Scallagrims Medieval Martial Arts Centre is an organization based in Toronto in 2003. Primary focus of Scallagrims is learning and experiencing history through research and recreation of cultures related to certain historical periods, as well as physical and combat training to be able to cover military aspects of those periods. Group is currently concentrated on IX - XI century Vikings and XIII - XIV century Kievan Rus. There is further expansion in plans which will cover XIV - XV century Europe and will give newcomers more choices to pick what they would like to learn and recreate.

Live history recreation is a welcomed home for those who want to live through and experience the life style of our ancestors. Scallagrims provide an opportunity to put oneself in the shoes of a person who lived hundreds of years ago: to live in similar conditions; to eat the same food, which is cooked the same way; to sleep in the tent covered with fours from wild and domestic animals; to wear and make the same clothes; to see the life without car, computer, TV and cell phone.

Club members are trained to be professionals in medieval full contact, full force live steel combat. This training gives them an opportunity to obtain unique experience of the heat of massive battles that are too hardcore to call them fake and not real enough due to lack of deaths.

As part of their training Scallagrims Medieval Martial Arts Centre implemented fire poi spinning training. This is mostly done for fun during festivals around camp fire as an entertainment for guests. In fact, it helps to develop coordination and motor functions that makes it a great exercise. Eventually, it reduces fear of fire and permits fighters to participate in combats where flaming weapons involved. Such combats require a lot of combat experience and control of the fire and situation.