HROARR -Resources for the Historical European Martial Arts community

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Pt. 1 of Paulus Hector Mair's 1550 manuscript Mscr.Dresd.C.93 has been made available by the Dresden Library 90.9MB New manuscript: Sebastian Heüsler - "New künstlich Fectbuch..." of 1626 New manuscript: Christoff Rösener, possibly a Marxbrüder - 1589 New Polearms study board Paulus Hector Mair - Ringen images with belt and clothes grabbing Images of Wallhausen 1614: Training for battle field. Interesting images of sword grip and wrist angles. New book: Camillo Agrippa translated in hardcover. New copy: Johann Georg Pascha's Kurtze Anleitung... of 1660 New translation: Nicolaes Petter's Clear Education of 1674 New group: Trnavský šermiarsky cech New translation of Diogo Gomes de Figueiredo's Iberian longsword manuscript of 1651: "Memorial of the practice of the Montante. Translated by Eric Myers and Steve Hick 259KB For the First time: The complete fencing manual of King Karl XII of Sweden - Palaestra Svecana 30 MB Great web documentary on Renaissance Martial Arts New book with translation of Fiore's "Fior di Battaglia" by Tom Leoni

New mask protection by Gesellschaft Lichtenawers Gait MAYGG Mayhem lacrosse Goalie Gloves Gait Icon Lacrosse Gloves Allstar Hema neck protection Kali/Arnis leg protectors Lajola Combat Line - Jacket Lajola Combat Line - Breeches Rugby 15 - Helmets for wear under fencing mask World Rugby Shop Hillbilly Impact Shirt KMNW The Hard-Shell Public Order suit MPG Ultralyte Goalie Pants 8.0 Brushcutter leg guards

ANNOUNCEMENT
Some time ago a forum for the study of polearms was created at Hroarr.com. The intent was to gather skilled and knowledgeable people and discuss this exciting topic.

The forum now contains enough interesting material that we have decided it is ready to open up to the whole Hema community. So, if this sounds interesting, just register and join in. Oh, and please use your real name when registering.

You can register here: The Hroarr Polearms study board

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
In an attempt to build a stronger case for the HEMA community when speaking to manufacturers of protective gear and sparring swords, media, and other Martial Arts disciplines, I have initiated a survey to calculate the numbers of Hema practitioners all over the world.

The hope is that we some day can have fencing masks and gloves that are designed for our specific purposes. In other words improve on the gear we already are using.

Judging from the fact that all Fencing Equipment manufacturers see enough reason to produce coaching gear to a rather small target group, we ought to be able to convince them of a market opportunity here. Just recently Allstar has actually begun producing some equipment for our specific purposes. Which is quite exciting.

The current results can be found here: The Great Big Global Hema Census

If your club has no numbers attached to it, or if your club isn't even listed, then please don't hesitate to contact me.

This site focuses on different aspects of Historical European Martial Arts. It is meant to serve both as a help to active HEMA practitioners and as a source of inspiration for people that are unfamiliar with this form of Martial Arts.

The site is still under development and especially the reviews section will soon start to grow.

If you would like to learn more about HEMA, then please read about Historical European Martial Arts on Wikipedia.

May 6-9: O2010 Dijon International Historical European Martial Arts Gathering Arranged De Taille et d’Estoc

editors note: It's quite exciting to see that the Hroarr site now has had visitors from 54 countries, including:

Australia, Austria, Belarus Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland Italy, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Phillipines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, UK and the United States.

I'm glad you're all here!

Please remember to spread the link and help in contributing with good material!

Supported by Gothenburg Historical Fencing School