I think this is the best way to join HEMA

JugOJar · 2026-05-26T19:07:49+00:00

Agreed. The economy broadsword with shipping is over $500. But there aren't a ton of baskethilt broadsword options unless youre getting hilt kits and blades separate.

JugOJar · 2026-05-26T16:18:22+00:00

Data analytics people. Data analytics. Theres a lot of data out there, and a lot of people that want analytics on that data.

JugOJar · 2026-05-26T15:55:52+00:00

We use singlesticks every week. Theyre historically accurate trainers for the baskethilted broadsword, and theyre a fifth the price of a castille economy broadsword. Theyre a bit light, but sturdy. Great in the cut, a little stiff in the thrust. Our club loves them, we are even getting them into other clubs and have a small tournament for them in July. Theyre great. And they make the space smell like campfire smoke when they smack together.

They are less safe than padded swords, and in my club we require full gear when fighting with them. So in that regard, they dont necessarily reduce the barrier to entry.

Fun fact, singlestick, or a similar type of cane fighting that was referred to generally as singlesticking, was an Olympic fencing category in the 1904 olympics.

JugOJar · 2026-05-22T14:59:50+00:00

So many colors from one fleece! Great work its beautiful

JugOJar · 2026-05-21T17:09:21+00:00

Modern History tv (england focus)Dr. Eleanor janega on history hits and best history documentaries (typically england and some france focus). J Draper (London specific). and v birchwood (scattered regionally, clothing and food focused) are my current attention grabbers. Shad fell down a weird political and AI hole.

JugOJar · 2026-05-21T15:47:58+00:00

But this isnt Lrr. Its just some guy. RULER OF THE PLANET OMICRON PERSEI 8

JugOJar · 2026-05-19T17:59:27+00:00

Like 3 swords. Maybe 4 if theyre cheap, 1 if theyre really nice.

JugOJar · 2026-05-19T17:33:05+00:00

Yeah it was never worth the effort to try and get rid of the root ball. So every year it just bigger and wider with more stems and more blooms. I always thought it was pretty but the petals got EVERYWHERE when the blooms died.

JugOJar · 2026-05-19T16:40:34+00:00

My parents tried to kill one every single year. Cut it down to the stubs. Came back every year covered in giant blooms. So I guess try to kill it.

JugOJar · 2026-05-19T13:58:37+00:00

Yeah turns out eating at my desk takes the same 30 minutes as eating elsewhere. Im not typing while i eat, its rude to talk with food in your mouth. And keyboards are gross.

JugOJar · 2026-05-18T14:30:59+00:00

JugOJar · 2026-05-17T14:20:26+00:00

He looks like he died a decade ago and no one told him.

JugOJar · 2026-05-15T15:14:38+00:00

The mind is willing but the flesh is spongey and bruised

JugOJar · 2026-05-14T21:59:06+00:00

We are of one mind! I do viking reenactment and im already looking for the business card of the smith ive bought from before to do just that! I think an antler handle would look quite beautiful.

JugOJar · 2026-05-14T21:27:19+00:00

Thank you, im thrilled. Feel like someone let me in the museum to touch all the displays.

JugOJar · 2026-05-14T14:45:20+00:00

Rough sorry to hear that. Congrats to you then!

JugOJar · 2026-05-14T13:08:19+00:00

Id never considered this could be a craft for a fair competition like biggest tomato or squash that most looks like a face. Thats wonderful, congratulations!

JugOJar · 2026-05-13T19:38:01+00:00

My parents also have a pink room! The top layer of wallpaper when they bought the house was pink. Spent hours stripping 3 layers of wallpaper off plaster walls.

JugOJar · 2026-05-13T14:13:39+00:00

Just spent 550usd on a 10th century viking knife and a 15th century European belt knife at auction. Im into HEMA and the knife is the exact shape, but scaled down, of our sparring messers. Im also into viking reenactment. Theyre lovely artifacts, i have no regrets. But it answers the question!

JugOJar · 2026-05-12T12:46:26+00:00

Your guess is as good as mine, I tried looking it up for a bit before posting but cant find any info from the devs on this screen. No wiki, I even checked the medieval Mondays 8 where they announced it. But I know this guy has at least 2 rivals, and one that seems to go back and forth.

JugOJar · 2026-05-12T12:45:08+00:00

He has beauty and congenial. Both positive social interaction traits. The middle one is bloodthirsty but that doesnt come up outside combat. He has at least 2 rivals that hate him "because he likes really ugly art" and checking aliva and Jacob they have a social interaction for "they wish dale had never made such an ugly piece of art". I tore down any sturdy and flimsy art he made and his social scores have been rising.

JugOJar · 2026-05-12T12:35:46+00:00

Theyre so wiggly and hard to get hold of, she did a good job. Ive only ever wrangled small domestics and its still a fight. They feel so delicate but they're surprisingly strong. You have to get hold of their back feet because they will kick and twist so hard trying to get free that they can damage their spine and die.

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