Swordplay Guild of Romeo

Swordplay Guild of Romeo We are a Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) club. Our focus is on European martial traditions which are derived from documented historical sources.

As such, we look at fighting systems from the later middle ages and early modern period. Earlier manuscripts tend to be fragmentary or are derived from writers commenting on battles or fighting and do not yield a complete fighting system to study. With that in mind, our main focus is the longsword as taught by Joachim Meyer. Joachim Meyer, a self-described Freifechter (Free Fencer) wrote the, The Art of Sword Combat around 1568. He was a fencing instructor in the 16th century and left behind a comprehensive system of swordsmanship to study. Over time, we will also look at other weapon styles and systems, such as dagger, pole arms, rapier, small sword, sword and buckler, and dussack. Europe has a number of weapons and schools of thought regarding their use over centuries, which allow us a great amount of material of learn from, interpret, and practice. It is important to note that these are predominately unarmored fighting styles. If you are interested in armored combat, there are other groups in the Detroit metro area that do focus on armored fighting. Like all martial arts, even in the 16th century, basics, such as footwork, guards, stances, and cuts were stressed, and repetition was and remains the key. Like many martial arts, the study of the sword can improve students’ physical fitness, mental focus and self-discipline. These are beneficial to people from all walks of life. The study of the sword certainly has a mind, body, spirit aspect to it. As students’ progress, free-play (sparing) can be added to the course of study, and then HEMA approved protective gear is necessary to ensure safe practice. Also, throughout the year, there are tournaments and events when clubs come together for classes, competition, seminars, etc. We welcome any questions, or stop by for a visit.

A bit of open practice to kick Saturday off. Open sparring is every Saturday from noon to 2pm. It‘s a great time to dr...
08/29/2026

A bit of open practice to kick Saturday off. Open sparring is every Saturday from noon to 2pm. It‘s a great time to drop in to see a bit more about what the Guild does.

It's not my fault. Speaking of swords, it's just about time to put the poleaxes down and pick up our Hungarian Sabers a...
08/26/2026

It's not my fault. Speaking of swords, it's just about time to put the poleaxes down and pick up our Hungarian Sabers as we shift weapons and begin a new training focus.

Full house tonight for our continued study of Burgundian Poleaxe. We’ll be wrapping up axe in the next week or two and ...
08/05/2026

Full house tonight for our continued study of Burgundian Poleaxe. We’ll be wrapping up axe in the next week or two and shifting to 18th century military saber (Hungarian). That, plus adding an extra class day means we might have a couple spaces open. Of you’re interested in joining the guild, send a message.

07/26/2026

“The best decision I ever made was to be completely useless to a world that insisted all the wrong things were important.

If the modern world makes you sick, remember — the heart is ancient and hasn’t had any updates.”

07/22/2026

Drill, drill and more drills. A relentless pursuit of the fundamentals makes a competent fighter.

Full house tonight as we continued our study of Burgundian poleaxe. Good times!
07/22/2026

Full house tonight as we continued our study of Burgundian poleaxe. Good times!

07/16/2026

Nice commentary and example of harness fighting. Our club has started to lean into this with a few members starting to get their armor together. This goes along with our regular curriculum, which includes poleaxe, dagger, half-swording and some grappling. Thus, it’s a natural progression.

We’re expanding our training space and adding an additional day for classes, which means we have a bit of space to accommodate new students. If you’re interested send a message.

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As we continue our study of Burgundian Poleaxe, some Guild members are leaning into Harnischfechten, which will become p...
07/07/2026

As we continue our study of Burgundian Poleaxe, some Guild members are leaning into Harnischfechten, which will become part of our practice and training.

Veste Coburg 2017 Un Paso honroso - Ein ehrenvoller Gang. Turnier z...

07/01/2026

A bit more axe play because I went through the trouble to compress the videos and honestly, can one have to much axe play, I didn’t think so either.

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