| Name: | The Exiles CMMA | |||
| Location: | Dagenham, Essex, England  |
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| Established: | 1992 | |||
| Website: | www.the-exiles.org.uk | |||
| Period: | Early Period: XIV and XV Century | |||
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| Number of members/students: |
24 | |||
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| Description: | The Exiles CMMA (Company of Medieval Martial Artists) is a company of Western Martial Artists concentrating on the hand-to-hand fighting techniques of Western Europe during the medieval and early renaissance periods.  We are active participants in the growing international Fechtbuch community, interpreting a variety of surviving  historical manuals and intensively practicing the techniques we uncover.
Whilst our main focus is on a period running roughly from the mid-fourteenth to the late-fifteenth century, an era that saw the increasing reproduction of such martial manuals, we also attempt to learn from other periods and practice their styles. The forms that we concentrate on include unarmed striking and grappling, pole-arms (staff, spear, poleaxe, etc.), longsword, sword & shield, and sword & buckler.
Our aim is to learn to fight just as trained men of the period, well enough that we could rely upon our skills to defend ourselves in both historic and modern-day situations. We are not a show or reenactment group. However, we do take part in recreational events for fun and to promote our study. |
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| Contact Information: |
snailMail:
Robert Lovett c/o The Exiles CMMA 67 Ibscott Close Dagenham, Essex England RM10 9YT Tel: +1 44 0181 592 1821 Email:
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