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Tuesday 7pm - 9pm Thursday 7pm - 8:30pm Saturday 10am - 12pm Sunday 8am - 12pm

Ars Gladii

We operate in the greater Metro Detroit area. We primarily work within the Liechtenauer tradition.

Founded in 1999, Ars Gladii is a Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) school dedicated to the research and practice of the fighting arts of medieval and early renaissance Germany. Ars Gladii is a Western Martial Arts (WMA) organization dedicated to the research and practice of personal combat techniques from medieval Germany. We teach the use of the longsword, sword and buckler, messer, dagger, poleaxe, and spear as well as wrestling and armored combat.

07/07/2025

The countdown is on! We are just under 75 days away from the AG Open, and we couldn't be more excited to host the HEMA community in Plymouth, Michigan, from September 19th to 21st, 2025!
Join us for a fantastic weekend of competition and learning.
:tickets: Get Your Tickets Here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/arsgladii/1673916

This year’s tournament lineup is packed with action. Here’s what we're offering:

Longsword Relay (Teams)
Open Longsword (Tiers A/B/C)
URG Longsword (A/B)
Messer Open (A/B)
URG Messer
Longsword Cutting (A/B)

If you have a workshop or lecture you'd like to present, please submit your proposal here: https://sites.google.com/arsgladii.com/ag-open-2025/home

Stay tuned for more updates! All tournament information, schedules, and rules will be kept up-to-date on HEMAScorecard.
We can't wait to see you in Michigan!

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09/15/2024

Catch the AG Open 2024 Day 3 livestream here:

09/14/2024

Second day of AG Open 2024! Check it out on our livestream starting at 9 AM EDT!

09/04/2024

Saving our signature event for last! Our video for the AG Open 2023 Team Longsword Relay Gold match between Bucks Historical Fencing and a random pickup team is out!

We've saved the best for last! The Team Longsword Relay is AG Open's signature event where students from the same school (or randomly assigned people) form t...

09/03/2024

Saving our signature event for last! Our video for the AG Open 2023 Team Longsword Relay Bronze match between Royal Arts and Order of the Broken Sword is out!

We've saved the best for last! The Team Longsword Relay is AG Open's signature event where students from the same school (or randomly assigned people) form t...

09/02/2024

The video for the AG Open 2023 Cutting Tier B Gold match between Niles Cerro and Kevin Spencer is up!