Classes at WMAW

We will update with more class descriptions as they become available. As you review the class roster and schedule, remember that most classes must be pre-registered and have attendance limits. Classes that are not Lectures & Presentations have a maximum attendance of 40 students, unless otherwise noted.

 

Classes this year fall in three tracks: KnightCamp (training in armoured combat, with sword, lance, poleaxe and dagger and medieval wrestling), School of the Soldier (Renaissance military arms, pike drill, shot and mass combat scenarios), and Academy of Defense (dueling arts of the 16th – 19th centuries). There are also several Historical African Martial Arts (HAMA) classes, Special Events and Lectures.

 

KNIGHTCAMP

Armored Messer?

Bill Grandy

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Fencing mask, messer or single hand sword trainer, gloves. Participants should NOT wear armor, as certain wrestling actions are safer without.

The Langes Messer in often assumed to be an unarmored weapon in modern HEMA. Messer treatises, however, seem to be full of armored techniques, sometimes explicitly stating so. This class will explore a number of these techniques as well as look at the role the messer played amongst those who wore armor in the 15th-16th century German speaking areas.

 

Developing Fuhlen / Stupid Games That Would be Easier to Play Without a Sword

Kyle Lazzarevich

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Longsword, Mask, creativity!

 

–Developing Fuhlen is a collection of cooperative partnered drills covering foot- and sword-work. Most of these are variations on what I call ‘sticky swords,’ drawing off the ‘sticky hands’ training used in various Eastern Martial Arts.

–Stupid Games (…) is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. We play a bunch of games that are made exponentially more difficult by using a sword: ring toss, hula hoop, passing a rope, cone races, etc.  for my students, and it’s always a wonderful, hilarious time, with a lot more value hidden in it than one would expect from the name. It follows a basic training concept from sports like basketball and lacrosse: if you want to get better with your sport’s tool, then carry it everywhere with you and do everything with it.

Dynamic Lanza: Developing Fluidity of action with the Queen of the Weapons

Kurt Holtfreter, TSG

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Armament: Training spear with synthetic or rubber tips

Minimum protective equipment requirement: Gorget, Mask, Sparring gloves (lighter leathers are allowed), Cup / pelvic protector Participants are welcome to wear more)

 

The lanza is a powerful weapon with significant potential. While its balance and function are simple, its various posta and colpi can produce complex outcomes.This movement class focuses on building dynamic actions with the lanza. The primary objective is to develop greater confidence and weapon control. While not every movement is intended for combat, gaining a deeper understanding of the weapon’s balance alongside our own is essential for developing body agency.

In this class, we will: Connect with the balance of the Lanza, Explore methods of manipulating the weapon’s balance with our own; Practice a variety of motions to transform simple actions into complex techniques; Engage in controlled flow drills to observe how these actions translate to combat.

 

“I don’t know what it’s called, just the sound it makes when it takes a man’s life.”

Jesse Kulla, CSG

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

You!

 

Bad line, good movie.

Exploring The idea of not fighting from any particular guard, and just provoking like, all the time.

Monte is not a big fan of named guards. He describes a few for wrestling, but they read more like modern indexing points rather than formal stances.

His sword fighting is much the same. So, lets explore with less formality, and some creative instructions. Practice parrying, Provoking, or just hitting form wherever you happen to be. Master the fine art of the double tap. Act with caution and disdain.

  • Part One: Just Grab’em. Who to initiate wrassling
    • Outside trip
    • Inside throw
    • Outside throw, now with more disdain.
  • Part Two: Swing your sword to enter.
    • They go first, so maybe parry?
    • You go first, so destroy their parry.
    • Oh Nooooo, Grips…..No….

 

Inside to Outside Binding to Striking: Building Faster Responses within the Plays of the Sword

Kurt Holtfreter, TSG

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

Armament: Training sword (steel, synthetic, or wood. There will be a few sharp sim synthetics for people to try out as well. If you have your own, please bring it!)

