Our HEMA sessions indoors have finished for this term, so to tide us over the Summer, the plan is: Swords in the Park! The outdoor study group will be subject to the British weather and daylight, but the additional space should allow us a little more freedom to move around. …
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As part of Okehampton Sports and Fitness Festival, we present Sword School: Foundation Skills in Medieval long sword. Three 20-minute taster sessions (non-contact) with West Devon Swords: 6.30-7.30pm, Thursday 19 July, Pavilion in the Park. …
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West Devon Swords has a range of classes for the following activities:
Sports Fencing – Juniors • Historical Swordplay
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A further note on our adventures at Okehampton Castle last month; we made the inside pages of the Okehampton Times with its’ coverage of the English Heritage open day. …
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We will be at the Bluebell Sunday open day at Okehampton Castle this Sunday 20th May from 10am til around 3.30pm.
Expect plastic fencing for the kids, some historical swordplay demos, some talks and a car-load of swords… …
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As the season for Historical European Martial Arts gets into full swing, here’s a list of some of the forthcoming events we’ll be attending. We have some local events for study classes and demonstrations, with some further events around the country.
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As requested, the beginnings of our HEMA reading list. Starting with a selection of the West Devon Swords bookshelf, the majority are works by authors and instructors we know, have worked with, or recommendations from courses and seminars that we’ve taken up. …
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In our most recent HEMA class, I was asked for a playlist of good material. While Google and YouTube will give you an avalanche of material, the Internet is notoriously filled with garbage and it’s often difficult to know who has sound technical provenance and who is just making stuff up. What follows is my first draft playlist of material that I unashamedly mine for interpretation and occasional teaching material. …
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New for January 2018
Juniors’ Introduction to Olympic FoilJuniors’ fencing returns to Parklands Leisure centre:
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