Historical sword and knife makers spent hundreds of years perfecting their art, but often now we ignore their lessons. Here we look at one particular aspect of knife making that often gets ignored by modern makers.
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Freifechter Wrocław is a HEMA club focused on unarmored fencing. On August 31 they run FechtFest – longsword tournament for fencers who want to get a little bit closer to actual combat. “Fencing treatises were written for bloss fighting. This creates some changes in the mindset: some stress, respect for the opponent, and even fear.…
What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming events: Military Sabre Tournament 2019 Swordplay Wessex League: Exeter Chapter Event report: Fechtfest 2019 Purpleheart Open 2019 report by Denver Historical Fencing Academy This week’s craftsman: Gajardoni This week’s videos: Meyers Dussack 5 by Historical Fencing Affiliates Playing with manual’s text by Practical HEMA Scottish Highland Field Officer’s Sword…
This project integrated an embedded system that detects and reports martially sound strikes into a European Longsword simulator. This system filters out parries and contact too light to be considered valid while assessing the quality of a true strike. The entire system is contained within the sword simulator while disturbing its handling as little as…
HEMAChron creators are making a website to collect all HEMA events in one place, sorted by specific dates and category. Now they run beta tests.
Fescing masks and protection for both: HEMA and sport fencing. Website: www.gajardoni.com Facebook: Gajardoni
