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Single Combat Workshop -- The Duel
One-on-one combat with spear, sword, and shield. The Homeric duel: trash talk, javelin throw, close with swords, finish the job. I fought the greatest warriors of Troy in single combat and never lost. Tip: Study your opponent before you fight him. Watch how he moves, which foot he leads with, where his shield drops.
Character Development Workshop -- Who Is Your Hero?
A screenplay is only as good as its main character. In this workshop we build characters from the inside out: dramatic need, point of view, attitude, change. I'll make you answer four questions about your protagonist that will unlock your entire story.
Screenplay by Syd Field (Annotated Copy)
My personal annotated copy of Screenplay -- the book that's been called the bible of screenwriting. Margin notes from 30 years of teaching. Dog-eared pages. Coffee stains from late nights at Musso & Frank. Read it, return it, write your script.
Tanegashima Matchlock Musket (Replica)
Japanese matchlock musket, based on Portuguese originals that arrived in 1543 -- the year I was born. Within 50 years, Japan had more firearms than any country in Europe. At Sekigahara, guns decided the battle. This replica fires black powder blanks for demonstration.
Script Coverage & Notes -- Professional Feedback
Send me your screenplay (120 pages max). I'll read it, write detailed notes on structure, character, and dialogue, and return a 3-page coverage report. I've read over 2,000 screenplays for Cinemobile Systems and another 2,000 for the Royal Swedish Film Institute. I know what works.
The Paradigm Workshop -- 3-Act Structure Masterclass
The workshop that changed screenwriting worldwide. In four hours, I break down the three-act structure using your favorite films. You'll never watch a movie the same way again. Bring a film you love and I'll show you its skeleton. Tip: The first ten pages are everything -- that's where the reader decides to keep going or toss your script.
Japanese Castle Design Seminar -- Defensive Architecture
Concentric baileys, stone walls, murder holes, and the famous curved walls that prevent climbing and deflect cannonballs. Edo Castle was my masterwork. This seminar covers Japanese castle design from the Sengoku period through the Edo period. Tip: A castle should make the attacker solve ten problems to reach you. Each problem costs him men.
Sekigahara Battle Study -- Winning Before the Fight
A detailed analysis of the Battle of Sekigahara, 1600. How I spent months before the battle buying defections, planting doubts, and ensuring that half the enemy army would betray their commander on the field. When the fight started, the outcome was already decided. Tip: The battle is the last resort of the strategist. If you must fight, you have already failed at something.
Bronze Cuirass & Greaves (Mycenaean Style)
Beaten bronze cuirass (breastplate and backplate), bronze greaves, and boar's tusk helmet. Mycenaean warrior gear from the age of heroes. The bronze is functional -- it stops a blade. The boar's tusk helmet took hundreds of tusks to make. Wear it and feel what my warriors wore on the plains of Troy.
Film Fight Choreography Session
Learn to design fight scenes for camera. Real combat is ugly. Screen combat is poetry. I'll show you camera angles, timing, and how to sell a punch that misses by six inches. Every fight tells a story -- what's yours?
Philosophy of Martial Arts Workshop -- Small Group
Small group session (max 6). We discuss Tao Te Ching, Krishnamurti, and the connection between combat and self-knowledge. Tip: Knowing is not enough, you must apply. Willing is not enough, you must do. Bring a notebook.
Plains War Shield (Buffalo Hide, Painted)
Thick buffalo hide shield, heat-shrunk and painted with personal medicine symbols. At proper thickness, buffalo hide stops arrows and can deflect a musket ball at distance. The painting is not decoration -- it is protection medicine. This is a training replica. Respect the tradition.
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