Our Training
Beginner Classes
You don’t need to ever have held a sword before.
Rapier + Saber + Longsword
We teach basic cuts, footwork and guards.
We teach you how to move, 4 ways of defending yourself and how to attack. Later we do sequences of moves where you have to pick the right response to an attack.
Advanced Classes
Rapier + Saber + Longsword
We go back and forth between techniques from historical texts, taught by Vicky, and olympic fencing tactics adapted for historical weapons by Troels.
Program
Footwork warm-up drills.
Then drills from both historical sources and modern fencing with layers of increasing complexity.
After that everyone lines up and sparring begins. Everyone gets at least a 3 minute match against everyone else.
During the sparring and throughout the evening individual lessons are also given to fencers.
For Experienced Fencers visiting
Do you already do HEMA and just happen to be passing by? Want to train, but don’t see your weapon?
We do free sparring (any weapon) on all days except Mondays after 20:00.
Use whichever weapons you want. Two sabres vs. Longsword? Sure, why not?
If you’re a die-hard longsworder come by and try fighting rapiers or sabres. Fencing against mis-matched weapons is a great way to deepen your understanding of your own weapon of choice because it forces you to re-consider distance, reach and where your advantages lie.
You don’t have to attend the classes before coming, but it would be nice if you did. It’s always fun for us to meet new fencers.
Feel free to drop by, but please send an email to HEMACopenhagen@gmail.com first by clicking the email here.
Fencing Style Study Groups
Dive deeper into a specific style.
We have several people who like to focus in on particular fencing manuals and systems. They spend the later parts of the evenings doing this.
Want to hold a sword?