http://www.bfhs.org/events/ http://www.bfhs.org/images/BFHSsmallLogo.gif The British Federation for Historical Swordplay, forthcoming events http://www.dawnduellists.co.uk/autumn_exchange.htm The Dawn Duellists Society are delighted to host the British Federation for Historical Swordplay Autumn Exchange for 2008. This event will take place in Edinburgh at Meadowbank Stadium, home to the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, over the weekend of 27 and 28 September 2008. http://www.scherma-antica.org/attivita/meetinginternazionali/programma.php FISAS 9th Internatinal Meeting, programme released. http://www.the-exiles.org/ This is the first of two workshops that will focus on the Daga (dagger) system of Fiore dei Liberi. The Daga section of his work is considered to be the fundamental for all the unarmed and sword techniques within his system. Collectively, Fiore’s system (c1400) covers over 200 weapon and unarmed techniques and is one of the largest known surviving historical systems. The cost is £25, with a £5 discount for BFHS members and those that attended our previous workshop (Fiore Stick Up). All the techniques are taken directly from one of the most complete and integrated historical martial systems surviving from medieval/renaissance Europe. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/draft/ukdsi_9780110810324_en_1 The draft wording of the legislation to ban "curved swords" (references to "samurai" swords have been dropped), to be introduced on 8 April 2008. http://www.bfhs.org/files/Promotion/BFHS_Sword_ban_consultation.pdf The BFHS's official response to the Home Office consultation on the ban of samurai swords. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/petitions/or-05/pu05-1602.htm#Col2051 Maestro Paul Macdonald has recently presented a petition against the proposed ban on the sale of swords, to the Scottish executive. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/11/30165358/53589 The Scottish Executive has published the responses to its consultation of the proposed ban on knives and swords.