This is the signup for all single handed weapons classes, regardless of weapon or instructor. If you intend on taking class with an instructor, sign up here.  As with all Maryland KdF classes, you are required to have taken the beginner's class

This is the class sign up for Monday, September 29th. Like always, this class is restricted to those who finished the MKdF Beginner's Class.  In order to participate, you must be vaccinated, boostered, and read and agree to our COVID-19 waiver (one time). Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once.   

PLEASE READ: If you are a Maryland KdF student, you only need to pay for the floor fee for the Siena School. If you are NOT a member of Maryland KdF, you will need to sign up for the membership labeled "Visiting Membership" first before buying a ticket to this class.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Broadsword was the primary weapon of the Highland warrior for almost two hundred years and was feared all over Europe and the Americas. In collaboration with Maryland KDF, Jonathan will be teaching Scottish Martial Arts at the Siena School in Silver Spring. This ongoing class will focus on the Scottish schools of smallsword and broadsword fencing, specifically the teachings of Henry Angelo, Charles Roworth, Thomas Page, John Ferdinand and George Sinclair. Students will learn the fundamentals of Smallsword along with the basic guards, strikes and footwork of the Broadsword. Class material will cover a range of Scottish Martial Arts, with students learning to fence with the Broadsword and Targe, Scottish Twa-Handit (Two Handed Claymore), Lochaber Ax, and the Highland Dirk. Students should be able to perform the following: Safety is paramount!  Students should be able to conduct themselves in a manner that will not cause harm to their training partner or themselves. Pay attention to all instructions provided by the Instructor  Physically swing a sword in a safe manner for the duration of class (1 hour) It is recommended that any student signing up for this class have completed Maryland KdF's beginner longsword class (excluding former VAF students known to the instructor) and be a paying member of the club! Additionally, you must comply with all other COVID-19 precautions as outlined by the club (signing the waivers and achieving full vaccination).  Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once. 

The same COVID restrictions apply to the Saturday classes as they do to the regular weekday classes.  Open floor sparring, individual coaching time, review and practical application of last weeks class topics, and special topic classes.  Saturdays are a really good time to work on individual improvement and practice of topics that YOU want to go over.  If there are several people that want to work on the same thing, Gilding is more than happy to lead smaller classes.  We can/will also be using part of the day to talk about Sword and Buckler instruction that includes techniques against mixed weapons.  (Rapier, sidesword, longsword, etc.)

This is the class sign up for Thursday, September 25th.  Like always, this class is restricted to those who finished the MKdF Beginner's Class.  In order to participate, you must be vaccinated, boostered, and read and agree to our COVID-19 waiver (one time). Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once. 

This is the signup for all single handed weapons classes, regardless of weapon or instructor. If you intend on taking class with an instructor, sign up here.  As with all Maryland KdF classes, you are required to: 1. have taken the beginner's class and 2. have a recent COVID vaccination (recent = within the past year)

This is the class sign up for Monday, September 22nd. Like always, this class is restricted to those who finished the MKdF Beginner's Class.  In order to participate, you must be vaccinated, boostered, and read and agree to our COVID-19 waiver (one time). Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once.   

The same COVID restrictions apply to the Saturday classes as they do to the regular weekday classes.  Open floor sparring, individual coaching time, review and practical application of last weeks class topics, and special topic classes.  Saturdays are a really good time to work on individual improvement and practice of topics that YOU want to go over.  If there are several people that want to work on the same thing, Gilding is more than happy to lead smaller classes.  We can/will also be using part of the day to talk about Sword and Buckler instruction that includes techniques against mixed weapons.  (Rapier, sidesword, longsword, etc.)

This is the class sign up for Thursday, September 18th.  Like always, this class is restricted to those who finished the MKdF Beginner's Class.  In order to participate, you must be vaccinated, boostered, and read and agree to our COVID-19 waiver (one time). Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once. 

This is the signup for all single handed weapons classes, regardless of weapon or instructor. If you intend on taking class with an instructor, sign up here.  As with all Maryland KdF classes, you are required to: 1. have taken the beginner's class and 2. have a recent COVID vaccination (recent = within the past year)

This is the class sign up for Monday, September 15th. Like always, this class is restricted to those who finished the MKdF Beginner's Class.  In order to participate, you must be vaccinated, boostered, and read and agree to our COVID-19 waiver (one time). Please read and sign our COVID-19 waiver here - COVID-19 Rules and Regulations. This only needs to be signed once.   

The same COVID restrictions apply to the Saturday classes as they do to the regular weekday classes.  Open floor sparring, individual coaching time, review and practical application of last weeks class topics, and special topic classes.  Saturdays are a really good time to work on individual improvement and practice of topics that YOU want to go over.  If there are several people that want to work on the same thing, Gilding is more than happy to lead smaller classes.  We can/will also be using part of the day to talk about Sword and Buckler instruction that includes techniques against mixed weapons.  (Rapier, sidesword, longsword, etc.)