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).
Hello Comrades, there will be no Messer Class on 8/14, we will continue the following Saturday (8/21) with The Tactical System of Messer Fencing!
This class sets out to describe: in the absence of advanced techniques, what does messer fencing look like? How do you apply the core basics (Grundlegende Lektionen) in a practical manner?
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I'm excited to announce that in addition to our normal classes on 8/7, I will be hosting a padded sword workshop that is designed to get us all back into shape for the up coming sword season!
Gekken, or Schwertkunst is a method of applying technique to low-gear freeplay fencing with padded training swords.
It’s important to note that the equipment used in Schwertkunst is NOT LARP-gear. While these tools are technically padded it is still possible to do considerable harm to your opponent. For this reason we begin every class with a basic safety review.
We will review the Underhand Ward, and begin our investigation of the application of the Overhand Ward.
If you missed the Zornhau class, it is currently now online!
Download the slideshow deck here: ZornHau Class Deck