london longsword academy
Bromley
Everyone is welcome to train, from beginners to expert martial artists, no
matter what your age, gender or background may be. Here you will have the
opportunity to study diverse medieval and Renaissance weapon styles, including
longsword, sword and buckler, dussack, messer, rapier and dagger, in a safe,
friendly and completely inclusive environment. LLA will help you find and exceed
your limits, teaching you a martial art honed and made perfect through Europe’s
many centuries of warfare. SIMPLE YET SOPHISTICATED Every technique shown is the
simplest answer for the threat given, and the most effective way to attack and
cover in one motion. What at first appears to be more complex, you will soon
learn is the simplest way to deal with a more complex threat. POWERFUL BODY
MECHANICS Applicable to most armed and unarmed martial arts. This art will teach
you to fight using your entire body, maximising your power and honing your
instinctive responses. LOGIC AND GEOMETRY At the LLA we use a simple four step
training method. Each technique is based on logic and the demands of the
situation, rather than clever or showy moves; it just happens that some
techniques look damned good. The method breaks down each set of techniques into
four steps, each student only progressing to the next part of the technique when
they have mastered the first. This means that as a beginner you can train with
more advanced practitioners straight away and never feel left behind, while
allowing you to advance at your own pace. Variations in the four steps allow for
overlaps and cross- referencing of responses and pressures, thus building your
understanding and repertoire of combat simply and quickly. INCLUSIVITY AND
DIVERSITY One thing we are at pains to point out at the LLA is the
multi-cultural nature of these arts. Manuals such as I.33 & Paulus Hector Mair’s
Fechbuch (amongst many others), show women and men, white and black training
together and it is also known that several masters of these arts were Jewish.
This diversity is part of our art and history; we feel it should be a proud part
of its future. LLA has a zero-tolerance policy for discriminatory behaviour or
hate speech amongst its students, and aims to be a safe and welcoming space for
all.
