Spectators watch a demonstration of sword fighting tactics performed by members of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts (ARMA) during Octoberfest in downtown Appleton on Saturday, September 30, 2006.

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Our booth with roped off demo area, sword rack, lots of swords and banners flying.

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Zachariah, a volunteer, shows how easily he can move Aaron's sword at the point using only one hand. You can see how hard Aaron is fighting this by the flex in his blade.

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But he is having a much harder time moving Aaron's sword from his strong.

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Future ARMA members?

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Between demos we had the kids in for some hands on experience.

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Kids of all ages really liked trying the toe touch game.

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So close!