We are still having problems with massive amounts of spambot registrations on our forums.
If you have registered (with your REAL NAME) and still don’t have access, the please email me at christopher (at) phemas.com and I’ll activate your account as soon as I can.
Please note that there are new class times for Sunday night classes.
Wednesday classes remain the same.
Just a gentle reminder that there will be no class on Sunday Dec 27 due to Christmas and to Tome’s son’s baby shower.
Wednesday classes on the 23rd and 30th of December are unaffected. Both will be longsword and abraccare classes.
This front page is seldom updated but there’s still plenty of activity at PHEMAS. Please email either of the contacts and also log into the forums using your REAL NAME! I need to approve every new account and we get a lot of spambots trying to register so if it doesn’t look like a valid person’s name then I’ll probably delete it straight away. If I do delete your registration, email me at christopher -at- phemas.com and we’ll work it out.
Sorry to anyone who may have recently registered in the forums. We’ve been hacked and the admins had to reload from a backup. If your account is missing, please re-register.
Please join me in throwing a huge congratulations to the PHEMAS team representing us in Helsinki these past two weeks. Gradings are announced and the guys did very well.
Yu Sarn, Tome and Anthony all moved up a grade and (at last notice) are working to pass the SESH basic cirriculum. I moved up one grade as well to Senior Free Scholar.
Ken put in a massive effort and has been awarded the rank of Scholar. A well deserved promotion for a valuable member of the PHEMAS team!
Big kudos go to Greg who has managed to grade all the way to Provost. A stunning acheivement and one that will certainly need toasting upon his return!
Finally, we are coming back online. There was an explosion in one of the transorfmers for the data centre in Houstan that hosts this web page and they had to take down all of their power until the fire department gave them the all clear to go back in and repair the damage. Thankfully, nobody was hurt but apparantly, the transformer took out 3 walls in the power room.
Just a friendly reminder to all who might register in the forums. Please use your real name. We get a lot of bots registering bogus accounts so if you registration even looks like it’s a fake handle, your account is likely to be deleted.
Real names only in the forums please. It keeps people polite and honest. 
If you might be curious about PHEMAS and the training we do, come down the the SAFRA Martial Arts Day ‘08 and see our demo. We’ll be displaying Historical European Swordsmanship at 12:45 in the centre ring.
Feel free to drop by our table and have a chat.
Martial Arts Day 08
Venue: SAFRA Tampines -
Multi-Purpose Hall
Time: 11.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.
*Free Admission
There have been some inquiries lately that seem to confuse PHEMAS with another group in Singapore. I’d like to make it clear the PHEMAS operates with the syllabis guidance of the School of European Swordsmanship, Helsinki and we are not affiliated in any other way with any group, either local or international.
We do not use any weapon ’simulators’. We use historically accurate training tools under a strict disciplinary structure following the techniques laid down in the manuscripts 600 years ago. We are a serious martial art, we train properly and safely and we enjoy the results.
We are not a sporting or competitive organisation, we are a historical martial art. If you’d like to be involved in reconstructing historical martial arts then feel free to approach us. If you’d prefer a more sporting or competitive approach, then I highly recommend the wonderful people down at Z-fencing who can help you to achieve great heights in that direction. You can find a link to them in our links page.
Thank you for your attention,
Christopher Blakey
President
PHEMAS
The blademaster over at coldweapon.org just threw up a little writeup on PHEMAS. Head on over to coldweapon.org to check it out.
The GWS went well with all making leaps and bounds int heir progression. On behalf of PHEMAS, I’d like to thank our dear friend, mentor and teacher for his celebriousness and expiditiousness (are they even words?) in traveling so far to give us so much.
Hats off to you old chap.
Hi Guys,
I realise that I’m a bit behind on posting this but based on expressed interest, here’s the prices that are needed to break even:
Early Bird Price:
Members - $270
Non-Members $285
Paid on or before Sunday 3rd February:
Members $280
Non-Members $295
Between the 4th February and the first day of the seminar:
Members $300
Non-Members $315
There will be absolutely no single day attendance, you come for both days or not at all. There will also be no scheduled lesson on that weekend as Guy wishes to give the maximum value in training and have everyone still available for the makan session afterwards.
