A little while ago I went to the National Fencing Museum to photograph some of Malcolm Fare's amazing book collection. Most researchers and other interested folk find a compiled pdf of the photos much … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
If nobody’s mocking you, you’re not working hard enough.
A couple of neat tricks from Il Fior di Battaglia If you stick your head above the parapet, someone will take a shot at it. This is true and always will be. It doesn't matter who you are or what … [Read more...]
The Theory and Practice of HEMA
I’ve been taking a break from working on The Art of Sword Fighting in Earnest: Philippo Vadi’s De Arte Gladiatioria Dimicandi (the long-awaited second edition of Veni Vadi Vici), and putting my … [Read more...]
The Ring of Power- return it to Mount Doom?
The OURA Ring: the future of fitness wearables? One of the challenges of maintaining my fitness since retiring from teaching classes four nights a week is getting reliable feedback. I’ve been looking … [Read more...]
More Hema geekery: discussing the term “piede fermo”
Last week I checked Piermarco Terminiello’s translation of Giganti’s Second Book, published in 1608. I took issue with his translation of tirar di punte di piede fermo as “delivering a lunge”. I would … [Read more...]