Swordsmanship in the European Tradition

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European Swordsmanship - traditional martial arts of the west

European swordsmanship, and western martial arts in general, are gaining popularity. With several schools now open throughout the world and uTube videos, there is an obvious interest. It's sometimes hard to find the information that you need, so come here and I can tell you more! I study the works of German masters, including Joachim Meyer, Hans Talhoffer, Lichtenauer, and more. Of course, the English masters are examined, including George Silver, Jacob Sutor, and others. I teach for the Academy of European Swordsmanship, Canada's oldest WMA school.">

European Swordsmanship - A Quick Explanation 

Historical European Martial Arts - What are they?

This is a long standing martial art that is a complete system of self defence. Used by the masters of the middle ages and Renaissance in actual battle, as well as in many modern martial arts systems, including Grav Moga and MMA. Western Martial arts concentrate on swordsmanship in most schools. The best practitioners include several weapons styles, such as short sword, long sword, pole arms, shields, knives/daggers, and unarmed combat. You'll see it all here!

Western Martial Arts Books 

The Beginner's Guide to the Long Sword: European Martial Arts Weaponry Techniques

The Beginner's Guide to the Long Sword: European Martial Arts Weaponry Techniques

by: Steaphen Fick

Not only is Steaphen a great guy, but he's easy to understand, and has some great insights into our traditional martial systems. I love this book! And if you ever get a chance to work with Steapen, don't miss it!

The Power within: The Way of the Warrior and the Martial Arts in the European Tradition

The Power within: The Way of the Warrior and the Martial Arts in the European Tradition

by: Nigel Pennick

The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe

The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe

by: Professor Sydney Anglo

This is an awesome read! After I bought it I couldn't put it down. It has a great overview of Europe's martial arts systems and the different masters of the Renaissance.

English Martial Arts

English Martial Arts

by: Terry Brown

Having done a couple of workshops with Terry, I can say that his stuff is very interesting. He is one of Britain's most respected experts on Western Martial Arts.

Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer

Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer

by: Christian Tobler

Full of pictures, with excellent descriptions, this treatise and interpretation are a great help to students of all levels.

German Swordsmanship 

A few treatises and instructions on traditional German martial arts
Fighting with the German Longsword

Fighting with the German Longsword

by: Christian Henry Tobler

Having worked with Christian I can say that he has some excellent interpretations of the old treatises. You can't go wrong with reading his stuff. You'll definitly learn from this!

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570

The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570

by: Joachim Meyer

This is one of the best translations I have ever seen! Meyer's Fechbuch (book on fighting) is probably the most complete traditional German fighting system available to us today. One of the most referred to books in my library.

Amazon Price: $46.53 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

German Swords and Sword Makers: Edged Weapon Makers from the 14th to the 20th Centuries

German Swords and Sword Makers: Edged Weapon Makers from the 14th to the 20th Centuries

by: Richard H. Bezdek

Amazon Price: $39.20 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now

MASTERS OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MARTIAL ARTS - Rediscovering The Western Combat Heritage

MASTERS OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MARTIAL ARTS - Rediscovering The Western Combat Heritage

by: John Clements

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German Medieval Swordsmanship: Longsword techniques of Danzig from the Goliath Manuscript

German Medieval Swordsmanship: Longsword techniques of Danzig from the Goliath Manuscript

by: Michael G. Thomas

This has some really good concepts and ideas within it. A must have for any serious practitioner's library.

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Tug of War - with a sharp sword! 

Demonstrating how one can hold a sharp sword blade and not be cut, despite someone trying to take it away!
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Recent blog posts about European Swordsmanship  

Here are a few of the blogs you can find from other practitioners around the world who are interested in Western Martial Arts, specifically European Swordsmanship. Feel free to browse their blogs and (of course) let me know if you find anything really good! Anything people can teach me is great, as I also want to continue to get better at this martial art.
European swordsmanship by Guy Windsor at Arkadia 2.5 at 16:00
Dear friend of Arkadia, The bookshop is extremely pleased to welcome swordsman Guy Windsor on Saturday 2.5 at 16:00. Guy Windsor will discuss the process of recreating medieval and renaissance martial arts from period sources. ...
Historical European Swordsmanship
Wednesdays, 7.00pm - 9.00pm Sundays, 5.00pm - 7.00pm Fee: $80 per month ECH, Multi Purpose Hall. For reservation and enquiries please contact Chris @ 9644 9620 or email: greg@phemas.com Christopher@phemas.com.
REVIEW: 'Reclaiming the Blade' (2009)
7/10 ? RECLAIMING THE BLADE is a high-concept and broad-ranging documentary that examines the evolving history, culture and application of the Western European sword by exploring scholarly research, historical reenactment, choreographed screen and stage fighting, sport fencing, .... For instance, there is no mention of traditional or contemporary Chinese swordsmanship and its relation to hidden or unconventional weaponry or internal concepts like qigong and qi energy. ...
I should blog more often. But nothing really interesting happens ...
Well, at least I took some of them down during grading... Hahaha. And I got invited to join the demo team! Although I suspect it will be to use me to tell the audience, "Look, in European swordsmanship, even a hobbit can prevail!!!" ...
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AES practice 

video shot during martial arts practice

Edmonton practice filmed by one of our local news agencies back in 2005.
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HEMA / WMA Links 

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A few other resources for you to look at for historical and modern martial arts based on the European traditions.
The Academy of European Swordsmanship
Canada's fist Western Martial Arts School. Teaches based on German and English styles, with chapters in Edmonton and Calgary. Everything from unarmed combat to swords, pole-arms, knives, and more!
Sword Forum
The World's Biggest place to talk about swords of all kinds.

by Johanus

Head instructor of the Academy of European Swordsmanship (http://www.the-aes.org), which was started in 1994 in Edmonton, Alberta. Johanus has been st... (more)

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