Society of American Military Swordsmanship

Wrapping up the first class of the 2024-2025 training season.

Due to Tropical Storm Debbie, classes will be cancelled for tomorrow.

Looks like the first class of the 2024-2025 training season may be cancelled. We will keep an eye on the storm's progress and see how it goes.

Great Museum to visit for anyone visiting Vicksburg.

Finishing up my latest stop on my research tour. Next Stop, Springfield MO.

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Mansfield & Lamb Model 1860 Cavalry Saber Overview.

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Colonel Stephens Sword Exercise Demonstration at his home in Dodgeville Wisconsin, 19 July 2024. At the invitation of the Dodgeville City Council and Iowa County Historical Society, the Society of American Military Swordsmanship demonstrated the sword ex...

Getting ready for the sword demo tomorrow.

I have concluded another leg of my research journey to obtain access to original copies of diverse fencing treatises in the US Army historical collection.

Getting fitted for a new sword belt by Mr. Ray Buchheister who has been a Civil War re-enactor for over 34 years. He was in several scenes of the movie Gettysburg.

Visiting the gravesite of George Minniss who was an instructor of the sword exercise in Boston and in 1833 published his treatise on the Infantry Sword exercise.

Visiting the historical site of the Williamsburg Printing Office where William Parks printed the very first fencing treatise in America which was authored by Edward Blackwell in 1734.

Wrapping up our last session before the club's summer break. We conducted a dress rehearsal for our demonstration of Colonel Thomas Stephens' sword exercise which will be held in Dodgeville Wisconsin next month.

Wrapping up today's class.

Reminder, tomorrow will be our last Monday class and next Sunday will be the last class before our club's July summer break.

Classes will resume in August with our regular Sunday schedule.

Dinsmore, George E Co K WI 30th Infantry St Croix Co enlisted 6 Aug 1862 and resigned 4 Apr 1864 poses at the position of "At Ease". Photo from Library of Congress.

Congratulations are in order for Tomas as he achieves his next stripe.

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Jerry Berg of the Swordsmanship Museum and Academy.

There will be no classes for the month of July as we will be on summer break. Classes will resume in August under a new schedule. Sunday classes will be at the same but we will be cancelling Monday classes due to my work schedule and other requirements.

I will be looking into the possibility of a late evening Tuesday class that starts at 8:00 pm if there is enough interest. Otherwise we will be just training on Sundays starting in August.

There will be no classes on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

This is the first lesson that everyone learns at SAMS. It is the foundation that everything else is built on.

Eight Count Balance Motion The Eight Count Balance Motion trains the body to move swiftly and gracefully between Second, Third, and Fourth Positions while keeping proper balance and th...