WHFA

Castlerock Museum Annual Gala

Castlerock Museum is holding its annual Gala on Saturday, June 14th from 10am-8pm. There will be demos include combat and swordsmanship (include WHFA), blacksmithing, mail making, bow making, and more. Check the event page for more details.

New home for WHFA - Appleton!

WHFA Appleton will be movingto the newly annouced "Flashback Martial Arts" martial arts training center starting July 1st. Flashback Martial Arts will offer classes on HEMA, Ju-Jitsu, MMA, all under one roof!

WHFA - La Crosse has a Winter facility

WHFA La Crosse has found winter/rainy weather practice location in the form of the former Galesville canning facility location 15 minutes from La Crosse. We hope to see you there this winter!

Great Success: Sword Camp for Kids!

Jeremiah's Sword Camp was fantastic! Great participation from all! A big thanks to Ben and Katy for their help. Also special tthanks to Liz for her PR help. Big success in the Milwaukee area. Just wait until you experience the wonder of "Knight!"

At WHFA we practice Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), which is a subset of what is referred to more broadly as Western Martial Arts (WMA). These arts are the armed and unarmed martial traditions of Europe of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance as recorded in the Fechtbücher. The Fechtbücher are martial art manuals written by great masters such as Johannes Liechtenauer, Hans Döbringer, Hans Talhoffer, Fiore dei Liberi, Johannes Lecküchner, Peter von Danzig, Sigmund Ringeck, Jud Lew, Paulus Kal, Peter Falkner, Paulus Hector Mair and Joachim Meÿer.

• Ringen (Unarmed Combat), Dagger
• Blossfechten (Unarmored Longsword)
• Harnischfechten (Armored Longsword)
• Polearms: Staff, Spear, Poleaxe
• Messer, Arming Sword and Buckler
• Rapier and Smallsword
• Practice cutting with sharps

• WHFA - Appleton, Wisconsin

  Appleton Chapter Website Appleton Chapter on Facebook Appleton Chapter Class Schedule

• WHFA - Kenosha-Racine, Wisconsin

  Kenosha-Racine Chapter Website Kenosha-Racine Chapter Class Schedule

• WHFA - La Crosse, Wisconsin

  Meets at our Hall (Galesville) or Myrick Park (in La Crosse) depending on weather (contact us on Facebook) Thursday 6:30 PM Sunday 6:00 PM

• WHFA - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Milwaukee Chapter on Facebook
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  Aaron Pynenberg
  Bio

  WHFA Principal Instructor
  

  Jeremiah Backhaus
  Bio

  WHFA Provost & Instructor-At-Large
  

  Scott Hanson
  

  La Crosse Chapter Leader
  

  James Reilly
  Bio

  Kenosha-Racine Chapter Leader