Useful Links
The following links might be useful to you on your HEMA journey:
British Martial Arts & Boxing Association (BMABA) - The British Martial Arts & Boxing Association is a national martial arts organisation that promotes participation in martial arts, regulates standards and conduct of instructors and further develops and protects martial arts for generations to come. We are members of the BMABA and all of our instructors are certified and insured by them. All our member students are also insured as well.
Wiktenauer - Wiktenauer is an ongoing collaboration among researchers and practitioners from across the Western martial arts (WMA) community, seeking to collect all of the primary and secondary source literature that makes up the text of historical European martial arts (HEMA) research and to organize and present it in a scholarly but accessible format. The Wiktenauer project started in 2009, later receiving sponsorship from the HEMA Alliance, and is named for Johannes Liechtenauer, grand master of the oldest known longsword fencing style; his tradition was also the best-documented of the early Modern era, the subject of many dozens of manuscripts and books over a period of more than three centuries.
The HEMA Shop - The HEMA Shop is the UK’s largest retailer of HEMA equipment. Their own Red Dragon range of synthetic weapons, masks, and gloves are particularly well-suited for those students who are just beginning their own HEMA journey. They are also the UK distributor for SPES protective gear, which remains the industry standard for blunt steel weapon sparring. Member students of SHC receive a club disount when buying Red Dragon kit from the HEMA Shop!
Regenyei Armory - Peter Regenyei is not only one of Europe’s top bladesmiths for the HEMA community, he is an excellent fencer and instructor as well! Regenyei Armory blunt steel feders are the weapon of choice for most longsword practitioners in the UK and the rest of Europe. Their prices are affordable, their production times are reasonable, and their customer service is great! School of Historical Combat use Regenyei feders as our official “club kit” weapons for longsword training.
Keith Farrell dot net - Keith Farrell is a senior instructor and professional HEMA teacher in the UK and abroad. Keith has a keen interest in coaching instructors to become better teachers. His main area of expertise is longsword fencing according to the teachings of 15th century masters in the Liechtenauer tradition. However, he also enjoys fencing with the Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, with the sabre, and with a variety of different swords! Keith has authored several books including Scottish Broadsword and British Singlestick and the award-winning AHA German Longsword Study Guide. He maintains an active blog, posting at least once a week, and has also had several articles and interviews published in a variety of magazines and journals.
Fallen Rook Publishing - Fallen Rook Publishing is an ethical publishing company for the HEMA community, with a simple goal: writing history in the 21st century! The mission of Fallen Rook Publishing is to provide a professional publishing service to people who would like to share their valuable skills, information, translations and research with the community at large.