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HEMA stands for Historical European Martial Arts and is an activity practiced by thousands across the country and around the world. The HEMA-Cast is a podcast focused on the topics and events important to the HEMA community. By going to events and interviewing members of HEMA, we get to exchange ideas and get to know the HEMA community at large.
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Oct 4, 2024

Insurance, and What It's For by Brian Puckett. https://www.hemaalliance.com/insurance Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. What kind of insurance you need; why you need it; where to get it; and how to keep it. This is an edited down version of an article on Brian Puckett's blog, full version available here: https://hemaisok.blogspot.com/2021/05/how-to-operate-hema-club-insurance-and.html

 

How to HEMA - A resource on how to start, run, and grow HEMA Clubs https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-resource-index

 

 

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Sep 27, 2024

Managing Leadership Transitions by Justin Warbeck. https://www.hemaalliance.com/leadership-transitions Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Ways to deal with existing leadership leaving and preparing to leave leadership roles and handing off control to others.

 

How to HEMA - A resource on how to start, run, and grow HEMA Clubs https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-resource-index

 

 

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Sep 20, 2024

Four Tips for a Successful HEMA Youth Program by Sean Ellis. https://www.hemaalliance.com/kids-classes Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Good advice for building a Youth program.

 

How to HEMA - A resource on how to start, run, and grow HEMA Clubs https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-resource-index

 

 

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Sep 18, 2024

Supporting Diversity in HEMA by Rachel Van Dyke. https://www.hemaalliance.com/supporting-diversity. Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Ways to encourage diversity in your club and being inclusive.

 

How to HEMA - A resource on how to start, run, and grow HEMA Clubs https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-resource-index

 

 

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May 3, 2024

Fee Structures by Sigmund Werndorf. https://www.hemaalliance.com/fee-structures. Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Options and ways to put together your membership fees.

 

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Apr 26, 2024

When and How to Start Thinking About Money by Sigmund Werndorf. https://www.hemaalliance.com/thinking-about-money. Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Things to consider when it comes to money, including what you might need to spend money on and how to make money for the club.

 

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Apr 19, 2024

The HEMA-Cast Rides Again! This episode was recorded at Klopfterfecht 2023 – The Returnening.

 

Robin Beck – Robin is a member of Maryland Kunst des Fechtens (https://www.marylandkdf.com/). We got to chat about fencing as we become fencers of a certain age and injury & recovery.

Geoff Ebbert – Geoff is a member of L'Arte Della Bellica Berks (https://www.facebook.com/ladfencing/). We chatted about his HEMA journey and the importance of going to a club and going to events.



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Apr 12, 2024

Training Safely by Sean Ellis. https://www.hemaalliance.com/training-safely Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Safety policies for the physical and social safety of your club members.

 

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Apr 5, 2024

Growing Your Club by Jesse Kulla. https://www.hemaalliance.com/growing-your-club Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Ways to grow your club, both with external opportunities and events, and internal growth.

 

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Mar 29, 2024

Finding a Place to Train by Rebecca Glass. https://www.hemaalliance.com/location Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Types of locations to look for and choose from for your club practices.

 

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Mar 22, 2024

Club Gear: Where to Start by Julie Gaunt. https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-gear Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Considerations to make when deciding how much and what kind of gear to purchase for your club.

 

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Mar 15, 2024

Creating an Instructor Base by Justin Warbeck. https://www.hemaalliance.com/creating-an-instructor-base. Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Benefits of recruiting students into instructor roles, what it means to be an instructor, and how to train potential instructors.

 

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Mar 8, 2024

What Kind of HEMA Club Do You Want? by Kiana Shurkin. https://www.hemaalliance.com/what-kind-of-club. Part of the How to HEMA project sponsored by the HEMA Alliance. Ten fundamental questions to help you determine the type of group you would like to build.

 

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Mar 1, 2024

How to Start a HEMA Club by Sigmund Werndorf. https://www.hemaalliance.com/how-to-start-a-club The first article of the HEMA Alliance's “How To HEMA” project, walking you through the various topics you should consider when starting a HEMA club.

 

How to HEMA - A resource on how to start, run, and grow HEMA Clubs https://www.hemaalliance.com/club-resource-index

 



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Jun 8, 2023

The HEMA-Cast Rides Again! This episode was recorded at Klopfterfecht 2023 – The Returnening.

 

Gabriel Moreno – Gabe is a former member of L'Arte Della Bellica in the Reading Area of Pennsylvania (https://ladfencing.com/). He can also be found online as the Forlorn Raven on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theforlornraven/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theforlornraven/) I hope you enjoy our conversation and find Joy in HEMA.



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May 31, 2023

The HEMA-Cast Rides Again! This episode was recorded at Klopfterfecht 2023 – The Returnening.

 

Christian Büttner – Christian is an instructor with Maryland Kunst des Fechtens (https://www.marylandkdf.com/). He currently teaches Saber and Fundamental Longsword. We got a chance to chat about being able to step out of the instructor role, and how rare and fun it is. I hope you enjoy it.



