2021-01-13

Splendid collection

›
 Readers, who – due to their circumstances (financial limitations etc.) – cannot collect or own practice (or sharp) sabres, will be delighte...
2021-01-01

2021

›
 No comment [1] ________________________________ The original picture -- without the virus -- can be found at FB-page of Vívómúzeum (Fencin...
2020-12-19

Face mask (~1625)

›
 It seems that the first known depiction of a plate fencing mask with ties is from 1686 [1] . However there are some tantalizing signs that ...
2020-10-19

Lightsaber...

›
  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

›
 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

›
 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...

›
 ...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

›
 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

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