i made a little solo tool for #hema footwork exercises. it generates a set of directions to walk (forward, back, fast forward, fast back) and occasional cut. the point is to build up some stamina, balance and reinforce form. i use it for #sabrefencing, but i guess its good for #swordfencing or even some distance pairs exercise. maybe someone will find it useful too :) #fencing #historicalfencing
https://hussariush.codeberg.page/fenceStepper/

🏛 Zuzelort
Frustratus sum. Nihil obstitit, attamen permale dimicabam. In circulo uno certamine victus sum, quod vicerim, etsi aliis quamquam vici nimis contendebam. Primo gradu eliminationis, quod simplex res fuerit, modo angustissime vici. Gradu proximo deletus sum... Quod male cessit? Mens mea non optima erat (re vera, nullam mens habebam, minus curare non poteram), nuper pauce exerceo atque aliqui res privatae quibus nuper oneror non juvabant. Se interrogo si adhuc certem... certem, sed difficile tempus nunc habeo. Imago Dilarae felis addita est ut saltem aliquid bonum hic sit.

Etiam cum acinace pugnabam sed id arma mea prima non est, id modo jocus fuit.

Gratias ago Henger-SV pro ordinatione hujus certationis.

🇬🇧 Zuzelort
I am disappointed. There was no issue, but I still fenced very badly. In the pool I lost one bout I should have won, and the other ones, even though I won, were too much struggle. In the first round of elimination, what should have been a simple matter, I won only in the narrowest way. In the next round, I was destroyed... What went wrong? My mindset was not the best (actually, I had no mindset, I couldn't care less), lately I have trained only very little, and some personal issues I have been dealing with did not help either. I ask myself whether I should still compete... I should, but I have a difficult period now. Image of Dilara the cat added so that at least something positive is here.

I also fenced with saber but it is not my primary weapon, it was just fun.

Thanks to Henger-SV for organising this tournament.

#hema #fencing #historicalfencing #longsword #saber #tournament #latin #lingualatina

Had to happen, after so many years. She was a good sabre *sniff* #hema #sabres #historicalfencing #historicalfencers

Classic post: some thoughts on "Cutting with the Medieval Sword" by Michael Edelson https://www.bookandsword.com/2021/06/25/some-thoughts-on-cutting-with-the-european-sword/ #wma #historicalFencing #bookReview #historicalMartialArts

🏛 Ut annō postrēmō, hōc annō rūrsus omnēs dīmicātiōnēs numerābō - et in certātiōnibus et exercitiīs. In tōtō X̄MMDXCII dīmicātiōnēs numerāvī, ex quibus X̄DX in exercitiīs erant, MMLXXII in certātiōnibus.
* MX̄LXXXI cum ēnse longō erant, ex quibus V̄MMDCCXX in exercitiīs, MCCCLXI in certātiōnibus.
* MMCDVII cum acīnace erant, ex quibus MCMLXXVII in exercitiīs, CDXXX in certātiōnibus.
* CCVCI cum ēnse parvō erant, quī in exercitiīs tantum erant.
* CCLXII cum dolō cum pugiōne erant, ex quibus LXXXIV in exercitiīs, CLXXVII in certātiōnibus.
* CCXXXVII cum gladiō brevī cum parmā erant, ex quibus CXXIV in exercitiīs, CXIII in certātiōnibus.
* CLVI cum dolō erant, quī in exercitiīs tantum erant.
* XLIII cum hastā erant, quī quoque sōlum in exercitiīs erant.

🇬🇧 Like last year, this year I again counted all exchanges - both in tournaments as well as in sparrings. In total, I counted 12592, from which 10510 were in sparrings, 2082 in tournaments.
* 9081 were with longsword, from which 7720 in sparrings, 1361 in tournaments.
* 2407 were with sabre, from which 1977 in sparrings, 430 in tournaments.
* 396 were with smallsword, which were only in sparrings.
* 262 were with rapier and dagger, from which 84 in sparrings, 178 in tournaments.
* 237 were with sword and buckler, from which 124 in sparrings, 113 in tournaments.
* 166 were with rapier, which were only in sparrings.
* 43 were with spear, which also were only in sparrings.

#hema #historicalfencing #fencing #sword #longsword #saber #smallsword #rapier #dagger #buckler #spear #martialarts #sport #latin #lingualatina

🏛Post longum tempus nūntium dē certātiōne rūrsus habeō. Herī ac hodiē Vindobonae certāvī in Vindobona Bosch 2025. Herī ēnse longō pugnāvī, hodiē acīnacē, et utrāque armā nummum cēpī!

Certātiōnī ēnsis longī leviter ēgregia compositiō erat, quia nōn sōlum ūnus, sed duo congressūs circulōrum fuit. Utrōque circulō omnia certāmina vīcī et tertius fuī ante ēlīminātiōnem. Deinde omnibus certāminibus vīcī praeter ūnā quae paenultimā erat contrā David Piši, quō ēnsem meum frēgī 😢. Ad certāminem aeneam ēnsem novum ā Vojta Popelka mūtuātus sum, propter eī multās grātiās agō, et vīcī.

Certātiōnī acīnacī compositiō commūna erat, id est sōlum ūnus congressus circulōrum. In omnibus certāminibus vīcī. Et in circulō et in ēlīminātiōne, ergō nummum aureum🥇 cēpī, quō multō gaudeō, praecipuē cogitāns cum acīnace nōn vērō exerceō. Et hīc quoque arma mea afflīcta est, sed leviter tantum atque eam ūtī possum.

🇬🇧After a long time, I again have news from a tournament. Yesterday and today I competed in Vienna at Vindobona Bosch 2025. Yesterday with a long sword, today with sabre, and in both weapons I won a medal!

The long sword competition had a bit unusual format, as there was not one, but two rounds of pools. In both pools I have won all bouts, and was third after the pools. I then won all bouts except for one which was the second to the last one against David Piši, where I broke my sword 😢. For the bronze bout I borrowed a new sword from Vojta Popelka, for which I am very grateful, and won.

The sabre competition had a standard format, i.e. single round of pools. I have won in all bouts. Both in the pools, and in the elimination, so I have won the gold medal🥇, for which I am very happy, especially considering I do not really train with sabre. Here too my weapon got damaged, but only slightly, and it is still usable.

#hema #historicalfencing #fencing #tournament #longsword #sword #sabre #saber #martialarts #sport #gold #bronze #medal #vienna #lingualatina #latin

So turns out throwing a sabre at a judge doesnt give you extra points #hema #fencing #combatsports #historicalfencing #historicalfencers