The Forge Western Martial Arts (Calgary Chapter)
@calgary.forgewma.com
HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts, ex. longsword) and Modern Combatives club in Calgary, AB. forgewma.com
Sabreforce is this Sunday (July 20th) from 3-5 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. Come out for an hour of instruction and an hour of sparring.
#lightsabercombat #lightsabre #lightsaber #calgary #yyc
#lightsabercombat #lightsabre #lightsaber #calgary #yyc
July 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sabreforce is this Sunday (July 20th) from 3-5 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. Come out for an hour of instruction and an hour of sparring.
#lightsabercombat #lightsabre #lightsaber #calgary #yyc
#lightsabercombat #lightsabre #lightsaber #calgary #yyc
July 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
More sword & buckler tonight (July 1).
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #calgary #yyc #swords #martialarts
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #calgary #yyc #swords #martialarts
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
More sword & buckler tonight (July 1).
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #calgary #yyc #swords #martialarts
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #calgary #yyc #swords #martialarts
Some recent longsword sparring.
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #fencing #calgary #martialarts #yyc #longsword
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #fencing #calgary #martialarts #yyc #longsword
June 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Some recent longsword sparring.
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #fencing #calgary #martialarts #yyc #longsword
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm at Highland Park Community Centre. New to The Forge WMA? First week is free!
#hema #fencing #calgary #martialarts #yyc #longsword
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From a moment when I was contemplating how best to say something, and realised I say it best with swords.
#TransMenareMen #TransWomenareWomen #hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london
#TransMenareMen #TransWomenareWomen #hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london
May 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
From a moment when I was contemplating how best to say something, and realised I say it best with swords.
#TransMenareMen #TransWomenareWomen #hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london
#TransMenareMen #TransWomenareWomen #hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london
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Happy pride! A reminder that HEMA is for everyone and folks from the LGTBQ+ community are always welcome to come learn fencing with us!
#hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #longsword #pride #lgtbq #rapier #saber #sabre #swordandbuckler #sword #swords #knight #armor #boston #massachusetts #fencing
#hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #longsword #pride #lgtbq #rapier #saber #sabre #swordandbuckler #sword #swords #knight #armor #boston #massachusetts #fencing
June 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy pride! A reminder that HEMA is for everyone and folks from the LGTBQ+ community are always welcome to come learn fencing with us!
#hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #longsword #pride #lgtbq #rapier #saber #sabre #swordandbuckler #sword #swords #knight #armor #boston #massachusetts #fencing
#hema #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #longsword #pride #lgtbq #rapier #saber #sabre #swordandbuckler #sword #swords #knight #armor #boston #massachusetts #fencing
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June 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
May 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A reminder that Sabreforce is putting on a FREE lightsabre event on May the 4th! Learn more on our website www.forgewma.com/events/may-t...
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
May 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A reminder that Sabreforce is putting on a FREE lightsabre event on May the 4th! Learn more on our website www.forgewma.com/events/may-t...
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
Calgary Expo is in two days! Here are photos from past years at #calgaryexpo plus one from last week's class.
Our booth #2557 is in the community zone. Whether your interest in sword fighting comes from RPGs, Anime, Fantasy, or just general historical interest this is a fun way to get active! #hema
Our booth #2557 is in the community zone. Whether your interest in sword fighting comes from RPGs, Anime, Fantasy, or just general historical interest this is a fun way to get active! #hema
April 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Calgary Expo is in two days! Here are photos from past years at #calgaryexpo plus one from last week's class.
Our booth #2557 is in the community zone. Whether your interest in sword fighting comes from RPGs, Anime, Fantasy, or just general historical interest this is a fun way to get active! #hema
Our booth #2557 is in the community zone. Whether your interest in sword fighting comes from RPGs, Anime, Fantasy, or just general historical interest this is a fun way to get active! #hema
Sabreforce is putting on a FREE lightsabre event on May the 4th! Learn more on our website www.forgewma.com/events/may-t...
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
April 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Sabreforce is putting on a FREE lightsabre event on May the 4th! Learn more on our website www.forgewma.com/events/may-t...
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
#lightsabre #lightsaber #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #calgary #yyc
A clip from our members participating in a stick event at Edmonton German Fencing Guild.
