Historical Fencer – Exploring the culture of historical fencing

The Untold Story of Prague:

A city that shaped the German fencing tradition Read it now

Editorial, Historical Fencing culture, Psychology

The Cardinal virtues in historical fencing: exploring the past, understanding the present

by Anders Linnard

Editorial, Historical Fencing culture

Four tips to help make your sword sing

by Alexander Olsson

Historical Fencing culture, Media

When Hollywood gets it right – The best fencing scenes

by Anders Linnard

How to hang your swords – our indispensable guide to home decoration

Historical Fencing culture

How to hang your swords – our indispensable guide to home decoration

by Anders Linnard

Stick with it – How I keep training even on bad days

Editorial, Historical Fencing culture, Training

Stick with it – How I keep training even on bad days

by Alexander Olsson

Competitions, Historical Fencing culture, Training

Don’t stop cutting the enemy! A look at Frequens Motus

by Anders Linnard

Kids, Training

How to make your fencing classes more fun for kids

by Anders Linnard

Eight things that will make you a better fencer

Historical Fencing culture, Psychology, Training

Eight things that will make you a better fencer

by Anders Linnard

Historical Fencing culture, Training

How to train and learn swordsmanship without a local group

by Lee Smith

Historical Fencing culture, Research, Training

How to train like a knight from medieval times

by Arturo Camargo

Historical Fencing culture, Training

Why you should own and train with a sharp sword

by Lee Smith

Research

An Alternative Interpretation of the True Fight of George Silver

by Cory Winslow & Michael Edelson

Dennis Ljungqvist: “This is why I love Swordfish”

Portrait

Dennis Ljungqvist: “This is why I love Swordfish”

by Anders Linnard

Happy birthday to The Historical Fencer!

Editorial

Happy birthday to The Historical Fencer!

by Anders Linnard

Editorial: The dream of historical fencing

Editorial, Historical Fencing culture

Editorial: The dream of historical fencing

by Anders Linnard

The four pillars of HEMA

Editorial, Historical Fencing culture

The four pillars of HEMA

by Anders Linnard

Grow your mental strength

Psychology

Grow your mental strength

by Anders Linnard

Martin K. Holtmann — The man who fences under chandeliers

Interviews, Portrait

Martin K. Holtmann — The man who fences under chandeliers

by Anders Linnard

Manrique’s Fencing Foil salute

Historical Fencing culture

How to behave in the salle

by Anders Linnard

We’re celebrating six months!

Editorial

We’re celebrating six months!

by Anders Linnard

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"A fencer must have a sense of himself"

Interview with rascal Scott Hellroth Read the article

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Research

New translation: An Excerpt from Albrecht Dürer’s Meditation on the Handling of Weapons

by Jake Norwood

Albrecht Dürer’s Οπλοδιδασκαλια sive Armorvm Tractandorvm Meditatio Alberti Dvreri (“Weapon Training, or Albrecht Dürer’s Meditation on the Handling of Weapons”, MS 26-232) is best…

Historical Fencing culture, Research

Last Blood: The grave of the last German student killed in a thrust duel

Historical Fencing culture, Research

Origins of the Marxbrüder fencing guild

Interviews, Portrait

The importance of style – Interview with Scott Hellroth

Historical Fencing culture

What is a fencer? Part I

Historical Fencing culture

What is a fencer? Part II: Fencing and modernity

Dashing looks & smashing fencing

Dashing looks & smashing fencing

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