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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.

We’re celebrating six months!
Editorial januari 18, 2019 januari 18, 2019

We’re celebrating six months!

Six months ago, The Historical Fencer was launched. Since then we’ve published 50 posts, most of which are in-depth articles, interviews and research, and…

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Historical Fencing culture december 29, 2018 januari 5, 2019

On this day: One of the Last Judicial Duels

On this day, December 29th in 1386, two knights fought to the death in a judicial duel behind a monastery in Paris. They were…

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Lopes — The new Viking
Historical Fencing culture, Interviews, Portrait december 19, 2018 december 22, 2018

Lopes — The new Viking

He’s well-known in historical fencing circles for his skill with the sword, personality and braided beard. Now Mishaël Lopes Cardozo is about to be…

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Listen to the old masters speak
Memes december 8, 2018 december 8, 2018

Listen to the old masters speak

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The boy we lost
Editorial, Historical Fencing culture, Kids, Psychology december 3, 2018 december 4, 2018

The boy we lost

I only met him a few times. The last time was this summer, when he came out to help his mother with something. It…

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How to plan your training and reach your goals
Training november 22, 2018 november 22, 2018

How to plan your training and reach your goals

Part II – What is your capacity? In the first article we looked at how you can analyse the requirements of your athletic focus…

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Plan your training and reach your goals
Training november 9, 2018 december 5, 2018

Plan your training and reach your goals

Part I – Athletic requirements If you want to get to the right place, you need to first draw a map. This is true…

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Jewish duellists – Acceptance and honour. Or death
Historical Fencing culture, Research oktober 18, 2018 december 7, 2018

Jewish duellists – Acceptance and honour. Or death

During the 19thcentury, a series of duels were fought by Jews on grounds of anti-Semitism. For some parts of society, it wasn’t clear if…

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Editorial: Meet Miss Fencing
Editorial oktober 5, 2018 oktober 4, 2018

Editorial: Meet Miss Fencing

I was recently in Cracow, Poland, and spent a weekend fencing with the club Aramis. I hope to be able to get back to…

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Caravaggio—With sword or brush
Historical Fencing culture, Research oktober 2, 2018 oktober 2, 2018

Caravaggio—With sword or brush

One of the world’s foremost artists throughout history, was also a man who lived by the sword and who constantly got into trouble. He…

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