Krys Jun 213 minSchool Updates June 2020Our school has a lot of important updates and information. We have been shut down for quite some time due to the pandemic. As we start to...
Krys Jun 212 minBlack Lives MatterThe civil rights movement currently taking place is historic and all will be seen for where they stood during this time. We feel a lack o...
Krys Mar 32 minCeltic Festival, a New Class, and Our New Patch-holders! To start things off this year, we had a terrific Celtic Festival attendance on Feb 15th. A sold-out festival and a huge crowd of spectato...
Krys Jan 152 minOur 9 VirtuesEvery single person who trains at our schools signs a code of conduct that outlines our expectations for behavior. Like most martial arts...
Krys Nov 21, 20195 minTips for New StudentsNote: Edited Jan 15, 2020 to reflect changes in our policies. So you've completed our Beginner's Program, and you are just starting out i...
Krys Nov 21, 20191 minFestival of Heroes October 2019Curious folk once again creates a fantastic stage for us to host our in-house tournament. We changed things up this year, having heats to...
Krys Aug 20, 20192 minRaleigh Open, upcoming Events, and News for the Fall of 2019Let's start with Raleigh Open: An experimental new rule set had the whole crowd on fire. Triangle Sword Guild continues to impress the Pi...
Krys Jun 24, 20193 minThe Work Trade ProgramOur school does its best to provide affordable access to training for everyone. From school gear, donation-based gear work shops, donated...
Krys Jun 24, 20193 minStudy Group Policy The Warriors of Ash school always encourages students to branch out and learn as much as possible. We've had a lot of our students come a...
Krys Jun 11, 20192 minLongsword Class - An Inside LookThe Warriors of Ash have had 2 staple classes that have lasted the test of time since the school's creation: Viking Combat and the ever-p...
Krys Jun 11, 20194 minWhat is HEMA? HEMA is an acronym for Historical European Martial Arts. When the average American thinks of martial arts, they tend to conjure ideas of ...
Krys Jun 11, 20192 minStaff and Messer Classes - An Inside Look Continuing with our insider's series, we take a peek into our Sunday classes with Kyle Edwards. These classes are held throughout each mo...
Krys Jun 8, 20194 minGear Building Workshops -- What they are and how to participate. You all may have noticed our new addition this year: Gear Building Workshops. These happen at the end of each month most months, and duri...
Krys Jun 6, 20194 minOur Shieldwall is for All We want to be very measured in our words here, and take a serious moment to speak of something heavy and of the utmost importance to us. ...
Krys May 22, 20191 minFestival of Heroes and Study in Steel in ReviewOur warriors have given it their all these last two weeks with back to back events. Festival of Heroes is an event put together by the gr...
Krys Apr 6, 20192 minViking Combat - An Inside LookViking Combat (VC) has been a part of WoA as long as our school has existed. It is 1 of only 2 classes that have stayed with us since WoA...
Krys Mar 25, 20191 minTraining Future WarriorsWe had the honor and pleasure of supporting local youth when a girl scout troop requested we teach them the art of combat! The hard worki...
Krys Mar 16, 20192 minLongsword Basics Class - An Inside LookI've decided to turn our inside look into the beginner's program into a series -- taking a peek into the kind of classes we offer here at...
Krys Mar 13, 20192 minShould you Train with Heavier Weapons?Our quick post today comes from this amazingly done article by The HEMAists, source linked at the end. In summary of this article, traini...
Krys Mar 4, 20193 minAn Inside Look into WoA's Beginner's ProgramLast year we implemented a beginner's program in which tons of experience, hours, and lesson planning went in to create a step-by-step pr...