Welcome
Sword School Wichita is a traditional Italian fencing school located in Wichita, KS.
We teach the three typical fencing weapons of foil, spada (épée) and sabre, as well as late 17th-19th century spada, and Radaellian sabre.
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Recent Updates and Announcements
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Summer classes start 6/10/22. ![]()
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The Thursday beginner class will be merged into the Friday intermediate class and run from 6:30-7:30pm, 6/10/22-7/29/22. Depending on numbers enrolled, this class will run as group footowork followed by conventional exercises (paired drills) observed and corrected by the instructor. All equipment is provided, please wear athletic shoes and clothing (NO JEANS!!!!).![]()
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The Intermediate class will remain on Friday, and run from 6:30-8pm. Intermediates need to have prior fencing experience and their own equipment. This class will be a combination of group footwork, conventional exercises (paired drills) and individual lessons, and bouting for those who have reached that point. This class runs from 6/10/22-8/19/22.![]()
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Participants in either class must be at least 13 years old. ![]()
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Enroll for Beginner class here: web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/kswichitawt.wsc/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=12592491![]()
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Enroll for Intermediate Class Here: web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/kswichitawt.wsc/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=12592512
A lovely little video of the great Maestro Giorgio Santelli.
1955 Fencing Lessons with Giorgio Santelli
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30 January 1955. English. From the TV Program "Omnibus," hosted by Alistair Cooke. Fencing master Giorgio Santelli gives a brief history into the traditions ...
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Got anyone who needs to be told to take more lessons and do more drills, and to “spar” less? Want to do it with a tshirt by telling them to “git gud”? ![]()
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Practice Makes Permanent by SwordSchoolICT | Redbubble
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Practice Makes Permanent (Gray text for darker colored items).
Remember, practice does not make perfect, it makes permanent. We now have a branded and a non branded shirt (and other items) on the redbubble to commemorate this bit of wisdom: ![]()
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SSW Practice Makes Permanent by SwordSchoolICT | Redbubble
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Practice Makes Permanent (Gray text for dark colored items).
SSW branded and non-branded items now on Redbubble. Item quality is very nice so far. ![]()
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FYI - Lulu is running a 15% off coupon for books through Aprill 22nd, code is EARTH15, and my books are here:
I've created a few women's shirts on our cafepress store, using public domain art by Josef Koppay, and a quote by Maestro F.A. Mattei, from his "On Neapolitan Fencing" (1669). There are SSW branded and unbranded women's shirts, and one men's shirt with this art on it.
French school of foil, but nice old video.
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Location unknown.Various shots of women practising various movements with swords in the fencing class of Miss Eleanor Macdonald, professional fencing instruc...