Ivan Belička

Choreograph, teacher and advisor for historical fencing and fighting. Fencer in fencing performances and shows, warrior, horse rider, horse archer, fencing double in movies, organizer of historical reenactment events. He’s actively involved in historical fencing since 1993 and in organizing of related events since 1997. As a member of one historical fencing society, which was presided by him from 1996 to 2009 he participated as an active fencer or horse archer in a variety of historical reenactment events in several countries of Europe (Czech republic, Poland, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Hungary), as well as in innumerable performances, shows and events in Slovakia.

Achieved levels (Magisterium – school of European historical martial arts):

Certified fencer for fencing with historical weapons in a system of Ing. Peter Koza in ranks of Italian, German, Spanish, Sabre as well as Sword and Shield schools.

Other activities

 
  • Workshops and teaching of fencing with rapier and sabre (Slovakia, Turkey)
  • Lectures and seminars for theatre actors (Academy of performing arts Banska Bystrica 2007, 2010)
  • Organizer and lecturer of Magisterium Slovacum
  • The owner and art-director of Markepee s.r.o., the agency organizing historical reenactment events.
  • the organizer of First as well as following meetings of the chiefs of fencing societies in 90-ties as well as publisher of Journal of historical fencing in Slovakia (printed version 1998-2003, online version from 2002 until now at www.serm.sk

    • Fencing prizes

    Tournament at Zvolen’s castle

    Duel
    1st place: 2000,2008
    2nd place: 2001, 2011
    Fencing one against two
    1st place: 1998, 2001, 2006
    Archery
    2. miesto: 2012
    3rd place: 2004

    Baroque pentathlon

    1st place: 2005, 2006, 2007, (in following years he resigned from this ompetition and he participates as a judge )
    2nd place: 2004

    Horse archery

    2011 - Biga Turkey 6th place
    2012 - Legnica -Poland 3rd place - discipline of Genghis Khan