Western Martial Arts Schools
The Chicago Swordplay Guild- The CSG, founded by Greg Mele, Mark Rector and Bjorn Skaptson is the pre-eminent school of historical swordplay in the Chicago Area. The RMSG is proud to be affiliated with them, and use their Longsword curriculum as the basis for our own work and classes.
The Selohaar Fechtschule-The martial arts branch of Christian Tobler's 'Order of Selohaar', the fechtschule is located in Connecticut, with study groups in Kansas, New York, and Washington.
Alliance Martial Arts- Alliance Martial Arts, and it's head instructor Pete Kautz, is THE place to go for high-end combatives training. The RMSG cannot recommend them highly enough.
Practice Equipment and Vendors
Revival Clothing- Owned and Operated by Nicole Allen, Revival specialises in high-quality, historically authentic designs for the discerning practitioner. The majority of the RMSG training uniform comes from them.
Terry Tindill- Terry makes the 'Tindill Tophat', our preferred sparring helmet. With a strong background in historical fencing and combat, Terry provides the best helmets around. Again, this is an RMSG recommended vendor for our training equipment.
Albion Swords- Albion makes some of the best swords available, in a variety of styles. We lean towards the 'Maestro' Line for our sparring weapons.
No Quarter Arms- One of the RMSG scholars, Benaiah Anderson is apprenticed to Denny Graves, proprietor of No Quarter Arms. It's difficult to find a better high-end cutler for any weapon customisation needs.
Swordfodder- Swordfodder is a synthetic target material designed to be used during cutting practice. It is clean, easy to use, and biodegradable. Swordfodder is the only cutting material the RMSG uses and recommends. This is in no way a comprehensive list of schools, vendors or WMA enthusiasts. Please see the Chicago Swordplay Guild links pages for more information.