Learn Swordsmanship

I’ve always loved blades of any kind and I think it would be extremly cool to learn how to weild one. Unfortunately I live in a small town in New Zealand so there probably aren’t any local clubs, apart from the fencing club, and I’m not intereseted in the sport of fencing, I’m interested in the art of Medieval Swordfighting. 3 years ago

I keep seeing films with sword fights in them!
Next paycheck, I’m going to invest in boffer weapons. 3 years ago

Need to find a local class to attend 4 years ago

I’m practicing Ninjutsu…
..Which requires me to learn how to defend with a sword.
...and I really want to learn this.
I’ve already been practicing for about 2 months with a friend…
...with some people and books as guides.
...2 months ago…and now…there was a big difference.
..but still not good enough. 4 years ago

I, too, am a fencer. I could go on and on with reasons to study sword play, but it’s for each individual to find those out for themselves. 4 years ago

The first training session of this year was yesterday. It was fun as always, although it was particularly hard this time. Training with a real steel sword is hell of a lot more fun than with a wooden stick. But it’s also more straining; swinging around 1,6 kilos of steel for an hour or two is a nice workout for arms & shoulders. 5 years ago

The last training session of the beginners’ course was today. I think I have learned some of the very basic stuff about longsword fighting but the real fun is only about to begin: I just got a real sword and I signed in to become a member of the sword school. I can tell you that this is one of the best hobbies I’ve ever had and I’m going to continue doing this for years to come. 5 years ago

I ordered a sword from a Czech smith (Pavel Moc) a couple of months ago and it arrived today. It’s beautiful, well-balanced and sturdy. I’m so in love with it! 5 years ago

The first lesson of the beginner’s course was yesterday and I was there :)

We began with training the very basic footwork. Next week we’ll train unarmed fighting and the week after that we will move on to practicing sword techniques.

We train the Italian style of longsword fighting, which is based on the writings of the Italian swordmaster, Fiore dei Liberi. Later on it’s also possible to learn rapier fighting (Capo Ferro style).

Anyway, I think the training was very enjoyable and I can’t wait for the next wednesday’s lesson. 5 years ago

This is something that I really want to do. I’ve been fascinated with all things knightly and medieval since I was a small kid. About half a year ago I discovered some people who study historically accurate swordsmanship that is based on fencing manuals which were written in the 15th and 16th centuries by real fencing masters of those times.

One thing I want to stress out that my interests have nothing to do with modern sports fencing or olympic fencing. I want to learn swordsmanship as a martial art, not as a sport; just like it was taught and learnt hundreds of years ago when people actually used swords to protect their lives.

In a couple of weeks a beginners course in historical european swordsmanship will begin in my area and I’ll be damned if I don’t find myself there. 5 years ago

the instructor that was going to teach me left the country so I have to wait until next year. 5 years ago

You never know when you’ll be challenged to a duel to the death in defense of your family’s honor, after all. Best to be prepared. 5 years ago

One of the best choices I’ve made was joining this group of people and learning the ancient art of sword. Its brought me a level of pride and bliss, and besides its an interesting thing to know. I’ve become such close friends with everyone in my dojo, I’m going to miss them when I move. I hope I’ll be able to continue my training. I go for ranking very soon, less than a month. 5 years ago

im a fencer *yeah in america * but it is totally awosome and a great workout!! 6 years ago