Black Boar Swordsmanship School

There's less than a week left to claim your early bird discount for the 2026 Smallsword Symposium! 🐦 Receive £25 off the ticket price until 31st August using the following code during checkout:

26SSEB

Book your space now to take advantage of this limited time offer, and join us for another amazing event celebrating the art of smallsword in Scotland's beautiful capital city - an action packed weekend of special workshops, free play duelling and social activities with the global fencing community. 😊

Visit our website (linked above ☝️) to find out more and grab your ticket!

Tonight we held the final one-off workshop (our venue observes the English public holiday next week) with something a little more unusual- machete!

Exploring Cuban, Haitian and Philippino approaches to this ubiquitous tool

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Tonight we held a one-off session on French defences with the cane and knife