The Leading Resource for Historical Fencing and Medieval & Renaissance Combat Skills - Online since 1996

ARMA - WMA HEMA Historical European Martial Arts - Medieval and Renaissance Fencing Fighting Combat History, Heritage, Camaraderie, Self-Defense…

The ARMA’s website is the Internet's premier source for historical European fencing and fighting arts. ARMA focuses on researching and reviving the forgotten teachings of the historical Masters of Defence and fighting schools. Sharing love for the culture of swords and swordsmanship from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, we offer authoritative information to improve understanding of these combatives and advance the quality of demonstrated skill. Offering free educational resources and information to celebrate and explore our Western martial heritage, we pursue armed and unarmed knightly combat methods, swordplay, rapier fencing, and other weaponry. Raising the legitimacy and credibility of historical European martial arts practice while promoting its serious investigation, we feature volumes of study materials to improve knowledge among those sharing the same motives, goals, and values. ARMA is the cutting edge in the study and legitimate practice of authentic Renaissance martial arts. We also provide professional accreditation in a leading historical fencing curriculum aimed at reviving and restoring this intangible cultural heritage.




The ARMA: real world skills
from real world history
Join the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts


If you would like to support ARMA research, activities, and outreach, please use the button below to donate:
 


OUR MEMBERS' BOOKS ON SWORDSMANSHIP & HISTORICAL FENCING

THE MARTIAL ARTS OF RENAISSANCE EUROPE / MASTERS OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MARTIAL ARTS MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE DAGGER COMBAT / POLEARMS OF PAULUS HECTOR MAIR / THE CODEX WALLERSTEIN / SIGMUND RINGECK'S KNIGHTLY ART OF THE LONGSWORD / SIGMUND RINGECK'S KNIGHTLY ART OF COMBAT / MEDIEVAL SWORDSMANSHIP / RENAISSANCE SWORDSMANSHIP

 
 

Note: The word "ARMA" and its associated arms emblem is a federally registered trademark under U.S. Reg. No. 3831037. In addition, the content on this website is federally registered with the United States Copyright Office, © 2001-2022. All rights are reserved. No use of the ARMA name and emblem, or website content, is permitted without authorization. Reproduction of material from this site without written permission of The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts and its respective authors is strictly prohibited. Additional material may also appear from "HACA" The Historical Armed Combat Association copyright © 1999-2001 by John Clements. All rights are reserved to that material as well.

 

ARMAjohn@gmail.com