For information on other schools in the area or to find out which school might suit your needs best, please check out the PDX-Longsword facebook group.
PDX-Longsword members are dedicated to the study and practice of Historical European Martial Arts, or HEMA. Also known as as Western Martial Arts, or WMA, HEMA schools focus on martial arts that were practiced in Europe in ages past. These arts were recorded in texts written by practitioners many centuries ago and modern HEMA practitioners work with them to interperate and test out the techniques that they contain. Disciplines studied can include: Grappling (Ringe, Glima, or Abrazare) Dagger swordplay such