2026 – Mathieu Tondut – “Self-defence against a knife like a 17th-century Amsterdam sailor.”
"How to survive a knife fight between sailors without dying or killing my opponent and thus being hang!”
2026 – Dierk Hagedorn together with Björn Rüther– What an ordeal! Combat in armour
How to handle spear, sword and dagger in a judicial duel – and the pollaxe just for fun
2026 – JJ Hösl – Lecture with self experience – Longshield
„Hie ist der anfang mit dem schilt ... Gott geb uns glük vnd haill.“ Cod.icon. 394a
2026 – Gerald Uhl de Canehan – Lecture: Dance-/Fencingmaster identical? A search for sources!
Were great sword masters also dance instructors at the same time? A look from personal experience at sources.
2026 – Jacob Deacon – Lecture – The Noble Science or an Ignoble Trade?: Fencing Masters of Late Medieval and Early Modern England
Early modern England was home to a guild of fencing masters aiming to cast off the spurious reputation of their colleagues. This talk examines how the art of fencing was taught in England, and how masters aimed to improve how others thought of them and their skill.
2026 – Florian Fortner – Advanced Rapier: Principles of Retta Linea – the Direct Line
Sometimes secrets are hidden in plain sight...
2026 – Bert Obernosterer – Learning makes head hurt…
...try a game-based approach to wrestling training instead!
2026 – Adam Bodorics – Lecture – Blade damage, cross-sections and heat-treat
A look at possible design choices and the reasons behind them for blunt Messers - and some snide remarks.
2026 – Martin Enzi – The other side of messer – In your face and “get hooked on”
Let us use the backend of the messer. Pommel, nail, grip, parry are always stronger than the bones and joints of your opponent.
2026 – Romain Meister – Irish Stickfighting (Antrim Bataireacht)
Wanna learn how to brawl like an 19th century Irish faction fighter ? Then come to my workshop to learn a method halfway between MMA and saber fencing :)
2026 – Jay Maxwell – Lecture – At the Sign of the Sword
Swords & Swordsmanship in Late Medieval & Early Modern London
2026 – Marine Beaumel – Stich Stich Stich, the power of the priest!
The use of thrust (stich/fixura) in biomechanical aspects and situations from the 1.33 manuscript.
2026 – Colin Richards – How to Safely Make the First Strike in Liechtenauer Longsword
How to make the first strike without the danger of being easily counter struck in Liechtenauer Longsword.
2026 – Michel Rensen – Stop trying to hit me and hit me
Stop thinking of actions as either offensive or defensive, and instead approach them as merely changing from position to position.
2026 – Arne Koets – Halfswording for longsword with both Harnischfechten and Bloßfechten in mind
Halfswording is an obvious staple for harnischfechten however it does crop up in remarkably many other places, from bloßfechten, Roßfechten, messer, even sword and buckler, how to navigate its' use and flow seamlessly into some cool moves using mechanics that might be interesting in a wider context.
2026 – Jay Maxwell – The Neapolitan Glaive
The Glaive according to Marc Antonio Pagano - Guards, Plays & Applications
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2026 – Amelie Eilken – Von der Zorn Hut. [Of the Wrath Guard.]
An exploration of the Zornhut and its use in Joachim Meyer’s longsword system.
2026 – Dr. Iason Eleftherios Tzouriadis – Lecture – A Mediterranean Basket-Hilt Sword: The Origin, Military Use and Cultural Role of the Schiavona
A contextual presentation on the largely popular yet understudied schiavona. Where did its name came from, who used it and how?
2026 – Alexander Kiermayer – The Dagger of Joachim Meyer
Techniques and drills for daggerfighting in puffy pants.
2026 – Dr. Iason Eleftherios Tzouriadis – Lecture – The duel of the century’: Ascanio della Corgna’s urban duels
A brief dive into the duelling history of Ascanio della Corgna, a 16th century warrior, dubbed by a contemporaneous poet as ‘a true son of Mars’.
2026 – Björn Rüther together with Dierk Hagedorn – What an ordeal!
How to handle spear, sword and dagger in a judicial duel – and the pollaxe just for fun
2026 – Brittany Reeves – Lecture – The Application of Cutting for Holistic Practice
Taking a holistic approach to martial arts training by adding cutting to our practice
2026 – Ton Puey – The early days of Verdadera Destreza.
The work with swords from the mid-16th century and early 17th century differs from that carried out with later weapons.
