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Be it known to all who profess the Art of arms – That on Monday, the 17th of November and Thursday, the 20th of November, two thousand twenty-five, Abby Cook, Anna Kreischer, Evan Gordon and Jess Stoffer; all novices of the Nebraska Swordfighters Guild did present themselves for testing in the Armizare of Fiore Dei Liberi to advance to the rank of Compagno in the guild. Following a successful examination in abrazare and the spada dui mani it is my honor to congratulate Abby

Be It Known To all that profess the Study of Arms that I, Gregory Mele, Dean of the Chicago Swordplay Guild, with the approval of the president and officers of the Guild, do hereby give leave and license to the following candidates to test for the rank of Scholar in the Ancient Art of Armizare, to be fought at the following weapon: the longsword Lucas Duroc-Danner Alfred Sky Fojardo Matthew Rosso Wherein they shall be joined by the following candidates from the Nebraska Sword

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.

NESG sent 10 fighters to the Auf der Hut tournament this weekend. The 4 events were longsword, leather dusack, rapier, and mixed steel. There was an additional competition for the best use of a dagger during the longsword event, as well as an Exhibition of Excellence by the instructors who had spent all weekend as directors and judges. Everyone had a great time fighting our friends from other guilds and trying the events for weapons that our guild doesn’t train in. We hope to

Congratulations to all the fighters from NESG who went to the Green Chapel tournament this weekend. There were 4 events across two days: longsword, smallsword, rapier, and mixed steel. Ben made it into the direct elimination bracket for smallsword, and Daniel did the same in both longsword and rapier. Great work everyone!

This month we held our very first Friday Fight Night. We just can’t get enough of sparring with our friends, and with the growth we’ve had in the guild over the past couple years, we are able to support having an extra sparring night on the last Friday of every month. Our friends from other guilds are invited as well so we can have more fun outside of the more intense environment of a tournament.

NESG invaded Chicago once again this year for Family Gathering, bringing a record number of 11 guild members to the annual training event hosted by Chicago Swordplay Guild. We hope to bring at least that many folks again next year, especially since we already know that future Family Gatherings will be held in April - mark your calendar! The theme of this year was Curriculum vs Performance, so classes focused on things like taking what we learned in classes and figuring out ho

This year was the 2nd annual guild trip to the Bellevue Renaissance Festival! Guild members went most weekends, but coordinated to have 1 day where everyone who wanted to could go together. Outfits were made, mead was drunk, and a great time was had by all. Next up: the Kansas City faire in October!

Attendees of the January 2025 Fight Camp Intensive Our guild has grown so much that we managed to make it into not one but two papers....

Our second year at the festival was another opportunity for our demo team to show off Fiore’s style of fighting to the public. They put...

We had a great time speaking with the attendees of ConStellation this year!

A day of fun and learning. That was what our latest intensive brought us. Joined by Omaha KDF and Rocky Mountain Swordplay Guild,...

We had a blast once again getting together eating good food, having some drinks, and enjoying each other’s company at our guild fancy party. Thanks to Jess, Sophie, and Morgan for helping put it together.

Nebraska Swordfighter’s Guild presents: Fight Camp 2025, an intensive course targeted to improve student’s command of distance, range,...

The guild held our first annual Hobbitsgiving.

Our friends in the Omaha Kunst de Fechtens held their annual Inconceivable tournament based around a favorite movie: The Princess Bride....

The guild elevated 4 new compagnos!

What could be better than a day of swords and friends? How about a day of Sharp  swords and Friends? The NESGs annual Sparbeque is that...