NSHF is very excited to announce that we will be having Derek Wise from Boston Armizare visiting us Saturday Dec. 13, and Sunday Dec. 14, 2025 for a workshop weekend! These workshops will be open to all levels of NSHF students, even those without prior experience in these respective weapon sets. Derek is an extremely accomplished competitive fencer and an excellent scholar, his expertise in Rapier & Dagger and Sword & Buckler is exceptional - this is an excellent opportunity for beginner-advanced fencers, you surely won't want to miss out on these workshops! There will also be time for questions and sparring afterwards.
*We will have loaner equipment, if you need to borrow weapons/equipment please let us know asap so we can accomodate. Full equipment is not required for these workshops, we'll do our best to accommodate all skill and equipment levels.
*Please note that each will event will be at a different location due to scheduling conflicts* Saturday will be at our normal training space at 2nd Presb. church, Sunday will be held at our regular event/tournament space at the Russellville High School gymnasium, about 1 hr north of Nashville.
Ticket prices will be $80 for 1 day or $120 for both days
The schedule for the weekend will be:
Saturday Dec. 13, 2025 10am - 3pm (1 hr lunch break) 2nd Presb. Church, 3511 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN
-Fundamentals of Italian Rapier: Using the Dagger
Sunday Dec. 14, 2025, 1-4pm Russellville High School Gymnasium, 1101 W 9th St, Russellville, KY 42276
-Fundamentals of Sword and Buckler: What Germany and Italy agree on
Derek Wise of Boston Armizare has been doing HEMA for 8 years, with 4 prior years of Olympic fencing and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. A diligent practitioner and instructor of BA's thoughtful and elevated Italian system, he fences firstly from an understanding of Fabris and Fiore, but scorns no knowledge of bladecraft. He is one of the foremost practical experts of rapier and dagger and sword and buckler in the United States with medals and ranking to prove it. Notably, he's had decisive multi-weapon sweeps at SERFO '25 and Ascalon '24.
He is the upcoming author of Wise's Historical Fencing, a beginner and intermediate text-book style treatment of pan-source point-forward fencing for today's HEMA-curious.
| Ticket Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 days - Rapier & Dagger and Sword & Buckler | $120.00 | |
| 1 day - Rapier & Dagger | $80.00 | |
| 1 day - Sword & Buckler | $80.00 |
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