In the clash of steel, spear shall be broken, shield shall be scattered. A sword day it is... and in the middle of the men's roar, when those last hours claim their due and ask for the highest valors, the battle reveals its braves.

WHY PHRYGIANS?

In those old days, at the rising of our civilization, Phrygia, like many small realms marging the coast of modern Turkey (Lydia, Mysia, etc...), lived under the rule of the Persian Empire. But still, the lesser and the greater Phrygia were able to maintain partial political and economical autonomy as well as the right to sustain a strong military force. The Phrygians like their great neighbours and cousins, the Thracians, were a rough people, training a well armed and experient army. For these reasons, alliances and rivalities were frequent between their main ports and the Greek city-states bording the Egean Sea and the "Hellespontes" passage to the Black Sea. The ancient Phrygia represents the Eastern cost of Turkey from the Marmara Sea to a Septentrionnal part of the Black Sea.

In the midst of the battle, warriors are compelled to make their stand.

We practice the art of war, in the purest sense of the word.

Our practice bases-itself upon ancient Greek and Persian war patterns wich evolved from the past centuries warfare experiences and different living society influences.

- THIS IS NOT FENCING

- THIS IS NOT A SPORT

AND DEFINATLY NOT L.A.R.P. OR ANYKIND OF GAMES...

These teachings represent a true martial study rooted in a millennium tradition.

We created a serious and complex study where true combat skills arise in antagonical situations.

DIDACTIC

The battle trainings are divided in 3 progressive phases:

- The first one develops the basis: weapons technics with or without shield, first alone then in one-o-one drills.

- The second one involves an early stage of combat with moderate impact but full speed. At that level, the study of combat formation and strategy begin.

- The third one brings to life the battle itself. Full contact combat. The rules of engagement follow ancient strategies in different terrain.

Due to the fundamental differences between the armies, we respected the strategy but also the fighting way of each ethny.

The army enlistment:

The military organization (Strategos and Satrapes), alone with the beginner define his future place in one army. After few months of practice, the commanders are more able to define a rank or a position inside an army corps. The army designation is final, but the ranks and the positions can be alterated.

For obvious reasons some army corps can't be recreated. Such as: the cavalry and the artillery.