The School of Historical Fencing

Historical Swordfighting Instruction in Melbourne for HEMA and Theatre

Upcoming Events

Capoferro Comp

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Have you been learning fencing for a while?

Now is the time to start competing – The Womens Rapier, and Open Rapier tournaments will be friendly and safe. Fight or Watch you will be welcomed, we even have swords and some protective equipment to borrow.

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Details:
Sunday 21st of February 2021
Held at the Melbourne Salle
4/64 Oakover Rd, Preston

Schedule:
11 am – Open for rego and warmups
11:15 am – Registrations close
11:30 – Open Rapier Tournament
2 pm – Women’s Rapier tournament
3:30 pm – Finals
4:00 pm – Pub

NB We are using women as a shorthand for not a cis man – trans folks, enbies etc all welcome 🙂

Rapiers must meet weight, flex, and handling requirements – some swords will be available to borrow on the day as well.All other rules – to be advised.

Cost:
$30 per person
$20 early bird (booked before 15/2/21)
Staff and Spectators free.

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Come & Try Swordfighting – February

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Have you ever wanted to learn how to fight with a sword?

During the first week of every month regular classes are open for new students to try out a class for free. Register for classes in February 2021 below.

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Schedule
Tuesday Rapier (6:30 – 8 PM) – 2/2, Preston
Tuesday Sword & Buckler (8:30 – 9:45 PM) – 2/2, Preston
Wednesday Two Handed Sword (6:30 – 8 PM) – 3/2, Preston
Wednesday Rapier & Dagger (8:30 – 9:45 PM) – 3/2, Preston
Thursday Longsword (6:30 – 8 PM) – 4/2, Box Hill
Thursday Spanish Rapier (8:30 – 9:30 PM) – 4/2, Box Hill

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Come & Try Swordfighting – January

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Have you ever wanted to learn how to fight with a sword?

During the first week of every month regular classes are open for new students to try out a class for free. Register for classes in January 2021 below.

BOOK HERE


Schedule
Tuesday Rapier (6:30 – 8 PM) – 5/1, Preston
Tuesday Sword & Buckler (8:15 – 9:30 PM) – 5/1, Preston
Wednesday Two Handed Sword (6:30 – 8 PM) – 6/1, Preston
Wednesday Rapier & Dagger (8:15 – 9:30 PM) – 6/1, Preston
Thursday Longsword (6:30 – 8 PM) – 7/1, Box Hill
Thursday Spanish Rapier (8:15 – 9:30 PM) – 7/1, Box Hill
Saturday Longsword (11:45 – 1 PM) – 9/1, Preston
Saturday Singlesword (1:30 – 3 PM) – 9/1, Preston

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5th Birthday Bash

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Saturday, March 21st, from 11am.

The School of Historical Fencing is turning five!

Join us for a party with games and activities: steel fencing, boffer fighting, revenge, board games, barbeque, food, music

Please bring:
– fencing kit as we will be running group fencing challenges and a free-play dance card.
– a plate of food to share if you can
– board games to play, sword fighting theme for bonus points 😉
– music you want to listen to at a party (otherwise it will be Beatles all the way)

There will be awards for the fencers who achieve various badges i.e. most fun to fence, most graceful, most helpful referee, most supportive audience member, most board games played, most bouts fought, most weapons used etc

Send suggestions for other activities if you think of something fun!

Rough timeline:

11 AM – Party starts, free play dance card registration, boardgames
11:30 AM – fencing melee games
1 PM – Barbeque on
1:30 PM – Lunch
4 PM – Awards and cake
5 PM – Afterparty?

Abrazare: Dagger and Wrestling Course

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Defence from a dagger attack while seated.

Join us over 5 weeks as we explore the art of chivalric wrestling and dagger fighting as taught by Fiore dei Liberi. Used for sport and self defence throughout renaissance Europe wrestling and dagger fighting teaches the basis for all weapons based combat of the period.

These techniques are efficient and effective and work in and out of armour. Most importantly they are a heap of fun to practice and learn and make for a nice introduction to sparring.

REGISTER HERE

Details
The course runs for 5 consecutive Sunday afternoon classes, starting on the 8th of March 2020 and concluding on the 5th of April. Classes will be held at the Melbourne Salle (12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston) and will start at 12 pm and finish at 1:30 pm. Wear loose comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.

The first class for new students to the school is free to try. The course will be closed to new students after the second class.



Pricing
If you’re already a monthly all-classes-included member, this course is included too!

Otherwise it’s $70 for students of the SHF and affiliated schools, or $140 for new students (this covers the cost of the class, as well as school membership and attendance at all SHF classes for the duration of the course).

Payment
Payment can be made via cash, bank transfer, paypal or credit card. If you would like to pay via cash or bank transfer please contact us to arrange payment. If you would like to try the free class before you commit to paying – register using the same form and then skip the paypal payment window.

REGISTER HERE

Come and Try

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February 28th, 6:30pm-7:45pm and 8:15pm to 9:30pm

Have you ever wanted to learn how to fight with a sword?

This free class will give a taste of fighting with a variety of Medieval and Renaissance swords and companion weapons.

Learn how to use the knightly longsword, and renaissance rapier. Plus the correct way to defeat a knight in armour and swash a buckler.

We are running two sessions in the evening

1st session: 6:30 – 7:45 pm
2nd session: 8:15 – 9:30 pm

If you would like to come please register via this link