The Renaissance Sword Club

Specialties

The Renaissance Sword Club is a sword based martial arts club in London and the South-​East of England.

We fence with rapiers, sideswords and other weapons of the Renaissance, not as re-​enactment but as a modern martial art.

History

Established in 2013.

The Renaissance Sword Club was established in summer of 2013 by Rob Runacres. Rob has studies martial arts for most of his life and Western Martial Arsts for the past six years.

Meet the Manager

Rob R.

Manager

Rob’s main passions are for rapier forms and the Bolognese sidesword, and he has taught a variety of workshops in Europe, of particular note rapier and cloak, rapier and dagger and sidesword and dagger. The main Masters he studies are Salvatore Fabris and Giovanni dall’Agocchie, but within a wider context of other Italian authors, as well as French and Spanish. At present he is working with De Taille et d’Estoc to translate a number of French treatises, including L’Espée de Combat (Dancie, 1623) and Le Maistre D’Arme Liberal (Besnard, 1653).

Rob is a strong believer in Western Martial Arts as a modern discipline with historical roots, rather than simply a recreation of specific treatises. He is perhaps happiest when teaching and has taught workshops in France, Belgium, Germany and Spain.

In January 2013, Rob was privileged with honorary membership of De Taille and d’Estoc.

Rob is available to teach private individuals or classes in the UK or workshops at events in the UK or abroad.