Black Fencer

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Late middle ages, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Shields, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Timeline, Training weaponBy Jakub Prokop 5 sierpnia 2019 Leave a comment

Historical Fencing products and equipment from Spain: mostly synthetic simulators. Website: https://blackfencer.com Facebook: Black Fencer

Cutting with Spears – Some Issues & Solutions

Accesories, Arms and armour, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Polearms, Popular themes, Post typeBy admin 9 lipca 2019

Spears are normally considered as thrusting weapons, but some are designed to cut. Here we look at some of the issues with cutting with spears and ways to mitigate the problems. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Rossfechten – Mounted Fencing

16th c, 17th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knowledge, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, TimelineBy admin 8 lipca 2019

Two obvious ideas are the idea of a good “seat”, and an appreciation of distance and feeling. An effective seat is essential not only for balance and stability, but also for effectively communicating with the horse. Correct posture and weight shifting keeps us balanced and in control, and gives subtle cues to the horse. The…

Where’s the axe in a poleaxe?

Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knowledge, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, TimelineBy admin 2 lipca 2019

Few terms used in the study of medieval combat are as often confused or misused as the word “pollaxe.”Partly, this is due to the fact that modern people want to apply modern rules of logic to medieval subjects, something which is not supported by actually reading what medieval men wrote.They also tend to ignore…

Darkwood Armory

Accesories, Arming garments, Armour, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, Hand and arm protection, Helmets and head protection, HEMA, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Mail, Market, Melee weapon, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Sabres, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Training weaponBy Jakub Prokop 2 lipca 2019 Leave a comment

Medieval and Renaissance practice (blunt) fencing equipment, arms and armor – our customers are mainly SCA, HEMA and jousters. Swords, sabres, rapiers, lances, and protective gear. Website: www.darkwoodarmory.com Facebook: Darkwood Armory

Balefire Blades

Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Daggers, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knives, Maces, Market, Melee weapon, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Sabres, Scabbards, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Training weapon, Viking raidsBy Jakub Prokop 2 lipca 2019 Leave a comment

Bladesmith Chris Adams and leatherworker Alicia Lewis. The offer longswords, arming swords, montante blades, rapiers, sideswords, smallswords, sabres, daggers and all leatherwork connected to them. Website: balefireblades.com Facebook: Balefire Blades

Rare Indian Khasi Sword tested on Hog

1789-1914, 18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Early modern period, Hydepark, Indian Subcontinent, Melee weapon, Polearms, Post type, Region, Swords, TimelineBy admin 25 czerwca 2019

Thrand tests a rare Indian Khasi sword from Medieval Shoppe Australia in the Style of the History channel program Forged in Fire He does the famous kill test from the program with the two handed Khasi sword or two handed Naga Dao. Khasi Sword https://medievalshoppe.com.au/khasi-sword-india/ Weight: 1.71 kg Overall length: 137 cm Blade length: 74…

Cold Steel

16th c, 1789-1914, 17th c, 18th c, Accesories, Africa, Arms and armour, Asia, Axes, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, China, Daggers, Early middle ages, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Japan Isles, Knives, Late middle ages, Maces, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Northern America, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Sabres, Scabbards, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Southeast Asia, Southern America, Sticks, staffs and batons, Swords, Timeline, Training weaponBy Jakub Prokop 25 czerwca 2019 Leave a comment

A company dedicated to making the strongest and sharpest knives. Also gear for reenactment, modern hunting, sharp weapons for HEMA and replicas of historical weapons from all over the world. Website: www.coldsteel.com Facebook: Cold Steel