ᛚᚩᛝ ᛚᛁᚠᛖ ᚦᛖ ᚠᛁᚷᚻᛏᛖᚱᛋ
Learn to fight with sword, axe and shield, darkages style.
The Club
Practical Sword is a club for people interested in learning how to fight with a sword and other weapons of Europe's early medieval period, recreating lost fighting styles and techniques.
We train in Melbourne's inner north in Preston and are a member of the Western Martial Academies of Australia.
We are currently offering two programs.
Our Viking training focus on recreating the fighting techniques of Dark Age combat in the time of the Vikings.
Knight training is run jointly with the HMB team Ruthless Rabits and is focusd on full contact Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) and for Juniors the soft version of this.
Our Viking program includes an advancement system similar to a Karate belt system.
We train in Melbourne's inner north in Preston and are a member of the Western Martial Academies of Australia.
We are currently offering two programs.
- Viking Training
- Knight Training
Our Viking training focus on recreating the fighting techniques of Dark Age combat in the time of the Vikings.
Knight training is run jointly with the HMB team Ruthless Rabits and is focusd on full contact Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) and for Juniors the soft version of this.
Our Viking program includes an advancement system similar to a Karate belt system.
Try for Free
If you are new you are weclome to come and watch or try a free lesson. See below for training times and dates, and please contact us if you have any questions.
Junior - Grade 4-6
Youth - Grade 7-9
Seniour Youth - Greade 10-12
Adult - 18+
Junior - Grade 4-6
Youth - Grade 7-9
Seniour Youth - Greade 10-12
Adult - 18+
Training - 2026
IMPORTANT - New and returning members need to fill ou this form (click here), so we have up-to-date contact details etc. Please see payment details under Membership and Fees.
New students need a t-shirt from either:
New students need a t-shirt from either:
- a Viking "starter" t-shirt from here (click here), or
- a Rabbits "starter" t-shirt from here (click here) if only doing the knights program
Fridays Viking and Knight training - Preston
HMB and HEMA - @ the Melbourne Salle - 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston
Friday classes run from the 1st to the last Friday of each school term. No classes during school holidays.
Junior and Youth - 5.30 - 6.30 pm Seniour Youth and Adult - 6.00-7.00 pm
HMB and HEMA - @ the Melbourne Salle - 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston
Friday classes run from the 1st to the last Friday of each school term. No classes during school holidays.
Junior and Youth - 5.30 - 6.30 pm Seniour Youth and Adult - 6.00-7.00 pm
- 5.30 - 6.00 pm -
- Junior and Youth - skills training
- 6.00 - 6.30 pm
- Junior, Youth, Seniour Youth - Battles and Duels
- Adult - skills training
- 6.30 - 7.00 pm
- Seniour Youth and Adults - Steel training
Vikings and Rabbits - Preston Venue
Our training venue in Preston - The Melbourne Salle
The Melbourne Salle is a dedicated training space for HEMA (Historic European Martial Arts) in Melbourne. It features a 150m2 training space and change rooms etc.
The address is 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston. Click on the map below to goto google maps.
The address is 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston. Click on the map below to goto google maps.
2022 Junior class training in the new venue fighting with mixed weapons (sword, axe and spear).
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Enter and drive to the right hand corner, past the AAP building.
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Rabbits - Croydon Venue
Rabbit training venue in Croydon - Iron Oak Armoury
The Iron Oak Armoury is a dedicated training space for HMB (Historic Medieval Battle) in Eastern Melbourne and workshop.
The address is Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon on the corner of Windsor and Jackson street. I you see the "All About Window Tinting" sign you are looking at Unit 1. Unit 4 is to the right - look for the "Victa" sign.
The address is Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon on the corner of Windsor and Jackson street. I you see the "All About Window Tinting" sign you are looking at Unit 1. Unit 4 is to the right - look for the "Victa" sign.
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Saturdays Knight Training - Croydon
HMB - Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon.
Wednesday Knight Training - Croydon
HMB - Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon.
HMB - Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon.
- 9am HMB Weapon Techniques
- 10am HMB Grappling
Wednesday Knight Training - Croydon
HMB - Unit 4 16-18 Windsor Rd Croydon.
- 6.30 pm
Social Media
Stay in touch via our social media pages
- Practical Sword's Facebook page, join and post your photo's here.
- Dark Ages HEMA Instragram Page and Facebook Page
- Ruthless Rabbits Facebook page.
Upcoming Events and Competitions
Soft coming coming term 1!
Details soon.
Why fight like a viking?
Practical Sword's Dark Age HEMA program moto is "Learn to Fight like a Viking!". The basic idea is that we are a bunch of Anglo Saxon's in what is now called England, who, having withnessed recent raids from Vikings, have decided to up skill and learn to fight back.
