Historical swordmanship is a fairly nerdy hobby and sport, with many young people today interested in it as an extension of their interest in popular media such as videogames, television shows and even Japanese anime.…
This article will be very USA-centric as it is relying heavily on data extracted from Facebook analytics about the Historical European martial arts (HEMA) community. The data publicly available on Facebook comes from two primary…
Historical European martial arts originate from ancient combat techniques. Every reconstructed style entails the codified system and traditions of combat that were practiced for reasons such as self-defense, competition, entertainment, military and law enforcement applications,…
We wanted to make a post mentioning some of the updates we’ve made to content appearing on this site over the past few weeks, as minor edits can easily slip past notice. Our HEMA Club…
The bulk of Historical European martial artists focus on martial art practices of the Late Middle Ages and younger as these are well sourced, with older practices that are less well documented rarely discussed. So…
Sometimes a mass produced stock item just won’t do. Occasionally people who are very serious about HEMA decide they would like a high end item that is custom made to their specifications. The following is…
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The r/WMA subreddit is a popular destination on reddit for HEMA swordsmen and swordswomen to post pictures of their gear, and painted fencing masks is a typical item. For fun we thought we’d put together…
This guide has a list of companies based in the EU (European Union, Europa) and who sell and distribute historical fencing equipment (HEMA, AMHE) and goods across Europe. Some of these sellers will also ship…
Regardless of whether you are a historical European martial artist, SCA Armored fighter or seeking armored protection for blossfechten or even jousting, there are many vendors available who produce products for historical combat re-enactment and martial…
