Olympic fencing is white, HEMA is black…but what was it historically?
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Masiello’s sword exercise and the medical profession
In 1895, the British army released a new sword exercise for the use of its officers, which had been in … More
Inflamed with authority: The knife fighting of the Argentinian Gaucho
Continuing in my presentation of knife fighting traditions, I found these two detailed descriptions of Argentinian Gaucho dagger fencing from the … More
Practiced with knives: Italian knife fighting in New York
Monday, October 3, 1904 Watertown Daily Times Fencing bouts indulged in by Italians with blunt weapons Man Suspected of Baddato’s (sic) … More
The Broad Swordsman’s Pocket Companion
A small colored booklet on broadsword fencing published in 1830 by Capt. Frederick Wroughton.
Keyboard warriors: Martial arts in the age of participatory culture
What makes HEMA truly unique in the martial arts world is how it is community driven.
Bataireacht in an Australian dinner
A newspaper article about an Irish man defending himself with a shillelagh in 1930s Australia.
How to disturb a man’s philosophy: Instruction in singlestick
An 1845 method of singlestick based on Walker.
What is a martial art… historically that is
Where (and when) the term originates and how it came to hold the meaning it has today.
Action Movies: Early films of European Martial Arts
A selection of some of the earliest videos of Western Martial Arts.
HEMA MISFITS (I don't do longsword) 