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Meyer Rapier Our first pass interpretations of Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying) have been completed. For the next several weeks we’ll be continuing to test the plays and revising our interpretations accordingly. There are 25 plays and 2 precepts in this section, so it will take awhile to go through them all. But they are all… Continue reading Practice Notes for July 5th

Completed projects The second edition of our Talhoffer Messer & Buckler Drill Book has just gone to print. In order to publish, we had to replace the translation we used in the first edition to an inferior version. The good translation is still on Wikipedia. There are only nine Talhoffer plays total, so we used… Continue reading HEMA Drill Book News for July

Back in 2024 we started work on three drill books: Meyer Rapier 1, Meyer Longsword 1, and L’Ange Rapier. After countless hours of research, testing, and writing we have finally completed the trilogy. Our new drill book weighs in at 254 pages, roughly a hundred pages longer than the translation it supplements. (And like all… Continue reading Our L’Ange Rapier Book is Done!

Do you like side swords, but can’t stand not having something in your left hand? Are spearmen constantly harassing you when all you’ve got is a sword? Then we’ve got the book for you. After months of carefully testing each play (and a year of being distracted by other topics), we’re happy to announce our… Continue reading New book: Meyer Rapier Drill Book 3

The rules for March 2026 can be found on Dropbox. General Rules Everyone started with 6 points. This allowed for the payment of penalties in early matches when you would otherwise not be able to. Fechtfeder Rules The fechtfeder (fencing feather) lists are designed to simulate historic fechtschule rules. In an actual fechtschule, injures were… Continue reading March 2026 Fechtschule Changes and Findings

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

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.

We just published the 2nd edition of our Meyer Longsword Drill Book (Print) (Free PDF). If you printed or purchased the 1st edition, you can download a PDF with the key updates. Changes for 2nd Edition

In 1889, Hutton wrote his 6th book. Titled Cold Steel, this manual summarized 30 years of military experience. It covers several weapons, with the majority on the sabre. If you’re interested in learning what it was like to train in the Victorian era weapon is not too late to join. Classes are every Wednesday just… Continue reading Cold Steel Sabre Starts Today

We’ve just published the 2nd edition of our Andre Paurenfeyndt Staff Drill Book with additional drills and commentary for devices 10 thru 13. If you already have the 1st edition, there isn’t enough content to justify buying the new one. But you might want to download the PDF version and take a peek at those… Continue reading The 2nd Edition of Paurenfeyndt Staff is Out