Christoph Bear Knuckle Boxing Club

Founded in 1999 as a sword fighting group by Hans Heim, Claus Drexler and Alex Kiermayer, OCHS is a coalition of people interested in historical European martial arts.

That means we train fencing based on historical sources, especially those from the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Our focus is on the so-called "Liechtenauer Apprenticeship". This mainly includes dealing with the long sword or long sword, but also with many other weapons and unarmed combat techniques.

In addition to the training, the source work, i.e. the research, development and reconstruction of techniques, is a fundamental field of activity of our association. In order to ensure a constant exchange of knowledge, we maintain contacts with groups and associations at home and abroad and organize seminars, often with international trainers.