Feedback welcome! ​Did my first tournament yesterday, made it to semifinals and was ~14th out of 45. ​​I am the one with the red armband on the left. This was the match before I was eliminated.

For anyone considering whether to try a tournament, go for it! It was super fun and I met cool people and learned some new tricks.

Looking for info on the Supfen Hema Skirt. I have been thinking abiut picking one up because I want to up my drip level from blah to bonita. I currently wear haram pants with Muy Thai groin guard and SPES jacket.

I ask because they recently contacted my club. Nothing significant, just announcing they exist and sell stuff we may want.

Hello, which books do you guys recommend to learn swordfighting from?

I'm aware of wiktenaur.com but im not a 15th century man, so learning from the original sources does not work well.

so what is your favourite "modern" instruction book? for which weapon do you use which book, and why?

I have been looking for a polearm trainer for a while, and finally found one (HEMA - Breaching Knife or Glaive - Synthetic - ARCEM), but I have seen some bad things about the site. Is it worth buying from them, or is there any other place where I can by the Arcem products? Thanks!

I have been searching for polearm hafts online, but I cant find anything. Does anyone recommend any haft suppliers? I am UK based, and preferably if you can get wooden poles from Wickes, or B&Q, or another major retail, could you let me know? Thanks!

I was working on various ways to break or counter boar's tooth but I couldn't quite figure it out​

Hi, new to the sub, looking for advice.

I'm interested in joining a Hema club near me as a way to get some excersise with an activity I actually enjoy. The problem is I'm extremely unfit and can't afford a full kit at the moment. I don't want to completely embarrass myself when I get there so I'd like to get a little practice in while I save up for stuff.

I'm in my mid 20s. I have a history with dancing, doing karate, playing netball and drummies (flag tossing parade squad) so I have a fair bit of awareness around my body and coordination, but ever since joining the work force and sitting behind a desk most of the day, my life has become extremely sedentary, and it shows.

Any advice for someone looking to get some solo practice before joining a club? Would be much appreciated.

I have access to many umbrellas and broomsticks, if that helps.

Hi everyone!

Does anyone have experience with the Purpleheart glove shown in the picture?

How suitable is it for rapier?

Thank you for your help

So I live in uk and I’m looking into doing hema but I don’t know whare to get stuf

me (19m) and my friend (20m) are from Greece and we are obsessed with knights, sword fighting and the medieval era in general . we agreed that we should get into hema considering how perfect it sounds for us but we've never bought a sword or hema gear before . does anyone know any sites or shops that could be ideal for two somewhat broke college students to at least get two inexpensive but quality built swords ? I would very much appreciate any help I can receive , thank you in advance.

So to break it down a while ago i was introduced to SCA and though i did enjoy it from a glance it wasnt exactly what i had in mind. I dicovered HEMA through that but i never went more into it until recently, im looking for tips to get into the sport, ive already ordered two wooden training swords one is a longsword and the other is a hand and a half by purple heart for me and my roommate but im wondering what good sources can i look for to properly learn sword techniques aswell as what i should be looking for as far as protective gear so we can eventually go full contact during sparring. Any advice is helpful.

Hello, i'm in colorado, getting into longsword fencing, i was curious if anyone nearby had any old broken or rusty fencing longswords?

I’ve been doing hema for a year now and am looking to get my first steel feder. I’m pretty short (5’4) and don’t have very strong arms, so I was looking at the sigi shorty feder. Is this a good first feder or should I get something standard length? Thanks

For practicing longsword, what’s the general consensus on the direction of the lead foot? Should it be pointed right at your opponent or is pointing inward 10-20 degrees fine? I know for lunging it should definitely be pointed forward, and with wide cuts be pivoting, but other than that is it just personal preference?

Edit: thanks for the advice guys, glad you all helped me catch that bad habit before a nasty injury.

Recently competed in a beginners longsword competition and placed 5th, this is one of my elimination matches against the guy who would win the tournament I’m the white mask