Learn how to deal with disadvantage and frustration


Weapon: Longsword/onehanded

Source: General

By actively putting yourself in a disadvantage either by fighting much taller and stronger people than you or fightinh woth a shorter weapon than your opponents, you will not only learn how to deal with that disadvantage and learn how to overcome frustration, but find new ways to break patterns you’ve lost yourself in during fights.

Skill level of Participants: Any skill level
Needed Equipment: Full Gear

About the trainer – Diana Matthess

Diana Matthess started HEMA in 2013 at Krîfon in Mannheim.

She quickly started to travel for competition, visit other clubs and train with HEMA people all over the world.
After moving to Cologne on 2017, she did not join another club but stayed on her own, still traveling around.

That brought her the nickname “The Mercenary” under which she fenced and taught at different places like Iceland, Vancouver, Hungary, France, England, Scotland, Texas, Vermont etc.

Now she is coming to Dreynevent Vienna for the second time!