Waterloo Sparring Group

Waterloo Sparring Group HEMA Sparring Group located in Vauxhall, London. We meet every Saturday between 14:00 - 16:00.

Waterloo Sparring Group is the best way for historical fencers to get better in London. Founded in 2013, it is a weekly meet up for HEMA practitioners in the London area to spar and cross-train. It operates on an open doors policy – folks from every club, historical system and tradition are welcome to come as long as they can fence safely and constructively. WSG is not a traditional, hierarchical

school, although all regular attendees train (and many teach!) at such clubs. Attendees make their own learning opportunities here, and are free (and expected) to take responsibility and discuss what they want to do, which areas of technique and tactics they wish to work on, etc. Regulars use it as a supplement to their “standard” training in order to:

*Spar more – simple, but probably the best way to improve their fencing!
*Focus on what they need to work on personally
*Experiment and try new techniques and tactics
*Fence high quality opponents from other schools
*Fence new and unfamiliar people

The success of WSG is reflected in the hauls of medals earned by those regulars who compete, in both UK and international tournaments.

Alexander Makarov proudly showing off our flag at the Sidesword competition this weekend.
12/08/2025

Alexander Makarov proudly showing off our flag at the Sidesword competition this weekend.

On Sunday, we held our Super Single Sidesword Showdown here in London. What was originally intended to be a friendly local tournament became one of the highest skill level single sidesword tournaments in the UK, certainly since the pandemic.

The podium results were as follows:
1. Massimiliano Capello - Scherma Storica Comense
2. Jonathan Middleton - Wivenhoe HEMA
3. Alexander Makarov
4. Mateusz Leksander - Ausardia HEMA Club

Take a look at the full results here:
https://challonge.com/qdkvozmu

10/01/2025

We'll be meeting as usual from 2pm tomorrow for some sparring!

07/12/2024

Sparring as usual at 2pm today!

29/11/2024

Sparring as usual at the London Historical Fencing Club venue at Arch 12, 21 Miles Street SW8 2TG tomorrow!

16/11/2024

We’re running as normal at 14:00-16:00 this afternoon - the address is Arch 12, 21 Miles Street SW8 2TG

We’ll be running as normal this weekend, from 14:00-16:00. As a reminder, our address is Arch 12, 21 Miles Street SW8 2T...
06/11/2024

We’ll be running as normal this weekend, from 14:00-16:00. As a reminder, our address is Arch 12, 21 Miles Street SW8 2TG

11/10/2024

Come spar with us! Every Saturday, Waterloo Sparring Group takes over our venue for two whole hours of just sparring. If you’re sparring passed (either at LHFC or at your own club) and have kit, come along and join us!

Saturday Sparring runs from 14:00-16:00 every Saturday unless otherwise noted.

28/09/2024

As a reminder, we’ll be running our normal sparring sessions this afternoon from 14:00-16:00. Come and join us!

23/08/2024

Unfortunately, we've had to cancel sparring tomorrow as the vast majority of people who want to spar are on holiday, not to mention people who have the keys. We will be back to regular service in September!

14/08/2024

Just a reminder we don’t have a session this Saturday! We’ll be back from next weekend.

27/07/2024

Waterloo Sparring Group won’t be running this weekend and for the following two weekends due to other events happening in the HEMA world.

See you in August!

Address

London Historical Fencing Club, Arch 12, 21 Miles Street
London
SW82TG

Opening Hours

2pm - 4pm

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