Applied Sword Tactics

Applied Sword Tactics Teaching the application of real sword fighting using the tactical methods of real historical sword and stick arts.

Headquartered at WellWithin Martial Arts in Columbia, SC... it is our goal to teach the practice of real sword fighting throughout the world. The AST curriculum is an evolution of application and tactics from years of study and research of sword throughout the centuries, and across the globe. Our goal is to make sword techniques applicable to a variety of situations with tried and true concepts. T

he majority of the techniques utilized in the Applied Sword Tactics curriculum come from the Japanese Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu-ha and Mugai Ryu (with emphasis on Iaijutsu and Battojutsu), Western Longsword (with emphasis on Fiore dei Liberi, but taking into account as many masters and manuals as we can read), and Bastone Italiano or Italian Stick (with emphasis on it's sword ancestry and practical applications).

01/30/2022

Swordfest is coming up in the next couple weeks. 😎

10/21/2020

Some footage from our demo at Sword Fest this year.

12/13/2016

My Life in Budo and Mugairyu A: Soke’s Personal History and Background I began training in aikido, and even though bokken and jo are used in aikido,

We are proud to include Mugai Ryu curriculum into the AST work.  We are now focusing on Mugai Ryu, Fiore, and Contro Pas...
11/06/2016

We are proud to include Mugai Ryu curriculum into the AST work. We are now focusing on Mugai Ryu, Fiore, and Contro Passo.

08/04/2016
05/31/2016

The headquarters for Applied Sword Tactics is now KDA Karate Academy, LLC, 1801 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201

Beauty
05/11/2016

Beauty

This is a piece we have been working on for nearly a year. A collaboration between Roman Urban and Ron Chen. The Amaterasu Katana is the result of months of craftsmanship and artistic vision.

05/04/2016

300 likes. Huzzah!!!!

We are here!!!  Woot!
04/30/2016

We are here!!! Woot!

04/27/2016

This Saturday and Sunday Master Bernardo will be traveling for a sword tournament. Therefore, we will not have classes on Saturday.

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1801 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC
29201

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