Edmonton Historical Martial Arts

A quick picture from our last outdoor class. Everyone stay tuned for more details on moving inside next Thursday!

Thanks to everyone who came out for our last outdoor class of the summer! We will see you all next week at Sports TC for some good indoor fun with swords!

This is it everyone, our last outdoor class of the year! Come on out and join us at Hawrelak Park at our usual spot at 7pm. Bring something warm to wear as we're losing the sun quickly now! Lets fence!

Looks to be a gorgeous day to swing some swords! We'll be at our usual spot for a 1900 start. Some club members will be there early to have a distanced picnic of sorts, so drop by early and chat if you can!

Masks are in (and they're great)! Share your photos when you get it!

Its the tail end of summer but the forecast still looks promising for tomorrows class! Come on out and join us at Hawrelak Park at our usual spot at 7pm! Lets fence!

Good evening everyone. Just a reminder, class will still be on tonight at 7pm at Hawrelak Park, at our usual location!

More pell work. Thanks again to everyone who braved the weather and came out last week

The forecast for tonight (August 20th) is once again looking to be in our favor! Come join us at Hawrelak Park at 7pm for some sun, swords, and fun! Don't forget to bring yourself some water! Lets Fence!

Training during a pandemic is a little odd, but it's working. We'll see you again this week!

Everyone, we are in the process of organizing our first Annual General Meeting (AGM) and we would like your feedback on: - The content of our classes - Our current structure - Training locations - The policy manual (which can be found here: https://www.ehma.ca/forms-and-waivers)... - Anything else you want us to know! The final date of the AGM has yet to be decided (it will be between August 27th and September 5th) but we need your feedback by August 25th. You can speak to a Board Member directly or email your comments to [email protected] . We'll keep you updated on exactly when and where the AGM will be in the coming two weeks.

The forecast for tomorrow (August 13th) is once again looking to be in our favor! Come join us at Hawrelak Park at 7pm for some sun, swords, and fun! Don't forget to bring yourself some water! Lets Fence!

Hello everyone, tomorrow (August 6th) the weather is looking beautiful! We will be having our weekly Thursday evening class out at Hawrelak Park, feel free to join us at 7pm at our usual spot! Lets Fence!

Good day everyone, The weather is looking promising, so we are planning to hold class tomorrow (30 July), at Hawrelak Park, 7pm! Same time and place as usual. In the event of inclement weather, we will reschedule to a later date this week, but hopefully the weather continues to cooperate. Hope to see you all there! Let's fence!

Come on out and join us for class tomorrow (July 23rd) at Hawrelak Park at 7pm! Hopefully the weather will be co-operative but fear not if it isn't! In the case of rain we will reschedule for another day at the same time and place. Lets Fence!

Good day, It was previously announced that we would re-schedule our Thursday class to today, Saturday. However, as the majority of our members are currently stating their unavailability to attend a session this evening, we will be cancelling. Our next class will therefore be our regularly scheduled Thursday session for next week. Hope to see people out then!

Good evening everyone, So unfortunately there is a severe thunderstorm warning from Environment Canada out for Edmonton right now. As such, we will be CANCELLING tonight's class due to inclement weather. We will reschedule to Saturday evening, same sword time, same sword place as previously scheduled! ... Hope to see everyone on Saturday!

Come on out and join us for class tomorrow (July 16th) at Hawrelak Park at 7pm! Hopefully the weather will be co-operative but fear not if it isn't! In the case of rain we will reschedule for another day at the same time and place. Lets Fence!

The original Porta-Pell may have been demolished in a single blow two weeks ago but version 2 is back and taking the hits! Come join us for our next class in these odd times!

Come on out and join us for class tomorrow (July 9th) at Hawrelak Park at 7pm! Hopefully the weather will be co-operative but fear not if it isn't! In the case of rain we will reschedule for Friday at the same time and place. Lets Fence!

