What are the Best HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) Equipment Stores in Europe?
This guide has a list of companies based in the EU (European Union, Europa) and who sell and distribute historical fencing equipment (HEMA, AMHE) and goods across Europe. Some of […]
What are the best HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) equipment stores in North America?
Regardless of whether you are a historical European martial artist, SCA Armored fighter or seeking armored protection for blossfechten or even jousting, there are many vendors and stores available who sell […]
Advice for newcomers when interacting with other HEMA practitioners
This article has been written to provide some general but very valuable information for those seeking to join the hobby of Historical European martial arts. Some of this advice could […]
HEMA in the time of the coronavirus, and other weirdness
We live in strange times. The world at large has changed rather substantially since the beginning of this year, in many ways driven into a state of near-hysteria by a […]
Good Affordable Entry Level Swords to Use for HEMA Longsword Cutting in 2021
Until relatively recently over the past decade it was difficult to find genuine real swords that are suitable for usage in historical European martial arts (HEMA). It is the unfortunate […]
What is a Long Sword in HEMA? An Evaluation of the Historical Context Behind Fechtbücher
If you ask the average Historical European martial artist what weapon they study they will tell you they study the ‘long sword’ and then which source they base their interpretation […]
The Best Historical European Martial Arts YouTube Channels to Watch
For newcomers it can be challenging to search on YouTube for great Historical European martial arts (HEMA) video channels with lots of information and advice delivered with high quality production […]
Our Favorite Historical European Martial Arts reddit post threads
We thought we’d write a list of some of our favorite reddit threads about HEMA / WMA. You can also share your own reddit posts about HEMA at our subreddit, […]
What is Historical European Martial Arts?
It can surprise people to discover there are martial artists today who study the usage of historical swordsmanship weapons when fencing instead of the epee and foil. There are people […]
Who Was Fiore dei Liberi? What is Armizare?
Without books no one can be a good teacher nor even a good student of this art. ― Fiore Dei Liberi Fiore dei Liberi was a 14th century Imperial Free Knight […]
