About Silkfencing Team
Silkfencing team is a group of history and martial arts enthusiasts, and what is more specialists in many aspects of life, who thanks to a wise connection of substantive and specialistic research are recreating old historical martial arts. Taking into account not only extensive martial arts experience, but knowledge of biomechanics and vast historical sources in cooperation with many institutions they are developing this forgotten branch of sport, bringing many achievements of passed times warriors and masters to the modern society.
In our offer are:
- Unique system of Polish Saber based on longterm research of history and biomechanics specialists.
- German Longsword training based on systems and teachings of Johannes Lichtenauer and Joachim Meyer.
- Sword and Buckler based on the oldest manuscript and European system of I.33
Our Cadre
Jerzy Miklaszewski
Main instructor
Jerzy Miklaszewski is a seasoned Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) instructor with over 15 years of teaching experience. His journey in martial arts began over 30 years ago with Taekwon-Do ITF under Marek Lech, a pioneer in Poland. He later trained in Wing Chun Kung Fu and Japanese martial arts at the Bujutsu Kan school in Kraków. Discovering HEMA marked a turning point, leading to tournament successes and the founding of Silkfencing, a school combining historical research with modern training techniques, focused on Polish saber fencing.
In 2017, with Jakub Zabierowski, he co-founded Krakowska Szkoła Fechtunku, Poland’s first professional HEMA center, fostering European martial arts practice and research. For over a decade, Jerzy has produced high-quality training sabers, now used in many countries. He co-organized an exhibition on European and Polish saber traditions with the Jagiellonian University Museum, showcasing their cultural importance.
Jerzy has led workshops in 23 countries, including the US, Austrialia, Thailand and Japan. In 2014, as part of the Polish Knight cadre, he placed second at the IMCF World Championships in Spain. Today, he focuses on producing training equipment and promoting HEMA globally.
