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Based in Warrington we study renaissance fencing with the rapier. We train on Thursday evenings between 7.30 - 9pm.

ABOUT THE CLUB

Warrington HEMA is a martial arts club studying Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), also known as historical fencing. The clubs main focus is on the Iberian system of La Verdadera Destreza, focused around the use of the single rapier. We will be drawing upon late 16th and 17th centuries texts detailing the use of Arms of various kind. Training is done in a safe manner with th

e use of modern protective gear such as fencing masks. The club aims to be a fun, safe and inclusive place for all to train and promote the beautiful system that is Destreza. Venue location:
Birchwood Scout Centre,
Warrington Rd, Risley, Birchwood,
Warrington,
Cheshire,
WA3 6AF

Warrington HEMA also runs informal sparring sessions at Norton Priory museum near Runcorn on Fridays at 2pm - 4/5pm. This is open to people with some hema experience and is a good chance to do cross system sparring. Please note these sessions are often outside with no taught lessons. Please check out the discussion page or message for more information and to check if sessions are running. OTHER MEDIA

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04/06/2026

We are back on tonight!

Photos from our session two weeks ago, looking at the use of early destreza systems.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

28/05/2026

Reminder: There's no class tonight. We will be back next week.

27/05/2026

Important: there will be no session tomorrow (28th). This is because our instructor will be away. We will be back as usual the following week.

21/05/2026

We are on tonight!

Last week we looked at rapier and dagger with the focus being on Rada's advice for combating Italian fencers.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

14/05/2026

We are on tonight!

Last week we looked at something different, daggers. We started the class by looking at Joachim Meyer's dagger, we then moved on and contrasted this by looking at Achille Marozzo's use of the dagger. This led to a discussion of how a single dagger might be used within a destreza framework. Unfortunately we ran out of time before we could look at using rapier and dagger together.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

07/05/2026

We are on tonight!

Tonight is going to be all about daggers, so if you have a dagger please bring it. Any dagger will do.

Last week we looked at different footwork ideas. Photo for last week's class.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

30/04/2026

We are on tonight!

Photos: the focus of last weeks class was from footwork to defence. Excellent work from everyone there and it was wonderful seeing the hall so full.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

23/04/2026

We are on again tonight!

Photos from last week's class: looking at using strength against weakness and greater reach against lesser reach in reference to body position and how our approach changes if our opponent is squared, profiled or in-between.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

16/04/2026

We are back on again tonight!

Photos from our class two weeks ago.

At Warrington HEMA we study La Verdadera Destreza based upon Francisco Lorenz de Rada's Nobleza de la Espada, published in 1705.

We welcome beginners and experienced people from all walks of life; so come down if you fancy having a go and learning historical fencing. For more information about our club visit: www.warringtonhema.co.uk

07/04/2026

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: There won't be a class this Thursday (9th), this is because our instructor is away. Classes will resume as normal the following Thursday (16th).

Address

Warrington Road, Risley, Birchwood
Warrington
WA36AF

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 9pm

Website

http://www.warringtonhema.co.uk/

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