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 )
Movie projects
- Bir Zamanlar osmali – Kyiam (teacher of fencing, fencing choreography, horse riding acts, fencing acts)
- Bir Zamanlar Osmali – Sir Kanunu 2011 (fencing acts, horse archery)
- FATIH 1453(Aksoy movies Tukey) 2011 fencing choreography, fencing acts
- WARTA (short movie, Markepee,s.r.o) 2011 production, directing, choreography of fencing and stunt acts
- Drotári do sveta za šťastím putujú – movie for children for Slovak national television network,( co-writer, fencing)
- Documentary movies for Slovak national television network STV (Televíkend 5 x 2006- 2011, 2017), fencing acts
- Turks under the Wien 2008 (fencing acts)
Theater projects
- Archa úmluvy – DJGT Zvolen, directed by M. Babjak, fencing choreography I. Belička, – 2000
- The Puritans – opera in 3 acts, State opera Banská Bystrica, directed by Z. Lacková a. h., fencing choreography I. Belička a. h. – 2001
- Fedora – opera in 3 acts, State opera Banská Bystrica, directed by Michal Tarant a. h a. h., fencing choreography I. Belička a. h. – 2001
- Romeo a Júlia – balet in 3 acts, State opera Banská Bystrica, directed by Robert Balogh a.h., fencing choreography I. Belička a. h.
Author and co-author of the projects
- Magisterium – the school of European historical martial arts in Slovakia (in cooperation with ing. Koza) since 1998
- Organizer of Tournament at Zvolen’s castle 1998, 2000 -2014 (since 2004 just the competition section)
- Since 2004 in cooperation with fencing society organizer of Baroque pentathlon® – the competition of fencer in 5 disciplines, which is his original idea
- Since 1996 co-author of 17 theater performances of middle length, performed and presented by Cassanova, the fencing society
- Organizer and co-organizer:
- Castle games in Slovenská Ľupča 1995, 1996, 1998
- Night of horror at Ľupča’s castle 1995, 1996
- Night of horror at Orava’s castle 1996, 2008
- The siege of Levice’s castle 2004, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- Festival at Levice’s castle 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Historical days in Radvaň’s mansion (2000-2002)
- Open ceremony of Radvan market (2015,2019)
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