A new painted #fencing mask. This spooky face will go to Quebec, for a friend.

I have been looking for quite some time for a #fencing sword that more closely mimics historical artifacts. On top of being gorgeous, this one is the perfect tool to try out the Prellhaw in practice.

Its schilt is based on the kind of swords depicted in Joachim Meyer Gründtliche Beschreibung, and in Paulus Hector Mair Opus Amplissimum. the blade flares in a large spatula at the end, for a blade thickness of less than a millimeter. It's also way more flexible than modern so-called "Federschwert".

I have a new #sword and it's a very special one. A unique model of Fechtschwert closely reconstructed from the measurements of a XVIth century original kept in Rome, according to a design by Mehdi Cruchade.

La sixième édition de Marquisattack, intitulée « Odyssée », se tiendra à Annecy les 14 et 15 février prochains.
L’événement s’articule autour d’un programme en trois volets, conçu pour mettre en valeur l’ensemble des dimensions des Arts Martiaux Historiques Européens (AMHE).

We're back in #Annecy for another year of #HEMA.
Longsword on Monday, Rapier & Smallsword on Thursday, Other traditions on Friday. Hop in if you are around the French Alps !

This book is good - and a must-have for #Lichtenauer enthusiasts. Clear and concise summary of the interconnections of the Ainring glosses, complete transcriptions & translations of the different witnesses, and a ton of useful information for Fechtbuch nerds !

Random #HEMA Internet find Pt 4 - the New Academy, and lessons from Mr. Vodromont, Master of Arms, in four parts, including parries and ripostes from single to double, Explanations in Questions and Answers, how to place a student and train him in a very short time and without the slightest fatigue.

Random find Pt2 - an early 19th century manuscript copy of the Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri, by HF Massman - Ref Hs. 2264 Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg. 100 yrs before Dörnhöffer
Also contains stuff from Egenolff.

digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/heidh...

There is a neat little rapier manuscript from 1618 (?), located in the Nostitz library, Praha with two illustrations that seem to have been quite crudely copied from either Fabris or Capo Ferro. It was digitized in 2023 and might have escaped your attention.
new.manuscriptorium.com/hub/catalog/...

I will be in Dijon at the end of the month for the big HEMA Gathering organized by De Taille et d'Estoc. See you there ?

Springtime is cleaning time !

There you are, cosplaying Fiore dei Liberi !

Marquisattack Annecy, the yearly HEMA event we host in Haute-Savoie (France, 74) will take place in one month. we're overly excited to present a top-level roster of instructors. Registrations are full, but a waiting list is still open. escrime-annecy.com/marquisattac...

HEMA sources in the wild - a dagger fight sculpted on the capital of a decorated column at the musée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg.