Well, we’re finally having tournaments again in Historical European Martial Arts, as the pandemic seems to be near an end. For 2022 the tournament will be held on October 22, with the workshop on October 23. Tournament will include four events: Open Longsword Women’s Steel Longsword (pending enough registration) Sidesword Random Weapons Tournament registration fee […]
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Ragnarok – HEMA Tournament in Rimbey
The AES has it’s first hosted tournament of 2018 at our Rimbey chapter on June 23 at Rimbey Community Centre, starting at 10:00 am. This is Rimbey’s third tournament, and will include three events: steel longsword, steel sword & buckler, and synthetic Dane Axe. This is one of the tournaments that count towards the Prairies […]
Reflection on HEMA Injuries
I had a lot of fun this past weekend at Anvil, a tournament ran by The Forge WMA in Calgary. The tournament was well organized, probably the best job I’ve seen them do yet. And the fighting was challenging and enjoyable – I think for everyone. I’m really looking forward to the remaining tournaments I’ll […]
Upcoming Events – Spring 2018
Well, we’re almost into the tournament season, and that means that there will be a lot of events coming! Our first one is a members only event, on March 10, with Tony Huang visiting us from Blood & Iron Martial Arts. He’ll be showing use some of his interpretations on the Meyer’s dagger plates. April […]
Rimbey Tournament Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, June 24, 2017, marks the second tournament to be held in Rimbey, Alberta. Hosted by our chapter there, it’s one of the seasonal tournaments for The Prairies’ Historical Fencing League. Located at Rimbey Community Centre, the tournament starts at 10:00 am and runs until it’s done (probably around 6 pm). The Events will be: Open […]
On the After-Blow
Thanks to Matt Galas for allowing us to use this article… ————————— “I realize that the After-Blow has become such a commonplace in HEMA that folks don’t understand its origins. Here is the full text of an article on the After-Blow concept, documenting its origins in Belgian fencing guild rules and fencing hall practice across […]