Resurgam SHMA

02/04/2023

As part of our shifting study group focus, we will no longer be maintaining a website as the cost is no longer worth it for us. We will be continuing our work through our private discord server. If we do at any point generate content, You may see it here.

11/28/2022

Hello Everyone!

Firstly, I apologize to everyone who has reached out to study with us who I have either left hanging, given vague responses to, or have otherwise forgotten to keep posted. My public communication through the club has been absent at best and unprofessional at worst. I will not make excuses but I do ask people to reflect on the circumstances of the past couple of years before judging me too harshly.

After years of struggling through the pandemic, we have found an arrangement that works for our continued study and hopefully the HEMA community.

We will no longer be hosting formal classes of any sort until further notice.

We will be updating our website over the next few weeks to reflect our renewed focus in HEMA study. Our group will still be studying and practicing with a virtual reading group and in-person meetups, but for now we will be keeping our doors relatively closed to visitors.

When the website updates, keep an eye on the site or on the page here for more details on our future plans. We hope to eventually be able to work with other local HEMA groups in the northeast region again, but it will take time to shake our dust off and heal from the deadly and history-defining realities of the still-ongoing global pandemic.

On that note: please stay safe. The pandemic is not a solved problem. Don't just follow the baseline public health advice - learn why the advice works and why you may want to go above the minimum recommendations.

When Resurgam was first founded over seven years ago, it was done so under an idea penned by Phillipo di Vadi, translated here by Guy Windsor:

"Oh what a laudable and good thing it is / To learn this art that costs you so little, / And a thousand times gives you life."

The martial arts we study may have had their origin in times of war, but we no longer practice swordplay out of obligation or fear for our lives. Our modern world instead allows us to pursue such things out of enrichment for ourselves and our communities. When it comes to practicing then, let's keep our individual and communal health in mind - what I want for all of us is to be able to practice our martial arts for as much of our lives as possible.

Thank you for your time.

- Seth Robinson

08/09/2021

WE ARE CURRENTLY RESTRUCTURING!

We are still training, but not accepting new students at this time. We humbly ask your patience!

11/06/2020

At Resurgam HEMA, we have taken time during the pandemic to instill in our students values and lessons from throughout the world history of martial arts regarding topics like power, violence, and the significance of who wields it.

We live in difficult times, which require difficult solutions. Some communities need to make decisions to protect those who are most vulnerable, like Rogue fencing has done - through no shortage of deliberation and compliance with local and federal regulations.

We understand their decision is a controversial one, but we must support their right to make it. Violence of all forms, domestic or otherwise, is a real issue that affects real people, and as martial artists we must practice in a way that creates a safe environment for our students to fluorish.

Other people have released statements on these matters, including the problematic legal implications of some proposed changes that could affect HEMA clubs because of this. Brian Puckett's post here

https://www.facebook.com/brian.puckett.75/posts/3605316422884882

is a good place to start, which goes into detail of how things unfolded and how the solution many people may want out of this may not be the right answer.

Ultimately what I feel must be pointed out is that Rogue fencing made a decision about how to run their club, and people that have no direct involvement with them are trying to initiate sweeping policy reform that could affect thousands of people in our community, all without having even humored a professional dialogue with Rogue in the first place. This behavior is not acceptable in our community and should be called out for what it is: Bullying.

It is my hope that Resurgam is a place where people can build community, learn to be their best selves, and create last change in their life by standing up for others. It is because of this we support Rogue Fencing in these times.

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08/22/2020

CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - CHECK DISCORD FOR DETAILS ON ONLINE MEETING THIS WEEK

07/03/2020

No class tomorrow. Stay safe and enjoy the weekend! We will resume next week.

06/09/2020

We stand in solidarity with our community at home and abroad. We are not perfect and we are always learning but we have always tried to be an inclusive space where anyone can learn swordplay. Black Lives Matter.

03/27/2020

Get your swings in where you can! doing the dang thing. (I miss sword class! 😭😭😭)

03/21/2020

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CLASSES WILL BE HELD ONLINE. If you are a current student, please message us if you need help setting up for today.