The Chicago Swordplay Guild (CSG) provides organized instruction in the serious study and practice of historical European swordplay (HES).

About some of our tags:

prizeplay. Freeplay done as part of our grading.

templeburning. A party that involves physical conditioning.

testcutting. Cutting using sharps to test the skill and the blade.

wma. Western martial arts (WMA) as opposed to Eastern martial arts (EMA).

wmaw. Every two years the CSG hosts the Western Martial Arts Workshop (WMAW).