Sam Irving is the head instructor for the Broadsword Academy of New Orleans. He is a certified Cateran Society fencing instructor with over a decade of broadsword fencing experience. Sam has won numerous fencing tournaments including the 2019 Baton Rouge Open Rapier tournament, the 2013 Texas Assault Singlestick tournament, and the 2019 Louisiana Highland Games’ …
The HEMA Fundamentals class is open to all fighters 18-years-or-older regardless of fitness level or prior experience. This class will teach you the basics of defending yourself with a sword! Everyone is strongly encouraged to bring a glove for their dominant hand (any work glove will do) and a big bottle of water! This class …
The Caledonian Broadsword Academy of New Orleans was recently featured in a number of images on The Advocate! Check these out if you want to see what the class looks like in action.
Check out NOLA.com’s article about the Broadsword Academy of New Orleans! The article features an interview with lead instructor, Sam Irving as well as one of the founding club members, Drew Cambre.
Please use the following form to send me any questions you may have. Can my child join? They are under the age of 18 We are not currently accepting any students under the age of 18. We have received numerous inquiries about starting a class for minors and we are looking in to it. If …
Advanced fighters in our class have begun using steel broadswords at practice. Note that most of the broadswords you will find online are not safe to use for sparring. At present, we recommend the Castile Economy Basket Hilt that is linked below. If you want to use any other broadsword in practice you need to …
Online Retailers– I use Purpleheart Armoury for most purchases– For steel weapons I recommendthe economy line from Castile Armory– I purchased my gambeson from Hema Supplies Knee & Elbow Pads– Cheapest Option: Steel Motorcycle ATV Motorscross Elbow/Knee combo (~$25)– Sam’s Favorite Knee Pads: Ultra Flex III KneePro Pads (~$30)– For serious elbow & forearm protection, …
The Caledonian Broadsword Academy of New Orleans is Historical European Martial Arts club that specializes in the Scottish broadsword. We train with swords of all shapes and sizes and have sent fighters to longsword, broadsword, rapier, and singlestick tournaments across the country. While we enjoy competition, this class is dedicated to fitness, preserving the rich …
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