Longsword fencing for beginners
Why Konrad is a good fit
“Fifteen years of historical fencing — I teach from the sources, safely and step by step.”
- Patient with beginners
- 10+ years teaching
- Materials included
Approximate area
Mondays & Thursdays, 10 weeks
Exact address once you're booked in
Details
Longsword fencing as it was actually taught in the 1400s — reconstructed from the manuals of the Liechtenauer tradition, not from films. Over ten weeks Konrad takes you from stance, footwork and the four guards to the five master cuts, binding and winding, and finally to controlled free sparring in full protective gear. Every session starts with the historical source: what the manual says, how we read it, and why a technique works. You train with blunt steel feders and synthetic swords; the school lends masks, gloves and jackets for the whole course, so all you need is indoor shoes and a water bottle. No fitness requirement beyond being able to move for 90 minutes — plenty of our members started in their forties.
4 spots left · starts Monday