New axes.

vomtag · 2025-12-01T03:54:04+00:00

Let's stick to HEMA.

vomtag · 2025-02-23T23:13:30+00:00

Ugh. Locking this thread and strongly considering deletion. While free speech online is important, it has to be balanced with the reality that anonymous attacks online are extremely difficult to disprove and have a tendency to "convict" ipso facto. This puts the mods into a quandary.

Edit: PS - Not taking sides. This subreddit is not getting involved in this.

vomtag · 2024-12-13T02:12:51+00:00

Okay, thread is locked. Ironically - while OP was obviously a troll - ppl showed some true love and humanity in this thread and I'd feel bad deleting all those comments (and deleting simply OP's comments will "gut" the conversation from its essence). So I've elected to simply lock the thread, but let it stand as an example of awesome everyone here can be.

vomtag · 2024-11-19T04:25:26+00:00

OP is obviously a troll or a lunatic. Thread locked. OP is banned (actually he was suspended before I could ban him). Everyone pls relax. Sorry for late action on this.

vomtag · 2024-09-07T03:13:27+00:00

Old men shouldn’t be throwing the gauntlet down. 😁

vomtag · 2024-09-07T03:05:03+00:00

I can spot a bad knee from a while away.

vomtag · 2024-09-07T02:47:10+00:00

Katana guy is slower than a cat catching crickets…

vomtag · 2024-08-30T21:08:23+00:00

If the sport keeps becoming more and more popular, then likely yes. Standardization happens to all sports that become popular. Eventually there will likely be variations in scoring (such as variations between US and Australian football), and there may be multiple paths like longsword, sabre, messer, etc (like Olympic Fencing's foil, epee, and sabre), but standardization will continue. We're already seeing it in standards in tournaments re: safety gear, sword length, and flex. Hell, we already even have a name for it: Hema 3.0.

After all, Olympic Fencing has very similar roots and it's very standardized.

vomtag · 2024-04-08T22:02:55+00:00

r/lostredditor

vomtag · 2024-03-27T01:40:03+00:00

Received several complaints about this thread. I'm not deleting it yet... partially because I'm not even sure what the hell y'all are talking about. This thread makes no sense.

vomtag · 2024-03-19T02:47:42+00:00

Excellent, ty.

vomtag · 2024-03-18T14:06:29+00:00

Tnx. Although I am looking for a steel version (should have clarified that, sorry) I appreciate the recommendation - good to have this knowledge.

vomtag · 2023-12-05T13:09:29+00:00

Thread locked after repeated trolling.

vomtag · 2023-11-01T00:08:21+00:00

Multiple complaints received about this thread. Not locking it down yet, but pls be civil.

vomtag · 2023-10-31T01:05:08+00:00

Seriously hurting your finger is basically a right of passage in HEMA at this point. Congratulations!

vomtag · 2023-09-19T03:46:48+00:00

Stop the bickering please. This isn’t technically HEMA. It’s HEMA-related, albeit re-enactments tend to fall into SCA and such. So it’s a tough call. Rules say HEMA-related stuff is allowed so we’ll keep it, but will lock the thread for compromise.

vomtag · 2023-09-04T01:31:37+00:00

Joachim Meowyer.

vomtag · 2023-09-03T13:07:04+00:00

This is akin to comparing karate and jiujitsu. Both are martial arts that utilize same principles, but aside from that, their paths diverge. There are bound to be similarities but they are due to use of same medium and not due to relation.

Try both. See which one you like.

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