Way back when our school was founded, in 1994, we had a very basic curriculum. The members of our school had already been involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) for as much as eight years. We all fought in some manner or other, whether “light” or “heavy”, and wanted to understand the reality […]
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The HEMA Scholar – new AES book
Books on HEMA add credence and authority to how one is perceived as an instructor. Maybe it works that way for a whole school, too. I’ve been meaning to write a book for many years, and even have a few outlines completed, but never seem to find the time to complete any of them. Well, […]
Defining Our Art
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 […]
Nordschlag 2016 Date Set
Our annual tournament and workshop for 2016 has had its date set! Nordschlag 2016 will be on May 28 and 29, 2016. This is an exciting year for us, as it’s the tenth year that we’ve done this in a row! For this year we are having Mr. Ties Kool teaching at our workshop. This […]