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Renaissance Combat, specialising in the works of Saviolo. Email: chrischatfield1595@hotmail.co.uk Contact: Chris Chatfield - 07790043398 or Dave Bulling - 01903772172 Geographic Area: Sussex, London proposed Qualifications: Chris Chatfield BFHS CI, Gray Morris BHFS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
The Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group exists as a non-profit making study group to provide training and study into historical European swordsmanship, Uphold a true historical and martial approach to all teachings done within the group and to conduct research into historical European swordsmanship, to contribute to the Western martial art community's overall understanding of historical treatises and their meanings. Email: info@swordsmanship.co.uk Contact: Kim Young Geographic Area: Aberdeen Qualifications: BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
Academie Gloriana Elizabethan Swordsmanship, specialising in the works of George Silver Email: markhillyard@talktalk.net Contact: Mark Hillyard - 01772 635398 Geographic Area: Lancashire Qualifications: BFHS CI, BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
Aisle O'var Backswording Clubbe Aisle O'var are scholars and practitioners of the Ancient and Noble Science of Defence and that most excellent of ancient country sports, English Country Backswording Circa 1600. Our main focus is in the study of the single-handed broadsword/backsword and the English Quarterstaff/Tip staff using the principles of the true fight as laid down by George Silver in his Paradoxes of Defence in 1599 and his unpublished manuscript A brief instruction upon my paradoxes of defence and many other historical treatises for our studies of Historical European Martial Arts in order that we practise a complete martial system. Note: Please email initial enquiries Email: info@backswording.co.uk Contact: Peter Holland - 07880605377 Geographic Area: Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire Qualifications: Qualified Martial arts Coach, Fitness instructor Level 2 , Circuit trainer Level 2, Personal trainer level 3. First Aid, Child safety and protection, Equity in Coaching, MOS certification with local authority, instructors are CRB checked. Insurance: AMA (Instructors and Club)
Black Boar Swordsmanship School is a martial arts school based in North Eastern Fife, Cupar to be precise. Teaching the arts of military sabre, walking stick, courtsword and longsword to students 18 years and over. www.blackboarswordsmanship.co.uk Email: instructor@blackboarswordsmanship.co.uk Contact: Ian Macintyre Geographic Area: Fife Qualifications: BFHS CI
Cut and Thrust - The Schoole of Defence Cut and Thrust – The Schoole of Defence was formed in 1998 to demonstrate and promote knowledge of Historical Swordfighting techniques from the Middle ages to the C18th. We have performed public displays, consultation for museums, universities and media. We currently train in St Helier, Jersey concentrating on C17th Rapier works of Newcastle and Swetnam and Medieval techniques from a number of Masters. Email: stuart.huntley@jerseymail.co.uk Contact: Rev Stuart Huntley - 01534 758569 Geographic Area: St Helier, Jersey
The Dawn Duellists Society is a historical fencing group studying the martial art of fencing, based in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. It aims to replicate as closely as possible the study of the arts of fencing in Western Europe from the 13th to 19th centuries. Studies cover disciplines as wide ranging as medieval longsword and sword and buckler through renaissance rapier to the military sabre, classical fencing and stick arts of the 19th century. Email: secretary@dawnduellists.co.uk or president@dawnduellists.co.uk Contact: Secretary or President Geographic Area: Edinbrugh Qualifications: BFHS CI
Glamorgan School of Arms Email: DNeuman@carmarthenshire.gov.uk Contact: Dirk Neuman Geographic Area: Glamorgan
Grey School of Western Martial Arts Email: ming@shadowlightdesigns.co.uk Contact: Iain Menzies-Runciman Geographic Area: Carmarthenshire
The Highland Freebooters have now hung up their boots. However they have been long supporters of the BFHS and therefor this mention is a nod to thier contribution. Email: grannyfreebooter@bushinternet.com Contact: Charmian Fraser-Horne Geographic Area: Ross-shire
The HSD pursues the historically accurate study of Europe's traditional fighting arts, most commonly the use of sword between the years 1300 and 1700. Our ethos is to research, practice and uphold the teachings and legacy of the original historical masters of defence, according to the principles they recorded for all time. www.historicalfencing.org/Hotspur/ Email: hotspurschool@aol.com Contact: Bob Brooks - 07792 327139 Geographic Area: Northumberland
The Linacre School of Defence exists to train its members in a pragmatic and martial approach to 18th-century British martial arts. Training is conducted in the small-sword, back-sword and pugilism as if preparing for a serious encounter rather than school play. The intention is to produce martial artists capable of competently defending their lives in a manner with which our ancestors would have been familiar. To develop the skills of our students we attempt to meet and train with practitioners of diverse (primarily Western) systems whenever possible. We aim also to promote an understanding of the theory of the art through the study of period texts. Email: enquiries@sirwilliamhope.org Contact: Dr Milo Thurston Geographic Area: Oxford Qualifications: BFHS CI, BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
Schola Gladiatoria is led by Matt Easton and has 5 chapters in the UK: London (Central London and West London), Surrey (Guildford) and Yorkshire (Bradford and Hull). We have taught at events across Europe since 2001. Schola Gladiatoria teaches from medieval Italian and German knightly traditions (longsword, dagger, pollaxe etc) to Victorian sabre and bayonet. We have won and ranked highly in numerous competitions throughout Europe. Our doors are always open to beginners. Email: schola-gladiatoria@hotmail.co.uk Contact: Matt Easton Geographic Area: West London, Bradford, Hull, Central London. Qualifications: BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor)
Email: contact@ringeck.org Contact: Chris Stride Geographic Area: High Wycombe, Swlough Qualifications: BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
Email: adminforsss@googlemail.com Contact: Pete Jamson Geographic Area: Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle Qualifications: Insurance: BFHS (Member Level)
Email: john.hodgson141@o2.co.uk Contact: John Hodgson - 0788-5437869 Geographic Area: Qualifications: Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
Email: mccurdycharles@hotmail.com Contact: Charles McCurdy (Secretary) Geographic Area: Sheffield Qualifications: BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
The SRS was founded in 1997. They teach all things Rapier, Highland Broadsword & Single Stick. They fence and demonstrate many other forms. Regular classes and one to one tuition is also offed as well as focused weekend workshops. All levels of ability welcome from beginner to advanced. Email: andrewfeest@sussexrapierschool.co.uk Contact: Andrew Feest – 01273 685664 Geographic Area: Sussex Qualifications: BFHS CI, BFHS IL1 Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
The Exiles is a Martial Arts School based in London England with several study groups around the UK and Europe. We teach a workable and full martial curriculum to students that enables them to both fight just as those who were originally trained in our Arts and to a level that they could rely upon their skills to defend themselves in modern-day situations. Email: secretary@the-exiles.org.uk Contact: Secretary Geographic Area: East London, Essex, Norfolk, Cumbria Qualifications: BFHS CI Insurance: BFHS (Instructor and Member Level)
www.suspensionofdisbelief.co.uk Email: jim@suspensionofdisbelief.co.uk Contact: Jim Sephton – 0778 0604939 Geographic Area: West Midlands |
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Black Boar Swordsmanship School
School of Traditional Medieval Fencing