Minimum Protective Equipment:  Gorget, Masks, Cup / pelvic protector, Light gloves

 

Fiore’s sword section features a variety of grappling actions that occur under the cover of crossings. These grapples serve to prevent additional actions at the crossing, which inherently present multiple threats to an opponent. This class focuses on building better responsiveness in sword grappling by starting at the deepest crossing. We will examine aggressive actions at this distance as well as the defensive actions used to stop them. By using this reverse-engineered approach—looking at the inside first—we will learn how to effectively approach from the outside to bind and strike. In this class we explore the immediate threats at deep crossings of the sword, navigate our defenses to these threats through movement and applications of Abrazare.  We will see how to conduct these grapples both offensively and defensively and test how to create these actions from outside the crossings.

Just the Trip: Measure, Timing, and why medieval swordplay is based on wrestling

Jesse Kulla, CSG

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

Sword (any), mask, clothes suitable for wrestlingl

 

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Pietro Monte’s writing was product of… a very specific genius. But what it reveals is more than a buff guy with ADHD and a rep for winning. Monte gives us grappling at 3 ranges, and advice on how to transition between these ranges. The implications go beyond the grips.

This class will teach you my take on several Monte’s techniques as well as how to use the ideas of range and position to create easy, fast decision trees regardless of the weapon chosen.  Category- technical, pedagogical,

  • Learn how to approach and 2 tripping techniques, and how this relates to crossing at the point.
  • Learn how common voids and contras to these actions lead us deeper into the fight(in terms of measure and cool moves)
  • Learn 2 mid-range take downs, and how this applies to crossing at the mezza. As above, contras and voids can be a doorway to a deeper attack still!

Finally, learn how to finish off a fight at very close range, which you have earned!

Range Increments in Armor

Kyle Lazzarevich

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Longsword stiff enough for half-swording, armour preferred but full HEMA sparring kit acceptable.

 

The focus is on first defining 4 increments of range (out-of-measure, wide measure, close measure, grappling) in armor, and how these differ from their parallels in unarmored fencing; second on learning how to recognize which range you are actually in, and what to do from there, via several drills. We will look at grip transitions, balance and intentional movement, and commitment of weight and momentum. It’s intended primarily for Intermediate and above students ideally with some armored experience, but is system agnostic.

The Spear in Harness: Long and Short Spear Fighting in German Harnischfechten

Christian Tobler, Selohaar Fechtschule

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Spear trainer, gloves, masks – armour not required, but most welcome!

 

Based on armoured dueling material from Liechtenauer for the long spear/lance and the short spear techniques in ‘Gladiatoria’, this module explores the methods for both forms along with their overlaps, advantages, and limitations.

TAKE THEM ALIVE:  Techniques & Scenarios For the Non-Lethal Uses of Fiore’s Armizare (aka How to Stop Murderhoboing Your Way Through Every Encounter)

Davis Vader, CSG

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Longsword, mask, gorget, moderate to stout hand protection (no clamshells please), and fencing jacket.

 

While a great number of Fiore’s plays end in lethal exchanges, many do not, or have the flexibility to allow mercy for the defeated.  The practice of ransoming wealthy nobles loses its value if they don’t make it through the encounter, all after.

In this class we’ll start with the tactical framework needed for non-lethal encounters, through management of space and line control, and then apply grapples at the half sword to subdue opponents. Finally, these lessons will be applied dynamically through games & scenarios with different victory conditions.  Longsword experience from any tradition is welcomed.

With Praise to Mars (aka SEND IT!)

Davis Vader & Maxine Faass, CSG

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

1 to 3 rubber-tipped spears or partizans, sword in a sheath or frog, shield of any kind, and light fencing kit for standard sword/polearm drilling.   (Please make sure all of your gear is clearly marked with your name on it as we’ll be cycling through a variety of equipment.)

 

There’s a decent amount of Italian sources that touch upon thrown weapons.  While these sections are often short, this area of the art is abundant for further exploration.  In this class we’ll cover how to throw spears, when to throw them, and the most important part; what to do after you’ve sent them.  This class will combine target practice with movement scenarios including drawing back-up weapons.  Scenarios will cover throwing when equipped with multiple polearms, a shield, or only a sword as a back-up.  The class will be scaled so that some light fencing will occur after a throw, but having a spear thrown at you is completely optional in this class.

SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER

The Flail in Combat

Bill Grandy

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

A fencing mask is absolutely required for participation! NOTE: There will only be a few loaner flails, first-come-first-served. You can make your own trainer by taking a thick pool noodle (cut to roughly 1.5 foot long) into a drawstring bag (ideally sew it yourself to make it fit best) and tying it to a hole drilled into a spare shovel/broom handle, which are often labeled “Utility Poles” at big box stores. Alternatively, you may bring a 4 to 5 foot staff and pretend that it has a flail head.

 

The two handed flail has been an agricultural tool for centuries. Despite it’s humble origin, we know combat versions were used by town guards, armored soldiers, and even in grandiose Imperial tournaments, showing that it became far more than a simple peasant’s implement. This class will work through the plays of Paulus Hector Mair’s flail section, and will also look at the context of this farmer’s tool-turned-weapon beyond the fencing halls. 

Give Fire!

Chris Last

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

You! Rest is supplied.

 

Do you love the smell of black powder in the morning?  Learn the proper drill and safety of 16th century firearms based on texts from those who taught it.

We will:

  • Learn the history and function of several types of early modern firearms
  • Learn modern safety practices to handle those firearms
  • Participate in drill to understand soldier’s mindset while firing these weapons

Historical Flag and Sword

Marli Vlok, Valour HEMA Academy

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Flag (120 cm x 120 cm on 6’ pole), one-handed sword (synthetic or metal). Frog, baldric or belt helpful but optional.

 

The swinging of flags was regarded as both heroic and useful work, exercising the entire body while enhancing one’s skill in other exercises. In this class, we will look at the fundamentals of one-handed flag waving practiced by European renaissance flag bearers and university students alike, covering techniques reminiscent of fencing actions as well as more performative throws. Part of a flag bearer’s responsibilities included protecting the flag. To that end, we will explore handling the flag alongside the single-handed sword, as well as learning techniques to “swap-hands” between the flag and sword.

Flag info

There are many different kinds of flags. Flagwaving is quite a workout so it is advised to start with dimensions resembling that of a modern throwing flag and then work towards a 17th century military flag.

A good-sized training flagpole is around 170 cm to 6’ in length with a square flag size of 100 – 120 cm (Note 1). Use any sort of modern polyester lining fabric (it is affordable, durable, and flies well, plus it won’t get hampered quite as much if it gets wet). Stitch a small sleeve on one side of the flag for the pipe to pass through. I recommend sewing the edges of your flag or else it will fray. You can also get a flag store to make you one out of their flag fabric.

The easiest way to make a pole is out of ¾” PVC pipe cut to length. I recommend adding some heavy washers (tied together with fishing wire) or a bolt, to the bottom (on the inside) of the pipe to help balance the flag a little (Note 2). I recommend covering at least the bottom of the pipe with a rubber cap or some hockey tape. Alternatively, you can purchase a 6’ pole from https://mccormicksnet.com/products/aluminum-flagpole, but be warned, shipping is rough. They also have examples of modern flagpole weights that screw into the aluminum poles. You can also use a wooden dowel but I’d recommend one that is tapered so you have a bit more weight in the hand.

Note 1: if you ever decide to make a larger flag, the dimensions used in Europe is ~200 x 200 cm for the flag. I use a 8’ aluminum pole sold by Band stores. I do not recommend using PVC for a long pole as it flexes too much.

Note 2: the balance is only really important if you want to get into a lot of flag tossing and then I’d recommend purchasing a pole from Europe.

Keeping it Simple: Messerfechten Before and After Lecküchner

Christian Tobler, Selohaar Fechtschule

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

A blunt messer, mask, and gloves.

 

Beginning messer training with Johannes Lecküchner’s mammoth treatise can be a daunting task for students. Fortunately, multiple sources, consisting of relatively simple plays, exist to provide an accessible grounding in this important late medieval weapon. Some of these sources, such as the handful of plays found in the works of Paulus Kal and Hans Talhoffer, predate the 1478 first volume by Lecküchner, while others, such as the selection of plays found in the Glasgow Fechtbuch and the treatise of Jobst von Württemberg, may postdate it. Drawing from these sources, and with a nod to Robert Brooks’ excellent training book “At Your Mercy”, we’ll work through a simple hybrid curriculum to establish a set of easily trained fundamentals.

