Ursa Major HEMA Academy

Our training sessions are cancelled this weekend and next as we take a break from our regular programming to host a weekend long workshop this weekend, and our annual tournament War in the West next weekend. Our weekday training sessions are unaffected.

If you want to see the action up close, feel free to join us as a spectator for War in the West - 29-31 May. First bouts from ~0830 each day.

One week left to get your registration in for War in the West 2026. There is still a very limited number of spots remaining in some tournaments.

sword & buckler: 5
longsword: 6
sabre: 5
open knockout: 4

Sign up, fight hard, and one of these shinies could be yours.

Don't miss out. https://forms.gle/Rf8XKpF9Gphuev5W7

We hosted our annual internal last weekend, and had an exceptional day of fencing. The skill level and quality of fencing is only going up at Ursa Major, and it's great to see. This was one of our member's first tournaments and he made it out of the pools - an amazing achievement for someone so new!

Here's a few choice snaps of the action, hit the link to see them all. Thanks to Elsie and Jason for capturing these nail-biting moments. Stay tuned for the vids, coming soon.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1ugxvDxM1S1rFy6e9

We love having visitors at The Den. When a travelling fencer stops by it's always a pleasure to meet and fence them - and recently we had the pleasure of hosting an old friend. Ron stopped by for a bit of sparring while he was in town and showed us all a few new tricks - great to see you again mate, stop by any time.

If you're a travelling fencer and you find yourself in Perth, drop us a line. We'd love you to join us at training.

Today we hosted our internal longsword tournament, with 20 competitors vying for the gold. It was a great day of fighting, with some participants taking part in their first every tournament.

Well done to all fighters - and congrats to the winners.
🥇 Dan
🥈 Simon
🥉 David
🎖️ Joseph

"I could never do that!"

It turns out, you can. Our first ladies who longsword, and second women's introductory swordplay class was a smash hit. We had nine new faces eager to get a grip on longsword, and 3 of our most experienced female members ensured they left the session ready to join our regular classes.

If you're a lady who has been looking to get into swordfighting, this is your sign, join us at one of our upcoming sessions

⚔️27 June 2026 at 1pm - Sisters Who Sabre
⚔️25 July 2026 at 1pm - Ladies Who Longsword

Register here: https://forms.gle/FoSyMSZGefzMuWyr9

Now that's what I call a sticky situation!

We recently kicked off our single-stick classes - and the response has been overwhelming. While historically a training tool for military sabre, the single-stick existed as an independent system in its own right - and these sessions explore its use in both a military and recreational context.

Aided by out lovely new artwork, the next generation of stick fighters and sabreurs are learning quickly. Sabre will resume in July - keep an eye out for details, and see you at training, legends ⚔️ 🐻 💪