Martin Fabian Longsword and Rapier Seminar April 2nd and 3rd

We are very pleased to announce that internationally renowned HEMAist Martin Fabian will be visiting NSHF for an intensive weekend of longsword and rapier seminars, April 2nd and 3rd! 

For those of you who may not know who Martin Fabian is, he is one of the top HEMA fencers and instructors in the world. This is an incredible opportunity for our school, so  we highly encourage EVERYONE to attend. We've aimed to keep these workshops as affordable as possible and guarantee this will be a very unique and valuable experience for you in your HEMA journey. This will be a full weekend of classes, each day's classes will be approx. 7-8 hours of training.

If you would like to attend these seminars but are hesitating for financial reasons, please let us know, and we'll see what we can do. Our priority is that as many students as possible attend these classes so NSHF will give out some scholarships.

*This event is for Nashville School of Historical Fencing students only*

Saturday April 2nd

9am-5pm "There is But One Thrust" 

This workshop will center around the body mechanics, techniques and tactics of thrusting effectively and efficiently in longsword fencing. This class is open to all students from beginner to advanced.

Sunday April 3rd

9am-12pm "Advanced Tactics in Longsword Sparring"

This class will focus on advanced material specifically for intermediate and advanced students, focusing on bridging the gap between technique and tactical application in sparring. Beginner students are encouraged to watch/listen to this class but not participate, as full gear and intermediate/advanced experience is required.

1pm-5pm "Introduction to Italian Rapier Fencing''

This class is open to all students Beginner-Advanced and will be an excellent introduction to Italian rapier in a nutshell, specifically in the tradition of Fabris and Giganti. A rapier will be required, NSHF has a number of loaner rapiers, *please let us know if you'll need to borrow one.*

Martin Fabian Bio

Martin Fabian has been actively fencing since 2003. Starting in a stage combat/reenactment group, in 2006 he switched his interest solely to surviving original works dealing with historical European martial arts (HEMA). He is the author of multiple transcriptions, translations, articles and other notable works dealing with fencing and related matters. In 2018 he authored a book "Master's Lichtenauer's fencing", an anthology of a few medieval treatises in the tradition of Johannes Lichtenauer and in 2021 an original piece called "A Fencing Book" which is a collection of his own didactics and approaches.
 
Martin’s prime interest is longsword (mainly German tradition) and rapier (Fabris, Giganti), but he has also practiced other weapons - messer, sidesword, dagger, polearms, modern sabre, wrestling. Currently, he lives in Bratislava, Slovakia where he founded and leads Bratislavský šermiarsky spolok (Bratislava Fencing Society) with 60 active members. Long-term international instructor, active tournament participant and founder of SIGI Forge, one of the leading suppliers of HEMA arms.