2025 – Dr. Eric Burkart – Lecture – HEMAcademia – Future collaborations between the HEMA community and academic institutions
Two major projects will be launched in 2025: a new codicological database of German fight books, and a collaboration with the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nuremberg) to produce video interpretations of the famous manuscript 3227a as part of a crowd-sourced 'Interpretathon'.
2025 – Dr. Eric Burkart – Lecture – ‘Solving the Liechtenauer Puzzle’
Trust me, I am THAT kind of doctor...
2025 – Gonzalo Martínez Cabrera – Dealing with the devil (Lefties…)
Dealing with left handed individuals in HEMA both in sparring and in teaching.
2025 – Martin Enzi – Same same but different – Messer according to Codex Wallerstein
Not often seen, not often trained and a bit underestimated. Messer from the Codex Wallerstein
2025 – Elias Flatscher – 4 strengths, 4 weaknesses, 4 techniques: Ringen in the Kölner Fechtregeln
Medieval wrestling doesn't get any easier than this.
2025 – Dierk Hagedorn – Lecture – Liechtenauer in full colour and HD
Johannes Liechtenauer’s legacy consists of nothing more than some obscure verses, the so-called Zedel. Serious gibberish. And yet, HEMA would be inconceivable without them. They differ from source to source, so let’s have a look at them, shall we?
2025 – Arne Koets – Lecture – Analysing footwork, gait analyses on mounted and unmounted fencing on foot
Lookinhmg at reconstructing mountey febcing requires us to look at what the horse should be doing, this in turn gives us insights in how medieval art was used to conveigh the techniques, this might help us decifer sources also when assessing art showing techniques on foot
2025 – Christophe Le Millier – Lecture – Hugo Wittenwiler: Fencing Swiss Style
When Neutrality isn't enough : Fencing Swiss style. Some insights on Hugo Wittenwiler.
2025 – Christophe Le Millier – Hugo Wittenwiler: Fencing Swiss Style
When neutrality isn't enough: Fencing Swiss style
2025 – Christian Lee-Becker – “El Movimiento de Conclusión” – Disarms in La Verdadera Destreza
Disarming the opponent and giving her/him the chance to surrender is one of the universal techniques of La Verdadera Destreza, and one of the most complex techniques, which can be executed in different ways and tactical situations.
2025 – Dr. Matyas Miskolczi – Verdadera DestreSable
The art of the Verdadera Destreza is strongly linked to the Spanish rapier but this relation is rather to be considered as a 1:n relation. According to this, we will have a look at an exaple when Destreza principleas are applied to the sabre. Main authors who allow this outlook are the Merelo brothers and De Frías.
2025 – Michael Moritz – A Game of Pressure
One position to rule them all. One position to bind them.
2025 – Jake Norwood – Lecture – Historical European Military Arts? The battlefield is HEMA, too!
Taking our study of medieval battlefield tactics beyond the reenactor's shield wall
2025 – Jake Norwood – Practical Experiments with Medieval Battlefield Tactics
Hands-on experimentation with formations and tactics from medieval classics of military strategy and tactics.
2025 – Jerca Primc – Walking cane vs. Hooligans: a glimpse into Bartitsu
"Excellent! I cried. "Elementary," said he.
2025 – Wolfgang Putz – Lecture – Armor made from bloomery steel
Can armor nowadays be made from bloomery steel? - Experiments and results
2025 – Esko Heikki Olavi Ronimus – Stretta di mezza spada – Fencing in the narrow measure of crossed swords in the Bolognese tradition
According to the Bolognese tradition masters, the narrow measure where swords are crossed from the middle - the stretta di mezza spada - is the most important fighting measure. It is the measure a Bolognese fencer tries to enter to deliver strikes that are meant to hit their opponent and it is the measure where the fencer's virtú is proven. Despite the fact that the masters emphatically instruct a Bolognese fencer to enter this range when fighting in earnest, it is a skill rarely seen in actual action. This workshops takes a look on how to use method and its techniques in a dynamic manner through a framework of some its essential concepts and actions.
2025 – Rob Runacres – Sword and Dagger from ‘The Book of Lessons’
Sword and Dagger from 'The Book of Lessons'
2025 – Julian Schrattenecker – Fix my Favourite Mistakes in Rapier: The Constrains Led Approach
"We will take advantage of self—organization and direct feedback and apply the Constrains Led Approach to rapier fencing to help you eliminate your nagging, persistent mistakes."
2025 – Dr. Sixt Wetzler – Malayu Sibat – Filipino Staff Fighting
Filipino methods for the use of the staff - striking power, angulation, tactics