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Historical European martial arts (HEMA) have to be considered an important part of our common European cultural heritage. Studies within this field of research have the potential to enlighten the puzzle posed by past societies, for example in the field ...
Daniel Jaquet +2 more
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The Future of Historical European Martial Arts Studies. A discussion
The two panels of the conference were concluded by a round-table aiming at discussing the future of HEMA studies, by crossing the views of the speakers on three levels: personal involvement, major contribution needed for the field, strategies to make it ...
Jaquet Daniel
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Fighting with the Longsword: Modern-day HEMA Practices
This article is based on the talk presented on 27th November 2016 in the course of the Journées d’études sur le costume et les simulateurs d’armes dans les pratiques d’arts martiaux anciens.
Jack Gassmann +2 more
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The Future of Historical European Martial Arts Studies
The two panels of the conference were concluded by a round-table aiming at discussing the future of HEMA studies, by crossing the views of the speakers on three levels: personal involvement, major contribution needed for the field, strategies to make it ...
Daniel Jaquet
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2013 EXARC meeting at Csiki Pihenökert (HU) Throughout the history of re-enactment and in general efforts to revive or recreate the milieu of bygone ages, the military aspect of lifestyle has always enjoyed a special status-one might even say that the ...
Fábián Gábor
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Background and Study Aim. National types of martial arts have been created and are functioning in Ukraine, which are gaining more and more popularity in the world.
Andrii Lytvynenko, Viacheslav Mulyk
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This paper attempts to look at Fightbooks as literary sources and apply this reasoning to ADVISE reconstruction methodology. First the concepts of Real and Imaginary Worlds is introduced, followed by the distinction between Actors and Roles.
Bartlomiej Walczak
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A brief examination of warfare by medieval urban militias in Central and Northern Europe
During the medieval and Early Modern period, the Free cities of Central and Northern Europe fielded militias which collectively played an important role in European warfare. The specific military role of the burgher is not well known outside of the realm
Jean Chandler
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Limits of Understanding in the Study of Lost Martial Arts
The paper is organised around the notion of embodied technique. The recent attempts to formulate scientific methodologies for the reconstruction of medieval fighting techniques based on a study of premodern fight books raise questions about the ...
Burkart Eric
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A Look Behind the Scenes: Danish Renaissance Martial Arts during the Reign of Christian IV
From the 4th – 7th of July 2016, the annual International Medieval Congress was held in Leeds, England. Among the many different sessions two specifically addressed historical European martial arts.
Sørensen Claus Frederik
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