martial arts
Knight’s Fall Tournament 2022
The Heavy Armoured Combat Sports Association, (HACSA), is a National Federation of Canadian Armoured Combat teams. This is HACSA's first Buhurt League event! Come see us in action!
Castleton Cup 2022 – Buhurt & Duels
Historical Medieval Battle competition in Greater Manchester across multiple disciplines - focusing on duels & buhurt! An official Buhurt Challenger event.
Skt Pattys Day HEMA Gathering 2022
FORÅRSSAMLINGEN er en mulighed for nye og gamle at komme hinanden ved, slå lidt rundt og måske lære lidt nyt.
Texas Sword Retreat 2022
A Historical European Martial Arts Workshop event that looks to bring great instructors together to teach and share their fencing experiences from a variety of historical fencing systems.
Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings
In Scandinavia in the Age of Vikings, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson returns to the Viking homeland, Scandinavia, highlighting such key aspects of Viking life as power and politics, social and kinship networks, gifts and feasting, religious beliefs, women's roles, social classes, and the Viking economy, which included farming, iron mining and metalworking, and trade.
Renaissance Combat: Jörg Wilhalm’s Fightbook, 1522-1523
Longsword instructor Dierk Hagedorn brings the work of one of the most prolific authors of 16th century fight books to a modern audience for the first time.
Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat
Based on nearly two decades of research, Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat is a richly illustrated interdisciplinary study of the heart of Viking society: weapons and combat. Relying on a vast array of sources from a wide range of fields, research scientist William R. Short and independent scholar and martial arts instructor Reynir A. Óskarson dig deep into the culture of men like Fraði to better understand the mindset and performance of Viking warriors that led them to venerate and praise acts of violence and aggression. In the process they have painstakingly reverse-engineered Viking combat to account for the archaeology we have.
The Foundation & Core of All the Arts of Fighting: The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a
This work presents a teaching that is unique in the tradition, more focused on ideas and concepts than on individual plays or techniques. In this way, it is the perfect companion to the more action-oriented glosses of other masters like Sigmund ain Ringeck, Pseudo-Peter von Danzig, and Jud Lew. This book seeks to present these teachings in a new light, with an original translation that is easier to read and understand than existing offerings.
The Illustrated Meyer: A Visual Reference for the 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer
This book is a reference and study tool for Joachim Meyer’s treatise of 1570. It includes all 69 of Tobias Stimmer's original prints at their original size, and also the full set of prints from the University of Leipzig’s copy, which were lavishly painted by an unknown artist some time before 1574, printed here at 150% of their original size.
Medieval Combat in Colour: Hans Talhoffer’s Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat from 1467
Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat.
The Theory & Practice of Historical Martial Arts
An accessible, motivating read that includes many suggestions for further study, including courses, books and other resources, this book sets out to answer every question about historical martial arts you may have.
The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: Royal Armouries MS I.33
Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33, also known as the Tower Fechtbuch or the Walpurgis Manuscript, is the oldest known manual of swordsmanship in the Western canon. Dated to c. 1310, it is a stunning work of late medieval art and the Armouries’ most treasured manuscript, one so famous it has become known simply by its shelf number: I.33.
