Historical martial arts for everyone
We’re a historical European martial arts (HEMA) training group with lessons in Helsinki and Espoo. We study Fiore dei Liberi’s system, including abrazare, dagger and longsword, with the occasional polearm lesson thrown in.
Olemme Helsingin ja Espoon alueella toimiva aloittelijaystävällinen historiallisen eurooppalaisen miekkailun treeniryhmä. Tervetuloa harjoittelemaan kanssamme Fiore dei Liberin pitkäämiekkaa, tikaria ja aseetonta taistelua!
We train to understand and learn the art of medieval personal combat in its context, using historical sources and physical practice.
Our goal is to reconstruct and learn martial arts systems from late medieval and early Renaissance Europe.
Fiore dei Liberi’s system includes a range of contemporary weapons. That’s why we train longsword, dagger, unarmed, spear, and pollaxe. Horses will be featured as soon as we figure out how to get a pony to the hall…
We also make good use of materials produced by Guy Windsor.
Join us in class
All you need to start is exercise clothes and respect for your fellow humans.
- Basic class: Tuesdays at 18 – 19:30 / Valimo Gym
- Basic class: Thursdays at 18 – 19:30 / Valimo Gym
- Intermediate class: Thursdays at 19:30 – 21 / Valimo Gym
No requirements
No minimum required fitness level. And you really don’t need to know any HEMA or martial arts to get started. We mean it.
We don’t come to class to know, we come to learn. Even if you’ve never trained anything in your life, come and try swords! (It’s actually pretty common for people to dislike sports but like HEMA.)
Both beginners and more advanced students are welcome – we’ll make sure your training is safe and productive.
And if you’d rather start with other beginners, we do about two Starter Courses a year – check the Events page!
(Note: Age limit 16 years. If you’re under 18, please bring an adult at least to begin with.)