Meyer’s Pike—Dueling with a weapon of war

James Reilly

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Mask, Gloves, Gorgets .

 

The high medieval period was characterized by the dominance of heavy cavalry, knights in shining armor, and the homeostatic (if not harmonious) relationship between the church and local politics. In contrast, the Renaissance period was rife with structural transformation in the areas of governance, technology, knowledge, and warfare. In many ways, the pike led the charge. As a battlefield weapon, its impact of European warfare cannot be overstated. Joachim Meyer believed that any weapon used in any context, should have an associated fencing system developed for it. We will explore how Meyer conceived of the Pike as a fencing weapon, and look at the various ways to distinguish its use from other weapons in Meyer, as well as other weapons used for fencing.

Meyer’s Halberd: Cut, thrust, hook and push

James Reilly

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Mask, Gloves, Gorget

The halberd is among the fiercest, and most dominant battlefield weapons ever created. It

is unimaginably violent and powerful, and yet Its use in a fencing context exploits movement and comportment in an incredibly sensitive, almost Judo-like way. In this class, we will explore how to create instances of motion in the body and weapon to capitalize on using the idiosyncratic features of the weapon. We will hook, strip, push and altogether confound our opponents.

 

Prepare to Receive Charge!

Chris Last

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

You! Rest is supplied.

 

Spears were used throughout history, but in the late renaissance and early modern period the Pike became the backbone of the modern military.  Used across the battlefield it is a weapon of blocks of soldiers, and requires understanding of group formations to use properly.

We will:

  • Learn the history and function of this weapon
  • Learn safety practices to handle these 16 foot spears
  • Participate in drill to work as a unit

Renaissance Wrestling – Focus on the technical wrestling system of Fabian Von Auerswald

James Reilly

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Students are encouraged to wear wrestling jackets suitable for historical jacket wrestling. These include HEMAWear and Spes brand wrestling jackets. No jacket is required for the class.

 

This class will look at ways of understanding dominant positioning, tactical decision making, explore the dimension of time, how to capture instances of motion to work within, and how to coordinate instances of movement across space and time.

ACADEMY OF DEFENSE

Be Terza Strong!

John O’Meara, CSG

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Rapier, Mask, Gorget, Jacket

 

How to use the most basic (and under-appreciated) of the Italian rapier guards to dominate the line and deliver strong, precise attacks.

  • Proper formation of the guard from base to sword point
  • Using the body’s structure to control the point
  • Using the basic guard to make transitions stronger and more controlled

Fencing at Night

Marli Vlok, Valour HEMA Academy

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Single-handed thrusting weapon (rapier, smallsword or foil), Dagger, Fencing mask, Jacket, Glove, Gorget, cloak (or a large hoodie)

Directional yellow/white light source (lantern, flashlight, bike light, headlamp – preferably under 500 lumens).

Note: Possibly not suitable for persons with light-sensitivity

Sporting a rapier in the 17th century didn’t mean that you would use it in only ideal circumstances – sometimes the need would arise under the cover of darkness. In this class we will look at techniques one can employ when one’s vision is impaired. This will include the best techniques for fencing with a single sword at night, how to use a lantern to your advantage, and how to fence against an adversary with a lantern when you don’t have one.

From Action to Lesson: Johann Georg Pascha’s 1661 Rapier

David Coblentz

Length:

3 hours

Experience Level:
Intermediate to Advanced
Required Equipment:

Rapier, fencing mask, gloves, fencing jacket, gorget. Chest protection highly recommended.

Johann Georg Pascha’s 1661 Short though Clear Description Treating Fencing on the Thrust and Cut is organized into sixteen complete fencing lessons: eight on thrust fencing and eight on cuts. We’ll examine several short sequences from across the lessons to see how Pascha introduces new material, revisits earlier actions, and develops tactical ideas over time. We’ll experiment with where a prescribed sequence naturally becomes a choice, how a drill can be opened into a tactical exchange, and what those transition points suggest about Pascha’s assumptions as a teacher. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of Pascha’s pedagogy and practical ideas for adapting historical lesson material in their own teaching.

