We are a historical European martial arts (HEMA) club and practice fighting with swords, daggers, spears and poleaxes along with grappling. We teach historically based techniques recreated from a range of manuscripts and books written sinced the fourteenth century. We focus on the works of the Italian master of arms, Fiore dei Liberi, but also study other late mediaeval and early renaissance European masters.
We are a club run by all its members and welcome anyone over the age of 18 who is happy to abide by our code of conduct. If you would like to join one of our classes, first, please email us at contact@armizare.uk. No martial arts experience necessary and we have some loaner kit available. To minimise the risk of injury, we train in modern protective gear, using heavy duty masks, gloves and jackets and our weapons are either blunt steel or plastic weapon simulators.
We train on a Tuesday night from 7pm to 9pm in Kew, a short walk from Kew Garden’s station. We charge an annual membership fee of £35 to cover insurance and club sundries, then either £15 for a one off session or £30 for all tuesday night sessions in a given month. The first lesson is free.
We are affiliated with the British Martial Arts and Boxing Association, are fully insured through them and our instructor is fully DBS checked.
