MASHS - Where We Practice

MASHS offers two opportunities for training as noted below. We meet every week except on major holidays and family celebrations. These will likely include New Years Eve, New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Mothers Day, Memorial Day, Fathers Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Each participant is asked to contribute a minimal floor fee at each session to help cover costs such as rental of our venues, insurance, our website, and starter equipment for loan to MASHS novices. Currently, the floor fee at the Truxton Park Recreation Center will be between $5.00 and $10.00, prorated depending on the number of attendees. Floor fees at the North County Recreation Center is a flat $5.00 per person per session.

Our training structure on Sundays is fairly flexible and is designed to suit the preferences and needs of the individual participants. Generally, all the weapon systems are offered in concurrent sessions.

The Truxtun Park Recreation Center is located at 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis, MD, 21401. It is best to use MapQuest or Google Maps to find the best route from your home to the TPRC. Generally, most drivers will need to find their way to Route 50 and take Exit 22, to Route 665, Aris Allen Boulevard. Continue on 665 until it terminates at the traffic light at Chinquapin Round Road. Drive straight through the light. You are now on Forest Drive. The third traffic light (not counting the fire station flashing light) is Hilltop Lane. There are two dedicated left turn lanes on to Hilltop. Stay in the right lane of the two left turn lanes. The next traffic light after turning left on to Hilltop is Spa Road. Drive through this light staying on Hilltop and you’ll find the SCRC about a ½ mile more on the left.

We train in the Auxiliary Gymnasium, located on the lower level. Once you enter the TPRC make you way down to the lower level via elevator, ramp, or stairs. Enter the main gymnasium, and turn right. The Auxiliary Gymnasium is at the end of the main gymnasium.

Our training on Wednesday evenings focuses mainly on German longsword In addition, Italian rapier and the later period dueling weapons are also offered based on the interest of the participants.

The NCRC is located at 196 Hammond Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD, 21225, very near the intersection of Hammonds Lane and Route 2 North. It is best to do a MapQuest or a Google Maps search from your home to the facility. The NCRC is on the right hand side of Hammonds Lane and is part of a complex of buildings attached to and part of the Brooklyn Park Middle School. The entrance to the NCRC is at the back of the building. The best way to reach it is to enter the parking lot of the Chesapeake Art Center (the first building you see) and drive around to the back. The entrance to the NCRC is located where the building starts to angle to the right. The NCRC is on the top floor and there is an elevator available. Once you get to the top floor, you'll see that the NCRC is a separate enclosed wing of the school. The entry hall is short and T's into the main corridor. Turn left at the main corridor and the room we're using is on the right just past the lockers.