2023 – Thore Wilkens – Two beasts one scene
The fundamental differences between tournament fencing and source based fencing in HEMA. Lecture What are we adapting for in the last twenty years? The requirements of the historical combat systems…
2023 – Werner Ueberschär – Learning from Rast – understanding Liechtenauer
Using an exemplary sequence of techniques, we will show the common features of fencing between Rast and Liechtenauer in bloßfechten. Selected techniques from Rast's harnischfechten show thrusts to the face…
2023 – Roland Fuhrmann – How to pretend to fence like Liutger
How to pretend to fence like Liutger Weapon: Sword & Buckler Source: I.33 The class is aimed at Sword & Buckler newcomers. The basic idea is to develop the stance,…
2023 – Martin Enzi – Cutting throats and…
Get a Messer, join and have fun, whilst learning how and where to cut. Weapon: Messer Source: Leckuechner and others In every manuscript there is a lot of talk about…
2023 – Gerald Uhl – Why the lance is the weapon of choice in war.
Why the lance is the weapon of choice in war. Weapon: Lance/Spear and Shield Source: Interpretation of sources from 9th to 12th century using lance and shield In this Workshop…
2023 – Karin Verelst – Working with the Female Body in HEMA (IV)
A field still relatively unknown and somewhat underrated in the community, but with appreciation and interest growing, I expect the quality of training methods and hence HEMA fencing overall (especially,…
2023 – Olivier Dupuis – The lost manuscript of Peter Falkner
This lecture won't answer all the questions you may have about Falkner's lost manuscript, but it will try. LECTURE Peter Falkner is nowadays mostly known for his fencing treatise, unique…
2023 – Torsten Schneyer – DO IT LIKE THE OLD MASTERS – Free Fencing with little or no protection gear
Sparring with low or no protection gear enforces another way of fencing which enables the contestants to practice fencing techniques more consciously and deliberately. It teaches your all-round perception and…
2023 – Roman Vučajnk – Deceitful Dussack
Deceiving your opponent and creating opportunities with the Dussack! Weapon: Dussack Deception is a vital component of a powerful engagement with dussack, especially when the opponent is used to managing…
2023 – Tobias Prüwer: From the Unterhau: It‘s going up!
»while coming into position with the hilt high above your head, and thus complete« Meyer Weapon: Longsword Source: german fencing school »while coming into position with the hilt high above…
2023 – Tobias Zimmermann – Gedecktes Hiebfechten – It´s Fehn-tastic!
August Fehn is part of a fencing lineage that has been around for a surprisingly long time. What defines Gedecktes Hiebfechten, i.e. "Covered-Cut Fencing"? What does Fehn in particular have…
2023 – Lea Zavodnik – Dagger: Incorporating technique into sparring
How to incorporate technique into dagger sparring! Weapon: Dagger Dagger fighting is characterized by speed and close fighting distance, two factors which make it a difficult weapon to execute a…
2023 – Elias Flatscher – »das Ringen will haben dreyerlay» – Re-evaluating the wrestling sections of Cod.I.6.4º.2
Medieval fencing is based on wrestling. Change my mind. Lecture Source: Codex Wallerstein - Cod.I.6.4º.2 Codex Wallerstein /Baumann’s Fechtbuch / Cod.I.6.4º.2is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important,…
2023 – Arne Koets – 15th century mounted soldiery
How does the reality of medieval warfare affect the necessities and priorities of the medieval warrior? Lecture As the numerous actual campaigns of the 15th century unfold, we see a…
2023 – Arne Koets – Pollaxe armoured vs unarmoured
Stab, strike, lever and throw... fun rowing through your enemies with style. Weapon: Pollaxe (Halbard/Bill/Goedendag) Source: Talhoffer (Falkner/Kal) Simple but effective use of the pollaxe is not exclusive to armoured…
2023 – Arto Fama – How to train your Dragon Longsword
