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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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A Thousand Times Do it: Historical European Martial Arts and the Cultural Record
The following paper explores how intangible cultural knowledge is represented in the cultural record as information made known through physical objects. It seeks to prove that the preservation of intangible knowledge requires the continued practice of that knowledge as well as the creation of physical information.
David Lichty
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The state of HEMA in 2021: The German & Austrian HEMA census
To understand the Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) community, its weapon disciplines, organisational structure and gender, a HEMA census was conducted in 2021 for Germany and Austria and in 2019 for Germany.
Alexander Fürgut
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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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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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The art of fighting under glass
A growing body of research on fight books and historical European martial arts has appeared in academic circles over the last fifteen years. It has also broken through the doors of patrimonial institutions.
Daniel Jaquet
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