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Are Nazis invading HEMA? Not really

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 B. Krustev

Yet again, the HEMA community had a Nazi panic attack this week. A topic from a white supremacy forum revealed that plenty of its denizens have an interest in our hobby; some practice it, others maybe even teach it. That … Continue reading Are Nazis invading HEMA? Not really

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Are new fingered gloves coming?

April 5, 2019May 5, 2019 B. Krustev

Two long-awaited HEMA glove projects woke up from a short slumber. While waiting for ProGauntlets has become a running gag in the community, lately they have become active enough that plenty of people see it coming soon. And while people … Continue reading Are new fingered gloves coming?

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Authority in HEMA

March 28, 2019April 7, 2019 B. Krustev

Recently, I have noticed that more and more people with miniscule or complete lack of experience in HEMA partake most loudly and actively in online discussions. One could say that this is a typical characteristic of online discussion – the … Continue reading Authority in HEMA

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Teaching a workshop for the first time: Planning

March 10, 2019March 21, 2019 B. Krustev

It starts so simple – you see someone twisting their wrist like a pretzel or their feet pointing towards the “enemy” three rows from them, you go and correct them, and a decade later you are an assistant-instructor and you … Continue reading Teaching a workshop for the first time: Planning

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HEMA can be defined by answering one question

March 4, 2019April 5, 2019 B. Krustev

What is the goal? That is it. That is the question. Let me explain why it is so useful. HEMA is a term that encompasses a vast array of different activities. You can define them by era, weapon, tradition. That … Continue reading HEMA can be defined by answering one question

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Where the real fight is

February 25, 2019March 12, 2019 B. Krustev

Many people practice HEMA as a casual hobby or a sport and they are in many ways lucky – they can enjoy the training and the tourneys and have fun. But if and when you get more serious in HEMA, … Continue reading Where the real fight is

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New Liechtenauer compilation by Wiktenauer? Take my money!

January 20, 2019March 15, 2019 B. Krustev

Wiktenauer.com and Michael Chidester – for the few who might not know, he is the guy behind it – start the year with some good news. A new Liechtenauer compilation is in the making! Now, for some of you who … Continue reading New Liechtenauer compilation by Wiktenauer? Take my money!

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I want to do HEMA like this guy does Judo

January 16, 2019March 15, 2019 B. Krustev

In HEMA and martial arts, most of all, the journey is the destination. For serious practitioners, training is not just a hobby, it becomes a segment of your life. For us, this is like the perfect picture of our journey, … Continue reading I want to do HEMA like this guy does Judo

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Video Digest #6 – Sword & dagger, control and destruction

January 15, 2019March 15, 2019 B. Krustev

Another week, another Video Digest. This week we don’t have that much, but I have squeezed the Internet hard to bring you interesting and useful videos. You’ll notice some channels show up quite often. That is only because they make … Continue reading Video Digest #6 – Sword & dagger, control and destruction

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