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Fraternal & Recommended Schools | Organizations Supported by SSG
Educational Sources--online resources, museums  & printed works
Equipment Vendors


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)