Training partners in the Upstate NY area

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Graham Wilcox
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Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:24 am
Location: Rochester, NY

Training partners in the Upstate NY area

Post by Graham Wilcox »

Hello all,

I posted a while back about training partners in the Upstate NY area. I was wondering, since I'm now settled into college and working again, are there any study groups already formed up in this area? I'm interested in Historical European Martial Arts but I recognize the need for individuals with more experience than myself.

Thank you for any aid you can offer me.
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J. Scott Steflik
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Location: Central Connecticut

Post by J. Scott Steflik »

Where in upstate NY are you?

There are two ARMA study group in NJ, but that's not going to help you any. There is a HEMA group in Poughkeepsie and one in Syracuse. If you're way up North there's a group in Ottawa, Ontario and another in Burlington, VT.

There was a group in Rochester a few years back, and I think they're still active (Rochester Medieval Longsword Club). There's also a rapier group in Ithaca and another group in Ithaca that I'm not sure what they're doing.

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Edit: Just saw you listed your location as Rochester. Please tell me you're at the UofR (class of 2001 :) )
Sherry Wuensch (sawuensch@gmail.com) is the last contact info I saw for the Rochester group. James Head is/was a member and you can find him on several of the online forums.
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