A structured approach to training Longsword, using building blocks to improve your way of moving. Weapon: Longsword Teaching online during the Pandemic showed me how important it is to describe…
2023 – JJ Hösl – Longshield
Gelobt seý maria vnd ir kint vnd alle die pey in wonhafft sind (CGM1507 / 48v)Praised be Mary and her child and all who live with them Weapon: Longshield Source:…
2023 – Alexander Kiermayer – Two`s Company – Sword and Dagger of Joachim Meyer
One weapon is simply not enough! Weapon: Rapier & Dagger This workshop will deal with Joachim Meyer`s sword and dagger. In the 16th century the sword was often worn in…
2023 – Michel Rensen – What The Legend of Zelda can teach us about longsword fighting
The Legend of Zelda can teach us a surprising amount about longsword fencing. Follow the workshop to see how you can apply the Triforce of Wisdom, Courage and Power to…
2023 – Gerhard Gohr – The Berliner Schule – Eiselen’s Sabre Fencing from 1836
The sabre fencing described by Eiselen in his handwritten manuscript “Das Säbelfechten zu Fuß und zu Pferde” from 1836 Weapon: Sabre Source: Eiselen 1836 The Berliner Schule was established by…
2023 – Ton Puey – The “Nueva Destreza”: Body positions in the Nobleza de la Espada
These positions obey the new needs of the time and the influences of other schools. Weapon: Rapier Source: Francisco Lorenz de Rada (1705) In the last years of the 17th…
2023 – David Pascal – Exercises and compound actions of the methodical order in Liancourt
Exercises and compound actions of the methodical order in Liancourt. Weapon: Smallsword Source: Exercises and compound actions of the methodical order in Liancourt The class will be based on the…
2023 – Oli Walter – An Introduction to Show-Fighting
Make it look good, but also make it safe! An introduction to showfighting Weapon: Any, Longsword preferred Show-fighting is nearly as old as fighting itself. Even HEMA-resources refer to "Klopffechten"…
2023 – The best of Paulus Hector Mair’s Polearms
Half Staff, Poleaxe and Halberd according to Paulus Hector Mair Weapon: Poleaxe Source: Paulus Hector Mair MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94. The participants of the workshop will get to know some interesting differences…
2023 – Break and take – The anonymous dagger techniques of the Goliath Fechtbuch
Why just disarming your opponent, if you can break his wrist or arm and throw him to the ground? Weapon: Dagger Source: Goliath Fechtbuch (MS germ. quart. 2020) The anonymous…
2024 – Arne Koets – Lecture – ‘How mounted fencing changed my perspective on True Times and Tempo’
A little look through tactical decisionmaking, biomechanics, semantics, geometry and defense.
2024 – Asante Lawla – Workshop – ‘Foundational Battlefield Combat’
In this session, we will explore foundational principles of battlefield combat, including close combat from knife fighting, skirmishing geometry, and spearwork mechanics for generating power.
2024 – Fabrice Cognot – Workshop – ‘Can you grant me the rank of Master now?’
Fiore’s Dagger Masters show us several aspects of fighting with (or against) a dagger. You must know them all.
2024 – Jay Maxwell – Workshop – ‘Ferocious Deconstruction: The “Billhook” in Action’
Second only to the spear in its widespread use on the battlefield, the use of a cut‐and‐thrust polearm, usually with a hook and an overall length of ca. 240 cm has numerous applications for laceration, trapping and hooking.
2024 – Oskar ter Mors – Workshop – ‘Dy rechten zeytt zu eynem ydlichen Stück’
Making choices is hard, especially when someone tries to hit you with a messer. In this workshop, Oskar will present a cross section of Lecküchner’s fight book, focussed on (eliminating) decision making.
2024 – Inga Huismann – Workshop – ‘Nasty tricks with pointy sticks’
Experience the highlights of early renaissance dagger fighting. Be prepared to hit the ground!
2024 – Reinier van Noort – Workshop – ‘Let’s start with plan A.’
