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Why Fight? The Objectives of Liechtenauer’s Fencing

by Falko Fritz Posted on October 24, 2012

When we hear how people describe the art of fencing in the Middle Ages, we often hear them say that it was all about fighting to the death, or at least to harm the opponent in a way that he … Continue reading →

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Knightly Arts: A true-hearted letter of warning of the sad state of current Christianity.

by Roger Norling Posted on January 26, 2011

Knightly Arts: A true-hearted letter of warning of the sad state of current Christianity. Author: Roger Norling of Gothenburg Historical Fencing School How did one train soldiers and horses for war in the 17th century? These images give a small … Continue reading →

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Pro Gauntlets Crowd-Funding project!

May 20th, 2013

Great new project for creating a proper articulated protective glove for HEMA fencing that we strongly support. It is run as a crowd-funding project by Maarten Kamphuis, the man behind Mblades.com and the Swing, together with Youval Kuipers with whom he also designed the tournament software Hema Tournament Manager used[...]

A short note on strengeren, or “gaining the blade”.

A short note on strengeren, or “gaining the blade”.

May 17th, 2013

What's our problem? The main purpose of any fencing art is to keep the fencer safe from the hostile intentions of his opponent(s), i.e. defense. However, in all of these arts it is recognized that through defense alone, a fencer will eventually lose, because as his opponent continues throwing attacks, inevitably[...]

What is a fencer?

What is a fencer?

May 16th, 2013

I know I am not the only one who feels fencing is more than training, research, techniques, sparring, and competitions. Being a fencer means something—but what, exactly? Some of the best people I know are fencers, and their personalities are a part of their fencing. Their greatness as humans carries over[...]

Lady Fencers - transcript of an article in The Harmsworth Magazine, issue July 1899

Lady Fencers - transcript of an article in The Harmsworth Magazine, issue July 1899

May 5th, 2013

I sought this article out of simple curiosity and was intrigued and surprised by the content. At face-value it seems a charming snapshot of Victorian society, the Facebook of its time. On reading, however, I was struck by the attitudes it contained, and how they compare with those facing women[...]

HEMA Scholar Awards

HEMA Scholar Awards

April 30th, 2013

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 all of us involved in HEMA. This is really cool and[...]

Simple Staff Method and Drills

Simple Staff Method and Drills

April 26th, 2013

I first learned staff in the late eighties, and although I was not that interested in the provenance, as I recall my master learned it in Scouts as a child. I never had any documentation for it, but it was a simple system consistent with what I have subsequently seen[...]

A mentality of fear - and its importance to fighting

A mentality of fear - and its importance to fighting

April 19th, 2013

"If you want to learn how to fight properly and effectively with the long sword, so that you may, without gloves and without all armour, guard your hands and your entire body against all kinds of weapons, against sword, against spear, against halberd, against long knife and also against other[...]

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News from Dr. Forgeng

April 13th, 2013

Great news for students of Joachim Meyer and Leküchner, from Dr. Jeffrey L. Forgeng, posted on the Reprint Forgeng's "The Art of Combat" Facebook group. "I'm happy to be able to report some updates on the various projects. I have contacted Freelance Academy Press and let them know that I would[...]