“Longsword Training Guide” by Hugh Knight

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This book is a training guide for learning the German Longsword. It contains Formal Partner Exercises, Basic Drills, Structured Partner Drills, and much more. It is intended to be used with the author’s “Knightly Art of the Longsword” to teach the reader how to go beyond mere techniques of the art to actually learning how…

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 weaponLeave 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 raidsLeave 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

Regenyei Armoury

16th c, 17th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, 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, Knives, Late middle ages, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Sabres, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Timeline, Training weapon, Viking raidsLeave a comment

Péter Regenyei „makes swords as a living history research”. He also learns and teaches in a HEMA school in Hungary. He offers modern weapons, including museum replicas and his own designs, to which the foundations are also historical. The shape and characteristics of these swords are based on historical research. Regenyei makes feders, rapiers, daggers,…

Review: The GFFG Berbekucz Club Sword

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Early modern period, Europe, Germanic countries, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Swords, Timeline, Training weapon

“Now, when starting up the Gothenburg Free Fencers Guild […], we wanted to have a club sword that was as close as possible to historical originals, both in shape and characteristics, and which would fit well with the sources we study; primarily the treatises of Joachim Meyer.” Continue reading Review: The GFFG Berbekucz Club Sword on…

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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 weaponLeave 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

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VB Swordshop – Swords by Victor Berbekucz

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Axes, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Bronze age, Classical period, Daggers, Early middle ages, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, Hellenistic period, HEMA, High middle ages, Household, Iberian Peninsula, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Kitchen accessories, Knights & Crusades, Knives, Late middle ages, Maces, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Migration period, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Sabres, Scabbards, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Timeline, Training weapon, Viking raidsLeave a comment

In my workshop, I make series, and custom-designed products using traditional technology. The forging, grinding and polishing hasn’t changed significantly over the centuries; However, thanks to technical achievements, this process is greatly accelerated. (The apprentice tired faster than the hammer machine.) My products are pedominantly hand made, especially the custom-designed orders. Victor Berbekucz   Website:…

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Purpleheart Armoury

16th c, 1789-1914, 17th c, 18th c, Accesories, Africa, Arming garments, Armour, Arms and armour, Asia, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, China, Classical period, Early middle ages, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, Hand and arm protection, Helmets and head protection, HEMA, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Imperium Romanum, Indian Subcontinent, Italian Peninsula, Japan Isles, Knives, Late middle ages, Legs protection, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Migration period, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Sabres, Samurais, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Shields, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Southeast Asia, Sticks, staffs and batons, Swords, Thrusting swords, Timeline, Training weapon, Viking raidsLeave a comment

Supplier in HEMA equipment and training weapons – mainly made of steel, despite the name. Many weapons based not only on European tradition, but also African, American and Asian. Website: www.woodenswords.com

Krieger - Historical Weapons

Krieger – Historical Weapons

16th c, 1789-1914, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Daggers, Early middle ages, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knights & Crusades, Knives, Late middle ages, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Thrusting swords, Timeline, Training weapon, Viking raidsLeave a comment

Krieger – Historical Weapons Producer of swords, messers, daggers, sabres and other historical weapons. Also plenty of individual realizations. We combine the experience and knowledge of archaeologists – weapon experts, veterans of historical reenactment, adepts of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), enthusiasts of experimental archeology and craftsmen. Website: Krieger Historical Weapons Facebook: Krieger – historical…

Gorman Wooden Waster and Training Sword Types

Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, HEMA, High middle ages, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, Timeline, Training weapon

I take a look at the Gorman Wooden Waster (Hickory), and talk a bit about options for starting HEMA training. You can find the Gorman Wooden Waster here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/462430619/wooden-training-longsword