Club Officer Roster Changes

A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON!

Sadly as much as we love her, Liz’s time as my hand of the Jarl has come to an end. Her husband got a really big promotion in Atlanta and they will need to move at the end of February. Thankfully, Ryan is going to step into her position and fulfil as many of her old duties as his schedule allows.

ANNOUNCING A NEW MASTER OF LESSONS!

Keith Datum will be the new Master of Lessons on Wednesdays. The new beginner class will focus on small sword.

ANNOUNCING TWO NEW MASTERS IN TRAINING!

Adam Whaley and Morgan Redfield has both demonstrated mastery over longsword and saber respectively. After conferring with them, they’ve both expressed interest in becoming full instructors. Over the next few months we will work with each of them on putting together lesson plans with the goal of Adam becoming the new beginner Longsword instructor in July and Morgan the new beginner Saber instructor in September.

WE WANT YOU TO ADMIN!

If you are a consistent student who would like to help the club in exchange for comped membership, send us an email at hiltandhelm@gmail.com and express your interest and availability. Admins are expected to do the following:

• Arrive at the club 15 - 30 minutes early to open up.

• Stick around 15 - 30 minutes after class ends to ensure everything is closed up.

• Master the push press system to assist people in

  • Signing up for class.

  • Renewing their memberships

  • Answering questions from random people from the street

  • Helping to familiarize new students with the gear

All admins will receive a complimentary club membership for the duration of their tenure and are only asked to work as an admin one day per week.

Future Event Plans

Funfecht 9: So Many Swords

Date: May 23rd - 25th

Description: Join us for our big annual Spar-Be-Que! We have instructors from around the HEMA-sphere teaching everything from longsword and saber, to stage combat and patch sewing. Tickets are currently sold out, but check out the wait list and be notified if someone cancels.

Pittsburgh Pride

Date: May 31st.

Description: We will be marching in the annual Pittsburgh Pride Parade and setting up a booth in the park to raise money and awareness of the club by selling merchandise and handing out fliers.

Demonstration at Camp Kon-Oh-Kwee

Date: June 7th

Description: We will be going to Camp Kon-Oh-Kwee to perform a fencing demonstration. If you’d like to help, email us at hiltandhelm@gmail.com.

The Alicorn Cup - Summer 2025

Date: TBD

Some people were upset that we had to remove Gender Minority Longsword from Unicorn cup. The reality of the situation is that we had a really low turn out last year and needed to replace it with event that would draw a larger crowd. Instead, we are planning a Gender Minority Tournament at the club. We’ll have it in the summer with twelve spots for Longsword and 12 spots for Saber. Once we have more information on the date, time, and tickets, we will announce it.

Schedule

Here is the schedule for May to June.

• Mondays

  • Advanced Longword Class with Tony Cavalline and Ryan Leonard- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  • Free Spar - 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

• Tuesdays

  • Intermediate Saber II Class with Eric McChesney - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  • Free Spar - 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

• Wednesdays

  • Beginner Small Sword Class with Keith Datum - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  • Free Spar - 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

• Saturdays

  • Intermediate Sword and Buckler with Robin Steele - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  • Free Spar - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

We are also offering private lessons.

• Thursdays with Paul or Liz

  • 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Paul or Liz)

  • 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm (Paul)

• Saturdays with the Chris Shelton (The Jarl of Hilt and Helm)

  • 8:00 am to 9:00 am

  • 9:00 am to 10:00 am

  • 10:00 am to 11:00 am

See our class passes page for details.