Victorian Martial Arts: Bartitsu Relaunches May 25th!!!!

The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes is BACK!  Bartitsu and the old Bartitsu Club were key components as we were designing the Forteza studio. Designed as a way to introduce other martial artists to the unique “fusion” and “combat improvisation” of… Read More

Western Martial Arts Workshop After-Action Review

Forteza Co-Owner and Chicago Swordplay Guild founder, Gregory Mele has just posted an after-action review of the 2013 Western Martial Arts Workshop. Begun in 1999, WMAW is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, international event of… Read More

Tomahawk and Long Knife Seminar Review and Training Footage

Meredith Lyons has posted a review of our recent Tomahawk and Long Knife seminar. This was the second part of our American Heritage Fighting Arts series, following on last month’s Bowie Knife Wokrshop. Next up: single-stick, both a… Read More

Bowie Knife Workshop After-Action Review – American Heritage Fighting Arts

Just in time for Independence Day, Forteza kicked off our American Heritage Fighting Arts program with a three hour introduction to the Bowie knife.  While we had originally planned to launch this new program with a seminar on… Read More

Tomahawk and Long Knife Seminar – July 14th!

Forteza is celebrating the USA’s birthday in style with a special seminar on fighting with the Tomahawk and long knife! The Tomahawk is a uniquely American weapon, and has seen service in every armed conflict in our nation’s… Read More