A rare sweaty selfie of me post sword fighting class. Where are my #hema people at?

Is #hemasky a thing yet? ⚔️

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Longsword fencers facing off in front of the mead barrels.

Barfight at Charm City Meadworks this past Saturday, 12/7/24.

#HEMA #HEMAsky #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #baltimore

A sword and buckler exchange at the 2023 King’s Cup tournament in Washington, DC

Swords and bucklers, Washington, DC, 2023.

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Estoc next to a *hanging* full sized longsword (both fencing swords)

God damn this estoc is huge

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A fencer loses his sword.

A longsword fight in Philadelphia, PA 2023.

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Rookie longsword fighters at the Pinch Point event at Maryland KDF, May 2024.

This is from a longsword teaching tournament my club held this spring where instructors each led a group of rookies through the tournament process to help them with competition readiness. It was a ton of fun, hoping we do another next year!

#HEMA #HEMAsky #MKDF #swords #sportsphotography

Jeff parries a blow in a sword and buckler tournament using an unconventional dhal-and-shamshir combo, showing convergent evolution might apply with martial art too.

Sword and buckler match, King’s Cup tournament 2024. I think I’ll just keep it up with the sword pics!

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Longswords clash at the ARFL regional HEMA tournament at MKDF on November 9th while ref Jonathon nimbly avoids the action

One of my varied and sundry habits is taking pictures of historical European martial arts events. Long time lurker around #archaeosky, first time poster, so let’s get this #HEMAsky going!