Learn Medieval Swordfighting from Cass Hannah and Bastien Moineau
AEMMA’s Blades Beyond the Binary 2026
At AEMMA, we believe medieval combat is for everyone! Inspired by the London Longsword Academy, AEMMA Toronto is pleased to offer its first Blades Beyond the Binary seminar and to fundraise for a long-standing organization that serves this community, The 519. Come learn medieval fighting while raising money to support Toronto Queer Community.
All seminar fees will go towards a pooled donation to The 519. We will also invite current and past AEMMA members to donate so we can maximize the impact and the love from our swords people to our rainbow people (and yes, a few of us are both).
What you’ll do
First you’ll get a class on Fiore’s longsword, sourced from AEMMA’s primary martial art, l’arte dell’armizare. Next, you’ll learn Florentine Sidesword (Francesco di Sandro Altoni) from a special guest instructor, Cass Hannah from AEMMA Ottawa!
Schedule
July 11, 2026
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Fiore’s Longsword from Bastien
Break
Florentine Sidesword with Cass
Socializing at Rainhard Brewery (optional, own expense)
Location
200B 100 Symes Rd
Toronto, Ontario
Ample parking available
Cass Hannah began fencing at a summer camp when they were 9 years old, cementing a life-long passion for playing with swords. They joined AEMMA in the fall of 2022, quickly dedicating themself to study and becoming the first to challenge and achieve the rank of Scholar through study of the Bolognese tradition.
Bastien is a proud bisexual cis-man, returning from his current parental leave to teach this special class.