Indian Clubs and Historical Swordsmanship

Posted on December 17, 2018May 16, 2019 by fechtschule

In HEMA, Indian clubs are becoming one of the go-to tools for flexibility and conditioning. It appeals to the historical swordsman as it has a history of working specifically for the warriors of Persia and India. The British brought back clubbells from India, and the military introduced them into training halls across military bases during […]

Historical Martial Fitness Conditioning using Persian Meels, Clubbells, and Macebells

Posted on January 29, 2018 by fechtschule

One of the key components of swordsmanship or in fact any martial art is conditioning and training. While we train using historical reference materials, conditioning has always been hard to deliver using training techniques that can be considered as authentic or historically accurate. It has taken a while but I have found a system that […]