Stav International. Stav is the name given to the collected cultural teachings passed down in the Norwegian Hafskjold family, whose current head is Ivar Hafskjold.
He began teaching outside of the family in 1992. The name Stav comes from the Norwegian »sette stav», which was the expression used for the performing of the rune stances as Ivar grew up. Today the term Stav is used for the tradition as a whole. Stav is a system of recommendations, crafted from the experiences of many generations. Stav Australia - About us. Stav Heimbu: Teachings. Stav (Runic Martial Arts) Stáv is a Nordic style of martial arts based upon runic postures, using the 16 runes of the Younger Futhark Each of the runes can be found within the Stáv symbol above.
"Stáv (pronounced st-arv) is a traditional European system which is designed to improve the mind body and spirit. It has been maintained and developed for over 44 generations by the Norwegian Hafskjold family. "Although based on an ancient philosophy, Stáv is a dynamic and evolving system that can be adapted to meet the requirements of the individual in today's world. The principles have now been made available to a wider audience in order to preserve and enhance the system for future generations". by Mark Alex Pidd Stáv - Tradtional European Philosophy "[A] recent discussion on the origins of the term Stáv has been interesting and no doubt for some people confusing, so here goes with an attempt to explain things - I trust Ivar will correct any errors I may make here. Stav - Einherjar Vé, Hull, England.
Stav Seated Rune Stances. Stav Runes Notebook. Runen_Buch.pdf (application/pdf-objek) Ivar Hafskjold is a man currently living in UK.
He has been training all his life in the relatively unknowed art of Stav. He is now a leading authority in this fighting style which he the 44th generation of master. What is Stav? Traditionally the origin of Stav goes back to the 4th century AD, though there is no way of proving this. The system is a compilation of ancient North-European, pre-christian knowledge that includes among others medicine, crafts, philosophy, magic, mythology and martial arts. What is a rune? Can you describe the way you train? However. if one wants to develop the martial aspect of Stav, one starts training with weapons; the two main teaching ones being the walkingstick and the staff. Later there are five principles of strategy being taught and the student will then develop his or her own tecniques using the stances or combinations of stances. Self defence using the five principles of Stav.
Ivar hafskjold DVDS. A set of two DVDs featuring Ivar Hafskjold.
The first consists of a 55 minute interview during which Ivar talks about Stav, his family who taught it to him and about how it has affected his life and why he decided to teach it outside of the family. The second consists of 30 minutes showing Ivar's personal training approach including the Stances, solo weapon training and demonstrating the five principles drills with a partner. See below for full contents lists. In the Interview Disc Ivar talks about all aspects of Stav including: What he considers Stav to be.How Stav came into being.How he learned Stav as a young man.Training in Japan.Why he decided to teach Stav outside of the family.What are runes?
In the Training Disc Ivar demonstrates: The set costs £15 sterling and postage costs vary depending upon location. Stav. "Stav is a system to train the mind to see reality.
The underlying concept of reality is the web which holds everything together in all dimensions including time. " This book deals with Stav, the puzzling "ancient secret family religion/martial tradition from Northern Europe". I found this book difficult to review, as most of it is totally implausible. The book is also very short, and rather shallow in some ways, and (apparently) not a very good presentation of the system.