Willkommen! This Gotham Swords program studies a historical fencing tradition from Augsburg, Germany. The Augsburg School emphasizes a curriculum of foundational skills and concepts which inform the application of higher order techniques. The lessons forge a system of fencing that is applicable to Ringen (wrestling), Messer (knives), and Schwert (Longsword).
Workout & Lecture: Mindful Warmups and Cooldowns
Schedule Updates!
Exciting news Comrades! We are expanding our Hema Workout and Lecture lineup to include new topics will explore all sorts of Hema and Hema-adjacent subjects.
December 2020 Lecture Schedule:
12/08 Kat Hamilton Workout & Lecture: Mindful Warmups and Cooldowns
12/11 Peter Haas Class: Langes Messer Class
12/15 Katie Meade Workout & Lecture: Sword Games!
12/18 Peter Haas Class: Longsword & Messer
12/22 Peter Haas Workout & Lecture: Sticking’em with the Pointy End
12/25 No Class Movie Marathon on Discord
12/29 Joe Ceirante Workout & Lecture: Tour and comparison of the messer sources
01/01 Peter Haas Class: Happy New Year, Time for 1,000 Cuts!
For more information and registration check out our schedule on Bookwhen!