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 or the systems we are training in? A look at HEMA and some of its core problems through the systemic lense.
About the lecturer – Thore Wilkens
2009: Cofounder of the HEMA-Club „Blossfechter zu Chemnitz“
Since 2009: Coach for longsword and combat wrestling
Since 2013: Lecturer for combat psychology, didactics and teaching methods
2014 – 2016: Vice president of the german umbrella association for HEMA and head of the department for education
2014 – 2016: Developmentof the module „source lore and methods of interpretation “
for historical fencers
2017 – 2019: Development of the Framework „principle based experience oriented training“(P.E.T.)
Since 2019: Mentor and lecturer for P.E.T. for HEMA and other martial arts.
