Viking Age Forged in Fire Competition @ Asfolk : The Seax

Accesories, Early middle ages, Europe, Hydepark, Metal, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Raw materials and tools, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Timeline, Viking raids

Thrand Travels to Asfolk Viking Martial Arts a HEMA and living history group in Eagan Minnesota to judge a Viking forged in fire style competition to build the famed historical seax or sax knife. The entire competition is done with Viking age or period tools such as tongs, anvils and hammers plus on the very…

Sword Fighting & Winter Clothing

1789-1914, Accesories, Arms and armour, Clothing, Coats and jackets, Early America, Early modern period, Europe, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Napoleonic wars, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Southern America, Swords, Timeline

Clothing can change close combat, especially sword fighting, hugely. Heavy winter clothing can approach armour in its defensiveness. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Napoleonic Naval Close Combat with Cutlass, Pistol & Bayonet – Lieut William Pringle Green

18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Axes, Early modern period, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Napoleonic wars, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Swords

A fantastic manual on the use of close combat weapons during Napoleonic naval warfare is now available. The treatise of Lieut William Pringle Green: http://swordfight.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Instructions-for-training-a-ships-crew-in-the-use-of-arms-in-attack-and-defence-by-Lieutenant-William-Pringle-Green-1812.pdf

Accuracy is the Best Weapon

HEMA, Hydepark, Popular themes, Post type

Greetings, The following discussion is about accuracy and the assertion that “accuracy is the best weapon”. This will be discussed from three different points of view, all of which are relevant to those with an interest in swordplay. Accuracy is an element of which its importance cannot be denied, but for many where the application…