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Anders Linnard

Anders Linnard

Anders Linnard is the founder of Gothenburg Historical Fencing School (GHFS), St Mark fencing gear, The Fencing Guild ranking organisation, Swordfish and The Historical Fencer. He started fencing in 1988 and joined his first historical fencing group in 1994. In 2003 he founded GHFS and was the head instructor until he stepped down in 2019. He won his first international gold medal in HEMA in 2006 and was the first winner of a sanctioned Swedish national championship in 2015, as well as winning gold at Swordfish – the premier fencing competition in the world – as well as silver in the Nordic League in Denmark that same year. He has also competed in full contact stick fighting. Anders has been instrumental in the development of HEMA in Sweden and internationally. He wrote the first official rules which laid a foundation for the modern competitive format. He has also focused on developing safer competitions through writing injury reports from Swordfish. He established the regulations and looks of modern HEMA referees and judges, as well as many norms for conduct on the matt. He was instrumental in raising the bar for physical training and athleticism in HEMA. Over the years, he has published many articles, research and interpretations on historical fencing techniques and topics and he is a member of the international research organisation HEMAC. He is also the person behind the curriculum and pedagogical model for GHFS, one of the most successful HEMA clubs in the world. He has also choreographed fighting scenes for a documentary on the 16th century ship Mars produced for Swedish national Television and aired on National Geographic.

Podcast september 12, 2020 september 12, 2020

Podcast Ep 3 – Competitions

We talk about competitions, fencing culture and tournament angst. Moving from how personal tragedies as well as highlights in our lives have affected our…

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Podcast augusti 29, 2020 september 12, 2020

Ep 2 – Teaching Fencing

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The Historical Fencer Podcast is up
Podcast augusti 14, 2020 augusti 29, 2020

The Historical Fencer Podcast is up

Looking for a podcast to follow? You’ve found it. In this podcast me and Axel Pettersson, will talk all things fencing. The Historical Fencer…

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Swordfish — Where the dream of the sword comes alive
Portrait juli 25, 2019 juli 25, 2019

Swordfish — Where the dream of the sword comes alive

We had a chat with Dennis Ljungqvist—three time Swordfish longsword champion—about why the historical fencing event Swordfish is so important and what it means…

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Happy birthday to The Historical Fencer!
Editorial juli 17, 2019 juli 17, 2019

Happy birthday to The Historical Fencer!

One year ago, I decided to start The Historical Fencer. The idea was to try to reach new audiences with interesting historical material and…

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Editorial: The dream of historical fencing
Editorial, Historical Fencing culture juni 29, 2019 juni 29, 2019

Editorial: The dream of historical fencing

Today I engage in some nostalgia as I look into the crystal ball. Our movement was created from a dream of the sword and…

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The four legs of HEMA
Editorial, Historical Fencing culture maj 21, 2019 maj 22, 2019

The four legs of HEMA

Historical European Martial Arts have come a long way over the last two decades. From a small group of enthusiasts to becoming a proper…

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Grow your mental strength
Psychology mars 12, 2019 mars 12, 2019

Grow your mental strength

How do you grow from adversity? How do some people who face adversity keep fighting against all odds? For any martial artist, mental strength…

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Fencing under chandeliers — Instructor portrait
Interviews, Portrait februari 7, 2019 februari 14, 2019

Fencing under chandeliers — Instructor portrait

Martin K. Holtmann is the founder and Head Instructor at Københavns Historiske Fægteklub, in Denmark, a club with the most impressive training hall. The…

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Manrique’s Fencing Foil salute
Historical Fencing culture januari 24, 2019 januari 27, 2019

How to behave in the salle

Clubs have different rules for how you should conduct yourself in the training hall and salle. But some things are just universal or at…

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