WESTERN LINKS

If you have a link to suggest...by all means do so. I will do my best to get it up here in a timely fashion.

Arts D'Armes
French site for historical swordplay
S:t Mikaels Gille
Historical swordsmanship in Sweden
Jared Kirby's Booklist
Lots manuals to choose from..order some today!
Capo Ferro Translation Project
This is a monumental project, help if you can.
Ringeck!
An online translation of Ringeck...a work in progress.
MAAJAK
A great webzine by James Keating MAA.
Lutte Photo Gallery
Tons of wrestling photos.
Art of the Longsword
Meyers Longsword.
Dawn Duellists Society
Historical Fencing Group in Scotland.
Tatershall School of Defense
Historical Fencing in Arizona.
British Federation For Historical Swordplay
The name says it all! Can't get any more descriptive than that.
Early Bareknuckle
Great site with lots of prints and photo's of the oldtime pugilists!
Unlicensed 2000
Deicated to Respected Fighting Men
La Canne Italiana
Italian Cane in both italian and English!
School of European Swordsmanship
School of swordsmanship based in Helsinki Finland
Olympia Swordfighter's Guild
Historical swordplay in Washington State
Broken Heart School of Arms
Some very interesting online manuals.
Szermierke Historycznej
Historical Fencing site from Poland.
Texas Catch Wrestling Club
Catch wrestling in Texas with Tad Murphy.
Dragon Preservation Society
Great site that features translations of Petters and Passchens works. Definitely worth checking out.
Continental Academy of American Heritage fighting Arts
Dedicated to exploring the history and reviving the use of lost fighting methods of this great country. Lots of instructional materials and video clips!
Davenriche European Martial Arts School
The Davenriche European Martial Arts School teaches the techniques illustrated by the old masters, including long sword, rapier/dagger, & side sword.
Savate, Boxe Francaise
Interesting Savate page. In French but it has enough going on that those unencumbered with linguistic talent will be able to pick up something.
Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournements Resource Library
Lots of great info here...bring a lunch and stay awhile.
Secret History of the Sword
Chris Ambergers very interesting historical fencing page. Lots of interesting stuff to read here.
Bareknuckles!
Great page concerning the early history of boxing.
European Historical Combat Guild
Interesting page...There are several branches of this organization in various countries.
Academy of European Swordsmanship
Located in Western Canada, The Academy of European Swordsmanship strives to offer a legitimate martial experience to all those who express an interest in the European martial arts.
American Heritage Fighting Arts Association
Great info on the martial arts of the 18th and 19th century. This is an evergrowing site so make sure you check back often.
The Order of Selohaar
A Mystic Order of Chilvalry.
Celtic Pagan Warrior Spirituality
Good articles and a Pagan warrior Message Board....check it out.
Schola Solis
Historical Martial Arts group Located in Los Angeles. Great section on Pole Axe.
St. Martins Academy Of Medieval ArmsHistorical martial arts group out of Madison WI.
The Cateran Society Explore the martial arts and traditions of the Scottish people!
West Coast Swiss Wrestling Association
Interesting website on the Swiss wrestling style of Schwingen. Lots of informative links as well.
Australian Savate Homepage
Great Savate website. Great articles...I really enjoy the historical reference pieces.
Polish Saber Fencing
Interesting site about Polish Saber Fencing from the XVI to the XVIII centuries .
Meyer Translation Project
A group of dedicated scholars working to translates Meyers important 16th century text on a variety of weapons.
FISAS
Italian Ancient and Historical Fencing Federation.
School Of Two Swords
Run by Dwight Mclemore...lots of good info on this site. I especially like the Bowie info.
Stratford Sombo
Great Sombo page from VA. The techniques section is very good.
Bramble's Schoole of Defence
"Bramble's Schoole of Defence"is a team of historical fencers and re-enactors that focus on studying and portraying the martial aspects of life during the Renaissance.
HACA Provo Study Group
Historical swordplay group located in Provo UT.
Western Martial Arts Information Page
Information page that looks to be dedicated to the study of WMA in the UK.
Historische Fechtkunst
Excellent site! Lots of information on the German styles and masters...great section on Meyer.
The New Dawn Duellists Society
A group of historical fencers and western martial artists who are associated with the Dawn Duellist Society in Scotland.
Canary Island Stick Fighting
JUEGO DEL PALO - Stick Fencing of the Canary Islands, an article by list member Tony Wolf at the EJMAS site.
Historical European Martial Arts or HEMA
Great new page devoted to the study of many different aspects of the Historical Martial Arts.
Martinez Academy of Arms
Located in NYC, the school specializes in Classical and Historic fencing.
Celtic Martial Arts Research Society
A group of deicated rsearchersand practitioners devoted the study of Celtic martial traditions ....aka CMARS
EJMAS
Great site for both Asian and European martial arts. Lots of articles and a great timeline.
New Albion
Interesting website on English culture. it has a large section on the English Martial Arts.
The Exiles
A Group of Medieval Martial Artists. Check out the forums, articles and stick around to play with the water effect at the title page.
Catch Wrestling!
Home page of Tony Cecchine and the ICWA. Tony is truly a class act...check out his stuff.
Swordplay symposium International
An internation group devoted to furthering the study of Historical Swordplay.
Alliance Martial Arts Homepage
Check out the great articles and photo sequences on this page. Also check out the books and merchandise for sale...support the western arts.
The Scottish Wrestling Bond
A great site concerning backhold wrestling from Scotland.
The Linacre School of Defence
A group of dedicated historical martial artists located in Oxford England. Good articles and resources.
American Academy for Russian Martial Art and Combat Skill
Excellent site about a very interesting system that goes far beyond combat...
Historical Fencers of Springfield
Good page for those interested in learning more about historical fencing.
The Pike & Musket Society of NSW
AKA The Routiers. Lots of good information and articles concerning these 17th century Mercenaries.
Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts
A great site that not only includes a disscussion forum but a very comprehensive online library of historical manuals.
Breton Wrestling
Wrestling from Brittany, very similar to Cornish style
Company of Maisters
The website for the English Martial Arts. Visit author Terry Brown's website.
BAWA Website
The British Amateur Wrestling Association
La Lucha Canaria
Wrestling of the Canary Islands
Pagration, Martial Art of the Ancient Greeks
One of my early feeble attempts at HTML...I apologize.
Rapier
Brotherhood of St. Gregory
Two pages from Bryan Maloney. Lots of great information. Academy of Arms online
Danse de Rue Savate
Savate Danse De Rue. Information on this important martial art from the people who know best.
Glima Wrestling of the Vikings
Check out this very interesting guide to Glima. It may not cover it all but what it does cover is very interesting.
International Hoplology Society
An international society devoted to the study of combatives.
Historical Armed Combat Association
A great organization that is devoted to the study of Historical Armed(and unarmed)combat.
Comhairceoir Bata
My Irish Stickplay page
Historical Fencing Manuals
Go to purchase historical combat manuals...great selection
Combat Wrestling.com
Matt Furey's sometimes controverial but always interesting website.
Western Fight Disciplines
One of the oldest sites on the web devoted to the Western Arts....lost of interesting and obscure information can be found here.
Sword Forum
A great online mag. and a fantastic forum as well.
Western Martial Arts texts
Western Merchants