Schools of Western Martial Arts

Academia della Spada of Seattle teaches 16th Century sword fighting techniques as they have been recreated from extant fighting manuals and treatises of the era.

The Chicago Swordplay Guild (CSG) provides organized instruction in the serious study and practice of historical European swordplay.

The Scholar of Western Martial Arts will find classes on Rapier and Sidesword, as well as workshops with guest instructors expert in other historical combat styles.

The practice of medieval martial arts based on modern interpretations of medieval combat manuals.

The Rocky Mountain Swordplay Guild is a modern school focused on the teaching of Historical European Martial Arts, focusing primarily on the Italian traditions of the 14th-16th centuries.

Historical combat techniques for both armoured and unarmoured competition and personal development.

Dedicated to the practice and revival of Western Martial Arts in Calgary. Through the teaching of accurate technique with an athletic focus, in combination with the continual study of surviving manuals and the help of public demonstrations, we hope to raise awareness of the Western Martial tradition.

The Exiles is a company of Western Martial Artists concentrat ing on the hand-to-ha nd fighting techniques of Western Europe during the medieval and early renaissanc e periods. We are active participan ts in the growing internatio nal Fechtbuch community, interpreti ng a variety of surviving historical manuals and intensivel y practicing the techniques we uncover.

The School of European Swordsmanship, founded and run by Guy Windsor, teaches the historically accurate use of most European sword types from the period 1300 to 1900 AD, according to the principles written down by the original Masters.