Is The Roman Gladius (Sword) Really That Good?
Is The Roman Gladius (Sword) Really That Good? More videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
Drills are Not Combat
Drills are related to combat in that they will teach you the skills that you will use in combat. They will teach you the individual skills not how they should be used in combat. If you approach your combats the same way as you approach your drill expecting that your opponent is going to give…
HEMA Weekly
What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming event: Mid-Continental HEMA Open (MCHO) Event report: European games 2019 in Minsk This week’s craftsman: Poker Armory by Jerzy Ożóg This week’s video: Cutting with spears by Schola Gladiatoria This week’s blogpost: First impressions of Hema by Fat Hussar In this summary I include not only current news, but also…
First impressions of HEMA by Fat Hussar
The first thing I would say is that I was woefully underprepared for just how physically demanding Hema would be. It sounds kinda stupid in hindsight as I know how hard sports fencing was and the such but I think it was the association with it being based on historical documents I perhaps thought it…
Poker Armory by Jerzy & Szymon Ożóg
Swords designed for HEMA – Historical Fencing: longswords, messers, rapiers, sabres and others. Facebook: Poker Armory
European Games 2019 in Minsk – Report
The tournament hall was good – big, but not too much, although at some point we needed to leave the hall so that our oxygen could be replenished. It was a bit painful that we had to leave all our gear in a hall on the first floor, and climb 4 floors every time we…
Cutting with Spears – Some Issues & Solutions
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
Daniel Pope: As historical fencers we are constantly challenging our own ideas
It’s time for a new episode of Interviews with Fencers. My next guest is Daniel Pope, founder of a fantastic HEMA group Scholar Victoria. »There’s life outside HEMA?« – that’s the question he asked us during the interview haha. Daniel is an amazing guy, teacher, fencer, and more than anything, he’s proud of his HEMA…