Cheques should be made out to: The Pan Historical European Martial Arts Society.
Members are defined as all paid up society members for 2008.
We look forward to a great Seminar as there seems to be many updates to Guy’s interpretation that he will cover. This is the most important event on our calendar and there’s nothing like getting to see the best first hand. We strongly encourage all students to attend if possible.
February 2008 will herald what is sure to be our biggest and most complete event to date. Guy Windsor will be hosting a weekend workshop on Medieval Combat. Spear, sword, poleaxe and dagger will all be covered.
Prices will be posted on the forums soon.
Due to the EA christmas party, the regular Sunday class on the 16th December will be cancelled. Extra training hours will be added to the 23rd December class to make up for this.
This week only, class on Wednesday, 24th October, class will be moved to Thursday 25th October.
I regret any inconvenience this may cause to any of members but it is unavoidable.
The new chapter will commence on 7th October.
Classes for Chapters 1 and 2 will be on Sundays at 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
Classes for Chapters 3 and 4 will be on Sundays at 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Classes for Chapters 5 onwards will be on Wednesdays at 7.00pm to 9.00 pm.
Check out September’s issue of L33t magazine that has just hit the shelves. Flip to page 91 for a very nicely put together article on PHEMAS.
Don’t forget! Ilkka’s seminar starts at 10:30 sharp on Saturday. Be there before 10am to get set up. Latecomers will do pushups! 
September is a big month for PHEMAS with 2 internationally reknown instructors running seminars.
On September 1st and 2nd, we are proud to host Ilkka Hartakkainen, Senior Free Scholar at the School of European Swordsmanship, Helsinki.
On September 15 and 16, Stefan Dieke from Alte Kampfkunst will be in Singapore to give an introductory seminar in German Swordsmanship.
You do not need any experience to take part in these seminars as both instructors are happy to get down to basics. If you feel that you’d really like to give swordsmanship a try, then feel free to drop down to training any Sunday night and register to see either (or both) of these excellent instructors.
Pricing for September Longsword Seminars.
Sept 1-2 Ilkka seminar:
$160 if paid by the 26th August
$170 if paid by the 31st August
$180 if paid on the 1st day of the seminar
Sept 15-16 Stefan Dieke Seminar:
$160 if paid by the 9th September
$170 if paid by the 14th September
$180 if paid on the 1st day of the seminar
2 Seminar package deal – Sept 1-2, Sept 15-16:
$300 if paid by 26th August
$320 if paid by 31st August
$340 if paid on the 1st day of the 1st Seminar (Sept1)
2 Seminar package deal – Sept 1-2, Sept 15-16 - PHEMAS Society members:
$250 if paid by 26th August
$270 if paid by 31st August
$290 if paid on the 1st day of the 1st Seminar (Sept1)
All prices are in Singapore Dollars
The various web pages have been updated with new photos. Do check out the equipment page for information about dress and equipment and our training page for a glimpse into our training. Tha ‘About Us’ page details out training philosophy.
I’m sorry to announce that the forums are down temporarily while they are being upgraded. Sunday Training is continuing as per normal and class turn out is good.
New Chaoter just started. Don’t delay, get in now while there’s still time to be ready for the next gradings.
A big thank you to the team who worked hard for the demo and for all those manning the booth at the Granado Espada launch party at Zouk. A job well done.
If anyone is reading this who checked out our booth at Zouk, then may I invite you to our Forums where our friendly community will amuse you with their witty banter.
Don’t forget, Training is every Sunday night at the Eurasian Communtiy House. The address and times are below the links on the left. <- If you’re interested in seeing or even trying out a class to see if you’d enjoy this martial art, then please feel free to drop by. Just head straight up to the level 2 Multi Purpose Hall.
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