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Bill Henderson wrote:My wife and I are interested in training and were wondering if there was a group in the San Antonio area. I saw that we have one in Austin, but I wouldn't mind saving us the hour drive if I could.

Thanks

It's not unusual to drive two hours to train.

John, Long time no hear. What's up pal?

Another valuable contribution to HEMA first adopted and then institutionalized by ARMA. Congratulations. This sounds like something that has potentional to become a foundational standard for HEMA. I can't wait to read JC's paper.

Everyone and I mean everyone should contribute to this raffle. $25.00 for a chance to win an Albion is an unbelievable opportunity to own a sword that most folks can never afford. At $450 in total contributions, that's a 1 in 18 chance of winning. Those are excellent odds. Even better odds if you bu...

In addition to what Stewart said you can get into battlefield archeology and find out how they died; what wounds they received and extrapolate that back to construct a realistic fight scene. I doubt you will get much sympathy on this forum however since it is dedicated strictly to learning and apply...

I remember reading an account a few years ago from a man who served as a Cossack guard to Czar Nicolas II. He described part of his training to be a Cossack where he was given the choice of being cut with a sword or having one of his bones broken. The reason for this he said was to condition young C...

Anyone played around with this bad boy yet? http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/maestro/sword-practice-epeedeguerre.htm If so, how is it? How differently does it handle from the other Maestro line swords? Acording to Albion's site the Epee de Guerre is only 2.5 ounces heavier than the Liecht...

I leather wrap the handles for both my wooden waster and my steel blunt. It keeps them from slipping as much when I'm doing handwork and/or as I get tired. The best way to to this is to wet the leather then wrap it very tightly stretching the leather around the handle as you wrap. Tie it off by slid...

As far as the best weapon for home defence (i.e. Gladius, Arming Sword, Cutlass, Baseball Bat, Shot Gun "The SEMI automactic variety"; pistola or an AR-15 ), the best home defense weapon is the one's that's nearby and handy when you need it!

I agree with Christine & Aaron. The forced home invasions down here in Florida have been particularly violent and bloody with the criminals either out of their minds on drugs or gangs who kill without a second thought. I say resist and resist violently.

Absent of a Gladius, the Albion Sovereign would be a logical choice for close quarters. It only has a 27.75 inch blade that starts out 3 inches wide (strong cutting) at the guard and tapers to a severe point (good for thrusting). Even though you lose maneuverability versus the Albion Gladius (The So...

Personally I'd like a pair of some of really cool lederhosen

"Teaching long routines doesn't emphasize the principles that we think the ancient European masters emphasized. That's the basic point. " I agree with your statement especially in battle. Death came quickly to the ancient Europeans. No time for peacock displays. One technique was all you n...

I am new to WMA too and as I understand it ARMA does not ecourage so called Kata's or a series of movements practiced repetively . Correct me if I'm wrong guys. Practicing WMA techniques randomly helps prevent predictibility in sparring versus using a repetitive series of movements in the same order...

BTW we will be doing a Orlando ARMA event in the next month or two
you might want to private message me your email if you might want to attend.[/quote]

Mike,

Thanks for the invite. I am already practicing with two ARMA members and have sent in my application to join ARMA.