Hi everyone! As we all know HEMA has many different aspects that are all equally important in our shared effort in recreating these forgotten martial arts. Lately, tournaments have received much attention and the top fighters are household names for … Continue reading
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From at least as far back as the early to mid 1400s, all the way up until about the French Revolution in 1789, longsword fencers have been practicing with fechtschwerter, or what is today commonly called federschwert, a specific sword type with a … Continue reading
Hi everyone! I would like to share a bit of my vision for the new HROARR site. First of all, its purpose is simply to help research, material development and practicing of HEMA. This is done by providing tools, source … Continue reading
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That was an excellent survey & presentation that had a lot to teach – thanks!
Thanks a lot!
Maybe some purist of historical reenactment could say that our clothing is not 100% correct but the purpose was to create a well defined difference between the footwork and its application.
After many years spent in doing only basic footworks we have had the opportunity to study various books and that is the result!
Hope this could prove useful!
Dave
-La Sala delle Armi-
Dave,
Molto bene! A very clearly presented video, and I liked the way you presented the material. A few actions I might do *slightly* differently, but viva la differenza, no? We have not met, and I just learned of your association, but I hope to see more of your work with armizare e la scuola bolognese!
Best,
Greg