March 29th Fechtschule

Join us for our March 29TH Fechtschule where we attempt to recreate some of the competitive training practices of the 16th and 17th centuries. A Fechtschule is not like modern HEMA tournament. A lot of the rules are based on what would be necessary for safe fencing in an era before masks. For example, in… Continue reading March 29th Fechtschule

We made some mistakes in our drill books. Here’s a list of them.

From the beginning we knew that the drill books were not going to be perfect. And that over time we’d learn new things and make updates to the book. That’s one of the reasons we chose to self-publish. It gives us the freedom to release new editions without arguing with a publisher about unsold copies.… Continue reading We made some mistakes in our drill books. Here’s a list of them.