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This is just a quick post to say it was nice to see so many Arma people at the R L Scott Conference that recently finished in Glasgow. I finally got to meet both the Director and his deputy (along with a great many other notables associated with historical fighting) and personally I had a great and ...

Thank you for the information gentlemen, plenty to think about there. I am already reasonably familiar with the differences between the earlier German sources (1.33 and co.) vrs. the later Bolognese ones. Roland Warzecha has kindly pointed out to me the practicality of standing upright and leaning f...

I have just re-read Terry Brown's "English Martial Arts" for the 1st time in several years and I know that he posts here from time to time. He includes a section on standard cross hilted sword (broadsword) and buckler and I was wondering what English sources there are for this weapon. It i...

Dakota, I've just realised that you are 14, so an Albion Meyer is probably a little unwieldy for you. If the Hanwei Tinker Pierce's have improved noticably over the past year or so (as Andrew Ulrich has suggested), then they may very well be the one to get.

Tim

This is a question specifically aimed at the more established Arma members on this forum. Do I understand correctly that the Arma is now focused on those martial arts for which a European manual exists? Specifically, the weapons (and unarmed skills) from 1.33 onwards into the rapier manuals of 17th ...

Dakota, If I may venture slightly off topic here, I have found that the Hanwei Tinker swords handle beautifully, but break rather quickly during earnest sparring. The hilt tends to rattle loose and great gouges come out of the blade with far too much ease. They are also unsafe in the thrust as the t...

Thank you Randall and Matt. Let me assure you I have been reading the articles section for years and will continue to do so for a long time to come .

Tim

This is just a brief post to introduce myself to the ARMA forum. I am English and currently live in Scotland. I have been involved with the European Hema (or RMA / WMA, etc) scene since 2006 and have recently discovered that the ARMA has a public forum. I have long been an admirer of the ARMA though...