Welcome to Swordschool!

For students of Medieval and Renaissance Italian martial arts.

Where historical accuracy meets practical training.

Books, facsimiles, audiobooks, online courses and t-shirts from world-renowned instructor and pioneering researcher of medieval and renaissance martial arts Dr Guy Windsor.

What's new in store:

From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Dagger Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi

Complete the series and pre-order your copy now!

Buy now and your copy will be printed and shipped on 15th November.

In this volume Guy takes you through all 76 of Fiore's dagger techniques. Each technique (or “play”) is shown with the drawing from the treatise, his transcription and translation of the text, his commentary on how it fits into the system and works in practice, and a link to a video of the technique in action. The book also contains a detailed introduction describing Fiore's life and times, and extensive discussion of the contexts in which Fiore's art belongs.

Audatia the game (Print at home)

Swords are cool. Fighting with swords is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, but it’s hard work and dangerous. So we have distilled Guy Windsor’s decades of research and training into a duelling card game: AUDATIA.

We have provided the cards as print-at-home PDFs, which will be sent to you by instant download. All rules are included.

Looking for ready made cards? We'll be adding them to this store soon, but in the meantime you can find them here: Drive Thru Cards

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Find your thing

  • Do you like the theory?

    Want to know how to research, how to train, or how to write about historical martial arts?

    Theory and Practice 

  • Do you want step-by-step instructions?

    Choose to learn rapier or longsword from a workbook with video links. Make notes as you learn with these specially designed books.

    Workbooks 

  • Interested in the original treatises?

    See facsimiles of original sources, translations and Guy's interpretations.

    Treatises, translations, and academic interpretations 

  • Medieval Longsword

    Are you madly medieval? Check out the medieval combat collection!

    Longsword 

  • Renaissance Rapier

    Do you rave about the rapier? Learn Renaissance Italian martial arts, including the rapier fencing of Ridolfo Capoferro.

    Rapier 

  • Video Courses

    Do you learn best from video? Check out Swordschool's extensive selection of online courses.

    Online courses 

Hardbacks and Facsimiles

Fill your bookshelf with beautiful hardback editions of Guy's works and affordable facsimiles of Vadi and Fiore.
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Paperbacks

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Workbooks

Learn Armizare or Rapier in these practical ring-bound workbooks, available in left-handed and right-handed versions, to make note-taking easy.
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Audiobooks

All audiobooks are delivered instantly by email from BookFunnel, to listen to in their dedicated audiobook app.

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Ebooks

All e-books are delivered instantly by email from BookFunnel for you to read on whichever device you like.

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Bundles and Box Sets

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Online Courses

  • Master the Art of Arms

    Access to everything!

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  • Introduction to Historical Martial Arts

    The perfect place to discover the historical martial art that's right for you.

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  • Medieval Italian Martial Arts

    Everything Fiore and Vadi

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  • Medieval German Martial Arts

    Medieval German wrestling, longsword and sword and buckler

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  • Renaissance Italian Martial Arts

    Bolognese swordsmanship and the rapier.

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T-Shirts

From medieval sword and buckler to the elegant smallsword, and most weapons in between: showcasing famous women in the historical martial arts. Walpurgis? Lady Agnes? La Maupin? absolutely. And now including La Chevalière d'Eon.

And The Sword Guy podcast and Sword People community shirts too!

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Latest News: 26 September '25

Hi!

I have a couple of seminars coming up!

Suffolk, UK, October 18th:

Move Like Fiore: Improve your structure, flow, and control in Fiore’s art of arms

Good movement is the foundation of great fencing. It keeps you safe from injury, helps you control your level of force, protects your training partners, and lets you fight harder and longer without fatigue.

In this full-day seminar, you’ll develop practical skills to make your fencing smoother, stronger, and more efficient. Together we will cover:

  1. Analysing and improving the structural qualities of Fiore’s guard positions
  2. Refining transitions between the guards
  3. Different ways to hold the sword for specific purposes
  4. Centres of rotation and how they affect different plays
  5. How to strike with speed, power, and control
  6. Applying these mechanics to wrestling, dagger, and longsword plays

Event Details

  • When: Saturday, October 18 · 11am–5pm (with a lunch break)
  • Where: The Coddenham Centre, Mary Day Cl, Coddenham, Ipswich IP6 9PS
  • Cost: £50
  • Bring: Longsword, fencing mask, dagger (if you have one), water, lunch. Freeplay kit is optional, but bring it if you like.

Sign up here.

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