Sword and dagger meets sword and rotella in the verdadera destreza class. A brief sojourn with the vulgar ☺️⚔️☺️ #learnswordfighting #swordandshield #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings #hema

The lovely folks of the Crystal Palace longsword class. For the first time it was cooler outside, but not as cool as inside 😎⚔️😎 #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Lots of grapples from Fiore dei Liberi and Liechtenauer, and laughter in the Longsword class tonight, The new folks did incredibly. The regulars with the regular panache. Wonderful ❤️⚔️❤️ #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

The Girard Thibault class. A lot to go through today in the verdadera destreza session. Targeting the hand in many wonderful ways, setting traps and counter traps. All in all amazing. #hema #learnswordfighting #communtiy #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

My friend just made a really good point. Tyrannosaur fights should look like kangaroo fights. 😂🤯

Word of the day. Suckupopath. Someone who tells you you are amazing until they feel they aren’t getting what they want.

A beautiful night at the Crystal Palace longsword class. Blissful. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Sometimes you have to get your dandy on! Disarms and grips in the fundamentals classes! T’was excellent t’was! #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

I was too busy having fun to take a decent photo! but great people doing Joachim Meyer is plenty enough to be happy with☺️⚔️☺️ #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Sabre in an underground lair? We found the cool place to train Frias verdadera destreza sabre. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

The grapples of I.33 are a lot more convoluted than you might imagine. And so worth the extra depth of analysis. From the sword and buckler class. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings #community

In the Girard Thibault class I let every choose the play “why are they holding hands?” “Let’s do that!” So we rocketed through chapter 12 to this and the play beyond. A great way to verdadera destreza. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Cooling enough to train in the church gardens. A lot of freeplay for those who wanted. A lot of counter cutting for those who preferred.☺️⚔️☺️ From our Crystal Palace Longsword class. #hema #learnswordfighting #comnunity #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Extremely busy Fundamentals Classes tonight (which this photo gives no indication of) and it got remarkably complex, in a way that everyone followed exceptionally well. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Trying out the new Feather Smallsword. One of the things I value about dealing with Feather is their curated approach to blades. I’ll talk about this more when I come to the review. #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Friday night Longsword! Carrying on with Joachim Meyer tonight, though I noticed a certain enthusiasm for Fiore dei Liberi in the freeplay. All as it should be☺️⚔️☺️ #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

“Gee, Brain, what are we gonna do tonight?" "The same thing we do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world!" There is something gloriously villainous about this photo. But #hema #learnswordfighting #community #rapier #londonlongswordacademy

Dos Espadas from Godinho, Vulgar Destreza in the mixed weapons class. We covered so many rules. A lot of work and proud of everyone! From the Crystal Palace class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Applying Meyer’s cuts in the fundamentals classes. ❤️⚔️❤️ #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Obey Bruce the cat! Buy the new sword, then come play! #hema #cat #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Frias sabre at Sword Saturday, excellent structure work and some delightful freeplay to finish! #hema #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings

Joachim Meyer, working the cuts in the Friday night Longsword class. #hema #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings

Sickles from Paulus Hector Mair in the Crystal Palace class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Against imbrocades. Girard Thibault work in the Verdadera Destreza class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Joachim Meyer by the church, a beautiful evening in the Crystal Palace Longsword Class. #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #community #hema #davidrawlings

This fool of a Took has volunteered to run 3 games in 3 systems across 2 cities for Free RPG weekend at the end of the month. If you are in Swansea or Cardiff and fancy joining me for Vampire, D&D (Saturday, Swansea) or Arkham Asylum (Cardiff). Check out my instagram for details.

Could not be prouder of this lot. Incredible work from the fundamentals classes. Both Longsword and sword in one hand. Solid Joachim Meyer this week and they were all incredible. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Important pause to sword news! Bruce the cat is five! Happy birthday best boy! He has spent his day having small fights, being very zen, excelling dapper, having chicken treats and stealing T-shirts. #hema #cats #londonlongswordacademy

All of this lot put in some lovely play this week. From the Friday verdadera destreza class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Little practiced elements of Fiore dei Liberi tonight in the Friday Longsword classes, in a manner I feel would have made Viedma proud, lots of tempo work and joyous at that. With @jameswoodall.bsky.social and others. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Short staff work in the park, Paulus Hector Mair and Joachim Meyer. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community #davidrawlings

So much fun today, smallsword followed by the Girard Thibault class. Glissades and beats in the former, with lots of freeplay. Glad to catch this moment with Tom and Chan. ❤️⚔️❤️ #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Paulus Hector Mair staff work in the mixed weapons polearms class. I’ve had some wonderful little insights this week and everything is flowing so much better. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #quarterstaff #londonlongswordacademy

This month and every month, our family, our friends, Us.X #hema #learnswordfighting #community #lbgtq🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️

Too busy to take too many pics today. But here’s Mark and Clau, making my soul need sunscreen. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Warm work but excellent work. The sabre class back on verdadera destreza from Frias. Good solid freeplay too with some excellent personal touches from everyone! #hema #learnswordfighting #cutlass #community #londonlongswordacademy

The Friday Longsword class. A whole bunch of Fiore dei Liberi followed by freeplay in the dying light. ☺️❤️⚔️ #learnswordfighting #hema #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Blood in Dungeons and Dragons… It’s HP sauce, right? #dnd

The Girard Thibault verdadera destreza class. I like this filter as it makes it unclear if misterswordicuffs is wearing pants or not (no one goes the full Fabris these days. #hema #learnswordfighting #comunnity #londonlongswordacademy #gerardthibault

Working Fiore dei Liberi and the Colpe di Villano, in the Crystal Palace longsword class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Beautiful people respecting the formality of smallsword. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #duel

Hot hot hot yesterday. So glad the folks of the Sword Saturday Sabre class, fence with such courtesy. Fast and flowing yesterday with superb control, very pleased. Frias Verdadera Destreza sabre. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordfamily

Stompy stomp! More Fiore dei Liberi, this time at Sword Saturday. Everyone having a right knees up… #learnswordfighting #hema #mrbull #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Wonderful work in the Friday Longsword class. Adding more and more to the Fiore dei Liberi sword in two hands drill. Good questions, excellent practice from everyone. #learnswordfighting #hema #community #londonlongswordfamily #davidrawlings

A warm day to be teaching outside, but shade from the trees and students willing to work with calm repetition, make it a pleasure. A beautiful beginning. #hema #learnswordfighting #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy #sidesword

Something about this made me happy. They did well today’s Joachim Meyer staff work in the Crystal Palace mixed weapons class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

Debating the finer points of the shank. Anonimo Bolognese, Achille Marozzo and the merest dash of I.33 in the sword and buckler class. Blummin marvellous. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings #community

Worth giving some of these a second outing. Jonathon did a beautiful job of catching the spirit of the Verdadera Destreza class. #hema #learnswordfighting #girardthibault #londonlongswordacademy #community

Girard Thibault slipped once more into the Friday verdadera destreza class. At which I remembered to take photos😊 #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community #gerardthibault

A nice afternoon chilling outside, me with an early Danelli Armouries- Paulus Hector Mair Rapier and Bruce with his dreams of Dominion. #hema #learnswordfighting #cats #elric #londonlongswordacademy