Training and membership

How to train with us

Everything you need to know before your first session — and what it costs to keep coming.

Join us

When can I start?

We take in new members at the start of each semester, twice a year:

The whole intake period is free. If you want to keep training afterwards, you sign up as a member and pay the training fee.

Already train HEMA? Then you can start at any time of year — send us an email, or drop by on a Thursday.

Bergen HEMA is open to everyone over 18. From 16 to 18 you can train with written consent from a parent or guardian.

You need no previous experience and no special equipment to start training with Bergen HEMA.

Bring these, and we will supply the rest:

The club provides swords and enough protective equipment to train safely.

Practical

We train in the gym hall at Årstad videregående skole, Fjøsangerveien 38 in Bergen.

The entrance is round the back on the right-hand side of the school as you arrive from Danmarks plass. There is parking directly outside.

Gymsalen, Årstad videregående skole
Fjøsangerveien 38
5054 Bergen

Regular training is Tuesdays, 19:00–21:00 and Thursdays, 17:00–19:00.

Open sparring and other activities outside regular training are announced on Spond and on the Bergen HEMA Discord server.

Join us

The intake period is free. If you want to keep training afterwards, you pay a training fee — either per semester or for the whole year.

One semesterNOK 1000Spring or autumn
One yearNOK 1600Membership fee included
Supporting membershipNOK 100Membership fee only, if you are not training right now

Fees are normally paid through Spond.

You can also pay directly to Bergen HEMA’s bank account, or by Vipps — the Norwegian mobile payment app.

Please label the payment “full name + type of payment (spring/autumn/year/member) + year”, for example “Kari Nordmann spring 2026”.

The intake period is free, and you need nothing but sportswear, indoor shoes and a water bottle.