2017 was a fantastic year for me in that I found out a huge amount about my family history. While we haven’t managed to track it all back, there are people with my surname on the lists at Agincourt and Crecy. One was a Longbowman for Henry V Army at Agincourt. When I found this […]
Sometimes it can be quite difficult finding the right present for someone on your life that is a confessed sword nut. With that in mind, I wanted to give you some ideas of what you can get that special someone. Books HEMA is not simply swinging swords, although that is the perception. We try to […]
First publication of 1599 manuscript by Portuguese master-at-arms Domingo Luis Godinho entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing).Tim Rivera provides detailed introduction explaining Godinho’s relationship to earlier sword masters, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, footwork and terminology of the tradition.22 b&w illus. In 1599, during the period when the […]
Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) like their eastern martial arts cousins have codified martial arts practice and systems. Some of these systems have been written down and until recently (say the last 20 or 30 years) have been gathering dust in Libraries and Museums around the world. We are lucky that we come at HEMA […]
