HEMA LIBRARY

Gloss and Interpretation of The Recital on The Long Sword - Sigmund ain Ringeck - v1.0

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Gloss and Interpretation of The Recital on The Long Sword - Sigmund ain Ringeck - v1.0

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Gloss and Interpretation of The Recital on The Long Sword - Sigmund ain Ringeck - v1.0

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Joachim Meyer - The Art of Combat  (1570)

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PHA Link - The premier edition of Meyer's art of combat

Stephen Cheney - RDL (Ringeck, Danzig, Lew)

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Amazon LInk - Steve Cheney's fantastic translations of 3 early German texts

Christian Tobler - Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship

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Amazon Link - Long out of print, but a great photo illustrated, thoroughly researched look into the totality of Liechtenaur

Robert Brooks - At Your Mercy (A foundational Guide to Messer)

LULU

Lulu, Self Published - A new, Photo illustrated guide to messer fencing

Jamie Acutt - Swords, Science, and Society: German Martial Arts in the Middle Ages

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PHA Link - Very interesting read on the background society and culture in which german martial arts flourished

INTRO SESSION REFERENCES

Downloadable PDF outlines of YHF's introductiory "Longsword Fundamentals" sessions - no substitute for attending one of our sessions to get yourself started, but great for review

Longsword Fundamentals 1.0

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Introductiory information, Sword Anatomy, Basic Footwork, Vom Tag and Oberhau

Longsword Fundamentals 2.0

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Review, Alber and Unterhau, Putting Them together: Chained Cuts, Meyer's Square

Longsword Fundamentals 3.0

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Review, Pflug and Thrusting Mechanics, Ochs and Thrusting Mechanics

Longsword Fundamentals 4.0

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Review, Long Point, Revisiting Meyer's Square, Drills, Revising the 4 Openings, The "Nearing"

TRAINING RESOURCES

Odds and ends to help you train and get a better understanding of the Art of Longsword Fencing

Longsword Anatomy

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Diagram detailing the parts of your average Longsword - PDF format

Meyer's Square

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A training aid designed to help you attack the 4 openings - PDF format

Recommended Equipment List

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Before buying any HEMA equipment, check the list - somethings are good for training but not sparring.
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