Within the practice of Historical Martial Combat, your skill with melee weapons is of vital consideration. For this, we employ the practice of Historical Fencing, the practice of fighting with weapons from history. Where Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) banks its practice on historical manuscripts from the European sphere, the Orders approach is to train you to understand weapons in your own capacity and field of interest, be that European, Eastern or other weapon system that you find interesting.

The Primus Syllabus gets you competent in the practice of swordplay with and against multiple weapons, when you find a favoured weapon system, then we fully recommend a dive into the history of those weapons and the historic manuals that demonstrate the use of such weapons. Our instructors will help you with technique interpretation, using the core syllabus as a basis, tailoring the techniques to your needs.

Within the Order, we participate in mixed-weapons sparring as the norm. Sabres will face Longswords. Rapiers will meet Sword and Board. Daggers will feature in many bouts and used as a weapon of last resort. Mastery of your weapons of choice will mean you are able to face off against all commers and challenge them accordingly.