2020-10-19

Lightsaber...

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  The whole thing is only tangentially connected to the main topic of this blog, but it is nevertheless great fun to watch. There is a group...
2020-10-08

R. I. P. Wazull

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 Today I have learned that an old-old online opponent, Wazull passed away in May. He was just 52 years old... How sad...  Wazull had been pr...
2020-10-03

Hosszúkard

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 Mit tegyen az ember, ha szeretne megtanulni hosszúkardozni, de nincs lehetősége eljárni az ismertebb HEMA-iskolák (Ars Ensis, Kard Rendje, ...
2020-09-26

How to...

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 ...modify the tip of a plastic longsword ( Red Dragon, RD) in order to make it more or less compatible with kendo headgear. We have been us...
2020-09-17

Filiberto Sauro

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 It is really exciting to find a catalogue picture which shows such a rich assortment of fencing sabres. (A better picture .) From Gerard Si...
2020-08-29

Kazarla

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 Very impressive cutting skills!!  In 2019 Russian Cossacks were competing in cutting different objects.  Video:  https://www.youtube.com/wa...
2020-06-27

Strangest

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 This might be the strangest sword I have ever seen so far... OK, to say ever can be a bit of exaggeration, but it is definitely true for t...
2020-06-20

Poster (1959)

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 „ Original poster maquette for the 1959 World Fencing Championship. Lajos Vajda made two different designs for the same occasion. The artis...
2020-06-18

Stab test

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  Russian re-enactors created an entertaining and historically accurate video (2017) about the protective features of riveted chain mail (t...