I find that traditionalists tends to be pretty nasty towards the modern fencing but with historical weapons crowd because they’re functionally creating something new.

Really #HEMA is #fencing #OSR.

Could this be solved with a sword fight?

Yeah, wow. I had a similar kind of experience with my first HEMA club. Like hand protection was a rigger's glove with leather sewn to it kind of bad gear. But also no one pulled blows, like they'd just smash each other with 1200 gram broadswords
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I am deeply curious about these HEMA place stories.

I mean, I've heard similar things from friends in the US. I think it's more of a capitalism thing where we can't just do things for fun, it needs to either be making someone money or for reasons of national prestige.

I find identifying these ideologies helps actually. Most conflict comes from miscommunication and it’s much easier to communicate with someone if you understand where they’re coming from.

Like understanding this stuff makes being on the community more pleasant.

Kinda shows how Doomerism is ultimately a right wing belief system. Like thinking the world is going to end puts you in war mode, which makes the electoral equivalent of Lord Humungus.

Yeah, he was an Elizabethan gentleman so probably not the most self reflective of people. I think he’s interesting as a reflection of period attitudes though.