Stoccata School of Defence

17/04/2026

Important Update for the Baulkham Hills School.

Due to hall repairs, there will be a change of venue this term at Baulkham Hills from Week 2 until the break.

Right now, the works are scheduled to end before or during the next school holidays after which we will be back at the B/H Community Hall as usual.

The alternate venue is only a couple of minutes further down Seven Hills Rd.
Details are on the website here:
https://stoccata.org/about/locations/baulkham-hills/

Note that the dates, locations and times of training can always be checked by navigating to the Baulkham Hills and Strathfield Page of the Stoccata website.

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14/02/2025

This message is to inform you of recent changes that have occurred at the Stoccata School of Defence.

In December 2024, the Committee received a complaint regarding the ongoing behaviour of Mr Paul Wagner, who was the Head Provost for the Epping, Newtown, and Sydney (The Rocks) branches.

This complaint was taken very seriously by the Committee, and an investigation process was undertaken, which included the acceptance of a formal response from Mr Wagner.

During this process, Mr Wagner has decided to resign his membership in the Organisation, and thus no longer represents the Stoccata School of Defence Inc.

As of 12 Feb 2025, the Stoccata branches that operated at Epping, Newtown, and The Rocks are now closed and no longer offering training.

For the students that attended training at these branches we direct you to consult https://stoccata.org/about/locations/ to find an alternative training location.

Regards,
The Stoccata Committee

26/05/2024

The schedule for AWMAC is ready!

Final schedule Saturday 8th June ,All Class Locations TBD by Demand.,Please assemble outside the main hall 5 minutes early ready for space allocation Timeslot,Class,Presenter,Class,Presenter,Class,Presenter 08:00 - 09:30,Shuttle service last pickup 08:45 sharp, Rego, Safety brief. 09:30 - 10:30...

25/06/2023

Check out our new Frequently Asked Questions section on our recently rebuilt website!

We gathered the answers to some popular questions below. If you can’t find your answer below, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help. Do I need my own gear to start training?You…

10/06/2023

Finding a club to train with can be hard, but we've made this handy dandy page to help you find your local branch. It's all part of our new website design!

Find your class! We have branches across Greater Sydney, Regional NSW and Tasmania.

09/06/2023

We often get asked what systems we teach at Stoccata, and we've got you covered with this brand new page from our website redesign!
Stoccata teaches many different fencing systems. Read a description of the systems we teach, and decide which one is right for you.

Stoccata teaches many different fencing system. Read a description of the systems we teach, and decide which one is right for you.

08/06/2023

We've been updating the website, and we have a new page showcasing all our current instructors, what they teach, and where you can train with them!

Our Provosts (Instructors) Matthew Boyd Launceston & Longford Matthew teaches British fencing systems, covering from the 16th -18th Centuries. The systems he teaches includes basket-hillted swo…

01/06/2023

Provost Matthew Boyd on Zach Wylde's "The English Master of Defence, 1711.

A quick introduction of Zach Wylde’s The English Master of Defence from 1711. What is remarkable about this particular fencing master’s manual is his emphasis of being a well rounded fe…

25/05/2023

https://stoccata.org/2023/05/25/recent-successful-prizes-at-stoccata/

Within Stoccata the “Playing of the Prize” is how we perform a grading for our students. This concept goes right back to the medieval fencing guilds, and was also used as a money making…

19/05/2023

We were on telly this morning!!

Thanks Daniel Doody and crew!

Anytime any of you want to come by and have a *real* go, you are welcome.

Was nice to meet you Mayor It was great to see your enthusiasm for the event.