Bytown Ottawa Sword Symposium

Presents our next instructor for BOSS 2026: Adam Myrie!
Adam 's workshops will be Intro to Khanjar and Shield.
Check out the details here: https://ottawaswordsymposium.ca/workshops/

Presents our next instructor for BOSS 2026: Adam Myrie!
Adam 's workshop will be Intro to Khanjar and Shield.
Check out the details here: https://ottawaswordsymposium.ca/workshops/

August is fast approaching, Presents our First instructor for BOSS 2026: Gabriel Tardio!
Gabriel's workshops will be Four guards to rule them all, and Vor- Nach- In des – Pragmatic workshop for German Longsword.
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Would you like to teach a Workshop at BOSS 2026? We'd like to know! Fill out the below form! We look forward to taking your workshops! https://forms.gle/HxZ4aD2VPC5uRrL97
Workshop submissions will be closed April 30th at 10pm EST

Congratulations to our Raffle Winners, and a massive thankyou to our sponsors HEMA Bookshelf Regenyei Armory SPES Historical Fencing Gear SIGI Forge

The Premier Bytown Ottawa Sword Symposium has concluded, and we're extremely happy! So many wonderful workshops, and so many wonderful friends. We hope you all had a awesome time, and hope we'll see you all at BOSS next year. If took photos and are willing to share please send them off to [email protected]

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Presents our next instructor: Cass Hannah!
Their workshop will be on Assaults and Guards and assaulting guards: Altoni's single sword.
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Presents our next instructor: Jeff Greenwood!
His workshop will be on Building your Fühlen (Feeling).
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Presents our next instructor: Dr. Goblin Lab!
Their workshop will be Introduction to fencing from the sweeps.
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Presents our next instructor: Victoria Allard!
Victoria's workshop will be Master the edge.
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The Schedule for BOSS is now up!

Schedule – BOSS Saturday August 23rd TimeActivityHall BGym RightGym Left 9:00 AMWorkshop 1André Hajjar Sesé – Practical Destrezza for HatersCharles Murdock – Meyer’s longsword 101: TacticsMatt Biondo – Getting the most out of a parry/riposte 10:30 AMFree SparingN/AN/AN/A 11:00 AMWorkshop 2Callum Carmichae...

Presents our next instructor: Erika Robertson!
Erika's workshop will be Making your opening; an introduction to second-intention saber fencing.
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