Weapons and fighting styles we train in. “Hercules himself must yield to odds; and many strokes, though with a little axe, hew down and fell the hardest timbered oak” (Shakespear) Here follows a list of theweapons and fighting styles that are used in TE-MA. We also encourage AOBC members to take advantage of any workshops or seminars that are available with other HEMA groups in order to continually expand their training and understanding of HEMA in general. Single Handed English Backsword/Broadsword The Cudgel English Quarterstaff/Tip Staff Sword and Dagger Sword and Buckler Great Stick Dagger The Sling Pugilism Wrestling - Cornish, Norfolk, Devonshire, Cumberland and Westmorland, Lancashire Gloucestershire Shin Kicking Strikes with the feet and knees British Commando Hand to Hand Combat