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Stoccata School of Defence

Learn to fence at one of our Historical Martial Arts classes in NSW & Tasmania

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Welcome to the Stoccata School of Defence
NSW & Tasmania, Australia. Est. 1998

The Stoccata School of Defence is a modern school of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) (also called Western Martial Arts (WMA) or Historical European Swordsmanship (HES) or Historical Fencing (HF), that teaches systems of fencing described in texts written between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These systems are taught as a martials arts, not as re-enactment, or theatrical stage-fighting (although many students do engage in these activities as well). However, given that no modern person will ever be in a real sword fight, our emphasis is on safety, control, competence, skill, and of course enjoyment.

We offer regular courses of instruction in a variety of different weapons and historical styles. Age requirements are different at our various branches however the minimum age is 12 for some classes, and 16 for the majority of our classes. See Branches for details of what we teach at each location, or Styles for a summary of the systems we teach.

Inclusivity

You can read our inclusivity statement here.
For information about the training provided by each of our branches, please see the Branches tab above.

Branches

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Stoccata has branches offering historical martial arts classes in NSW and Tasmania.

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About

The Stoccata School of Defence was founded in 1998 by Stephen Hand, Andy Brew and Pete Radvan to teach historical fencing techniques.

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Inclusivity

Historical Fencing is for everyone. Our club connects people and gives them a place to belong as well as a great activity to be part of. We strive to develop a community united by the values of kindness and respect, and this in turn enables those who think the same way to have a place…

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Stoccata Blog

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