Silkfencing Team

Warsaw Sabre Workshops 2024

We cordially invite you to a special event – Polish sabre workshops in Warsaw, taking place on three dates: October 20th, November 24th, and December 7th, 2024. After a long break, we are resuming a series of workshops focused on the reconstruction of 17th-century Polish sabre fencing, a unique element of Poland’s military heritage. These workshops offer an excellent opportunity to deepen your knowledge and skills, whether you're a beginner or an advanced fencing enthusiast.

https://silkfencing.pl/workshop/warszawskie-warsztaty-szabli-ii-1

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William Eton, a British consul wrote this book presenting a variety of information regarding the culture and society of Turkish Empire of the 18th century. It contains many subject that would help to understand Turkish society and culture but as well to make commerce or wage war with them. PArt of the book containig the most important part for us, HEMA practitioners on the use of Turkish sabres is Transcripted and Translated (to Polish) in the link below:

This paper is a second step in the long term research on Polish fencing made by the Silkfencing Team. It will deal with similar aspects as the previous paper with a major update of sources and data. This article will be treating about very similar subject of sabres used by the most iconic Polish unit - the Winged Hussars.

Below is a translation on the chapter from E. W. B Eiselen  treatise, Das Deutsche Hiebfechten der Berliner Turnschule from 1818. It contains his insight into non compex hilt sabres of the era.