Welcome to the Meridian Historic Martial Arts Guild

This guild exists to promote the study and instruction of the martial arts, European, Asian, and any other, as studied, taught, and transmitted throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Martial combat of period has a rich tradition of teaching directed both at surviving fights (individual and melee), and also the demonstration of perfection of form, control of the body, and mastery of the fundamentals of combat.

For more information refer to our Guild Charter

For the contributions of our members, see our Publications and Videos page.

For more information on HMA and particular masters, see our Resources page.

A list of our members and their research interests can be found here.

Steward of the Guild:

Master Ximon Martillo de Cordoba

Editorial Board

Master David Coblentz

Master Wistric Oftun

Lady Eyba Larsdottir