Historical Martial Arts Training
Central BirminghamREF: HISTMA
• Classes run at a centre of excellence in Birmingham
• Try 14th century Italian sword fighting or Bartitsu
• Bartitsu was made famous by Conan Doyle's Sherlock

Price
£49.00What's Included
• Training from a qualified and experienced instructor
• 1:1 tuition for just you or your group
• All equipment is provided
HEMA
• Historical European martial arts
• Learn correct sword handling and techniques from the manuscripts of Fiore Dei Liberi a 14th century swordmaster
Bartitsu
• Victorian self defence, the martial arts of Sherlock Holmes
What Can I Expect
Now here's something you don't see
everyday - Historical European Martial Arts training! If you've
tried the likes of fencing, Jujitsu and boxing, these lessons in
Western martial arts bring traditional self-defence and combat arts
from centuries ago back to the fore. These one to one individual or
exclusive group sessions are a great introduction and you can
choose between Bartitsu and HEMA workshops.
This European martial arts centre in the heart
of Birmingham is a focal point for disciplines such as Bartitsu and
HEMA in the UK and beyond. It's staffed by experts in these fields
of historical European martial arts, which are seeing a huge
resurgence in popularity. After all, it's not just the Far East
that has its culture of martial arts - any country that has engaged
in combat will have its own style of martial art. This school
specialises in 14th century European martial arts from Italy as
well as Edward Barton-Wright's late 19th century discipline of
Bartitsu.
The HEMA workshop take you through the basics of swordplay as it
was done in the 14th Century, teaching you the basic cuts and the
first series of interlinked techniques for attack and defence with
a long sword. The sword fighting skills taught during these HEMA
classes have been resurrected from the study of historical
documents and manuscripts of Flore Dei Liberi, bringing the old
European fighting style from Italy back to life in Brum. Liberi had
a 40-year career as a sword master, during which he nor anyone he
taught was ever defeated in single combat.
The Bartitsu training is faithful to creator Barton-Wright's
teachings of his combined self-defence martial art from the
Victorian era. Bartitsu was immortalised by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
with his hero Sherlock Holmes using the combat skills to fend off
arch rival Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland in his 'The
Adventure of the Empty House' story. Bartitsu has also been used in
several of the recent Sherlock films, so there's a definite revival
of Holmes' martial arts! For the Bartitsu workshops it's all about
your hands and feet, with a little help from the ultimate London
gentleman's accessory - a walking stick or an umbrella.
Yes, both workshops sound pretty flamboyant don't they? But in
reality they are both also excellent self-defence and fitness
training - and pretty fascinating at the same time too. During your
two-hour sessions you will learn the basic skills of your chosen
historical European martial arts style. Just bring along yourself,
with a willingness to learn and get physical with those fighting
hands and feet in this safe and controlled Western martial arts
environment.
Availability
• Sessions are available between 9am and 10.30pm
Location
Suitable For
• Classes are suitable for all ability levels and beginners are welcome
• A good, general level of fitness is required
Spectators
Anything Else
Delivery Type | Delivery Time | Price |
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Standard Delivery | Estimated 2-3 days - Most delivered next working day* | £1.95 |
Weekly Special Delivery | Guaranteed next working day | £7.50 |
Saturday Special Delivery | Saturdays Only | £11.70 |
European Delivery | 3 - 5 working days | £4.50 |
Rest of World Delivery | 5 - 7 working days | £6.50 |
Evoucher | Instantaneous | Free |
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