Scholastic Musings

Let’s be Honest About HEMA… A Response to Shadiversity

Let’s be Honest About HEMA… A Response to Shadiversity

This blog post is a response to Shad (of Shadiversity youtube channel fame), and is recent videos about “gatekeeping” in HEMA – it is a collection of somewhat rambling thoughts, originally intended for just a comment on his youtube channel, but ending up much longer. By way of background, I have met Shad a coupleRead more about Let’s be Honest About HEMA… A Response to Shadiversity[…]

Sidesword: Sequence of 3 Thrusts

Sidesword: Sequence of 3 Thrusts

n this video we look at section 2.96v.1 from Meyer’s 1570 text, which discusses the use of a sequence of three thrusts, one after another. This is an interesting sequence which teaches some great lessons in winding and hanging, as well having elements which are really effective for day-to-day fencing.