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The Sala Compostelá de Esgrima Antiga (galician, freely translated to "Compostelan Association for Historical Swordmanship", acronym SCEA) is an association from Galiza to study and promote Historical European martial arts. It holds regular training sessions of longsword and rapier fencing, as well as "free sparring" seminars where other european arms and fighting traditions are explored.

The association puts an emphasis on rigor and historic accuracy with regards to the techniques trained, and promotes investigation and exchange with other associations, having jointly published editions of classic history texts ("Tratado das lições da espada preta" by Thomás Luis, and "Las cien conclusiones" by Luis Pacheco de Narváez).

The SCEA was formally founded in 2008, although it had been carrying irregular sparring activities from about a year earlier. It is part of FESA (Federación Española de Salas de Armas, "Spanish Federation of Arms Associations") and works closely with its sister associations Asociación Galega de Esgrima Antigua (A Coruña), Asociación Ourensana de Esgrima Antigua (Ourense) and Ferrum (Ferrol).