AEMMA Ottawa

AEMMA Ottawa We are the Ottawa chapter of AEMMA, focusing on the study of historical Italian martial arts, from t The Ottawa chapter is run by Free Scholar Beau Brock.

The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts or AEMMA (pronounced "ehma"), is a historical European martial arts school focused on the research, reconstruction and resurrection of authentic medieval martial arts of all fighting styles (armed, unarmed, armoured and unarmoured), firmly based on the works of the late 14th century Friulian swordmaster by the name of Fiore dei Liberi, demonstrating th

e deadly practicality and effectiveness of the art as it applies to today's personal self-defense. AEMMA was initially created in May of 1998 in Toronto, Canada and under the laws of Ontario's Corporations Act and the Regulations of the Ministry of the Attorney General, was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation (NPO Corporation Number: 1468524) in May 28, 2001. It has as its mission:

"The mission of AEMMA is to resurrect the combat skills, philosophies and principles of an accomplished European Medieval martial artist and to achieve a state which would be consistent with that of a medieval warrior in both technology and ideal." In addition to the main AEMMA curriculum, we also study the treatise of Giovanni Dall'Agocchie, a 16th century fencing master from Bologna who set out a concise, effective, and easy to learn system for fencing with the sword in one hand (the sidesword) along with the dagger and cloak.

06/29/2026

Quick update: There is no class this week (Monday, June 26 and Wednesday, July 1). See you all on the 6th!

And here are a few photos from A Knight at the Symphony by the Ottawa Pops Orchestra. Such an incredible event that we w...
06/28/2026

And here are a few photos from A Knight at the Symphony by the Ottawa Pops Orchestra. Such an incredible event that we were thrilled to be a part of!

06/28/2026

It’s been a busy couple of weeks! On June 20/21, we were back at Ottawa Italian Festival for demonstrations, impromptu classes, and fencing (of course), and last night, we had the distinct pleasure of bringing some swordplay to A Knight at the Symphony by the Ottawa Pops Orchestra!

This month, we are running our intake program twice, so if you want to learn how to fence from the ground up, from how to stand and move to how to attack and defend, come check us out!

04/04/2026

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! A quick note that we will not be running class this Monday, but will be resuming regular classes on Wednesday. See you then!

01/04/2026

Happy New Year, everyone! This coming Saturday, we have a combination fencing and feasting event: come on down!

11/03/2025

Hello, all! It has been a while since our last update! We have been quite busy since this summer, teaching at two events and running class two, even three days a week.

We have some exciting events coming up over the next three months, including:
- Scholar test of Maxim
- Workshop on striking and gioco stretto taught by the Toronto crew
- End of year party, which is both a free fencing time open to all AND a feast
- A very special workshop in mid-January taught by one of our good friends from New York.

I’ll be posting the official event pages for all of these over the coming days. Stay tuned!

06/07/2025

We have an exciting weekend planned at the Ottawa Italian Festival! We have a tent on Preston across from the Absolute Comedy club on Preston, and will be doing fencing demos today (Saturday) at 5:00 pm and tomorrow (Sunday) at 2:00 pm. Feel free to stop by, say hi, and find out what we are all about!

06/02/2025

We're starting June on a great foot! Tonight, we will be covering the following in each class:
Class One (6 to 7) - Dagger and Cloak (Marozzo)
Class Two (7 to 8:30) - Full review of Cinghiale Porta di Ferro defences (Dall'Agocchie)
Class Three (8:30 to 9:30) - Review of the prima parte plays and their feints (Anonimo Riccardiano)

See you there!

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1606 Fisher Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K2C1X6

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 10pm
Wednesday 6pm - 10pm

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+13435409232

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