THE UK GLIMA FEDERATION

The growth in offences involving knives is at an alltime high. Here's three tips from our experts on staying safe.

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with violent crimes at a national high in the UK, how much preparation does it take not to become another statistic?

In a self defence situation you can be assured your attacker, or attackers will not be limited by rules. So why should you?

From the original post ‘Utesitting’ by Tyr Neilsen President of the Norwegian Glíma Association A way for a Viking to achieve wisdom and strengthen their spi...

There are many lessons still to be learned from old books written in very different times to those we live in today. The Havamal, The Sayings of Odin is one ...

Any combative situation, even those which are verbal or non physical are fluid and chaotic, the situation can change in an instant.

With any art form, be it painting, music, dance or the martial arts there is always much for a new student to learn. A good teacher of any art can successful...

Glíma, or Nordic Wrestling is a Scandinavian Martial Art with a lineage which dates back to the Viking age...

We’ve put this English/Norweigan Translation together to help students through their gradings. Yes, you DO need to know Glima Teknikker terminology for gradi...

The raven is an iconic and magical creature in Norse mythology. It is a powerful symbol of war and is believed to be the eyes and ears of the chief Viking go...

Before we explain the grading system we have implemented for students of Glima in the UK, it is important to clarify that there is no recognisable grading sy...

Coming soon to take the UK martial arts scene by force, Glíma, the Martial Art of the Vikings. Still relevant over a thousand years on in the dojo or on the ...

Just like any Martial Art from any country, tribe or time in history Glima, the Martial Art of the Vikings is steeped in tradition and honourary practices. A...

Steeped in tradition and ancestral honour going back to the Viking age, the ways of the Norse Warrior and the skills used on ancestral battl

The old Norse concept of time was not a three fold view as we have: past, present and future. There was only ‘what is’ and ‘what will be’. ‘What is’ also inc...

Without a weapon, a warrior could use his striking and wrestling skills for attack and defense or to hurt or kill an opponent...

Watch Highlights from the Norwegian Glima Championship 2016

Then said Thor: 'Little as ye call me, let any one come up now and wrestle with me; now I am angry.'...

Mindfulness, self awareness and the ability to stay calm in tough or confrontational situations is key to a sharp mind...