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Ursa Major is Western Australia's premier Historical European Martial Arts / Historical Fencing school, dedicated to the study and practice of historical swordsmanship.
30/06/2026
Our new timetable is live from tomorrow - swordplay seven days a week, starting with Fighting Fit, sword & buckler, and an open floor session.
Want to take a stab at HEMA? Drop us a line. See you at training, legends.
25/06/2026
2026 has been a huge year for Ursa Major, and we haven't stopped yet! In July we are launching a new timetable and several new classes, bringing you HEMA every day of the week.
Our website will be updated next month, but for now here's a sneak peak at what our schedule will look like from July 1. Get excited Perth, now you can get your hit of swords (and get hit by swords) 7 days a week. Watch this space, more to come.
See you at training, legends ⚔🐻💪
Looking for a hobby with a point? Something to keep your body fit and mind sharp?
Women's only sabre intro class running 27 June - register here and take a stab at swordplay. https://forms.gle/FoSyMSZGefzMuWyr9 ⚔🐻💪💅
22/05/2026
Our training sessions are cancelled this weekend and next as we take a break from our regular programming to host a weekend long workshop this weekend, and our annual tournament War in the West next weekend. Our weekday training sessions are unaffected.
If you want to see the action up close, feel free to join us as a spectator for War in the West - 29-31 May. First bouts from ~0830 each day.
Looking for a hobby with a point? Women's only sabre intro class running 27 June - register here and take a stab at swordplay. https://forms.gle/FoSyMSZGefzMuWyr9 ⚔🐻💪💅
07/05/2026
One week left to get your registration in for War in the West 2026. There is still a very limited number of spots remaining in some tournaments.
sword & buckler: 5
longsword: 6
sabre: 5
open knockout: 4
Sign up, fight hard, and one of these shinies could be yours.
Don't miss out. https://forms.gle/Rf8XKpF9Gphuev5W7
05/05/2026
We hosted our annual internal last weekend, and had an exceptional day of fencing. The skill level and quality of fencing is only going up at Ursa Major, and it's great to see. This was one of our member's first tournaments and he made it out of the pools - an amazing achievement for someone so new!
Here's a few choice snaps of the action, hit the link to see them all. Thanks to Elsie and Jason for capturing these nail-biting moments. Stay tuned for the vids, coming soon.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1ugxvDxM1S1rFy6e9
04/05/2026
We love having visitors at The Den. When a travelling fencer stops by it's always a pleasure to meet and fence them - and recently we had the pleasure of hosting an old friend. Ron stopped by for a bit of sparring while he was in town and showed us all a few new tricks - great to see you again mate, stop by any time.
If you're a travelling fencer and you find yourself in Perth, drop us a line. We'd love you to join us at training.
03/05/2026
Today we hosted our internal longsword tournament, with 20 competitors vying for the gold. It was a great day of fighting, with some participants taking part in their first every tournament.
Well done to all fighters - and congrats to the winners.
🥇 Dan
🥈 Simon
🥉 David
🎖️ Joseph