First Swordsmanship class free

If it is you first time, come visit us at the Fulton Place Community League on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm for your first HEMA lesson.

We’ll hand you a sword and we can practice together!

Why Us

We practice the full range of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), with a special love given to the sword! Emphasis is placed on effective real-world techniques described in historical arms treatises. You can expect to study all period weapons including pole arms, swords, daggers, and hand-to-hand fighting. While we focus on the teachings of the great masters, Johannes Liecthenauer and Joachim Meyer, we are not afraid to learn from other sources.

If you seek an authentic martial arts experience in an inclusive atmosphere that emphasizes real-world techniques over stage fighting and repetitive forms, look no further than the Academy of European Swordsmanship.

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Sunday Class

Join us every Sunday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for a dynamic and unstructured class led by our amazing coach, Zach. This session is ideal for practitioners of all levels who want to explore their martial arts journey with flexibility, creativity, and personalized guidance. Unlike our weekday classes, Sunday offers a more open-ended format... Continue reading→

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Reflection on HEMA Injuries

Latest News, Tournament, Training

I had a lot of fun this past weekend at Anvil, a tournament ran by The Forge WMA in Calgary. The tournament was well organized, probably the best job I’ve seen them do yet. And the fighting was challenging and enjoyable – I think for everyone. I’m really looking forward to the remaining tournaments I’ll be in this year. I didn’t place in the finals for either Messer or Longsword this year, but I kind of expecting that, since I haven’t truly competed in a long time. I made a few mistakes that made me angry at myself. The funniest... Continue reading→

Upcoming Events – Spring 2018

Latest News, Tournament, Training, Workshops

Well, we’re almost into the tournament season, and that means that there will be a lot of events coming! Our first one is a members only event, on March 10, with Tony Huang visiting us from Blood & Iron Martial Arts. He’ll be showing use some of his interpretations on the Meyer’s dagger plates. April will be practices as usual, May, however, is a busy month! First, there’s a cutting practice to be held on the first Saturday of the month, May 5. Details to be announced. Cutting practices are always a lot of fun, and it’s interesting to see... Continue reading→

Defining Our Art

Research & History, Training

The other day I had someone ask what it is that we do at The Academy of European Swordsmanship. He had found us through our website. Now, my immediate thoughts were that either he didn’t really have a look at the website, or it’s somehow lacking in this regard. Maybe the information is too hard to find? Is it buried in our pages and people are no longer into looking at the About information? Or should it be explicitly in a blog post? This is the very first sentence on our website, and has been for at least a couple... Continue reading→