Italian Beat Saber: From Radaelli to Gaugler

David Coblentz

Length:

3 hours

Experience Level:

Intermediate to Advanced

 

Required Equipment:

Saber (maximum weight 750 g; modern or gymnasium sabers are acceptable), fencing mask, gloves, fencing jacket. Additional chest, forearm, and mask protection is strongly recommended

This workshop examines the emphasis on battute (beats) and sforzi (forcible blade actions) that distinguishes the Italian saber tradition. We’ll begin with the elbow-driven molinelli and blade actions taught by Radaelli, then examine how Pecoraro and Pessina adapted them within Parise’s system. Finally, we’ll work through William Gaugler’s expression of that lineage and the way he organized it for instruction. Participants will leave with a practical understanding of the mechanics, tactics, and teaching progression behind these characteristic actions.

Southern Italian Rapier and Dagger

Marli Vlok, Valour HEMA Academy

Length:

90 min

Required Equipment:

Single-handed thrusting weapon (preferably a rapier), Dagger, Fencing mask, Jacket, Glove, Gorget

Some traditions in southern Italy are distinguished by their use of an alternative thrust mechanic and refused guard employed in sword and dagger. Commonly nicknamed “the starfish thrust” today, this movement allows for particularly fast and powerful counterattacks. In this class we’ll learn and practice the four basic guards and the accompanying starfish thrust, as attacks, counterattacks, and defense.

Uniting Your Forces

John O’Meara, CSG

Length:

2 hours

Required Equipment:

Sword, mask, gorget, jacket

Turning sword and body into a smoothly-operating whole, for maximum power and control (and to avoid falling for feints!) The class will focus on single-handed swords (sidesword, rapier, arming sword) but two-handed fencers will find it useful as well.

We will be looking at:

  • Structure: marrying body and sword for maximum control and cover, and maintaining this union throughout various actions
  • Muscular control: keeping the sword from acquiring its own momentum, and putting intent into every action
  • Linearity: directing all actions, even opposite ones, into the same defensive space
  • Synergy: how each of these three concepts makes the other two more efficient

HISTORICAL AFRICAN MARTIAL ARTS

In the Shadow of the Shield: Shield Fighting in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

Da’Mon Stith

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

 

The shield stands at the heart of the warrior’s art. In Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, shields crafted from the hides of buffalo, rhinoceros, and antelope were more than simple protection—they were light, durable, and dynamic tools of defense, control, and tactical maneuver. Warriors of the region were widely renowned for their dexterity with the shield, using it not merely to block blows but to dominate space, deflect attacks, obscure lines of attack, and create openings for the sword, spear, or dagger. Historical observers frequently remarked on the agility with which fighters kept their shields in constant motion—aligning them with the movement of the eyes and body to intercept strikes and disrupt an opponent’s rhythm.

In the Shadow of the Shield is an in-depth workshop exploring the principles of shieldplay found in the martial traditions of Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa, and the Red Sea warrior cultures. Drawing from historical accounts, ethnographic sources, and comparative martial study, participants will examine how the shield functioned not only as protection but as an active instrument of combat—used to intercept attacks, manipulate distance, control lines of engagement, and create openings for decisive strikes with weapons such as the gorade, sabre, shotel, spear, or dagger.

The Murderous Crook: The Jile Dagger of the Danakil Warriors

Da’Mon Stith

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

 

“Three inches broad… and possessing a truly murderous crook in the centre.” Early travelers to the Danakil country described the Jile with fascination and caution. In the hands of Afar warriors, this distinctive double-edged dagger was more than a knife—it was the final companion to spear and shield. Worn at the waist and drawn in a heartbeat, the Jile came into play when distance collapsed and combat entered the unforgiving range of the grapple. This workshop explores the mechanics of the Jile within the warrior traditions of the Danakil and Afar peoples of the Horn of Africa. Participants will examine the realities of shock-distance combat, where shield binds, grappling control, and blade geometry determine the outcome of the encounter. Training focuses on the unique geometry of the dagger’s curved profile—the infamous “murderous crook”—and how it allows the blade to hook, trap, and cut around shields, limbs, and weapons. Participants will study grip orientation, edge indexing, and the integration of dagger work with grappling and shield use in close quarters

Roots of Power: Tigel Wrestling

Da’Mon Stith

Length:

3 hours

Required Equipment:

You!

