St. Louis School of Arms

St. Louis School of Arms The St. Louis Center for Swordplay. Have fun and be challenged, while building strength and endurance We have an open, club-like atmosphere.

http://ema-stl.com
Providing instruction in historical martial arts systems of medieval and renaissance Europe, particularly Bolognese Swordsmanship.

Happy Pride Month!
06/12/2026

Happy Pride Month!

06/06/2026

“The art of the half sword (Stretta di Mezza Spada) is essential to the understanding of anyone who wants to be a good fencer. If one knows only how to fence in the wide play, and he was pressed, he would be forced in disgrace and peril to retreat, thereby placing victory in the hands of the enemy, or at least making his ignorance of the art plainly obvious to those watching.” Antonio Manciolino

In order to add weight to a training partisan to make it handle more realistically, add lead tape as shown here, and the...
05/11/2026

In order to add weight to a training partisan to make it handle more realistically, add lead tape as shown here, and then wrap it up with electrical tape or something similar. Start with half a pound and increase the weight to at least 1 lb. or more, to make them feel more like the originals.

05/07/2026
https://youtu.be/2RUgZTn0XqI
05/07/2026

https://youtu.be/2RUgZTn0XqI

The sixth play for sword and targa from the 'Anonimo Bolognese' treatise. This is the 6th of 48 plays. For ALL of the plays of Anonimo Bolognese and the ot...

01/25/2026

Class is Cancelled for Sunday January 25th due to Snow

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64 Valcour Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63123

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Wednesday 7pm - 8:30pm
Friday 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

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