Ask the Sword Guy 5: left handers, and one-handed thrusts

Accesories, Arms and armour, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Swords

Today’s episode has me talking about left-handers, and the one-handed long thrust with a longsword. Enjoy! Shownotes: Fiore Facsimile (the closest you can get to owning the manuscript): https://amzn.to/2MOowWH The Flower of Battle (Leoni translation) http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/flowersofbattlethecompletemartialworksoffioredeiliberi.aspx The Rapier, part Four: Sword and Dagger and Sword and Cape Workbook: https://guywindsor.net/blog/rbc400

Saber Fencing at Joinville-le-Pont, 1900-1914

1789-1914, Accesories, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, Timeline

The military fencing academy of Joinville-le-Pont was the most influential institution shaping French fencing in the late 19th- and early 20th century. On the streets, grounds, and in the fencing hall, officer candidates trained in personal combatives such as la boxe française, savage, lutte (wrestling), as well as imports such as English boxing and Jiu…

DVD Review: German Medieval Martial Arts, Volume 2: Sword, Buckler & Messer

Accesories, Arms and armour, Europe, Germanic countries, HEMA, Hydepark, Knives, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Shields, Swords, Timeline

The DVD explains all the techniques in the context of a system – any technique you can do with the arming sword can be done with the messer. The buckler can be added in and is the icing on the cake. Just like their Poleax DVD, all techniques are presented in a very clear manner,…

A 15th century kirtle

Accesories, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Clothing, Dresses and skirts, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Timeline, Women’s clothing

Read the original post and see more pics on Recreating History After two fantastic months on Iceland I’m now back in Sweden. The rest of the summer will be filled with a lot of work before my studies start again and I realised that I wouldn’t be able to go to any reenactment event this year…

Regency (and late 18th century) mitts

18th c, Accesories, Clothing, Early modern period, Europe, Gloves, Hydepark, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Timeline, Women’s clothing

Read the original post on Recreating History. A while ago I made a pair of regency mitts. They were intended for an event last spring which I didn’t manage to attend as I went to Florence with my Chamber Music Orchestra instead. The mitts were the only thing of the ensemble that I managed to get…