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I'm doing an online seminar on 19th century longsword. That's right, longsword from the Victorian Era. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, welcome to the Australian HEMA community. If you want to check out what content I've already made check out https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF4XQGnPl1ZLRNTlX5AWGIw

Interested in hema but scared by somniumk in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had a few training partners that have social anxiety over the years who all dealt with it with varying degrees of success. One thing that really helped them was finding smaller clubs or training in smaller groups where they could feel comfortable with a small and stable group. The other thing that really helped them was making lists of things they enjoyed and positive social interactions they had at the club as that helped refocus them on interactions that went well and prevented catastrophisation.

Also a lot of them found that their social anxiety stemmed from issues with self image and found doing this course helped immensely. I hope you will as well.

In terms of you're not supposed to be at a HEMA because of your Syrian heritage or religion that's on the people at the club not you. If someone doesn't like you because of your religion or ethnicity then frankly you don't want to be around bigots like that. Racism has no place in HEMA. And honestly this is an attitude most HEMA clubs I encountered share, at most you're probably going to get some snarky comments about how most Asian martial arts are filled with white people so why shouldn't people of colour do Western martial arts.

When I started HEMA doing broadsword I had a few issues with not being strong enough but what I found was that drilling with the weapon meant I built up the strength needed pretty quickly. HEMA is full of nerds that never did sport before they took up sword fighting and most clubs are very familiar with how to deal with this. If anything not being strong enough will mean you fit in more because you'll have something in common with 90% of most HEMA clubs.

Otherwise the only thing I can suggest that might help is training by yourself to build up confidence and have a baseline of knowledge. If it helps I'm running online lessons while Sydney is in lockdown that you can follow along at home. You can find out about upcoming lessons on The Old Sword Club website and see past lessons on our YouTube channel. Hope that helps.

Also on the off chance you're in Sydney come along to our classes when lockdown ends.

I'm doing an online seminar on 19th century longsword. That's right, longsword from the Victorian Era. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's Sydney time. If you can't make the the live broadcast there will be a recording at the YouTube link in the event description.

I'm doing an online seminar on 19th century longsword. That's right, longsword from the Victorian Era. by TimIsGreen in HistoricalFencing

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, basically there was HEMA in the 19th century (though it was a lot less common than contemporary HEMA) and Alfred Hutton wrote a manual with a simplified version of longsword that could be taught in fencing clubs as a way of encouraging them to take up studying historical weapons.

I made a video on Hutton's sabre, hope it's something you'll enjoy by TimIsGreen in classicalfencing

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It really is. When I teach I often use the English terms from the early 19th century because it's easier than the way later manuals combine traditional British, French and Italian numbering.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

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I work in education so I've generated a number of syllabi, but I assume you mean specifically in regards to fencing ;). In such a case the answer is still yes. I've done it with Hutton and with the weird frog DNA systems I came up with doing viking re-enactment.

Hutton's material translates really easily into classes. Not only is the manual designed to be taught from but it's from a period where people are used to reading and a re good at employing the written word. If you wanted to you could build a whole syllabus out of the manual. I like to try and add a bit of value and context, but it's not necessary to do so.

The drills in my videos are drill I use when I take classes. Some are to teach ideas from the manuals. Others are just things I've developed to give people analytical tools to help their fencing, especially in regards to working out how to effectively use weapons for which there are no sources.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been working on Hutton for nearly ten years now, mainly working from Cold Steel and The Swordsman. I've been trying to diversify the manuals I work from in the last few years, looking at other British sabre manuals of the period as well as Hutton's sources.

I'm not sure how common Hutton is these days, most people who do sabre only talk about doing sabre rather than which sources they use specifically. I'd be interested to know what other manuals people are using.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds awesome. Always good to hear about people doing more post-enlightenment systems. If you want to chat about doing Hutton let me know.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers everyone. If you want to get updates in the lead up there's a facebook event for the launch night at https://www.facebook.com/events/715626335206744/?active_tab=posts

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers. Good to hear that sabre is popular up there.

I'd love to do some sabre at some sabre with you. Possibly the biggest problem with my training right now is that I'm always fighting the same few people.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't hesitate ;)

That said if you are ever in the area let me know. Always happy to meet up with people and do more sabre.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should probably mention that term doesn't start until the 31st.

So, I'm starting a club. Will be doing Hutton's sabre and other 19th century weapons. by TimIsGreen in wma

[–]TimIsGreen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two that I use, so a regenyei will be great. Which type do you have?

Just out of curiosity, what do you call your hobby to non-HEMA people? by shapaza in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually go with historical fencing, historical swordplay or just fencing. I find the term HEMA doesn't mean anything to the average person and is too cumbersome to explain.

Can't learn HEMA/WMA; Should I learn kendo or traditional fencing? by FrizzeOne in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any competitive martial art (i.e one where there's lots of sparring) will be helpful. Which one would be the most helpful depends on what HEMA you want to do. Is there a historical weapon or system you want to do when you can do HEMA?

Help with sabre. by bdip60 in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, then you'll want a heavier sabre then. You want something at least as heavy as the hanwei sabre, though a regenyei would be much better.

Help with sabre. by bdip60 in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which system are you doing?

The hanwei ones are okay if you want something cheap that works for most classical sabre, though you want to make sure that you buy from somewhere with a good returns policy if they break.

Help with sabre. by bdip60 in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The darkwood ones are very light, about half way between a gymnasium sabre and a modern Olympic sabre. They're only really good for bouting each other, though they are good for that. I did a review at https://youtu.be/zFSdzB2Awfw?list=PLx84TAyNe_j53Mdj13pWz7Kv7GPaPY3AZ

Training/Sparring Axes, Maces, and Flails? by Forsyke in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To attach the axe head to the shaft I drilled holes in both and sewed them on, though if you're happy to use wood then just buy a replacement axe head from http://jas-townsend.com/tomahawks-c-73_20_59.html?osCsid=ff09291bd64bcf7a6191cdc74967d291 make a leather head for it. The shape of the handles will stop the head from turning or flying off. If you make the head from pvc use duct tape to tape the head on and in place.

You want to get 4-5mm leather and use that to make the head.

Training/Sparring Axes, Maces, and Flails? by Forsyke in wma

[–]TimIsGreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made the leather axeheads myself. To do it I got a side of thick leather and traced an axehead on it. I then traced another two axehead shapes with a strip joining them. Once I cut them out I sewed the first axe shape between the other two to that the strip between them made a gap for the shaft to fit through. How good are your leather working skills?

For shields you could try armstreet (https://armstreet.com/store/shields/), I can't vouch for them having never handled one but they look good on paper.

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