The Club
Practical Sword is a club for people interested in learning how to fight with a sword and other weapons of Europe's medieval pariod 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. One focused on Viking / Dark Age combat (HEMA / WMA) and a second program focusd on full contact Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) ot Knight training in conjunction wth the "Ruthless Rabbits" HMB club.
Our HEMA program includes an advancement system similar to a Karate belt system.
If you are new you are weclome to come and watch or try a free lesson or two. You can find out more about training and membership by clicking on these links.
We also have begun crafting workshops, where students learn to build equipment used in the HEMA or HMB training.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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. One focused on Viking / Dark Age combat (HEMA / WMA) and a second program focusd on full contact Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) ot Knight training in conjunction wth the "Ruthless Rabbits" HMB club.
Our HEMA program includes an advancement system similar to a Karate belt system.
If you are new you are weclome to come and watch or try a free lesson or two. You can find out more about training and membership by clicking on these links.
We also have begun crafting workshops, where students learn to build equipment used in the HEMA or HMB training.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Training 2024
Fridays Viking and Knight training - Preston
HMB and HEMA - Melbourne Salle - 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston
Saturdays Knight Training - Preson / Olinda
HMB
2-4 Saturday of the Month - H Swain Reserve - West Preston
Rabbiut training runs most of the year except during Christmas Holdiays and major medieval event weekends.
HMB and HEMA - Melbourne Salle - 12/62-64 Oakover Rd, Preston
- 5.30 - 6.30 pm Youth 12-17
- 6.30 - 7.30 pm Adults 17+
- Term 1 - Friday 2nd Feb to Friday 22nd March
- Term 2 - Friday 19th April to Friday 22th June
- Term 3 - Friday 19th July to Friday the 20th September
- Term 4 - Friday the 11th October to Friday the 20th December
Saturdays Knight Training - Preson / Olinda
HMB
- 9am HMB Weapon Techniques
- 10am HMB Grappling
2-4 Saturday of the Month - H Swain Reserve - West Preston
Rabbiut training runs most of the year except during Christmas Holdiays and major medieval event weekends.
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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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
JORVIK Viking Festival
York
12th-18th February 2024
DarkAges HEMA Grading
Term 1 2024
HMB @ Mont De Lancey
October 2024
The Blacksmith and Artisan Festival
HMB Adult
Youth National Soft Tournament
Wandin North, Victoria
Why fight like a viking?
Practical Sword's Dark Age HEMA program moto is "Learn to Fight like a Viking!". The basic idea here is we are a bunch of Anglo Saxon's in what is now called England, who having withness recent raids and attacks from Vikings have decided to up skill and learn to fight back.
