Historical Fencer - Exploring the culture of historical fencing Exploring the culture of historical fencing
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Editorial
    • Historical Fencing culture
    • Training & instruction
    • Research
    • Portraits & people
    • In the media
    • Videos
  • Gallery
    • Memes
    • Videos
  • About us
  • Support us
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.

Historical Fencing culture september 28, 2018 september 29, 2018

The real men behind The Duellists

It’s a classic among fencers with some of the most realistic fencing scene ever portrayed on the white screen. The Duellists, based on a…

Read More
Lessons of the Sword: Great men are here to test you
Memes september 27, 2018 september 27, 2018

Lessons of the Sword: Great men are here to test you

Read More
Making kids’ classes extraordinary
Kids, Training september 14, 2018 september 17, 2018

Making kids’ classes extraordinary

There’s no reason why children can’t train fencing from an early age, even a very early age. But it’s also important to make sure…

Read More
Creativity, stress and a stiff upper lip
Historical Fencing culture, Psychology september 7, 2018 januari 18, 2019

Creativity, stress and a stiff upper lip

Why is creativity important in fencing, and how come it shuts down when we are under stress? And what has that got to do…

Read More
Lessons of the Sword: Toughen your body to embolden your spirit
Memes september 5, 2018 september 3, 2018

Lessons of the Sword: Toughen your body to embolden your spirit

Read More
Choreographing historical fencing for film
Historical Fencing culture, Media augusti 31, 2018 september 3, 2018

Choreographing historical fencing for film

A director who was filming a documentary about a historical battle on a ship recently approached me. So, this is an attempt to share…

Read More
5 stages to technical excellence
Training augusti 17, 2018 augusti 19, 2018

5 stages to technical excellence

What are the stages you go through to learn to do a technique well? Sport scientists have actually looked at that and have an…

Read More
Lessons of the sword: Celebrate the sacrifices that lead to victory
Memes augusti 14, 2018 juli 29, 2018

Lessons of the sword: Celebrate the sacrifices that lead to victory

Read More
That time when a countess duelled a princess
Historical Fencing culture augusti 10, 2018 augusti 15, 2018

That time when a countess duelled a princess

In 1892, honour demanded that two women settled their dispute sword in hand. The Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg and Princess Pauline von Metternich fought each…

Read More
Editorial: The elderly gentleman
Editorial augusti 6, 2018 augusti 6, 2018

Editorial: The elderly gentleman

It was a chance-meeting. I was sitting at a café with a bag with swords and gear, reading a book on fencing when an…

Read More

Inläggsnavigering

1 2 3 4 5 6

Become a Patron

If you like historical fencing, HEMA and classical fencing, please consider supporting us.

 

Support and follow us

Back to top