This rapier stuff is dumb. As making a lunge is a tempo, how can I attack my opponent if they are simply waiting for me to do that?
2024 – Tea Kew – Workshop – ‘Fencing from the Sweeps’
Could Ringeck’s plays from streychen be the key to understanding how Liechtenauer created the art?
2024 – Alex Kiermayr – Workshop – ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far’
Shephards strike and Brain blow – having fun with Meyer`s staff!
2024 – Peter Gspandl-Pataki – Workshop – ‘Stick it to them! Sabre vs Polearms in Context’
Learn to defend yourself with a sabre against polearms while looking absolutely dashing!
2024 – Jake Norwood – Lecture – ‘More Than Playing for Touches: Swords as Cutting Instruments’
Move past sword‐tag! Explore how swords cut, and what modern fencers can do to learn to cut correctly and to enhance their swordplay with effective cutting technique.
2024 – Jack Gassmann – Workshop – ‘Becoming a Schirmmeister, advanced defensive skills’
Stop giving your opponent an easy time. Make your defence as offensive as Liechtenauer would have wanted.
2024 – Marcus Hampel – Workshop – ‘Make out the most of your training with HALAG rules and echelon!’
Increase the level of your training and employ HALAG rules and echelon! Different scenarios offer different challenges. Learn all about it!
2024 – Diana Matthes – Workshop – ‘Binden, Fühlen, Winden. Let’s get kinky with a blindfold’
How to exercise Fühlen in an effective and instinctive way.
2024 – Jake Norwood – Workshop – ‘Gemeynes Fechten: A Theoretical “Common Fencing”’
Liechtenauer tells us not to do what the “common fencers do”...but what did they do, and why was it common? Because it works!
2024 – Florian Fortner – Workshop – ‘Fabris’ Rapier & Cape – the Epitome of Elegance’
Wrap your cape around your arm, so you can elegantly harm – Rapier & Cape, the epitome of elegance.
2024 – Carlo Parisi – Workshop – ‘Bertolini’s duelling sword’
An elegant and simple fencing style, by a 75 years old master with a lot of experience, the class includes funny and unusual exercises.
2024 – Dierk Hagedorn – Lecture – ‘If I were a fightbook, I’d be the Ortenburg.’
The mysteries of a lost German manuscript from the 16th century.
2024 – Torsten Schneyer – Workshop – ‘DO IT LIKE THE OLD MASTERS’
Free Fencing with little or no protection gear!
2024 – Elias Flatscher – Workshop – Ringen in Bauman’s Fechtbuch («Codex Wallerstein») Part C
Have you ever thought that Ringen (wrestling) is too complicated? Look no further than Wallerstein section C – with only eight techniques to smite them all!
2024 – Alexander Klenner – Workshop – “Pressure and distance management for Meyer’s staff techniques”
Pressure and distance management for Meyer's staff techniques & how to be able to use every part of the staff successfully in a fight.
2024 – Daniel Jaquet – Testlab – “Federschwert” – new perspectives on replicas for testing
Federschwert? Experts know, how much do you know about them? Come and test new replicas that bring us closer to the original swords.
2024 – Bernhard Seidl – Workshop – ‘Exploring Überlaufen in Peter Falkner’s longsword manuscript’
Can’t decide whether you like Longsword or Messer more? Why not Messer up your Longsword with Peter Falkner?
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2024 – Martin Enzi – Workshop – ‘Screwed it up again? – Make Messer techniques work like in the sources’
Having problems making messer techniques work like in the sources? Let's have some lightbulb moments in this workshop!
2024 – Bert Obernosterer – Lecture – ‘Weekend Warriors Assemble – how to prepare for competitions while having an actual life’
Damn, a tournament is coming up in 5 weeks! I got this important deadline at work, and the city trip with my loved one is also around the corner! How to prepare with the limited time I have, without getting booted out of work and/or the bedroom? No clue - let’s ask Bert, maybe he got an idea…