A quick photo from last class. The "spears" aren't there to be a spear or simulate one in any way. Instead, the poles are to provide something to strike and work against while allowing fencers to keep their distance. If you look close enough you can also see a pell that was demolished early in the class. The porta-pell will be back and stronger than ever!

Happy Canada Day everyone! We hope you all are doing well today, the weather for tomorrow is looking promising so we will be going forward as planned with our weekly Thursday night class. Come join us at Hawrelak Park at 7pm at the location listed on the map below. If it ends up raining tomorrow our planned rescheduled class date will be Saturday at 7pm at the same location. If Class is cancelled tomorrow we will announce so here.

Some very light drilling from last week's class and an excellent way to practice your range.

So with our return to operations one of the things we've been working on is a new website! You can find our policy manual and return to operations documentation at https://www.ehma.ca/!

Happy Wednesday everyone, the weather forecast for tomorrow is looking promising and as such we will be having our weekly class out of Hawrelak Park again. Come join us at the location specified on the map below. We will be starting class at 7pm, if you are planning on attending please contact us as we have certain protective measures in place and need to know how many people will be in attendance. The lesson plan will be a continuation from last week, so get ready to work on your thrust game!

It's a terrible picture but here's a big thank you to everyone who came out for some practice at a safe distance!

Everyone, as announced last week we will be practicing tomorrow between 7pm and 9pm. There are some important details you need to read below if you are attending: 1. This class is free. Bring nothing but your presence we've all sorely missed. 2. If you intend to come to class we need you to PM us or contact a Board Member. There are additional controls in place to ensure people's safety and we need to ensure we have enough equipment for everyone as no equipment will be shared.... There is also a Return to operations document we would like everyone to read beforehand that will be shared at that time. 3. We will be practicing at Hawrelak Park. On this post you will find an image of the park with two highlighted areas. You'll need to come into the park and drive the entire loop until you reach the southern-most picnic area and parking lot. We'll be practicing in the big open area to the north of that parking lot (just look for the people in orange with swords). If for whatever reason you get lost just PM us as we'll have our phones. 4. We will be outside (obviously). This means you'll need to dress for the weather and bring shoes with good grip. You'll also need to bring your own supply of water and food as sharing will not be permitted and there are no water fountains nearby. Finally, we will be providing the bug repellent to prevent everyone from being eaten alive. 5. Do not attend if you have a runny nose, cough, headache, abnormal sneezing, chills, loss of taste, fever or any other symptom of Covid-19 or if you have traveled out of province any time in the last two weeks. Members showing symptoms or having traveled as such will not be permitted to participate in any capacity.

Hey everyone, we've been quiet over the last week but it hasn't been without reason! Starting next Thursday (June 18th) we will be resuming classes! Keep reading for details you're going to need. There will be some changes to the structure of class and location. To start, we will be meeting in Hawrelak park instead of our usual location. This will allow us to limit the risks associated with covid-19 transmission while also letting us enjoy the summer. Second, we will not hav...e a free sparring portion at the end of class. Although the phase 2 guidelines allow for full contact sparring we want to take things slower at the start to ensure the safety of our members. These are only barebones details so that people have time to plan. We're still reviewing the phase 2 guidelines and updating our policies and forms for relaunch because there's loads of stuff to get in place (equipment cleaning, safe drills, new waivers, etc.). We also need to determine where exactly in the park we're meeting. These finer details will be revealed early next week and we can guarantee to all our members that we will be going above and beyond the phase 2 guide to ensure everyone's safety. If you are interesting in coming out please sound off in the comments below or PM so we know how many people to expect.

A reminder that, tomorrow (4 June) at 7pm, we will be continuing with our next session of the HEMA Book Club! Cale Rainkie will be discussing rappier/sidesword from Meyer's The Art of Sword Combat. Join us on our Discord server for some fancy pants and fancy swords! All are welcome, so if you need an invite to our Discord server, just send us a message.