August is going to be a busy month at the Vanguard Centre, with bookings for all sorts of parties, plenty of private tuition, and of course our regular classes!
FightCamp
From Thursday 16th until Monday 20th, several of our staff and members will be away at FightCamp in Coventry. This is one of the biggest HEMA events in the country and there will doubtless be plenty of new information and skills coming back up to Glasgow afterwards! There may even be new toys if people have treated themselves to something shiny on their travels…
Thursday 16th
Due to this slight interruption to the usual schedule, there will be no longsword on Thursday the 16th, and there will be two archery sessions instead: 6:00-7:30pm, and 7:30-9:00pm.
Longsword lessons
This week’s longsword lesson is going to involve some recap of last month’s material, and quite possibly some sparring games. For the rest of this month we will be focusing on the Zwerhaw – this is one of the most important strikes in the German longsword sources, and it’s one of the best ways to reach out and smack someone upside the head. Longsword is running on Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30pm.
Scottish Fighting Arts
In the Scottish Fighting Arts lessons, the focus is going to be on broadsword and targe. Jonathan Spouge is going to be teaching his method at FightCamp, and is well-recognised across the country for his work with this discipline, so you are in good hands when you come along to work on it! Scottish Fighting Arts runs on Tuesdays from 7:30-9:00pm.
Book yourself in for something!
As always, if you fancy arranging a blacksmithing lesson for yourself or a friend, or if you would like some private tuition to improve on your fencing, then get in touch with us and we’ll add you to the diary!