Okehampton HEMA resumes 13 Sept
Just had confirmation of our Thursday booking with the church, so we are back on for 13th Sept (tomorrow). …
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Posts about Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA)
Just had confirmation of our Thursday booking with the church, so we are back on for 13th Sept (tomorrow). …
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Our HEMA sessions indoors have finished for this term, so to tide us over the Summer, the plan is: Swords in the Park! The outdoor study group will be subject to the British weather and daylight, but the additional space should allow us a little more freedom to move around. …
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West Devon Swords has a range of classes for the following activities:
Sports Fencing – Juniors • Historical Swordplay
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We will be at the Bluebell Sunday open day at Okehampton Castle this Sunday 20th May from 10am til around 3.30pm.
Expect plastic fencing for the kids, some historical swordplay demos, some talks and a car-load of swords… …
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As requested, the beginnings of our HEMA reading list. Starting with a selection of the West Devon Swords bookshelf, the majority are works by authors and instructors we know, have worked with, or recommendations from courses and seminars that we’ve taken up. …
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In our most recent HEMA class, I was asked for a playlist of good material. While Google and YouTube will give you an avalanche of material, the Internet is notoriously filled with garbage and it’s often difficult to know who has sound technical provenance and who is just making stuff up. What follows is my first draft playlist of material that I unashamedly mine for interpretation and occasional teaching material. …
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New for January 2018
Juniors’ fencing returns to Parklands Leisure centre:
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Our historical combat class for adults continues November 2nd at 8pm in Okehampton. Progressing with single sword, sword and buckler, dagger and rapier, there is optional light free-play in some of the weapons.
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A favourite topic amongst beginners and enthusiasts alike: how long is a rapier? How long should it be? Is there an optimal length? Does the length of the rapier matter or is it what you do with it…?
Let’s start with a fundamental question: what is a rapier? …
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