Typically we run sessions every week in March, April and May to give people the chance to get fit for the reenactment season, then drop back to around fortnightly  once the season starts. Most of our events take place in June, July, and August.

The main foot weapons of the late medieval period are staff weapons, Spears, Billhooks, Partizans and Billhooks. For this reason our foot combat training concentrates on these weapons. Typically this training will involve some drill in pairs or small groups, then some competitive training ‘games’ in teams. We also train with swords.

When weather and daylight permits, we practice archery in the grounds of the hall.

Generally we train with less protection (and a more controlled environment) than at battle re-enactments, so we normally wear trainers, Jeans, sweatshirts, and sturdy leather gloves.

Some of our members are interested in historical combat in it’s own right, and also train in other teqniques which are less relevant for general re-enactment, such as unarmed striking and grappling, or dagger fighting, these generally require more protection.