The Japanese sport of test cutting with a sword, also known as Tameshigiri, has become popular among certain Historical European martial artists. This is primarily due to the influence of New York Historical Fencing Association…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to brandish a sword in a real battle? Are you interested in learning how to fight with a sword in real life, not just in video…
The history and development of modern weight lifting is often obscured by the over-zealousness of certain fitness equipment companies to develop exciting marketing materials for their products. It is therefore not unusual for many fitness…
Here at Historical European Martial Arts Resources (HEMA Resources / HEMAR) we have a dedicated page, Path of the Long Sword, with lists of historical source based material that teaches how to fight with a…
Zweihänder, literally translated as “two-hander”, are very large great swords that served as shock weapons for 15th-century German and Swiss mercenary forces known as landsknechte. As the name implies, the zweihänder is a large two-handed…
Within HEMA, or Historical European Martial Arts, there are many kinds of sword fighting styles studied by historical fencing enthusiasts. The long sword and the rapier are the two best known swords but the messer…
Kicking is often considered by the general public to not be a major part of Historical European sword fighting or martial arts in general. Many martial artists today even think that kicking is something invented…
Parry daggers are a companion weapon used within certain sword fighting styles and traditions, such as in side sword and rapier fencing. Unlike contemporary modern Olympic style fencing, HEMA (Historical European martial arts) fencing does…
The Gladius sword is a short double edged sword that is most popularly associated with the ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire as a weapon used by gladiators and legionaries. There are currently no surviving…
A military saber (also spelled as sabre in British English) is a type of single edged, curved blade with a one-handed grip. The blade is characterized as a backsword, because of the triangular cross section…
