Auckland Sword and Shield
If you want to learn how to use a sword or any other historical weapon - this is the place for you.
Our beginners course is run as a 9 week course for students over 18 only. All equipment is provided, however, we recommend signing up for this course as early as possible as it tends to fill up quickly. If you’re unsure about anything or have questions, simply reach out.
To find out when our next beginners course is starting click below.
Once the beginners course is complete, members then have access to our regular training sessions. These include study groups, who look at different treatises, and intermediate classes. These focus on introductions to different specific weapons and/or styles. Keep an eye on our posts for updates on our current training courses.
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Weapons and training at Auckland Sword & Shield can cover the following:
- Sidesword (cut and thrust sword from the 16th century)
- Longsword (two handed sword from the 15 & 16th century)
- Rapier (mostly thrusting sword from the 16th & 17th century)
- Dussack or Messer (a cutlass or machete from the 15th & 16th century)
- Backsword (a cut and thrust sword from the 17th and 18th centuries)
- Small Sword (a thrusting weapon from the 17th and 18th centuries)
- Wrestling (with and without Sword in hand)
- Spear or Glave (from various centuries)
- Quarterstaff (Long and Short staff styles)
- Dagger
- Sword and Buckler
- Sword and Dagger
- Cavalry Sabre
- And more!
We also hang out and do lots of fun stuff not necessarily related to swords.