Because of the etymology of the word "Trencavel" ("Cut throughout"), medieval fencing is, as one could say, our spear-head! Indeed, fencing activity, training and showing of this art is the foundation of our association based on research in authentic sources of the Middle-Ages. We're training ourselves every fifteen days in our training room and polishing up our battle technics. We are practising several types of fencing:

Fencing show:
Choregraphies are rehearsed and carried on during our festivals for your pleasure. But, here, it is more a "historical show" than fighting fencing. We less and less practise this type of fencing; prefering pure historicity and "touch" fencing.

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Jousting fencing :
Here, we can speak about real fight or "instinctive fencing". And you will understand that there is a bigger risk. Trencavel Company works on fencing treaties, especially the "I33" one, so as to be the nearest and most historical as it can.

Vidéos: Joutes01 Joutes02

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Mêlée :
Another more historical and real practise of fencing is indeed fencing in the context of a conflict. Here, it is a unified, compact and offensive group which is ready to attack its ennemies. These fights in groups are trivially called "mêlées". We also practise the art of fight formations to attack.

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Bowmen:
The company's bowmen will make you shake with terror through their explanations about their activities. Indeed, our longbows use more than ten different arrows; each of them can lead you to extreme pain and/or death..

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Other kinds of fights:

We do not practise only the sword's art but we're also interested in other kinds of arms and their use: axe, mace, beam, hammer...