Category: Blog

Last weekend we hosted Maciej Talaga and over forty fencers from around Scotland for a fantastic workshop on the longsword of the Nuremberg Codex. Thanks to Maciej for teaching a… Read more »

DDS is pleased to announce our guest instructor for the Scottish Longsword Adavancement Program: Maciej Talaga! This June, the S.L.A.P. comes to Edinburgh for a weekend of sparring, socialising and… Read more »

Last weekend DDS travelled to the Glasgow HEMA Open, the largest HEMA tournament in Scotland. Five competitors plus travelling support made the trip to Glasgow, and of the six competitions… Read more »

Our next six week course will be on the use of the messer, a type of one-handed sword/big knife popular in the Holy Roman Empire in the 15th and 16th… Read more »

Our sabre class, led by Kat Ferguson will be starting on the 21st of June! This six week course will introduce the sabre fencing of Alfred Hutton’s Cold Steel: A… Read more »

Hello fencers, We kickstarted February with a beginners session that set a record for attendance at DDS. Welcome to all the new fencers, and thank you all our regulars for… Read more »

Hello fencers, A belated happy new year to you all. DDS is back in full swing, with some changes to the running of our classes that we hope will improve… Read more »

Hello fencers, Our order with the HemaShop is now away! All you beginners using club kit can look forward to some nice new masks shortly. Swords as usual on Tuesday… Read more »

With the festival over we can finally get back to bopping one another on the head! Our classes will be starting up again this week, starting tomorrow the 6th at… Read more »