These are the workshops and lectures that await you at Dreynevent 2026!
Workshops:
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2026 – Alexander Kiermayer – The Dagger of Joachim Meyer
Techniques and drills for daggerfighting in puffy pants.
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2026 – Amelie Eilken – Von der Zorn Hut. [Of the Wrath Guard.]
An exploration of the Zornhut and its use in Joachim Meyer’s longsword system.
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2026 – Arne Koets – Halfswording for longsword with both Harnischfechten and Bloßfechten in mind
Halfswording is an obvious staple for harnischfechten however it does crop up in remarkably many other places, from bloßfechten, Roßfechten, messer, even sword and buckler, how to navigate its’ use and flow seamlessly into some cool moves using mechanics that might be interesting in a wider context.
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2026 – Björn Rüther together with Dierk Hagedorn – What an ordeal!
How to handle spear, sword and dagger in a judicial duel – and the pollaxe just for fun
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2026 – Colin Richards – How to Safely Make the First Strike in Liechtenauer Longsword
How to make the first strike without the danger of being easily counter struck in Liechtenauer Longsword.
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2026 – Dierk Hagedorn together with Björn Rüther– What an ordeal! Combat in armour
How to handle spear, sword and dagger in a judicial duel – and the pollaxe just for fun
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2026 – Florian Fortner – Advanced Rapier: Principles of Retta Linea – the Direct Line
Sometimes secrets are hidden in plain sight…
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2026 – Jay Maxwell – The Neapolitan Glaive
The Glaive according to Marc Antonio Pagano – Guards, Plays & Applications
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2026 – JJ Hösl – Lecture with self experience – Longshield
„Hie ist der anfang mit dem schilt … Gott geb uns glük vnd haill.“ Cod.icon. 394a
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2026 – Marine Beaumel – Stich Stich Stich, the power of the priest!
The use of thrust (stich/fixura) in biomechanical aspects and situations from the 1.33 manuscript.
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2026 – Martin Enzi – The other side of messer – In your face and “get hooked on”
Let us use the backend of the messer. Pommel, nail, grip, parry are always stronger than the bones and joints of your opponent.
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2026 – Mathieu Tondut – “Self-defence against a knife like a 17th-century Amsterdam sailor.”
“How to survive a knife fight between sailors without dying or killing my opponent and thus being hang!”
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2026 – Michel Rensen – Stop trying to hit me and hit me
Stop thinking of actions as either offensive or defensive, and instead approach them as merely changing from position to position.
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2026 – Romain Meister – Irish Stickfighting (Antrim Bataireacht)
Wanna learn how to brawl like an 19th century Irish faction fighter ? Then come to my workshop to learn a method halfway between MMA and saber fencing 🙂
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2026 – Ton Puey – The early days of Verdadera Destreza.
The work with swords from the mid-16th century and early 17th century differs from that carried out with later weapons.
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2026 – Mike Prendergast – Pietro Monte’s Levata, Renaissance Two-Handed Sword Fundamentals
Learn from Monte how to slay your enemies ‘like a furious wind that knocks down the plants and the trees with his flail’!
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2026 – Peter Frank – The Art of Defence – A Universal Napoleonic System
The art of defence on foot, with the broad sword and sabre: Adapted also for the spadroon, or cut and thrust sword.
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2026 – Roman Vučajnk – Smooth the Square: Geometry for Longsword
Smooth and suave with soft but sharp edges – meet Joachim Meyer’s Square for longsword
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2026 – Sébastien Schwab – Hugo Wittenwiler’s Messer and Kurzmesser
Gemein Fechten, Messer Fencing outside of the Lichtenauer Tradition.
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2026 – Till Schultz – Holistic aproach to german longsword
The Wholesome Warrior: Integrate intuitive movement into Liechtenauer’s Longsword
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Lectures:
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2026 – Adam Bodorics – Lecture – Blade damage, cross-sections and heat-treat
A look at possible design choices and the reasons behind them for blunt Messers – and some snide remarks.
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2026 – Brittany Reeves – Lecture – The Application of Cutting for Holistic Practice
Taking a holistic approach to martial arts training by adding cutting to our practice
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2026 – Dr. Iason Eleftherios Tzouriadis – Lecture – A Mediterranean Basket-Hilt Sword: The Origin, Military Use and Cultural Role of the Schiavona
A contextual presentation on the largely popular yet understudied schiavona. Where did its name came from, who used it and how?
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2026 – Dr. Iason Eleftherios Tzouriadis – Lecture – The duel of the century’: Ascanio della Corgna’s urban duels
A brief dive into the duelling history of Ascanio della Corgna, a 16th century warrior, dubbed by a contemporaneous poet as ‘a true son of Mars’.
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2026 – Gerald Uhl de Canehan – Lecture: Dance-/Fencingmaster identical? A search for sources!
Were great sword masters also dance instructors at the same time? A look from personal experience at sources.
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2026 – Jacob Deacon – Lecture – The Noble Science or an Ignoble Trade?: Fencing Masters of Late Medieval and Early Modern England
Early modern England was home to a guild of fencing masters aiming to cast off the spurious reputation of their colleagues. This talk examines how the art of fencing was taught in England, and how masters aimed to improve how others thought of them and their skill.
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2026 – Jay Maxwell – Lecture – At the Sign of the Sword
Swords & Swordsmanship in Late Medieval & Early Modern London
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2026 – Paul Erich Stadler – Lecture – Longterm planing in HEMA
Planing training for athletes, trainers and becoming a trainer