by Steve | Sep 11, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, our match through the Lew gloss continues, with a look at the plays stemming from the Zornhau, and interpreting the bind. The latter of these is often discussed, but not necessarily well understood. At first glance, it may appear...
by Steve | Sep 4, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we begin our new Longsword source, the “L” in R/D/L, namely Lew. This source is essentially the companion source to Ringeck and Danzig, and although from the same family of texts, it has a few subtle but important...
by Steve | Aug 28, 2026 | Classes, Special Events
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will have a guest instructor from the Netherlands, the one and only Iris Loois. This week’s class will feature sword and buckler as explained by Paulus Kal. As one of the lead instructors of MARS Historical Martial Arts,...
by Steve | Aug 21, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, The Colonel himself, Mike Sanders, will be leading a class on Hungarian Sabre. This weapon is a favorite of many of our practitioners, and teaches us a lot about trading initiative and using a good defense to set up attacks. Since...
by Steve | Aug 14, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will resume our look into the Augsburg dagger material, as we make our way towards the latter portion of the text. Enjoy the low-gear respite whle it lasts, as we will soon be starting a long review of another source, with a...
by Steve | Aug 8, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having a class on Bartitsu, the famed system of Victorian – era self-defense. Our lesson will be led by the incomparable Mike “Colonel” Sanders, of course, and since it doesn’t require much gear,...
by Steve | Aug 3, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we’ll be running a class to help prepare for the upcoming tournament next weekend in West Virginia, the Historical Integrated Longsword Tournament (H.I.L.T.). This tournament is modeled after one of the premier HEMA...
by John | Jul 26, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be resuming our study of the Augsburg dagger material, as we are about halfway through the plays laid out in the treatise. It’s been fun and informative so far, and the rest of the material promises to be just as...
by Steve | Jul 18, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will resume our study of the Augsburg dagger material, working through plays 6 – 10, or possibly more, if time allows. The first class was both revealing and enjoyable, and I trust this one will be as well. Dagger classes...
by Steve | Jul 10, 2026 | Classes
This week at Crossing Fight School, we will be having an open floor / sparring day at the venue, as many of our members will be at the Revolution Rumble tournament over the weekend. If you are just starting out and need some time to work on the basics, or if...
