HEMA

Resources for historical European martial arts

Since discovering that historical European martial arts (HEMA) is an active field of study and practice and joining my own local club, I’ve discovered a lot of great information about HEMA online. Here are some of the best resources I’ve found so far. There are dozens of other blogs and probably hundreds of videos, but I’m only listing the ones that I feel are the best and most instructive. If you have other recommendations, please leave a comment!

HEMA organizations

• The HEMA Alliance
• The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
• HEMA Group Finder

HEMA blogs

• HROARR (more than just a blog, there are many resources here)
• Encased in Steel
• Chivalric Fighting Arts Association

HEMA and HEMA-related forums

• HEMA Alliance forums
• Schola Gladiatoria
• Sword Forum International
• MyArmoury.com
• Sword Buyer’s Guide (tons of great information about how to buy quality swords at decent prices)

HEMA libraries

• Wiktenauer (the biggest library of HEMA manuscripts on the web)

HEMA videos

• Sword School Syllabus Videos (video reference library for the Fiore tradition)
• Nova Fechtbuch (video library)
• Learn Sword Fighting (paid online instructional videos)