Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts
Guelph Chapter

About AEMMA Guelph

The Guelph Chapter, founded by free scholler , is AEMMA's first official chapter group outside of Toronto. David is also a Director and Secretary of AEMMA Toronto.

AEMMA Guelph offers the same curriculum as AEMMA Toronto. David's continued involvement and research with AEMMA Toronto provides Guelph students with the latest and most comprehensive training regimen.

The training is based principally on Fiore dei Liberi's "Flos Deullatorum" (1410), and George Silver's Paradoxes of Defence (1599). Recruit training is focused on grappling (abrazare), dagger (daga) and arming sword (spada). After achieving the prize of Scholler, students learn the longsword (spada longa), spear (lanza) and the pole axe.

Training Sources

Training is based primarily on Fiore dei Liberi's Flos Duellatorum, (1410). This material is supplemented with Fillipo Vadi's Arte Gladiatoria, Ringeck's commentaries upon Master Lichtenauer, George Silver's Paradoxes of Defence (1599), and Le Jeu de la Hache.

Training Weapons

We concentrate on unarmed combat, dagger, arming sword and longsword. Supplementary weapons include pollaxe and spear. AEMMA Guelph intends to develop a viable training program for poll axe in the near future.

Training Location:

King George Public School
72 Lemon Street
Guelph, ON
N1E 2H5

Directions:

From Hamilton:
Take old Hwy 6 straight into Guelph. Turn RIGHT onto WELLINGTON ST PROVINCIAL ROUTE 7/PROVINCIAL ROUTE 24. Continue to follow the signs for PROVINCIAL ROUTE 24. You will turn right on Eramosa Rd (still Hwy 24). Turn RIGHT onto QUEEN ST. Turn LEFT onto LEMON ST.

From Toronto:
Exit the 401 at Guelph Line and go North. Turn left at Hwy 7 and follow to Elizabeth Street. Turn right on Elizabeth Street follow past Victoria Rd and turn right on Stevenson Street North. Turn Left on Palmer Street. Turn right on Metcalfe Street (there is a park on the N.W Corner of Metcalfe and Palmer. Follow Metcalfe to Lemon Street and turn left. The School in on the right.

From Cambridge:
Follow Hwy 24 right into Guelph - it will become Wellington Street, but just continue to follow the signs for PROVINCIAL ROUTE 7/PROVINCIAL ROUTE 24. Continue to follow the signs for PROVINCIAL ROUTE 24. You will turn right on Eramosa Rd (still Hwy 24). Turn RIGHT onto QUEEN ST. Turn LEFT onto LEMON ST.