March 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A clip from our members participating in a stick event at Edmonton German Fencing Guild.
Time for 1000 cuts! A fun and functional tradition. This exercise helps train proper body mechanics (in particular, powering with the hips), because the more you tire, the more impractical it becomes to rely on power from just the arms.
#hema #calgary #martialarts #yyc
#hema #calgary #martialarts #yyc
March 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Time for 1000 cuts! A fun and functional tradition. This exercise helps train proper body mechanics (in particular, powering with the hips), because the more you tire, the more impractical it becomes to rely on power from just the arms.
#hema #calgary #martialarts #yyc
#hema #calgary #martialarts #yyc
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The Exiles Sheffield #iwd2025 open women's event went brilliantly today. So cool to see people new to #hema just having a ball ❤️⚔️!! #sheffield #longsword #fiore #fightlikeagirl @highstorrsschool.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Exiles Sheffield #iwd2025 open women's event went brilliantly today. So cool to see people new to #hema just having a ball ❤️⚔️!! #sheffield #longsword #fiore #fightlikeagirl @highstorrsschool.bsky.social
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Walpurgis from I.33, our earliest (found so far) fencing treatise and the first to feature a woman fencer (and to feature men).
Happy International Women’s Day!Celebrate with swords!
#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #london #i33 #community #internationalwomensday
Happy International Women’s Day!Celebrate with swords!
#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #london #i33 #community #internationalwomensday
March 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Walpurgis from I.33, our earliest (found so far) fencing treatise and the first to feature a woman fencer (and to feature men).
Happy International Women’s Day!Celebrate with swords!
#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #london #i33 #community #internationalwomensday
Happy International Women’s Day!Celebrate with swords!
#hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #london #i33 #community #internationalwomensday
Earlier this month we participated in All Sprt One City, an event by Sport Calgary that encourages people to try different activities. We had sessions on messer, longsword, and lightsabre.
You can see here participants practicing their cuts, and even some sparring with dussacks and lightsabres.
You can see here participants practicing their cuts, and even some sparring with dussacks and lightsabres.
February 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Earlier this month we participated in All Sprt One City, an event by Sport Calgary that encourages people to try different activities. We had sessions on messer, longsword, and lightsabre.
You can see here participants practicing their cuts, and even some sparring with dussacks and lightsabres.
You can see here participants practicing their cuts, and even some sparring with dussacks and lightsabres.
We received Bronze in Martial Arts for CommunityVotes - Calgary 2024! Thanks to everyone who voted.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We received Bronze in Martial Arts for CommunityVotes - Calgary 2024! Thanks to everyone who voted.
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Another video from the archives. This time showcasing some of our Modern Combatives curriculum. Here's Tim demonstrating some knife defence techniques on @winkelmansword.bsky.social
#yyc #calgary #throwback #martialarts #selfdefence #selfdefense #combatives
#yyc #calgary #throwback #martialarts #selfdefence #selfdefense #combatives
January 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Another video from the archives. This time showcasing some of our Modern Combatives curriculum. Here's Tim demonstrating some knife defence techniques on @winkelmansword.bsky.social
#yyc #calgary #throwback #martialarts #selfdefence #selfdefense #combatives
#yyc #calgary #throwback #martialarts #selfdefence #selfdefense #combatives
Given that BlueSky is relatively new, we'll be posting some #throwback videos. Here's one of the first videos we ever shared to social media: hanging parry practice with sword and buckler.
In #calgary and want to learn more? We have classes Tues and Thurs 7-9 pm
#yyc #hema #swords #throwbackthursday
In #calgary and want to learn more? We have classes Tues and Thurs 7-9 pm
#yyc #hema #swords #throwbackthursday
January 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Given that BlueSky is relatively new, we'll be posting some #throwback videos. Here's one of the first videos we ever shared to social media: hanging parry practice with sword and buckler.
In #calgary and want to learn more? We have classes Tues and Thurs 7-9 pm
#yyc #hema #swords #throwbackthursday
In #calgary and want to learn more? We have classes Tues and Thurs 7-9 pm
#yyc #hema #swords #throwbackthursday
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Crown parry to elbow push with pommel strike from our training last Wednesday!
January 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Crown parry to elbow push with pommel strike from our training last Wednesday!
