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Stoccata School of Defence

Historical Martial Arts in NSW &Tasmania, Est 1998

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    • Baulkham Hills & Strathfield
    • Drummoyne & Rhodes
    • Epping
    • Faulconbridge
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    • Port Douglas
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COVID-19 Update

The status of each of our branches is as follows: 

OPEN: Baulkham Hills, Drummoyne, Epping, Faulconbridge, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Newtown, Rhodes, Strathfield, Sydney School of Arms

CLOSED: Longford, Port Douglas

If you have any questions, please contact the Provost of your school branch, or you can Contact Us

Welcome to the Stoccata School of Defence

NSW, Tasmania, & Qld 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 were designed explicitly for dealing with life-and-death situations, and they are taught as a martial art, not as re-enactment, sport-fencing, 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 13. See Branches for details of what we teach at each location, or Styles for a summary of the systems we teach.

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Stoccata runs schools 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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AWMAC

About AWMAC The Stoccata School of Defence hosts the Australasian Western Martial Arts Convention (AWMAC) on the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, and is the premier HEMA event in Sydney each year. Over the long weekend there will be workshops on everything from HEMA staples like longsword and rapier to more esoteric systems like back-hold wrestling and…

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