Sword Arts in Richmond, VA area?
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Langenschwert
Master Black Belt
Virginia is a veritable hotbed of Japanese swordsmanship, apparently:
A thread on JSA there: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=92082
There are also excellent European swordsmanship schools there if the various JSA schools don't fit your schedule (unlikely, since there's so many), such as the very highly regarded Order of Seven Hearts (Italian rapier, Bolognese sword and amazingly, Halberd), Salle Green (classical fencing, very handy to learn no matter what sword art you specialize in: I'm very sad there's no classical fencing in Calgary) and the Virginia Academy of Fencing (German longsword, Italian Rapier, and German Grossemesser).
Good luck! Swordsmanship is a very rewarding discipline. It's counterintuitive to begin with, but above all have patience. For most people, it doesn't come easily.
Best regards,
-Mark
A thread on JSA there: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=92082
There are also excellent European swordsmanship schools there if the various JSA schools don't fit your schedule (unlikely, since there's so many), such as the very highly regarded Order of Seven Hearts (Italian rapier, Bolognese sword and amazingly, Halberd), Salle Green (classical fencing, very handy to learn no matter what sword art you specialize in: I'm very sad there's no classical fencing in Calgary) and the Virginia Academy of Fencing (German longsword, Italian Rapier, and German Grossemesser).
Good luck! Swordsmanship is a very rewarding discipline. It's counterintuitive to begin with, but above all have patience. For most people, it doesn't come easily.
Best regards,
-Mark
Hi Matt,
As Mark said, there is quite a bit of JSA in the Virginia area. However, the only one that I know of in Richmond itself is kendo ... http://www.koryomartialarts.org/Home/Kendo.html
Rob Rivers runs a Mugai ryu iaihyodo study group up in Stafford, about an hour north ... http://www.virginiakempo.com/mugai_ryu_iaido.htm
Good luck in your hunt.
As Mark said, there is quite a bit of JSA in the Virginia area. However, the only one that I know of in Richmond itself is kendo ... http://www.koryomartialarts.org/Home/Kendo.html
Rob Rivers runs a Mugai ryu iaihyodo study group up in Stafford, about an hour north ... http://www.virginiakempo.com/mugai_ryu_iaido.htm
Good luck in your hunt.
