A Potted History of the SSA
This is a list of some of the important moments in the history of the Sussex Rapier School and the Sussex Sword Academy
Date | Milestone |
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1997 | Sussex Rapier School (SRS) founded. Training at West Hill Community Hall |
1998 | SRS First handling session at the Wallace Collection and pay by conducting a demonstration of historical sword fighting in the original courtyard |
1999 | SRS attend the second AGM of the British Federation for Historical Swordplay (BFHS) and become members |
2000 | SRS fence on a floating oil rig as part of a spectacular production of The Tempest produced by Richard Attenborough |
2001 | Andrew Feest and Duncan Fatz accredited as Instructors |
2002 | Inaugural ‘Duncan’s Dagger Tournament’ (DDT) |
2003 | Andrew goes to Italy to study with FISAS |
2004 | Duncan wins the Glorianna Cup |
2005
2006 |
SRS moves to larger training area at Brighton and Hove High School
Lyell starts teaching and developing broadsword at the SRS |
2006 | SRS moves to larger training area at The Manor |
2007 | Duncan and Andrew give an illustrated lecture on the Chevalier St. George at the Old Courthouse in Brighton, UK |
2007 | SRS celebrates 10th anniversary – Holds celebration tournament and dinner |
2007 | SSA introduces Longsword to the curriculum |
2008 | Andrew teaches at the Annual FISAS meeting in Verbania, Italy |
2008 | Duncan teaches at SWASH |
2008 | SSA asked to demonstrate sword techniques by the National Army Museum |
2009 | Lyell Drummond becomes Instructor |
2009 | SSA grading structure instigated |
2010 | SRS becomes the Sussex Sword Academy (SSA) |
2012 | SSA Employed by the Wallace Collection to display the art of sword fighting for their exhibition, The Noble Art of the Sword |
2013 | Cameron Paine becomes an Assistant Broadsword Instructor |
2015 | Andrew retires. Duncan Fatz elected as President |
2015 | SSA Employed to promote the film Pan on a set in Leicester Square |
2015 | SSA performs at the Brighton Fringe Festival – Stories of the Sword |
2016 | Lyell teaches at the International Sabre Symposium at Hamburg, Germany |
2016 | SSA event Muckrach Castle, Scotland |
2007 | SSA celebrates 20th anniversary |
2017 | SSA has a handling session at the Wallace Collection in London |
2018 | SSA performs at the Brighton Fringe Festival – Stories of the Sword: Second Stab |
2018 | SSA event held in Arundel to celebrate our 21st birthday |
2018 | Cameron teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta & Birgu |
2019 | Sam Turner becomes Assistant Instructor |
2020 | Online meetings and challenges initiated during COVID outbreak |
2021 | Lyell Drummond becomes Master at Arms |
2021 | Cameron Paine becomes a full Broadsword Instructor |
2022 | DDT 20th Anniversary |
2022 | SSA holds demo at the Manor for Platinum Jubilee |
2022 | Sam Turner becomes a full Rapier Instructor of the SSA |
Removed items
24-27th of April 2008 | Andrew teaches at the Annual FISAS meeting in Verbania, Italy
Lyell invited to demonstrate his study and practice of broadsword to the masters and attendees at the event |
2008-2011 | SSA moves to The Manor gym, Brighton |
November 2011 | Lyell teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta |
2012 | DDT 10th Anniversary |
November 2012 | Lyell teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta |
November 2013 | Andrew teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta |
February 2014 | Lyell teaches at the HEMAC event in Glasgow, UK |
November 2014 | Lyell teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta |
April 2015 | Lyell teaches at the International Sabre Symposium at Hamburg, Germany |
July 2016 | Lyell teaches at the Féile na Gaiscígh at Dublin, Ireland |
Nov 2016 | SSA broadswords trip to Scotland, taking in Glencoe, Fort William, Strathspey, Muckrach Castle, Killiecrankie, Culloden, Fort George and Inverness. |
November 2019 | Duncan teaches at the Malta Historical Fencing International Meeting at Valletta, Malta & Birgu |