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
Reminder, in case you're so deep in a turkey coma that your memory fails: no class this Friday. ![]()
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We will have class the following Friday.
This is the same chambered elbow based cut starting position we use in Radaelli’s method. Here it is a downward cut to an infantryman’s…pumpkin, but the same applies to opposing cavalry heads or rein hand. ![]()
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This cut style being the basis for Italian cavalry was the driving reason that Radaelli reformed the molinelli to be based around the elbow instead of the wrist - so that the elbow based molinelli included and taught the chambered cuts.
Congrats to Levi Fontaine for picking up bronze at the SDF Cup Tournament of Defense in Houston today!
Update: Parks and Rec beginner and intermediate classes have been combined into one class this session.![]()
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First class is tonight, starting at 6:30pm. Beginner class runs to 7:30, Intermediate continues until 8pm, though Beginner class members are welcome to stay the full time. ![]()
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Reminder: Athletic clothing and shoes please. Please do *not* wear jeans. Shorts are acceptable.
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Registration for Fall session beginner and intermediate classes through Wichita Parks and Rec is open, and classes start next week!![]()
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If you're going to enroll, please do ASAP so we know we have enough people to go. ![]()
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Beginner class is ages 13+, runs 9/16-11/4/21 on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30pm. Equipment is provided.![]()
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Intermediate class runs 9/17-12/10/21 on Friday evenings from 6:30-8pm. ![]()
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With a little luck the search link below will continue to work and help you find the classes if you want to enroll. ![]()
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Registration for Fall session beginner and intermediate classes through Wichita Parks and Rec is now open. ![]()
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The beginner class is limited to 8 people due to the somewhat small room size and ongoing pandemic. We're still planning on having the class, as of now, though if the 'rona numbers get worse we may still pull the plug. Ages 13+, runs 9/16-11/4/21 on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30pm. Equipment is provided.![]()
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Intermediate class runs 9/17-12/10/21 on Friday evenings from 6:30-8pm. ![]()
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With a little luck the search link below will continue to work and help you find the classes if you want to enroll. ![]()
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web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/kswichitawt.wsc/search.html?Action=Start&SubAction=&module=AR&keyword=fe...
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Autotranslate is pretty iffy here, but you can get a sense of the life of our great-grandmaster, Italo Santelli.