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Back to schedule again as the new server seems to be working alright now, after some fixes. Here is the third article in the short series on HEMA and pedagogics. Hope you like it!

http://www.hroarr.com/hema-pedagogics-part-3-how-to-create-a-good-learning-environment/

Finally, after a lot of hard work we have now announced the awardees of the HEMA Scholar Awards 2014. This award is given to researchers, transcribers, translators, interpreters and instructors for work published in English in the preceding year and includes the categories [i:f36c42c63d]Lifetime Ach...

I am releasing this article a bit early as it is relevant to the longsword workshop I am holding together with Robert Molin at Swordfish this weekend. The topic this time is "Shifting grips" and it actually finally includes a video. http://www.hroarr.com/the-onion-basics-of-european-longsw...

With apologies for the delay in posting last week's article, here is a new article in the Onion series on basic German longsword. This time the topic is "stances". I hope you like it! Halfway through this series now and very close to actually shooting some videos, starting with the next ar...

Recently I embarked on a review/article series on knives and I just wanted to share links to two of the latest:

http://www.hroarr.com/review-ontario-knives-chimera/

http://www.hroarr.com/review-tinea-kombat-knife/

After a bit of a break from the Onion series of articles I am now bringing it back by releasing a new article on the topic of "deception". Also, due to some comments about waiting for the actual exercises connected to the article series and since the topic have expanded quite a bit, I deci...

This was never meant to be an article and just started as a short response to a sports fencer who is looking into the history of the foil. I copied my response and added some images and a bit more text, but it isn't as strict as I normally try to keep my articles. So take it for what it is. Should i...

As promised, here is now the review of the modern KA-BAR. Hope you like it.

http://www.hroarr.com/review-ka-bar-d2-extreme-fightingutility-knife/

Just posted a new somewhat different article with a more modern topic, entitled:"The KA-BAR and the Fairbairn-Sykes, two fighting children of different philosophies"

http://www.hroarr.com/the-ka-bar-and-the-fairbairn-sykes-two-fighting-children-of-different-philosophies/

Thanks Corey! Please help spread this so we can make a difference! I think it is a great way to help people in desperate need while celebrating the chivalric ideals of both the knights/nobles and the burgher fencing guilds, which both emphasized helping the weak and poor, and in particular widows an...

This time I ask you to really take your time and consider this new project. Also, I would like to ask all of your assistance in spreading this to your club, your organization and fighting friends: It never ceases to amaze me what incredible people that make up the Historical Fencing community. Your ...

Been a while and it is a little late, but here is the new Onion-article, number 7, on the topic of tactics and strategy. This is a topic little discussed in older treatises but which Meyer advises frequently on in his treatises. Hope you find it interesting: http://www.hroarr.com/the-onion-vor-nach-...

I just want to thank everyone for an amazing year, both for me as a person for being given the chance to travel the world to teach and meet some incredible people, but also for the quite stunning development the HROARR site has had over the last few years with the help of all the authors and readers...

Finally we have a decision on the awardees of the HEMA Scholar Awards 2013. After careful consideration of all nominations sent in by the HEMA community five excellent researchers and instructors have been selected. Who they are? Well find out by reading about them here http://www.hroarr.com/hema-s...

Finally we have a decision on the awardees of the HEMA Scholar Awards 2013. After careful consideration of all nominations sent in by the HEMA community five excellent researchers and instructors have been selected. Who they are? Well find out by reading about them here http://www.hroarr.com/hema-sc...