About Us

The Nebraska Swordfighters Guild (NESG) is a group dedicated to the research, practice and promotion of Historical European Martial Arts. We focus on the knightly arts of combat, or armizare, of 14th century Italy as written by Fiore dei Liberi. Founded in 2005, the Guild is a modern school of the knightly arts that seeks to be consistent with the methodology of the ancient European fencing schools. We do this by combining scholarship and research into the teachings of the historical Masters at Arms with the practical knowledge gained through solo drills, partnered exercises, test-cutting with sharp weapons, fencing with specially-designed blunt weapons, and wrestling.