The Forge: Western Martial Arts

The Forge: Western Martial Arts

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Welcome to The Forge Western Martial Arts. We focus on combat conditioning, skills in the above areas, and camaraderie!

We are a non-profit martial arts club that specializes in Historical European Martial Arts, as well as modern practical self defence techniques. The Forge is a Western Martial Arts (WMA) school that focuses on:

- Striking
- Grappling / Wrestling
- Knife
- German Shortsword
- German Longsword
- Modern Combatives and Self Defense

Our club vision is:

"To create a world where Western Martial Arts

04/23/2026

Come join us at , community zone booth 367!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 04/17/2026

Join us at in one week! We'll be at booth 367 for the entire show! Just follow Aisle 300 into the community zone.

Also, we'll be performing Demos at the Cosplay Red Carpet

Thursday at 7:15 pm
Saturday at 5:15 pm
Sunday at 3:15 pm

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 04/06/2026

The Forge Western Martial Arts will once more be at . Remember, you only have 3 days left for advaned discount pricing on your admission. Stay tuned for updates on our location in the Community Zone and Events we will be participating in. See you all at

12/19/2025

Last class of the year! Come get some Xmas bruises!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 09/15/2025

Last week at the Forge WMA we covered topics in self-defense, boxing, historical wrestling, messer and longsword.

New to the Forge WMA? First week is free!

09/15/2025

Messer sparring at the Forge WMA. New to the Forge? The first week is free!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 08/30/2025

Dussack sparring at the Forge WMA. New to the Forge? The first week is free!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 08/23/2025

Messer sparring at the Forge WMA. New to the Forge? The first week is free!


Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 08/19/2025

Dussack and longsword training at the Forge WMA. New to the Forge? The first week is free!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 08/09/2025

Messer, longsword, dussack, and Scottish backhold wrestling this week at Forge WMA.

If you're new to the Forge WMA, we have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 PM at the Highland Community Centre. First week is free!

Photos from The Forge: Western Martial Arts's post 08/02/2025

Wrestling, longsword, and dussack work on Thursday (July 31st)!

If you're new to the Forge WMA, we have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 PM at the Highland Community Center. First week is free!

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Location

Address


3716 2 Street NW
Calgary, AB
T2K0Y4

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 9pm
Thursday 7pm - 9pm