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About the Shire of Darach
The Shire of Darach is the local chapter of the SCA, the Society for Creative Anachronism. The SCA is a non-profit 501(c) society dedicated to research and re-creation of elements of the Middle Ages and Renaissance history.
We are also a part of the Kingdom of Caid, one of nineteen "kingdoms" or major geographical units of the SCA. There are an estimated 35,000+ people involved in the SCA around the world.
The Shire of Darach hosts up to an average of 10-15 or more meetings, workshops (such as cooking, herbal, textiles, or woodworking), and practices a month, and between 3-5 major events a year.
Shire Meetings (1st Thursdays) are held once a month, during which we discuss business items. Fighter practice (Sundays) encompasses both Armoured Combat and Rapier Fence. Armoured Combat is an "unchoreographed martial art," recreating swordplay of the middle ages, using rattan swords, shields, and a variety of other secondary weapons. Rapier Fence (Sundays) is medieval Fencing in the round, using foil, rapier, musketeer, or schlager (no saber).
Fighter practices are held out at Via Marina park, Oxnard, on nearly every Sunday from 12 noon until about 3 or 4 pm. please contact the Armoured Combat or rapier fence host to confirm practices. Be sure to check in with hosts when it's been rainy, because sometimes there are alternate indoor fighter practice locations available on occasion.
