News & Events

Our spear intensive this weekend was a huge success! We were nearly at capacity for students who all came to learn how to wield a spear, a weapon many of us had never picked up before. Jesse Kulla from Chicago Swordplay Guild came to teach us the common method and its plays, as well as a little insight into the dueling method. At the end of the day we were able to put together everything we'd learned by playing a spear game in formations, which was made even better by the num

Several guild members went on our 2nd annual trip to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival this past weekend. We had a great time getting to dress up in fancy outfits (many of which were homemade), consume lots of food and mead, and even play our own game of NESG RenFaire bingo. We can’t wait for the next trip!

We had a great time putting on a demonstration with Unadilla Community Library this past weekend!  We had a few new folks on the demo team this time around. It was great getting to speak with the crowd about our art and answer their many sword-related questions. We’ve got plans for revamping our demonstration over the winter and look forward to the next time we get to put one on.