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We are actually holding an open evening this Wednesday 8th October (normal class times and location). There will be taster sessions you can take part in using all four of the main weapons above, demos and more. It would be great to see you there!

By way of an update to my previous post.... Our Western Martial Arts classes are on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm until 9.00pm at the Sheffield Jesus Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield S10 2FB. The first month of classes is completely free, after that its £20 per month (correct as at 2014/15) with a pay as you go option if you prefer. web: http://www.weaponskills.org.uk email: [email protected] Western Martial Arts covers many forms of combat practiced throughout Western Europe and throughout history. It is usually associated with systems from the medieval and renaissance periods and can cover combat styles and weaponry used in warfare, and those used by civilians for duelling or self defence. Europe has a strong martial tradition (or a bloody and violent history depending on your perspective!) so there is no shortage of material from which we can extract techniques and recreate these arts. We currently study: Longsword (a two-handed sword used in late medieval Europe) Rapier (a single-handed thrusting weapon from the Renaissance period) Staff (following a traditional rune based European system, aka Stáv) Dussack (A short, curved, training weapon similar to a Cutlass) Some of our members also have experience in other combat forms such as smallsword, sabre, pugilism, tomahawk, cane/walking stick and more, and we revisit these systems from time to time. Come along and give it a try! We have 2 qualified (IL1) instructors and are members of the British Federation for Historical Swordplay (BFHS).

Greetings from the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship. We are a group that trains in Western Martial Arts (aka HEMA). Classes are on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm until 9.00pm at the Sheffield Jesus Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield S10 2FB. The first month of classes is completely free, after that its £20 per month (correct as at 2014/15) with a pay as you go option if you prefer. web: http://www.weaponskills.org.uk email: [email protected] Western Martial Arts covers many forms of combat practiced throughout Western Europe and throughout history. It is usually associated with systems from the medieval and renaissance periods and can cover combat styles and weaponry used in warfare, and those used by civilians for duelling or self defence. Europe has a strong martial tradition (or a bloody and violent history depending on your perspective!) so there is no shortage of material from which we can extract techniques and recreate these arts. We currently study: Longsword (a two-handed sword used in late medieval Europe) Rapier (a single-handed thrusting weapon from the Renaissance period) Staff (following a traditional rune based European system, aka Stáv) Dussack (A short, curved, training weapon similar to a Cutlass) Some of our members also have experience in other combat forms such as smallsword, sabre, pugilism, tomahawk, cane/walking stick and more, and we revisit these systems from time to time. Come along and give it a try! We have 2 qualified (IL1) instructors and are members of the British Federation for Historical Swordplay (BFHS).

If you are available on Wednesdays, check out weaponskills.org.uk We are a hobby group that currently trains in Rapier, Staff, Longsword and Dussack. What we do is also known as Western Martial Arts - training in those forms of combat practiced by our ancestors throughout Europe and throughout history, usually with the help of historical manuscripts written by fencing masters of old. What's more we are holding an open evening on Wednesday 8th October from 7.30pm which will include taster sessions (suitable for complete beginners) in a variety of historical weapons. It will be a great opportunity to come and experience what we do and see if you want to train with us. Best of all, this open session will be completely free and there will be lots of other potential new members joining in. If you want any more information there are contact details on our website. weaponskills.org.uk is the website for the Sheffield Chapter of the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship.

If you are available on Wednesdays, check out weaponskills.org.uk We are a hobby group that currently trains in Rapier, Staff, Longsword and Dussack. What's more we are holding an open evening on Wednesday 8th October from 7.30pm which will include taster sessions (suitable for complete beginners) in a variety of historical weapons. It will be a great opportunity to come and experience what we do and see if you want to train with us. Best of all, this open session will be completely free and there will be lots of other potential new members joining in. If you want any more information there are contact details on our website. weaponskills.org.uk is the website for the Sheffield Chapter of the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship.

If you are available on Wednesdays, check out weaponskills.org.uk we currently train Rapier and Staff (a traditional Norwegian system, not quarterstaff) as well as Longsword and Dussack. What's more we are holding an open evening on Wednesday 8th October from 7.30pm which will include taster sessions (suitable for complete beginners) in a variety of historical weapons. It will be a great opportunity to come and experience what we do and see if you want to train with us. Best of all, this open session will be completely free and there will be lots of other potential new members joining in. If you want any more information there are contact details on our website. weaponskills.org.uk is the website for the Sheffield Chapter of the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship.

Building treehouses and swordfighting with my friends using sticks. TBH still doing the grown up version with real swords through the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship!

The Society for the Study of Swordsmanship has a chapter (group) in Sheffield. We are currently studying longsword, rapier and sabre (military rather than sports). Just search online for "Society for the Study of Swordsmanship" We meet on Wednesday evenings and occasional Saturdays and always welcome beginners, guests or anyone interested in coming and having a look at what we do, on the first Wednesday of the month. (Adults only) The SSS is a study group focussing on the techniques and weapons of western martial arts. We are a diverse bunch and some of our members are also interested in re-enactment, stage combat and LARP (although others like me just like to turn up once a week to engage in some swordplay!). There is some club kit available for use. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or post any questions here. Look out for us at Sheffield Fayre.