Bartholomew Bramble's Schoole of Defence

September 17-18 - Stephen Hand Historical Swordplay Seminar, Tulsa OK

The Tulsa School of Defense and the Bramble Schoole of Defence joined forces to host internationally renowned author and historical swordplay instructor Stephen Hand. Stephen devoted the first day to the works of George Silver-- the second day to I.33, the oldest extant Western European swordplay treatise.

June 25th - Performance at Missouri River Regional Library Renaissance Fair

With temperatures in the ninties (and a heat index well over 100), Director Scott Crawford led a strictly enforced hydration regimen. Of course, there was as much swordplay and gunfire as the heat would allow.

June 4 - Drake's Raid, St. Augustine, FL

The Bramblers travelled en masse to Florida to participate in the 20th annual reenactment (and 419th anniversary) of Drake's raid on St. Augustine. With the tireless assistance of our point-of-contact Davis Walker, we were able to easily fall in with the ranks of pikemen (with Scott playing the role of Capt. Drake himself!) driving the Spaniards from the town yet again.