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.
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
Since 2009 I have been working on interpreting the polearms section of Joachim Meÿer’s treatise of 1570 entitled “Gründtliche Beschreibung der Adeligen und Ritterlichen Kunst des Fechtens“. This research has evolved into a regular course in Meÿer quarterstaff at Gothenburg … Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
The Rules of Martial Arts
There are rules in martial arts. The rules in modern martial arts are many and varied. These arts are often oriented towards sporting applications or may be practiced for fitness or spiritual development rather than as fighting techniques with an application in the real world. Continue reading
The president is Niklas Mårdby of Gothenburg Historical Fencing School with Carl Ryrberg of Örebro Association for Historical Fencing as Vice President.
More details to follow.
After 12 years in preparation several French associations and clubs have gathered and managed to create a structure for a French HEMA federation. Continue reading
I just received some club details for a new Norwegian HEMA club located in Oslo. They are called Oslo KDF and can be reached through oslokdf@gmail.com or http://www.communitywalk.com
Just some brief reflections on images from Chronicon Helvetiae by Christoph Silberysen, dated to 1576, currently kept in the Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek in Aarau, Switzerland. Continue reading
Here’s a interesting post on the front page of the Danish Royal Library. Amongst other things, the research of well-known HEMA-researcher and curator Claus Sørensen is presented and the whole news post is illustrated by an image from Talhoffer’s “Thott” treatise, located in the the Danish Royal Library.
The 640 page yearbook entitled Fund og Forskning i Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Bind 50, 2011 in which all this research is presented in can be bought for 500 Danish Crowns. Purchase details are provided in the news article.
If you are not so fluent in Danish, here is a Google Translation.
Welcome to the brand new site for HROARR. There are literally tons of interesting material to dive into and we have only begun to scratch at the surface.
If you wish to contribute with any material, then please let me know.
Furthermore, please accept my apologies for broken links! The news archive in particular will contain many broken links and links leading to the old site due to migrating the site from the old server and platform to a new. If you find any in articles and link pages, please let me know. I appreciate any help.
Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
Universitätsbibliothek Wuerzburg
Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
The Higgins Armory Sword Guild
Gothenburg Historical Fencing School
The Historical European Martial Arts Coalition
The Meyer Frei Fechter Guild
The HEMA Alliance