HEMA 101 adminDec 5, 20236 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 6: The counter-wards - Half-shieldBasic description Half-shield is a very useful, if misunderstood, counter-ward. The basic description of half-shield is to put both arms...
HEMA 101 adminDec 5, 20232 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 5: An introduction to the counter-wardsThe counter-wards are probably the most controversial part of i.33. The images in the book are confusing, to say the least, especially...
HEMA 101 adminDec 5, 20236 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 4: The basic wards and strikesHolding the weapons The buckler is held in the left hand (for most fencers) and the sword in the right. The sword is held with a hammer...
HEMA 101 adminDec 4, 20233 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 3: How to read i.33I.33 (at least the images) can be found here: Walpurgis Fechtbuch (MS I.33) ~ Wiktenauer, the world's largest library of HEMA books and...
HEMA 101 adminDec 4, 20237 minI.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 2 - The i.33 approach to the fightFencing is a continuous art form that may have changed and evolved over the centuries as weapons and language changed, but it was never...
HEMA 101 adminDec 4, 20233 mini.33 Sword and buckler - 101 - Part 1: Introduction and contents pageRated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)i.33, The Tower Fechtbuch, the Walpurgis Fechtbuch - whatever you want to call it - is a fascinating if misunderstood fencing book....