At the Ann Arbor Sword Club we study and play at a variety of historically-oriented fencing. For all these styles, there are period manuals and ancient manuscripts which have been translated and interpreted by Western Martial Arts scholars. One of the most prominent of these is former AASC member Jeffrey Forgeng, who translated Ms. I.33 (that's "ONE-point-thirty-three" or the "Walpurgis manuscript") while in Ann Arbor and later a variety of other books including his well respected translation of Meyer's "Art of Combat". At the time, Dr. Forgeng was interpreting di Grassi's methods, and helped inspire the Sword Club's study of historical fencing.

The Sword Club has a longstanding interest in period combat and welcomes other Western Martial Arts practitioners to share their knowledge.

The use of historical weapons is restricted to those who have been cleared by the instruction staff. We welcome but do not require the use of period clothing. Most members will be wearing modern fencing clothes with sturdy masks plus additional equipment as needed for sparring.