School of European Swordsmanship

Class Leaders

Mikko Hänninen

Mikko Hänninen

Born in Kotka in 1980. Started fencing in 2002 with a Czech instructor and after the instructor's departure from Finland formed the SESH Lappeenranta branch with fellow swordsmanship students. Favourite systems include Silver's treatises and I.33. Interested in history, blacksmithing and other weapon-related crafts but mainly training martial arts as a way of self-improvement and hitting people with swords.