There's a great article on USA Today about the current revival of European martial arts from the middle ages and renaissance. A few snippets below. Click the title for the whole article.

Martial arts take a Western turn
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today
"Cool. Knights!" exclaims a little boy, part of a YMCA preschool class next door, as children pressed ( Read more... )

Hail all!
I'm new to this community, but am very impressed with it. 
My weapon of choice is the hand and a half sword.
I've been sword fighting for almost four years, though living in the city now I can't do it nearly as much as I would like to.

To put it simply: I love swords. There is just something about them that draws me to them. There is a peace ( Read more... )

Some excellent demonstrations of historical longsword techniques.

(x-posted to fantasy_studies)

Does anyone know what the kind of sword used by the Magi in The Mummy Returns is called? It's some kind of recurved scimitar.

EDIT: I think I figured it out. It's a Turkish yatagan.


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ok so I havent posted in this ever ..I think.. So heres some info ( Read more... )

I sought after a sword community, and I found a sword community ( Read more... )

Beautiful 3D rendered katana on DeviantArt:

http://www.deviantart.com/view/25249489/

Hello all. Just a new person here. I learned how to fight with a sword as an extention of matial arts. Now that I no longer study at a dojo, it's mostly me and my friends using wooden swords (not padded) for fun and stress relief.

I'd love to get into re-enactment, but I just don't have the time right now.

That's all for now.

Peace.

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