Rapier and Armored Combat Practice
Thu, Oct 28th, 2010
5:30 PM

Location: Dells at UVa (behind Physics Bldg and Rufner Hall)

Fencing and heavy weapons fighter practice. New people are always welcome and encouraged to come give these martial skills a try. Contact Mike Dawson about armored combat, and Kirsten Neimann about rapier combat.

Directions

From East or West of Charlottesville: Take I-64 and exit at 118B (Rt. 29 N). Go almost two miles, and take the exit for Rt. 250 (Business) /Ivy Rd. At the top of the ramp, turn right toward Charlottesville. At the third traffic light, turn right onto Emmet St. (there is the Cavalier Inn - Best Western Hotel on the left). Follow (*) below

From South of Charlottesville: Come up Rt. 29 to the intersection with I-64, and follow the directions above for "From East or West of Charlottesville".

From North of Charlottesville: Take Rt. 29 south into Charlottesville. Eventually you will see an overpass where, if you get on you will stay on Rt. 29 heading south, and if you continue straight you will be on Rt. 29 Business (Emmet St). Keep going straight onto Emmet St. You will pass through 4 traffic lights and under a RR overpass. At the 5th traffic light you will be at the intersection of Ivy Rd (Rt. 250) / University Ave. and Emmet St. Keep going straight and follow directions from (*) below.

(*) Make your best way to the intersection of Emmet St and Ivy Rd/University Ave (there is a Best Western Cavalier Inn and a Chevron Station on the corners here). Go south on Emmet St toward the University. On your right, you'll see basketball courts. The Dell is the grassy area behind the courts. Parking is available in the Central Grounds parking garage. Limited free parking is located in the small lot behind the physics building. Parking in the two Curry School lots is restricted at all times.

Also go to MapQuest.com and get a map for 350 Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22903.