Welcome to the Schwertkampf Osnabrück e. V.

We are a club founded in 2008 that specializes in exploring historical, European martial arts systems. Currently, we are focused on training with the longsword, rapier and montante.

With the longsword, we have been training according to the fencing books of Joachim Meyer since 2021. Before that, the club was associated with Fiore dei Liberi.

In the early 17th century, the rapier, a long, elegant thrusting weapon, dominated fencing halls across Europe. We orient ourselves after Francisco Lórenz de Rada, who lived in the 17th century and wrote extensively on fencing. Our trainer has studied the book “Academie de l´Epee” written by the fencing master Gerard Thibault d’Anvers in 1630.

We are members of the German Association of Historical Fighters, part of the European School of Swordsmanship and currently a study group of the Academia da Espada. We also maintain close contact with other fencing clubs, schools and groups from all over Germany and Europe.

Have a lot of fun fencing!