School of Historical Combat

Ok. I'll be in the attic on Friday, anyone fancy a booze?

A lovely turn out for SHCs beginner’s course! Lots of smiles all around which we love to see, if you missed out, no worries! We gather at Moseley School Health and Fitness Centre every Tuesday from 7pm until 9pm, first lesson is free so come along and give it a go 💪⚔️

Huge thank you to all who came out!

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Starting the year off with back to basics longsword, simple parries and effective up close and personal throws, gotta get those holiday cobwebs out of the system 💪

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Back to the business of combat! It was an excellent 2025 for SHC, with our numbers growing ever bigger. 2026 sets to be a jam packed year with lots of events, so if you’ve ever thought to give it a go, why not come join us and see what it’s all about?

Every Tuesday from 7 to 9pm at Mosley School Health and Fitness Center ⚔️

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Its been a good year for SHC, students are getting better by yards, rather than inches, and the sheer determination to do better every class is inspirational. We hosted our first local tournament in association with the Midlands HEMA Alliance, we've been back down to Wales for The Gathering Of Wolves, we've been up to Scotland again for the Smallsword Symposium, across for The Hernes Cup, down for The Albion Cup, sideways for The Blackford Prize, back the other way for A Midsummer Fights Dream, and up and across for Wolf Call. Not to mention the now regular jaunt over to HEMAC Dijon

In the meantime we've taught Longsword, Fiore Dagger, Dussack, Sickle, Marozzo Dagger and sparred with everything from Rapier to Wooden Spoon.

We've also managed to do it with no drama, buckets of sweat and a a whole lot of laughter. Spreading the joy of HEMA with the emphasis on joy. Come and cross blades with us again in 2026.

Good to see Shrewsbury Armouries getting further out into the world. They make some lovely smallswords, especially if you are in the UK.

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Fight night!! It was a hot one last week but we gave it our best 💪

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Last week of Dussack before fight night 👊 backs against the wall today as we learn about a cutting drill from Meyer, then putting it to the test.

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SHC is and always will be a place of inclusion and safety, our doors remain open to you, we will not let them divide us 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊

Dussack, Dussack and more Dussack! This week we did more work on parries with a focus on the follow up.

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