#hema fencing

[lucentsin]

there's a HEMA workshop in my country that makes the coolest gear i've ever seen. they're called RAVENBLADE.

exhibit a:

exhibit b:

[elmushterri]

How did you get into fencing? It seems so cool

Awesome question! I was at the Welcome Lecture for my university and a girl was there who I began speaking to, and she was like “Hey, at the other university I used to go to of this city there’s an introductory fencing session today at 6PM”. I was very hesitant cause I am not a sporty person, but I went and the people there and their vibes more than convinced me to join. They’re some of my closest friends now, and HEMA fencing is the most fun sport for me. Now, I can’t watch a movie or see sword drawings without seeing what’s wrong with it! 🤣

My favourite weapons are Longsword (what I’m holding, but these should be held with two hands during a fight) Dussack and Sabre. (I also like messers but they’re just sword-sized knives, technically!) I don’t like thrusting weapons like Sidesword and Rapier (these look like twins).

So if anyone ever has any more HEMA questions.. well, I’ve only been doing it for a year but I’m happy to answer!

[notthelemurking]

in other news, i signed up for olympic fencing for next semester!!! watch me, heavy infantry, no cardio, no electronic sensors, go up against them quick skinny bitches and fail spectacularly

[theonpilled]

since I was talking abt hema let me do a little word dump

I was so so scared when I first started. I needed a sport that would be fun and help me make friends beside working out, and by a miracle of the Lord I found a team pretty close to my house.

however, the stereotype of the hema fencer isn't great. middle aged, possibly kinda alt right nerd that hates women and thinks he's like the next king Arthur. now, it really depends who you find, but my experience was the opposite

like yes it's a sport dominated by mostly middle aged guys, but still I couldn't ask for a better team. my maester is a 50 smth yo woman with a no-bullshit attitude that however gives incredible importance to health, ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH, and also fun! she knows the hardships I'm going through and makes it a point to check in with me when things aren't great.

my teammates are a bit weird but in an endearing way, and those who have been fencing for a longer time are very adamant about helping us get better, and will compliment us when we did smth good

sure, I can't participate in everything, bc considering the fact that you have to buy armour and weapons yourself, it costs quite a but, but I wasn't forced to do it.

it is genuinely one of the most positive and helpful environments I've been in since I became an adult and I'm 100% sure it saved me during very hard times

one of the few downsides is that I'm still quite closeted. I don't pass as masc and I won't try while I'm there but it's okay. I don't get treated differently anyway.

I owe these people a lot and I've only been training for a year. I hope one day I'll be able to tell them how much this means to me

[celebratestuff]

Today we celebrate… HEMA fencing!

🎉🥳 Hooray for HEMA fencing! 🥳🎉

[wearenotacult]

[malaguttifederico]

My series of Patrons-Only videos dedicated to the full Interpretation of Fiore de' Liberi Longsword is moving forward. With the new video, I completed the analysis of the "Gioco del Villano) and of the following plays, leg void and kick.

This brings the series to a total of 10 plays analyzed through 9 videos, 230 minutes in total.

The next step will move the series on, with the first explanation of the Scambiar di Punta play.

The series is in fact organized in sets of three videos, every set analyzes a group of plays in different ways:

A) A Sword-in Hand explanation, where I explain the play by using minimal equipment only, which lets me talk while showing the actions.

B) A Book-in-Hand explanation: Where I deliver the translation of the Glossa and I explain where to find what on it.

C) An application video, in which I show the application of the plays, both in their original execution and in the most useful sparring adaptations and variations.

Here is the Link to my Patreon, if you want to give a look to the series. Every Tier from Spearman above is able to watch the entire series of videos:

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