Tempus Fugitives HEMA Club London

What is HEMA?

Our school is dedicated to the study of 15-16th century European martial systems, boasting some of Europe’s top experts. Martial training is about more than just fighting. Fencing (the art of defence) has been described as a physical game of chess. Regular practice will help with your overall fitness and flexibility, but is also thought to help stave off mental degeneration. Swords are a great equaliser in a fight, and many practitioners are still active combatants well into their sixties. If running on a treadmill is not something you can get exited about, then our HEMA club can help you make lifelong friends and stab them, for a more relaxed and healthier lifestyle. There are few better ways of relieving the stress of city life!

Our school is dedicated to the study of 15-16th century European martial systems, boasting some of Europe’s top experts.

Martial training is about more than just fighting. Fencing (the art of defence) has been described as a physical game of chess. Regular practice will help with your overall fitness and flexibility, but is also thought to help stave off mental degeneration. Swords are a great equaliser in a fight, and many practitioners are still active combatants well into their sixties.

If running on a treadmill is not something you can get exited about, then our HEMA club can help you make lifelong friends and stab them, for a more relaxed and healthier lifestyle. There are few better ways of relieving the stress of city life!

Looking for HEMA club in London?

Based out of our facilities in King’s Cross in Central London, and Woodford in North London, we practice mostly sword, spear and companion weapons (such as the dagger, the smaller targa shield or larger rotella shield) and the grips, trips and grapples around such combinations. We also pay attention to the weapons carried by elite troops of the day, such as the partisan or halberd, and the methods employed in the all too common, short and brutal street fights with daggers, capes and all manner of paraphernalia.

Our training is in a martial context. Everything that you will be taught is straight from printed, or even hand-penned manuals and manuscripts of the period. Any lessons will come with a full breakdown of the historical origin of these techniques. Translations of the manuals themselves can be acquired through the club on request.

Whether your interest is in history, martial arts, the world of Shakespeare, or if you just want a more interesting way of staying in shape – we have something for you.

If you would like to join us, or just see what we are about, please contact us.