Club Course Material
Club course material will be available here as an when the coaching team want to publish it.
N.B. This is primarily intended for use by club members. If you're not, feel free but it's being provided as is.
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Introductory Quarterstaff - First taught in March 2024. This is an introductory level course for Joachim Meyer's quarterstaff from the Art of Combat. Mix of drills, games and guided sparring to teach quarterstaff.
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Introductory Dagger and Wrestling - First taught in November 2023. This is an introductory level course for Joachim Meyer's wrestling and dagger from the Art of Combat. This uses a mixture of drills and games to introduce dagger play.
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Training at home - Some drills and exercises for training at home. All you need is a sword-like object, or dagger-like object.
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Shadow Fencing - Borrowing heavily from boxing, this is a way to practice fencing solo in a freeform and dynamic manner. Requires honest mental effort, but is a good way to practice footwork and movement.
HEMA Study
More resources for anyone interested in reading about HEMA and HEMA related topics
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"Elegant Solutions to a Simple Problem"
By Njall Prince
An examination of Hans Talhoffer's Messer system. This article was designed as an introduction to HEMA by looking at a simple system and includes pointers on how to learn the system with nothing more than wooden sticks.
