HIGGINS ARMORY SWORD GUILD

The Guild normally meets to study and practice at the Higgins on the 1^st, 3^rd, and (as applicable) 5^th Saturday afternoon of each month at 12noon.

Participants must pass a safety test and be members of the Higgins Armory Museum. Contact the Guild Steward for more information.

SWORD GUILD VIKING WEAPONS PRACTICE

Guild members regularly meet every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:00 to 6:25PM and on Saturday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:30PM at the Higgins to practice Viking weapons techniques. We practice the speculative reconstruction of Viking-age techniques developed at the Higgins.

We use a series of drills, games, and exercises to learn martial fundamentals, and then use expanded versions of the exercises to research and to build our knowledge of Viking fighting moves. The work is physically vigorous, mentally challenging, and above all, fun.

Videos showing a sample of some of the drills we use in our weekly practice session are available on YouTube, Viking Combat Training 1, Viking Combat Training 2, and Viking Combat Training 3. A photo album can be seen here on Facebook.

Participants must be Guild members in good standing. Schedule changes and updates are posted on the Guild mail list. For further information, contact the Guild via e-mail.

HIGGINS ARMORY SWORD GUILD SEMINARS

The seminar group meets irregularly on Guild practice days (1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th Saturdays of the month) at 2PM at the Higgins. Seminars are open to all and are free with museum admission. For more information, please contact us.