Hello,
I hope, I am correct here. I just wanted to introduce our group to everyone. We are the Broadsword Academy Germany, a branch school of the Cateran Society Broadsword Academy (www.cateransociety.com).
I began my study of the Broadsword ca. 2006, when actually practicing kendo, but doing some self-study at home and tried it out at public sparrings-meetings with various fighters from different styles. Fortunately I got contact to Chris Thomspon and the Cateran Society and started with their Apprenticeship program via online study. When my brother joined the regular practice and was “infected” like myself, I stopped my kendo-practice completely and focussed on the Scottish Martial Arts. After being certified as mentor for Broadsword & Targe by Chris Thompson, the Broadsword Academy Germany was born.
Meanwhile my brother is a 3rd degree mentor, I reached the Cateran-status and since this year we are part of a gym with our own practice class and time. We hope to build up a small group with other enthusiasts and learn more and more. Thanks to Chris Thompson who made this all possible.
At the moment we mostly practice Broadsword with and without left-hand weapons (Targe, Dirk), Highland Dirk and empty hands (a mixture of old style wrestling and pugilism and modern fighting styles). We also do Cudgeling or Cane-fighting, Bayonet, Pike, Tomahawk, Sickle, Two-Handed Sword, improvised weapons and so on as part of the MacGregor Method.
Please have have a look at our youtube channel, were we uploaded our practice and bouting videos from the last years and also have an official presentation video. Hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/user/tuerkefe.../0/5r4WqJ8ykE0
Kind regards,
Heiko
Broadsword Academy Germany
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