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2024 – A New Compagno Appears!
Be it known to all who profess the Art of arms – That on Monday, 18th of March, two thousand twenty-four, Jeff Schlake; a novice of the Nebraska Swordfighters Guild did present himself for testing in the Armizare of Fiore Dei Liberi to advance to the rank of Compagno in the guild. Following a successful…
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2024 – From Italians heart I stab at thee! – Delayed
For those of you who were on the fence, or could not make January work: “Good News, Everyone!” – Professor Farnsworth Due to Circumstances out of the Guilds control, the January dagger intensive has been delayed to March 9th! Updated Details: Date: March 9th 2024 Location: Easterday Recreation Center, 6130 Adams St, Lincoln, NE 68507…
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2023 – From Italians heart I stab at thee!
Its that time again! Time for another NESG Intensive! This time we are partnering with our friend Tyler Sigman of Omaha KDF to teach you and your friends about daggers. We intend to teach you both the German and the Italian techniques, and how they work. We will cover the strengths, and weaknesses of the…
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2023 – Here; There; Everywhere!
Whew, The last three months have been a whirlwind of activity for the guild. From our ‘Two Edges and a Point’ intensive, to Party in the Park, Streets Alive, and OKDF’s ‘Inconceivable’ event, the Guild has been busy trying to keep up with the fun. The Whirlwind started with the Guilds summer intensive ‘Two Edges…
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2023 – Two Edges and a Point: A survey of Fiore’s Longsword Techniques
Like our successful intensive back in January of this year, this course is designed to be an accessible, full day course covering a simplified body of techniques from Fiore dei Liberi’s Flor Di Bataglia by examining the actions of the Italian longsword. Starting from the basics of sword movement, starting at a long range engagement…
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2023 – Now that’s a tourn-of-events!
From a sparring with great structure to a match with an impeccable (accidental) disarm, the last two weekends have been wild! The Omaha Kunst Des Fechtens(KDF) hosted 2 different events for those who were abandoned by the Cornhusker State Games. The first event was hosted at Nate’s Stumble Inn in Bennington, NE and was focused…
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2023 – The current “State” of affairs.
To the dismay of our guild and many other participants, the Cornhusker State Games have canceled their HEMA events for 2023. No details were given in the Facebook announcement ( here ). In the mean time; Omaha Kunst Des Fechtens(KDF) has picked up the mantle and has posted about 2 events covering some of the…
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2023 – Fantasy, Folklore, Swords, and Fun
Gone are the days where swords are used for combat, but that doesn’t mean that the sword has outlived it’s welcome. Constellations has again welcomed our guild with open arms this weekend. We spent time introducing people to the tools of our trade, including the longsword, dagger, throws, and safety gear. On Saturday, during our…
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2023 – Fantasy, Folklore, and Fighting [Practice]
It’s that Time Again! Time for the guild to hone its martial art for public display. We will be hosting a table at the local fantasy convention ConStellation, along with 2 event showing of our art. Saturday, April 22nd, at 3-4 pm, we will be doing our ever popular “Wheel of Mortality”, where we used…
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2023 – Under Duress, No More
Today we’re going to learn a lot of things, but first and foremost; we must learn to fall. Joseph Loder [ paraphrased] One may get worried if the first thing in a class about defense is to fall, but not our crew. Joe explained that to do some of the later offensive techniques, we must…
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