European and English Martial Arts

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Traditional European martial arts involving swordsmanship, pugilism, quarterstaffs, rapiers, and other traditional weapons.

  • A Singlestick Match in Victorian England  - A history of singlestick combat, an article which first appeared in The Secret History of the Sword in 1998.
  • Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group  - Practice group set up to study Historical European Swordsmanship (HES). Emphasises the use of historical sources, accurate replica weapons, and effective, realistic practise.
  • Academy of Historical Fencing  - Teaches armed and unarmed combat in the English, German and Italian traditions using longswords, rapiers, daggers, quarterstaffs and broadswords. Based in Wales and the South West.
  • Aisle O’var Backswording Clubbe  - Introduces the art of backswording and provides information on and news about traditional English martial arts.
  • Boars Tooth Fight School  - School of historical swordsmanship based in London.
  • British Federation for Historical Swordplay  - Umbrella group for UK societies involved in the research, study and practice of historical fencing and the European martial arts.
  • British Quarterstaff Association  - Teaches the art and technique of the quarterstaff, a weapon whose use predates written history. Gives details of classes, events, and news.
  • The Company Of Maisters  - Covering English martial arts. Includes a brief history, weapons, essays, and a forum.
  • Dawn Duellists Society  - Edinburgh historical fencing group studying the martial art of fencing.
  • The Duellist  - Resource for all those interested in European swordsmanship. Sections include societies, events, weapons suppliers, books, fiction and articles.
  • English Martial Arts  - Academy teaching teaching English and Korean martial arts.
  • English Martial Arts Academy  - A group of clubs in the South East who study the system of George Silver, a Tudor martial artist.
  • The Exiles  - Martial arts school in London teaching unarmed striking and grappling, dagger attack and defence, longsword in one and two hands, poleaxe and spear weapons.
  • The Grange  - Combatative sports activity centre in Coventry offering fourteen acres of grounds, facilities, and training in various combat sports including 14th century European martial arts and the use of a Victorian walking stick.
  • The Hotspur School of Defence  - Pursues the historically accurate study of Europe's traditional fighting arts. Philosophy, arms and equipment, and meetings in the Alnwick area of Northumberland.
  • The Linacre School of Defence  - Oxford school teaching smallsword according to Hope's New Method, backsword according to Silver and Wylde, and pugilism according to Mendoza.
  • Schola Gladiatoria  - Historical European martial arts group based in Ealing, West London.
  • School of the Sword  - Researches and practises Italian swordplay of the 16th and 17th Centuries as a historically accurate and effective martial art. Uses period weapons and modern safety equipment. Berkshire and Surrey.
  • School of Traditional Medieval Fencing  - Group in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire with a current teaching syllabus based on the 1430-1450 treatise by Master Sigmund Ringeck (the elder).
  • Self-defence with a Walking-stick  - Reproduction of an article from Pearson's magazine, 1901.
  • Society for the Study of Swordsmanship, Sheffield  - Group who meet to study smallsword, military sabre and rapier, plus cutlass, bayonet and singlestick.
  • Sussex Rapier School  - Offers details of classes, weapons, suppliers, and other groups.
 
 
 
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