HEMA has gone through a lot of progressive development in the last decade. The community is growing rapidly and bouts, tournaments and other forms of sportive sparring have become a standard part of practicing Kunst des Fechtens. The demand for … Continue reading
Keywords: fechtschwert, Federschwert, Pavel Moc, preview, review, Sword, training, weaponLichtenauer steel longsword
In a way I think one’s first real sword is like your first love. It is something you will always remember in a special way, since it was such a strong emotion experienced for the first time. My first, was … Continue reading
The Dave Rawlings/Knightshop Synthetic longsword – Pro-Line Extreme
Few HEMA-related products have caused as much debate as the Dave Rawlings/Knightshop range of Synthetic Swords. This comes quite natural as they were developed in close collaboration with the HEMA community, and the way we practice differ quite a lot … Continue reading
Keywords: Knightshop, Synthetic longsword, wasterZugadore poly sparring sword by Revival.us.
This waster came seemingly out of nowhere onto the market, at a time were we are seeing very quick changes and developments in the line of sparring swords available for HEMA fencers. Its sleek lines and, for a Liechtenauer-fencer, odd-sounding … Continue reading
Keywords: Synthetic longsword, wasterNorrlands waster by Plastsmeden
The best longsword nylon wasters I have tried thus far were hand made by Pentti of GHFS. Unfortunately he no longer produces these, so they are near impossible to come by. However, the little known “Norrlandswastern” is the next in … Continue reading
Keywords: Norrlandswastern, Plastsmeden, Synthetic longsword, wasterSynthetic Longsword Type II by Purpleheart Armoury
This hand-made Synthetic Longsword II is actually a bit of an old Rolls Royce or a Bentley. The quality of the build and components is excellent and it is based on a design of wooden wasters that have been proven … Continue reading
Keywords: Synthetic longsword, wasterSynthetic Longsword Waster by Pentti of GHFS
I consider myself very fortunate having had the chance to follow the development and having been able to practice with the infamous Pentti nylon wasters, which in my experience is amongst the finest nylon sword simulators, if not the finest; … Continue reading
Keywords: Pentti, Synthetic longsword, wasterSparring swords – Introduction
What defines a good sparring weapon? A common notion is that it should be as close as possible to the real, sharp weapon it simulates, but be designed with safety in mind, thus lowering the risk of permanent injury. However, … Continue reading
Keywords: Federschwert, Sparring swords, Synthetic longsword, wasterScimitars Fencing Shoes
Introduction Finding good, suitable equipment for Hema is a problem we all wrestle with and there are few products aiming to fulfill our particular needs. I have been looking at shoes for handball, basketball, land hockey, boxing, wrestling, budo and … Continue reading
Keywords: Fencing shoes, Leon Paul, ScimitarsAlbion – The Regent
Thoughts: The Regent belongs to a category of longswords that can be presumed to have its origin in the mid 15th century Germany. The pommel is a development of the fishtail type, the blade is hollow ground and thus has … Continue reading
Keywords: Albion, Longsword, Regent
Gothenburg Historical Fencing School
