Faces of SRA

Our Founders

Jeff Wilson
Jeff has been involved in reenacting for decades and really appreciated what he saw when he found the HEMA world community.

Kodie Ray
Kody always loved bladed battle be it ax sword or polearm. When the Idea for a HEMA group began to form he enthusiastically dove in to form the basis of a successful club.

Jason Callis
Jason has been an enthusiast of Swords since in can remember. He Finds HEMA adds greatly to his varied bladed combat study.

Madeleine Wilson
Madeleine was drawn to HEMA When her Dad started looking into it. As she practiced, she has become a force in her own right.

These four are the primary founders of what we are, but there are many others who helped, supported and guided us along the way.
To them we owe our gratitude and respect. ~ Thank you

Our Affiliates and Friends in Arms

One of the most rewarding aspects of any activity is enjoying it with others. HEMA is no exception to this and we enjoy
camaraderie, competition and friendships with HEMA practitioners all over the world. Without the support,
competition and cooperative efforts of other clubs and groups all over, none of our passion
and heart for HEMA would last.
Some of our closest associations can be found links below.

The HFA - Historical Fencing Affiliates are a federation of Fencing clubs that adhere to common structure of Ranking to better hone skill against skill as we meet and spar across the Globe. It is a resource of knowledge and experience that we can pull from in order to learn more or better understand some nugget of lore we're currently working on in our practice. And it is an incredible bunch of people.
The following list is a current list of Affiliate clubs from all over the globe:

Edel Krieg Historical Fencing
Michigan Historical Art of Arms Fellowship M-HAAF
New Jersey Historical Fencing Association (NJHFA)
Order of the Dragon
Steel Ring Academy (SRA)
Texas Armizare
Texas Armizare
Turkey Historical Fencing Association
Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) - Appleton
Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) - La Crosse
Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) - Menomonie
Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) - Milwaukee
Academy of Hoplomachia
Coriolanos
Meandros
Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) - Kenosha-Racine
Monmouth Historical Fencing
East Texas Society of Historical Fencing
MInneapolis Amateur Swordfighting Association
Fenris Kunst Des Fechtens (FKDF)
Center for Blade Arts

Krieg School is a Sister-School of our own. They began the study and Practice of HEMA years ago and have decades of combined experience and knowledge in the Art. The Tampa Bay branch is located within 45 minutes travel and we benefit greatly from meeting and joining with them on occasions throughout the year.

Knight's Blade UCF is another of our Florida Sister-Schools. Based out of Orlando, these guys train well and hard and are a part of the Florida chapter of the Friefechters Guild.

The HEMA Alliance is a worldwide confederation dedicated to the promotion of HEMA and Resourcing HEMA clubs around the World.

Roll Call

Justin St. Esprit (Instructor) Free-Scholar
Where East meets West, Justin has been a Martial Artist and student of the arts for years. The Western arts have recently attracted his attention and he is invaluable as an aide and group leader. He brings close fighting skills to the table and his coaching skills and observations are par-excellence.

Free-Scholars