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May 24, 2023

The HEMA-Cast Rides Again! This episode was recorded at Klopfterfecht 2023 – The Returnening.

 

Pax Girdsman/John Crum – Pax is a member of Maryland Kunst des Fechtens (https://www.marylandkdf.com/) as well as a twitch Streamer (https://www.twitch.tv/geekparagon). If you want to contact Pax about visiting your club to give his talk, you can contact him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pax.girdsman. We talked about the class he gave at Klopfterfecht as well as a few other things. I hope you enjoy it.



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Jun 30, 2020

Jason L Cook – Jason is the instructor for The Exiles New Englad. You can find more information about the Exiles at https://the-exiles.com/, They also have a youtube channel THE EXILES found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzbN04ZUlk13rX1SasGk-w/feed



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Jun 22, 2020

Jess Finley – You can find more information about Jess Finley on her instructor page https://www.facebook.com/JessFinleySwords/. The Ritterkunst Turnhalle can be found at http://www.ritterkunst.com/ . You can contact Jess about an intensive through her Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/jessfinley



Kimberleigh Roseblade – Kimmie's instructor page can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheRoseblade/ . And the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA) can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AEMMA.1998/



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Jun 14, 2020

Justin Mingo – Has been studying HEMA for ~4 years now and is a part of NYHFA and L'Arte NYC. You can find more information about NYHFA http://www.newyorklongsword.com/. You can find more information about L'Arte NYC at http://ladfencing.com/ or on their facebook page http://facebook.com/LarteNYC



McKenzie Ewing – Has been a part of HEMA for ~8 years as part of the Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy. You can find more information about the Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy at http://www.fencingatl.com/  And if you get the chance, you should definitely search youtube for some of his tournament videos.

 

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Jun 8, 2020

Adam Franti – is the instructor for the Lansing Longsword Guild from Lansing Michigan. You can find more information about LLG at their Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lansinglongsword/ ; Their Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0CcJsagigMeZTrhM_b-xw/ ; Or via e-mail at lansinglongsword@gmail.com



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Nov 25, 2019

Short show notes for this episode. I got to interview Youval and Maarten about the ProGauntlet. The ProGauntlet is available for PreSale now.

Youval Kupiers And Maarten Kamphuis – the makers of the ProGauntlet. You can find more information and order a presale of the ProGauntlet on their website https://progauntlet.shop/. For our American listeners, Presale is available through PurpleHeart Armory. https://www.woodenswords.com/ProGauntlet_p/glove.pro.htm

You can see their promo clip on Youtube here. https://youtu.be/7qDp0jbNKb8



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Nov 3, 2019

Charles Lin – Charles is an instructor with Capital Kunst des Fechtens, https://www.capitalkdf.org. At Longpoint 2019 he taught two classes on Urban Violence in Medieval Germany. http://www.fightlongpoint.com/news/2019/3/18/charles-lin-on-urban-violence-in-medieval-germany Charles also writes a Blog, Practice and Art. And hosts a HEMA Roundtables Podcast.

Blog – http://practiceandart.wordpress.com

HEMA Roundtables - http://hemaroundtables.libsyn.com/

Knights vs Peasants – Longpoint 2019 - https://youtu.be/OQxcAO28BJg



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Sep 26, 2019

Robert Charrette is awesome. Find more information about him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SchermitoreCharrette/ . Or find more information on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_N._Charrette .

You can find more information about the Chivalric Fighting Arts Symposium 2019 at https://companionsofthesevenswords.regfox.com/chivalric-fighting-arts-symposium-ii



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Jun 28, 2019

Cheating with my show notes today, just copying the relevant parts of the script for you. ;-) Better show notes next time.

 

Julie Olsen is an instructor with Athena School of Arms. You can find more information about Athena at their website, http://athenaschoolofarms.org/. Athena, as well as Forte, and Boston Armizare put on Iron Gate Exhibition. Registration for IGX 2019 is already open on their website http://www.irongateexhibition.com/. The New England Sword Gathering has a set of events that they are putting on including Brass Frog Assault of Arms this weekend, June 28th through 30th in East Haddam, Ct. The Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research, WSTR is hosting it. https://sites.google.com/view/brassfrog/

Jeff Lord is an instructor and founding member of ARMS, the Association for Renaissance and Medieval Swordsmanship. You can find more information at https://www.umass.edu/renaissance/about-4.

 

July 19th through 21st I'll be hosting the Flower of Battle with LAD Historical Fencing in Reading Pennsylvania. I don't normally toot my own horn, but I hope you'll forgive me for being excited to host a 3 day event that in addition to a Longsword Tournament, will have a Cutting Tournament, A Techniques Tournament, Singlestick, Dagger, Messer, Grab-Bag Mixed Weapons, and Grappling tournaments, as well as a host of classes with instructors such as Chuck Gross with HEMAStrong, Julie Olson, Connor Kemp-Cowell, Patrick Bratton, Charles Lin, James Reed, and others! We're pulling a lot of talent in the Mid-Atlantic region together to put on something special. https://www.facebook.com/events/172002340349274/

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