Latest posts

• 

  Painting your HEMA mask with Posca: from base colors to details

  Posted in: HEMA Culture

  560 Views

  With his photos and advice, Fred shows us how to create a design with a paint marker, from the large areas to the final touches.

  Read more
• 

  Stenciling Your HEMA Mask: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

  Posted in: HEMA Culture

  233 Views

  A pattern, some masking tape, and a bit of patience: follow Michel's steps to customize your mask's grill with a two-tone design.

  Read more
• 

  Which fencing mask for HEMA?

  Posted in: Buying Guides, Starting HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)

  406 Views

  A bruise on an arm can be a training memory; a bad sword strike to the face can have far more serious consequences. From the start, choose a reliable, certified, and well-fitted mask.

  Read more
• 

  Starting HEMA: What equipment do I need?

  Posted in: Buying Guides, Starting HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)

  445 Views

  You have just joined a HEMA club and you are starting to look at the equipment. Very quickly, questions arise: which mask, which gloves, which sword... and do you really need to buy everything that the veterans wear?

  Read more
• 

  Foam, plastic, wood, or steel: which simulator should you choose to start HEMA?

  Posted in: Buying Guides, Starting HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)

  3897 Views

  Your first training sword, without getting lost in the jargon.

  Read more
• 

  Why "Faits D'Armes" ?

  Posted in: HEMA Culture

  9574 Views

  Uncover the history and philosophy behind our name, blending French tradition with passion for historical martial arts.

  Read more
• 

  HEMA: A Martial Odyssey

  Posted in: HEMA Culture, Starting HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts)

  12659 Views

  Imagine holding in your hands not a movie prop, but a real weapon, designed for survival. Far from Hollywood choreography and Olympic fencing rules, there exists a world where combat with swords, daggers, or grappling is studied as a full-fledged martial art, both lethal and sophisticated. This world is Historical European Martial Arts.

  Read more