New England School of Swordsmanship Inc.

This month we’re focusing on messer - a German one handed blade similar to a knife (but really big) used in the 15th and 16th centuries.

If you want to give messer a shot come along to class on Saturdays from 10am at the Armidale PCYC. Thursday classes will remain longsword focused.

It's going to be a bit of a choose your own adventure at tonight's longsword class. Come join us at 1800 and see where it takes you...

This guy looks pretty damn happy with himself. You can too if you come along to our Thursday longsword class at 1800.

Good luck to all our fencers competing in Swordplay this weekend!

Do you ever find yourself in a bind, and don't know what to do? Come along tonight at 1800 for longsword class and we'll work on that.

Bruce and I have been working on some absetzen drills. Pop in at 1800 Thursday night to see what we have been up to.

Bruce has been studying the sources, have you? Come along to longsword training tonight at 6pm and see if you know more about swordsmanship than my dog.

This last weekend saw the NESSI crew make the trek first down the mountain then back up to Tamborine Mountain for Swordfight VIII. This year the competition was stacked, not just with big names in the HEMA community, but also some pretty big sponsors thanks to the efforts of Sword Fighter. Allana took home gold in the URG, winning a saber from Swordier.com.

Comps like this are such a fantastic way to strengthen not just our fencing, but also deepen the bonds we make through this shared love of the sport. Sword Fighter have put on an absolute gem of a comp, and we all had a blast.

Thanks to every participant, everyone involved in making this possible, and of course, the sponsors:

Regenyei Armory SPES Historical Fencing Gear Castille Armory Combat Armory Black Fencer Purpleheart Armoury Malleus Martialis Swords SIGI Forge Ironbutterfly