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Fencing Freaks – Endomondo for HEMA

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Jakub

The second app in out mini-series is Fencing Freaks – a new tool for tracking your HEMA performance, statistics, and tournaments data. Jakub: Who is it for? Daniel Zub, creator of Fencing Freaks: With Fencing Freaks, you are able to … Continue reading Fencing Freaks – Endomondo for HEMA

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Why historical rulesets are not what we need

May 25, 2019June 21, 2019 B. Krustev

While there is practically no information on how late medieval fencers practiced, sparred and competed amongst each other (aside from the fact they certainly did all of it), from the 1500s and onwards, better record keeping and a wider fencing … Continue reading Why historical rulesets are not what we need

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The Aureus Feder Review – the feder that is almost a sword

May 13, 2019June 8, 2019 B. Krustev

This is a bit of a complicated review. It is a joint effort between me and my fellow assistant-instructor Angel Chernaev, who ordered his Aureus last year. We both tested the feder(s) extensively, but in the end, he wrote about … Continue reading The Aureus Feder Review – the feder that is almost a sword

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Teaching a workshop for the first time – testing and last touches

March 21, 2019March 30, 2019 B. Krustev

Last week, I told you all about a first for me – teaching a small workshop at a small event outside of my school. The plan in the meantime was to do some testing with the planned lesson. Teaching a … Continue reading Teaching a workshop for the first time – testing and last touches

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Tea Kew: Cutting with a sword and what to do first

February 14, 2019July 5, 2019 B. Krustev

There are two main types of HEMA teachers – the ones I like and the ones I don’t. British instructor Tea Kew is firmly in the first group. Founder of Cambridge HEMA, but now training at New Cross HEMA in … Continue reading Tea Kew: Cutting with a sword and what to do first

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The need to be special in HEMA

February 3, 2019July 5, 2019 B. Krustev

There is a richness in European sources you can’t find anywhere else. “HEMA” encompasses an enormous amount of different weapons and disciplines, spanning over 5-6 centuries, depending on how you count it. Yet only a few of them are at … Continue reading The need to be special in HEMA

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