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Caleb Eck

Scott is the founder of the Black Wolf Historical Fencing Club. Scott has been studying HEMA since about 2003, focusing primarily on Longsword.

Instructors

 

"Strike like lightning, fight like thunder"

Scott Richardson

Caleb has been studying HEMA since 2014, and is currently also practicing various Eastern Martial Arts. Caleb has a particular affinity for staff weapons.

Our schedule:
Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Sunday, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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Additional days or changes will be announced via Facebook

Contact us

For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form or contact us BlackWolfFencingClub@gmail.com:

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We are a club of HEMA enthusiasts who learn from one another. If you're not familiar with Historical European Martial Arts, these were the collected combat arts actually used in Europe from roughly 1100 to 1650, give or take. We focus on those skills one might have experienced in late 1300s Germany. This is not make believe, these are not stage fights; this is a deadly serious martial art which one can use today to protect and defend themselves. We train hard, we train seriously, and injuries do happen sometimes.

 

 We're not a school, even though the two most senior members are listed here as "instructors." We are a free group of scholar warriors -- or are we warrior scholars? -- who study the historical texts, try to properly interpret and excecute the moves, and then drill them until we get them right.


We ask new members get an individual membership to the HEMA Alliance  of which we are an affiliate club. This allows us to be covered by their insurance with no additional cost to the club. This is the only due in relation to the club, although we do need people to purchase their own equipment. The bare minimum to effectively train is a sturdy wooden waster and a three-weapon fencing mask. As soon as possible, we recommend you also get a steel blunt, padded gloves, and a padded jacket (or, to use the proper term, a gambeson).

 

New members are always welcome. Feel free to stop by and get to know some interesting folks and start learning a great martial art. 

About Us

Ever feel like there is a beast stirring inside you, but you don't know how to let it out? Come study Historical European Martial Arts with us and learn to unleash your Wolf.

 

We are a club for HEMA enthusiasts who meet to practice and learn from each other, primarily with Longsword, but also with grappling, dagger, sword and buckler, and staff.

Get in touch with your inner Wolf!

Weapons Studied

Longsword

The fundamental weapon of German or Italian School of HEMA, plus tons of fun!

Sword and buckler

What can you do with a short sword in one hand and a small shield in the other? Whatever you want!

Staff

Maybe the oldest weapon of all, staff weapons include everything from the simple staff to the spear to the poleaxe.

 

Grappling

Close in fighting, this is literally getting your hands on your opponent!

Dagger

The most common weapons back then, plus one that has special significance because people do sometimes fight with knives these days!

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Yes. It is a serious martial art!

SOURCES USED

Sources Used

 

Longsword: We are firmly rooted in the early German school of Longsword, and as such our primary source is the work of Master Liechtenauer via the writing of Ringeck; however, we also use additional sources such as the Codex Wallerstein and Talhoffer.

Dagger/Grappling: When it comes to dagger we are just as firmly rooted in the Italian school, and so Fiore is our primary source, with additional support from others, such as Wallerstein. For grappling we take a more encompasing approach, using Fiore, Wallerstein, von Auerswald, and others.

Sword and Buckler: For us there is no other option for Sword and Buckler other than the MS I.33, or The Tower Fechtbuch, or the Walpurgis Manuscript, or whatever else you call it. Whatever it's called that's what we use!

Pole Arms: For pole arms -- which can include anything from quarterstaff to spear and from halbard to pole axe -- we rely primarily on Mair, with additional help from Meyer and a few other sources. For our purposes we focus primarily on quarterstaff and spear.

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