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Fraternal
Schools
Order
of Selohaar (Christian
Tobler's School in Connecticut)
Recommended
Schools - Western Martial Arts & Historical Fencing
Tattershall
School of Defenese (Arizona, Southern California)
Mid-Atlantic
Society For Historical Swordsmanship (MASHES, Maryland -
Virginia) Midwestern
Historical Fencing Project (Tulsa, OK - Missouri) Stoccata
School of Defence (Sydney, Aus.)
Academy
for European Medieval Martial Arts (Toronto, Canada)
Martinez
Academy of Arms (New York - Rapier & Smallsword)
London
Company of Maistres of Defense (London)
MacDonald
Academy of Arms (Edinburgh)
Chicago
Swordplay Guild (Greg Mele's School in Chicago)
Der
Freifechter (Germany)
Gallowglass
Academy (Allen Reed's fine
group) Northwest
Fencing Academy (Portland, OR)
Saint
Martin's Academy of Medieval Arms (Madison, WI)
School
of European Swordsmanship (Helsinki, FI)
Academia
Scherma Tradizionale "Manuela Lecchi" (Rome)
Schola
Solis (Los Angeles-Valley)
Davenriche Academy (San Jose,
CA) Ochs
(Hans Heim, Alex Kiermeyer, Jorg Bellinghausen, Germany) Rocky
Mountain Swordplay Guild
(Denver Area, CO) School
of the Seven Hearts
(Tom Leoni's School) Higgins
Armoury Sword Guild
(Jeffrey Forgeng, Worchester, MA) Gladius
e Codex
(Switzerland) The
Exiles
(London, UK) Nova
Scrima
(Italy)
Recommended
Schools - Eastern & Modern Martial Arts
Akido
Shin Rei Dojo
(Jim Alvarez, our favorite Tamshigiri instructor, Livermore,
CA) Northern
California Naginata
(The spectacular MiyakoTanaka) United
States Center of Real Akido
(Vladamir Djordevic, Chicago- HIGHLY recommended) Turner
School of Karate
(Good school in Lewisville, TX) Chief
Adrian Roman
(Native American Kenpo in DFW) Canemasters
(modern Canes & instruction by Marc Shuey Jr. and Sr.) Force
Options
(Fred Mastison, Sensei, teaches Law Enforcement tactics) Bujinkan
SF
(Dale & Teri Seago, fantastic people!) Dr.
Dan Netherland
(holder of the Guiness Book of Records for breaking)
Organizations
Supported by SSG:
Swordplay Symposium
International (SSI)
American
Teacher's Association for the Martial Arts
(ATAMA) Academy
of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA)
Association
for Historical Fencing (AHF) United
States Martial Arts Council
(USMAC) U.S.
Martial Arts Hall of Fame
(USMAHOF)
Online Resources
Wild
Rose--Online
Fiore Translation Academy
of European Medieval Martial Arts
(AEMMA) Association
for Renaissance Martial Arts (ARMA)
Tattershall
School of Defenese Florio's
Italian English Dictionary of 1598 The
Knighthood, Tournaments & Chivalry Resource Library Sword
Forum
(The main online forum for Historical European systems) Netsword
Museums
Royal
Armouries at Leeds
Higgens
Armoury, Worchester, MA
Printed Works
Our own Chivalry
Bookshelf!
Patrick
J. Pugilese
Equipment
Vendors
Wasters
PurpleHeart
Armouries New
Stirling Arms New
World Arbalast
(excellent lightweight oak for $50, not on website)
Rebated Steel Weapons
Therion
Arms
Darkwood
Armoury
(Very good rapiers & sideswords, great people) Paul
MacDonald Popinjays
(excellent smallswords, and some interesting rapiers) Revival.us
(Hanwei available at school prices)
Replica Weapons
Arms
& Armor
All
Saints Blades (Gus
Trim's performance cutting blades--excellent!) Albion
Arms
Museum
Replicas, Ltd.
Darkwood
Armoury
(Very good rapiers & sideswords, great people) Valentine
Armouries
Therion
Arms Christian
Fletcher Peter
Johnsson (very
likely the finest European swordmaker in the world)
Aluminum Trainers
Valentine
Armouries
David Baker, Hollywood
Combat Center (Find
him on SwordForum) Darkwood
Armoury
(A bit heavier, but a very good value) Swordcrafts
(maker of the nice aluminums used by AEMMA)
Poleaxe
& Spear Components
Revival.us
(our own Talhoffer 1467 polehammer head!) Mandrake
Armoury (good armour,
I.33 bucklers, and rubber components)
Clothing, Footwear & Sundry
Revival.us
(Shoes, gambesons, etc.)
Fencing Equipment
American
Fencing Supply (in San Francisco!)
Triplette
Competition Arms (North Carolina)
Armour
Therion
Arms & Armor
Forth
Armoury
(very good stainless bascinet and riveted mail) Robert
MacPherson, Master Armourer
Peter
Fuller (outstanding
armourer!) Mandrake
Armoury (good armour,
I.33 bucklers, and rubber components) Gorden
Osterum Welded Chain Mail (The best welded mail we've
seen)
Eastern
Martial Arts Suppliers Tamshigiri--cutting
mats (Jim Alvarez's
company--Our source for Tatami)
Bugei
Trading Company (Tatami
mats, stands) Tiger
Claw Company (Good
place to get Shinai, misc. martial arts supplies)
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