Taunton Longswords

Taunton Longswords Specialising in the historical interpretation of European Martial Arts (HEMA) Contact us for more details.

Founded in 2004, Taunton Longsword Association (TLA) is your local training venue for Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA). Primarily focussed on the Longsword weapon system (Lichtenauer tradition) we also dabble in Arming Sword, Sword and Buckler, Dagger, and in 2017, Spanish Rapier.

Had a lot of fun tonight crossing and uncrossing our arms in entertainingly violent ways, krumpin' and zwerchin' like it...
10/06/2026

Had a lot of fun tonight crossing and uncrossing our arms in entertainingly violent ways, krumpin' and zwerchin' like it's 1426!

Lovely evening filled with the sound of clashing swords! A focus on sparring tonight, in the main group and the beginner...
03/06/2026

Lovely evening filled with the sound of clashing swords! A focus on sparring tonight, in the main group and the beginners also gave the opportunity to brush up on our judging skills! Some dodgy calls but all great fun 🙂

27/05/2026

Session Cancellation 27th May

Unfortunately, today’s session (27 May) has been cancelled due to the heatwave. The roof space venue becomes extremely hot (close to 40°C), so this decision has been made for everyone’s safety. Next weeks session is planned to go ahead as usual.
Thank you for your understanding.

Busy hall tonight! Session one of beginners course started with great effort and enthusiasm from our new intake, a pleas...
13/05/2026

Busy hall tonight! Session one of beginners course started with great effort and enthusiasm from our new intake, a pleasure to see so many back to learn more after our taster last week

Fantastic turnout for the taster session tonight, brilliant to meet so many people interested in exploring our hobby ♥️
06/05/2026

Fantastic turnout for the taster session tonight, brilliant to meet so many people interested in exploring our hobby ♥️

End of the month means alternate weapons, we had a introductory look at Bolognese Sidesword - mispronouncing Italian ins...
29/04/2026

End of the month means alternate weapons, we had a introductory look at Bolognese Sidesword - mispronouncing Italian instead of German for a change! Plenty of time for some free play as well , highlights included Annette landing some good hits with the boffer on Chairman Ack, and Ben pulling off a beautiful Matrix like dodge during a Sidesword Vs Messer bout. Remember it's free taster session next week if anyone wants to try out HEMA ⚔️🙂

Theo facing his most dangerous foe yet!
26/04/2026

Theo facing his most dangerous foe yet!

Fantastic first day at the Abbey, there was cutting, sparring, lots of lessons and tons of lovely people keen to talk ab...
25/04/2026

Fantastic first day at the Abbey, there was cutting, sparring, lots of lessons and tons of lovely people keen to talk about swords with us 🙂

Here all weekend at Glastonbury abbey medieval fayre, come say hi if you're here!
25/04/2026

Here all weekend at Glastonbury abbey medieval fayre, come say hi if you're here!

Fun session tonight playing with flowing from short edge to long edge cuts. But not just making pretty patterns - applyi...
15/04/2026

Fun session tonight playing with flowing from short edge to long edge cuts. But not just making pretty patterns - applying those techniques to provoke and defeat our opponents guard. Very satisfying!

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The Albemarle Centre
Taunton
TA11BA

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Monday 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm - 9:30pm

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