Our saber classes draw from a wide arrangement of sources, from Napoleonic English Military Saber to Italian Dueling Saber to Hungarian and Polish Saber. This is all to build a fundamental understanding of how this extremely varied weapon works in all its multitude of styles and forms.

Schedule

Sabre/Broadsword is taught on Sundays from 11:00AM to 1:00PM by Instructor Richard Tillman at Kraken Strength in Tigard.
15995 SW 74th Ave, Tigard, OR 97224

(In the last building on the right. Way at the back of the lot away from the road.)

Additional Resources for the Study of Sabre and Broadsword

• Sala Della Tre Spade blog: https://saladellatrespade.com/
• The Cateran society website for Scottish Baskethilt material: https://cateransociety.wordpress.com/
• PDF of the 4th edition of Charles Roworth’s Art of Defence on foot: http://swordfight.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ART-OF-DEFENCE-ON-FOOT-1824-Fourth-Edition.pdf
• Russ Mitchell, Hungarian Saber, on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRukALu2YHLy_NBdWiRnRtQ
• The Ten Lessons of John Taylor (PDF): https://swordfight.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AHF-workbook-Taylors-ten-lessons-Version-4.pdf