Hema Related Links and Training Material

Darwin Sword Academy Facebook page

The Australian Historical Fencing League

The Flower of Battle of Master Fiore Friulano de’i Liberi

Fiore's 12 postas

Postas or Guards are the positions you move from and to. They are foundational to Hema.

Glossary

Some useful terms for Fiore's system

The Knight/Hema shop

A website we often buy gear from

Superior Fencing

Affordable starter kits and jackets. Talk to other members about ordering. Generally custom fit plus a few cm is recommended.

Superior Fencing HEMA Impact Resistant Gloves

Medium+ duty sparring gloves that can be used for most sparring, except full speed steel longsword.

Red Dragon mask (1600N)

1600N fencing mask. A great first piece of gear.

Red Dragon mask (1600N)

Another place to buy the Red Dragon mask. Very fast shipping. 137 + 33 Euros shipping.

HF Armory FENCING GLOVES BLACK KNIGHT clamshel gloves

Clamshell style gloves with good protection. Lots of youtube channels have positively reviewd these.

Superior Fencing Clamshell Gloves (version 2)

Apparently based on the HF Armory gloves, these are a decent lobster style glove. 150 USD + shipping

Regenyei Feder

Darwin Sword Academy's preferred longsword feder

Spes Heady Gloves Full Thumb

An improved version of the Spes Heavy Lobster Gloves.

Spes Heavy Gloves

The most protective gloves that have proven to hold up over time with steel longsword (original £135.54 + £65.89 S/H). There is also a newer version for a bit more money, but better thumb protection.

Red Dragon light duty gloves

Good for most sparring except with steel longsword.