Posts about Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA)
The latest article by BBC Future on the Fightbooks describes what we already know: obscure, incomplete and mystifying. Titled The lost medieval sword fighting tricks no one can decode, Zaria Gorvett’s well-researched long-form article (20th December 2022) is a worthwhile read. …
Our exploration of Italian rapier for January 2022 (Capo Ferro) begins January 6 through February 17 for this half-term block …
Our exploration of Manciolino sword and buckler continues into the next block from November 4 through December 16. …
Our new season starts with Manciolino Sword and Buckler from September 18th. We should be back in Okehampton College Gym at 8.30 til 10pm. …
We’re opening up our class in Beginner’s Longsword starting June 10th. Forget Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and Vikings, this is the genuine art of the sword… …
Today’s dose of unintended hilarity (make that horror) comes from WikiHow, ‘How to do anything.’ In this case how NOT to do anything, especially How NOT to Win a Swordfight. WikiHow’s signature style ‘tutorial’ glosses over safety and will get somebody killed or injured. …
It was good to be back together this evening for the first time in six whole months. Carefully managed, as C-19-safe as we could contrive, regulars and visitors kept to the protocol and got back to what we like to do best. …
As sessions resume in Okehampton, some changes are required in the conduct and running of classes and freeplay. …
Guidance on the Practice of Fencing and HEMA In the COVID-19 EnvironmentRead More »
The BFHS Guidance for restarting classes recommends caution in resuming classes in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Wider social distancing restrictions make the resumption of certain practices untenable. The full text of the Federation recommendations follows.
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