For centuries across the lands of Ethiopia, wrestling served as a proving ground of gobez—the ideal of bravery, strength, and heroic spirit. Practiced during festivals and rites of passage, wrestlers entered the circle to test their skill, courage, and resilience before their community, demonstrating the qualities admired in a capable warrior. Historical accounts highlight the importance of wrestling within Ethiopian martial culture. During the reign of Emperor Tewodros II, visiting foreign envoys were reportedly challenged to wrestling contests by Ethiopian warriors, demonstrating the prestige of the art and the pride taken in physical strength and skill. Known by many names, traditional wrestling in Ethiopia was practiced under a variety of regional rule sets, including Tigel (ትግል), Gidil (ግድል), Hishay (ሕሽይ), and many others. These arts served not only as community contests but also as preparation for the realities of combat. In Ethiopian warfare, battles were often decided at close quarters. Engagements with sword and spear frequently collapsed into grappling range, where control of the body determined the outcome of the fight—often at dagger point. In this workshop, we will experience Tigel both as a living cultural tradition and in its battlefield incarnation. Participants will explore regional variations while learning the shared foundations of the art—balance disruption, body locks, trips, and throws—and how these grappling skills relate to the close-quarters realities of fighting with edged and impact weapons such as spears, swords, and daggers.

LECTURES

Becomest Thou Most Tough

Jesse Kulla, CSG

Length:

90 min

 

 

 

A talk on what it means to be strong, what it means to your survivability both in your Martial arts career and in a fight, why it pays to lean into your inner persistence predator, and several fun ways to achieve it.

Stone hefting and tossing

Balancing and cartwheeling

Jumping and long walks on sand.

What muscles do you really use to fight?

 

Vested Interest in Civic Defense

Chris Last

Length:

2 hours

 

 

 

From the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre to the English Civil War, the Trayn’d Bandes formed the National Guard for England during the Early Modern period.  Let’s explore the formation, training, equipment, and people that made up this group of gentlemen soldiers.

3 90 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Clash of Arms: Field Exercises

Walker Skaggs, Rocket City HEMA

Length:

3 hours

Required Armor & Protective Gear:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Safety Gear: Participants are expected to wear a waist up longsword tournament worthy kit for safety. This includes: Mask, back of the head, gorget, jacket padded or otherwise that covers the entire torso, rigid elbows and forearms, heavy hand protection is encouraged however padded gloves may be worn with more complex hilted swords at the participants own risk. Shin and knee may be worn however will not be required, a cup is required for gentlemen.
Armor: Actual armor must be of good steel, well fitted and cared for, and will be limited to items such as gauntlets, breastplates, brigs, open faced helmets (which shall still have a perf or mesh visor) and maille shirts. Full harness is discouraged, this is about the ground pounders. Hits on steel count as nothing, good thrusts on maille can cause an out, hits on protective gear immediately out. 
Weapons: Arming swords, sideswords, dussacks, sabers, messers, & basket hilted swords may be carried. Rapiers will not be permitted. Pikes will be provided and a  limited number of halberds available. PHA, Arcem, Dominus, and other widely accepted halberd/poleaxe heads acceptable, mounted solidly on hardwood or rattan shafts.

Shields: Rotella or Pavise, no more than 3’ in size and mounted to be worn on the arm. No bucklers or Dark Ages-style center-grip shields.

 

 

Join us in the purest expression of the Ars Martialis: the madness of war! The centerpiece of the School of the Soldier, we will be engaging in three hours of constructive representations of plausible small-scale unit scenarios prioritizing unit cohesion and use of soldier’s weapons found during the Italian Wars through the Early Thirty Years War: Pikes, Sword & Rotella, Halberds, and Shooters. We will engage in a variety of scenarios, from fighting in the open field, to a forest ambush, to defending a narrow pass. Come see how combined arms and unit cohesion requires a related, but different, set of skills to merely fencing, and why the Art of Defense may have been associated with the Sun, but the madness of war is given to Bloody-Handed Mars!