Recently, I’ve been working on putting up more and more info on the pages that are already available. For those who might not have been back terribly recently, I’ve added more to the following pages in the last couple of days:

• Online Manuscripts 
• Organizations
• Training Weapons

If anyone’s group isn’t featured on the Organizations page, they have an extra link to two to add to the Manuscripts page, or their favourite waster company isn’t on the training weapons page, please leave a comment either here on on the respective page and I’ll add the information ASAP!

According to Cecil Longino at SwordForum, USA Today will be having a feature on Western Martial Arts, especially the Historical European Martial Arts, in their next issue. This is good news - it is relatively rare that a major news or information source seems to directly cover the western martial arts. I’ll be looking for it.

Frank Docherty has recently opened the North West London School of Defense. The school has been added to the organizations page here at At the Sword.

A bit about the instructor:

I have been trained by Maister T. Brown for the last 15 years and have progressed to become his senior instructor. Along with studying at his school in Mill Hill, I teach in the North West London school of defense.

And the introductory level studies:

Within these levels both unarmed and weapon skills are taught, the weapons that are taught at these levels areCudgel, Backsword, Quarterstaff, Sword & Buckler, and Sword & Dagger.

If German combat strikes your fancy and you are looking for some interesting and information reading, head over to The School of Battle. Hugh Knight adds his “ramblings on various matters pertaining to the practice of medieval martial arts” occasionally, so be sure to check back now and then.

Take a two heaping servings of Deeds of Arms, a a helping of general medieval and renaissance knowledge, and a few modern political musings and you’ve got A Commonplace Book. It’s worth a look.

This is the first post on what I hope becomes a somewhat valuable resource concerning Medieval and Renaissance martial arts. For more information, please see the about page!

Thanks for dropping by!