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!

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