Blademasters Academy

12/06/2026

Blademasters at Slavic Festival tomorrow!

Join us at the Slavic Festival in Cork's Fitzgerald Park tomorrow! We'll be stationed by the lake where we will showcase historical fencing techniques and demonstrations with longsword, sabre and sidesword to the general public! We'll start from 2.30pm until 6pm!

Join us at the Slavic Festival in Cork’s Fitzgerald Park tomorrow! We’ll be stationed by the lake where we will showcase historical fencing techniques and demonstrations with longsword,…

08/06/2026

German Longsword Course Cork 7/10 – Mon 08/06/2026

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 7/10: Zwerchhau & Schielhau* 8:00 PM* Mahon Community Centre, Cork References for the class can be found >>> here

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 7/10: Zwerchhau & Schielhau* 8:00 PM* Mahon Community Centre, Cork References for the class can be found >>> here

07/06/2026

Blademasters Cup 2026 – Early Bird extended!

We're happy to announce that we're extending the Early Bird sale for the Blademasters Cup 2026 in August until the 28th of June 2026! This means there are three additional weeks to register for the Open Sabre and Open Longsword Tournaments at discounted rates! Tournaments will be run via HEMA Scorecard and the tournament data will be uploaded to HEMA Ratings! Social on Sat evening! Full pricing applies after 28th of June 2026! Tickets: info: Event Page:

We’re happy to announce that we’re extending the Early Bird sale for the Blademasters Cup 2026 in August until the 28th of June 2026! This means there are three additional weeks to regi…

07/06/2026

German Longsword Course East Cork 4/10 – Sun 07/06/2026

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 4/10: Vor, Nach, Indes* 8:00 PM* Little Island Sports Complex, Cork References for the class can be found >>> here

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 4/10: Vor, Nach, Indes* 8:00 PM* Little Island Sports Complex, Cork References for the class can be found >>> here

06/06/2026

IHFL 2026 Cork Tournament Winners

On 18-19th of April 2026 we hosted the second leg of the Irish Historical Fencing League 2026 in Cork City, running Sword and Buckler as well as Tiered Longsword tournaments! Our fencers managed to get medals for the club in both Longsword Tiers and the Sword and Buckler tournaments! You can look at their achievements at our club’s Wall of Fame…...

On 18-19th of April 2026 we hosted the second leg of the Irish Historical Fencing League 2026 in Cork City, running Sword and Buckler as well as Tiered Longsword tournaments! Our fencers managed to…

04/06/2026

German Longsword Course Limerick 8/10 – Thu 04/06/2026

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 8/10: Ringen Am Schwert* 8:00 PM* Croom Sports Complex, Limerick References for tonight’s class can be found >>> here

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 8/10: Ringen Am Schwert* 8:00 PM* Croom Sports Complex, Limerick References for tonight’s class can be found >>> here

31/05/2026

Training pics! German Longsword from our beginner groups, advanced sabre and dagger! Group pic from our recent sparring meetup ⚔️⚔️⚔️

28/05/2026

Blademasters Cup 2026 – Early Bird Registration

We'd like to invite all HEMAists to our flagship event happening on 29-30th of Aug 2026 in Cork City, Ireland! Blademasters Cup 2026 will host two Open steel tournaments in Longsword and Sabre along with the social evening on Sat! All tournaments will be available on HEMA Scorecard and the results of each competition will be submitted to HEMA Ratings! …

We’d like to invite all HEMAists to our flagship event happening on 29-30th of Aug 2026 in Cork City, Ireland! Blademasters Cup 2026 will host two Open steel tournaments in Longsword and Sabr…

28/05/2026

German Longsword Course Limerick 7/10 – Thu 28/05/2026

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 7/10: Zwerchhau & Schielhau* 8:00 PM* Croom Sports Complex, Limerick Reading for tonight’s class can be found >>> here

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 7/10: Zwerchhau & Schielhau* 8:00 PM* Croom Sports Complex, Limerick Reading for tonight’s class can be found >>> here

25/05/2026

German Longsword Course Cork 6/10 – Mon 25/05/2026

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 6/10: Measure, Nachreissen, Scheitelhau* 8:00 PM* Mahon Community Centre, Cork Reading for tonight’s class can be found >>> here

***TRAINING UPDATE*** * German Longsword Course 6/10: Measure, Nachreissen, Scheitelhau* 8:00 PM* Mahon Community Centre, Cork Reading for tonight’s class can be found >>> here &…