MARTIN J DOUGHERTY
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BFHS Autumn and Spring Exchange

The Autumn Exchange has been running for several years, with the Spring Exchange starting in 2015 with a very successful event in York. Unlike SWASH, which is open to all HEMA practitioners, the exchanges are BFHS events geared to 'Fed' members only.

The format is not very different to other events - typically there will be two seminars running at once, with a third area available for freeplay and one to one lessons. There are also tournaments - typically longsword, rapier, backsword and smallsword/duelling sabre.

As with other events, there is also a significant social aspect to the Exchanges. The post-event pub session or evening meal is an opportunity to corner your favourite fencing instructor and tell him (or her) why he's wrong about whatever you've got a bee in your bonnet about. Or to exchange views in a frank and mutually respectful manner, depending on who you're talking to.
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Autumn Exchange 2014 - Smallsword Disarm
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'Codger's Corner' at Autumn Exchange 2014. lackingthe energy to go on, myself and Dave Rudd exchange weary banter and insults. Soon afterward we admitted defeat and went to the pub. It was awesome.
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Autumn Exchange 2014.

I taught a class on Western Wrestling Methods to start the day off on Saturday. 

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More wrestling.

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Medals for the 2014 Sabre Tournament - I'm asleep, Dave is wired and Nigel is a bit suspicious of the whole business...
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Spring Exchange 2015 smallsword/sabre medalists.
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Teaching smallsword at Spring exchange 2015
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  • Home
    • A Quick Guide to MJD
    • Credits Overview
    • Work Availability
  • My Work
    • My Writing Career
    • Mainstream Publishing >
      • Military History Books
      • Fiction
      • Martial Arts & Self-Defence Books >
        • Fight to Win
        • The Self Defence Manual
      • Armed Combat Books
      • Transportation Books
      • Childrens Books
      • Fencing and Martial Arts Books
    • Games Industry >
      • Avenger Enterprises
    • Defence and Security Industry
    • My Television Work
    • Other Work
  • Martial Arts and Fencing
    • My Martial Arts and Fencing Career
    • Fencing >
      • British Federation for Historical Swordplay (BFHS) >
        • BFHS Chief Assessor
        • IL1 Guidance for Candidates
        • IL 2-4 Work in Progresss
      • Smallsword Fencing
      • The Military and Duelling Sabre
      • Olympic, or 'Sport', Fencing
      • Fencing Photos
      • More Fencing Photos
    • MJD Musings >
      • Priority
      • Respect
      • Agendas and Misconceptions
      • Light Sabres, Sabre: Lite....
      • Coach Development in Martial Arts
      • HEMA: Martial Art or Sport?
      • Obstacles to Improvement
      • A Governing Body for HEMA?
      • Scottish HEMA Controversy
      • Grappling: Why Not?
      • Musings on Running a Class
      • Learning to Fence
  • The Society for the Study of Swordsmanship
    • Intoduction to the Class
    • SSS FAQ
    • SSS Equipment and Safety
    • SSS Ranks and Grades
    • SSS Weapons
  • Fiction, Articles and Other Scribblings
    • Short Fiction >
      • Holy Spirits
      • Grand Endeavour
      • Pandora's Box
      • Wheelman
      • Reactivation Clause
      • Although He May Be Poor
      • Into The Hands of God
    • Mancave Playbabes Articles >
      • Fencing Article
      • Edinburgh Article
      • Whisky Article
    • Space Exploration Articles >
      • Reaching Orbit
      • In Orbit
      • Exploration of the Solar System
      • Space Stations
      • Space Stations - White Elephants in the Sky?
  • Avenger Enterprises
    • Starfarers Gazette 0-1
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  • My Life and Related Misadventures
    • Perthshire
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    • Warkworth Castle
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    • Martial Arts & Self-Defence >
      • Combat Ju-Jitsu
      • Self-Defence
      • Nihon Tai-Jitsu
      • Self Defence and the Law
      • The Possibility of Violence
      • Grappling and Groundfighting
      • Anatomy of a Streetfight
    • News, Updates and... Stuff.
    • Conventions, Events and Seminars >
      • Smallsword Symposium
      • Smallsword Symposium 2015
      • SWASH
      • BFHS Spring and Autumn Exchange
    • Northumbria Police: Arrogant, High-Handed and Reckless >
      • Experiences with Northumbria Police
      • Questions But No Answers
      • Concerns About PSD