Here’s an old but still always relevant question for us HEMA practitioners to ask ourselves: When we read the old fencing treatises, should we only practice what we are told to do in the treatises or should we try to … Continue reading
Keywords: interpretating, Longsword, Meÿer, principles, techniques, thrusting, zweihänderThe history of Joachim Meyer’s treatise to Otto von Solms.
The Joachim Meyer fechtbuch named MS A.4°.2, a beautiful hand-written and watercolour-illustrated fencing treatise dedicated to Herrn Otto von Solms-Sonnewalde is currently held at the University Library of Lund, but how did it end up there after having been given to the … Continue reading
Keywords: 1560, falkenberg, lund, Meÿer, solms, sparre, thirty year's warThe tools for the job
Image from Joachim Meyer’s treatise of 1560 To understand the body mechanics involved in a technique we not only have to train our bodies so we are strong and agile enough, we also need to use tools that work together … Continue reading
Keywords: body mechanics, halben stangen, Longsword, Meÿer, Pavel Moc, zweihänderBody and cutting mechanics – project start
I and a few members of the GHFS have been focusing on the transitions between the longsword stances in Joachim Meÿer’s treatise of 1570. Some stances are a bit unclear, like the Mittelhut, so we are also comparing a bit … Continue reading
Keywords: body mechanics, cutting, Longsword, Mair, Meÿer, Paurnfeindt, projectStrengthening exercises
Here are some very crude video clips we shot today of the strengthening exercises we have begun working with in the Meÿer Halben Stangen class at Gothenburg Historical Fencing School. Since they are relevant to longsword practice, the article is … Continue reading
Gothenburg Historical Fencing School
