Austin Historical Weapons Guild

One of the most surprising things that has happened on my HEMA journey is the ability to find the zen of getting lost in the fight. It’s akin to the floaty ...

“Are you just in costume? Or do you actually know how to use that?” That’s just one of the many gems I have heard as a woman in HEMA. It can be challenging ...

‘Tis the season! That means holiday parties, family get-togethers, and a little well earned time off work (hopefully!). What does all that mean for trainin...

Swordsquatch. What is it? A shy, reclusive HEMA creature who resides in the wilds of Seattle and can only be spotted in the Fall when the summoning circle ...

My background from before I started HEMA is far from the strangest, but it definitely isn't common. In middle and high school I played with foam weapons - no...

It’s sparring day. You’ve been working on zwerchau in class for a month now and all the drills make sense. You can counter an oberhau, break vom tag, and eve...

* I'll start this off with a warning, as I do with all of my definitive statements (see what I did there?). Nothing is "one size fits all". There are plenty ...

Let me begin by saying this review is totally biased. I had a vision of a thing I wanted, and thanks to the help and insight of others in the HEMA community,...

If you want to be a swordfighter for glory, turn to page 51. If you want to fight for friends and fun, turn to page 23. This is an age old conundrum for stud...

Funions? Check Beef jerky? Check. Unbridled amounts of enthusiasm and excitement for a sword road trip? CHECK! The Austin Historical Weapons Guild set off ...

Have you always wondered what kind of weapon you might be? What sort of destruction and mayhem is lurking inside you?! Now you can answer that burning ques...

So you’ve been doing HEMA a little while and now you’re an addict. Firstly, congratulations and welcome to the club. Secondly, I -know- that you have been su...

The whole may be greater than the sum of its parts, but those parts are pretty important and more than a little responsible for what makes a successful commu...

There he is. Across the bar. Your adversary. Insults get tossed back and forth, patrons clear the way as you close in on one another. Then he says it… In a ...

The Texas sky rolled in with dark clouds as we pulled up to a small corrugated metal crossfit gym in Sequin, Texas. As we stepped out into the growing wind,...

Judges, ready? Fighters, ready? FIGHT! What followed after those words was a cacophony of clanging metal, a scuffling of feet and the occasional utterance of...