The HEMA-Cast

Jason L Cook – Jason is the instructor for The Exiles New Englad. You can find more information about the Exiles at https://the-exiles.com/, They also have a youtube channel THE EXILES found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQzbN04ZUlk13rX1SasGk-w/feed Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Jess Finley – You can find more information about Jess Finley on her instructor page https://www.facebook.com/JessFinleySwords/. The Ritterkunst Turnhalle can be found at http://www.ritterkunst.com/ . You can contact Jess about an intensive through her Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/jessfinley Kimberleigh Roseblade – Kimmie's instructor page can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheRoseblade/ . And the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA) can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AEMMA.1998/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Justin Mingo – Has been studying HEMA for ~4 years now and is a part of NYHFA and L'Arte NYC. You can find more information about NYHFA http://www.newyorklongsword.com/. You can find more information about L'Arte NYC at http://ladfencing.com/ or on their facebook page http://facebook.com/LarteNYC McKenzie Ewing – Has been a part of HEMA for ~8 years as part of the Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy. You can find more information about the Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy at http://www.fencingatl.com/  And if you get the chance, you should definitely search youtube for some of his tournament videos.   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Adam Franti – is the instructor for the Lansing Longsword Guild from Lansing Michigan. You can find more information about LLG at their Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lansinglongsword/ ; Their Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0CcJsagigMeZTrhM_b-xw/ ; Or via e-mail at lansinglongsword@gmail.com If you'd like to give a listen to the HEMA Roundtables, you can find them at https://hemaroundtables.libsyn.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Short show notes for this episode. I got to interview Youval and Maarten about the ProGauntlet. The ProGauntlet is available for PreSale now. Youval Kupiers And Maarten Kamphuis – the makers of the ProGauntlet. You can find more information and order a presale of the ProGauntlet on their website https://progauntlet.shop/. For our American listeners, Presale is available through PurpleHeart Armory. https://www.woodenswords.com/ProGauntlet_p/glove.pro.htm You can see their promo clip on Youtube here. https://youtu.be/7qDp0jbNKb8 Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Charles Lin – Charles is an instructor with Capital Kunst des Fechtens, https://www.capitalkdf.org. At Longpoint 2019 he taught two classes on Urban Violence in Medieval Germany. http://www.fightlongpoint.com/news/2019/3/18/charles-lin-on-urban-violence-in-medieval-germany Charles also writes a Blog, Practice and Art. And hosts a HEMA Roundtables Podcast. Blog – http://practiceandart.wordpress.com HEMA Roundtables - http://hemaroundtables.libsyn.com/ Knights vs Peasants – Longpoint 2019 - https://youtu.be/OQxcAO28BJg Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Robert Charrette is awesome. Find more information about him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SchermitoreCharrette/ . Or find more information on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_N._Charrette . You can find more information about the Chivalric Fighting Arts Symposium 2019 at https://companionsofthesevenswords.regfox.com/chivalric-fighting-arts-symposium-ii Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Cheating with my show notes today, just copying the relevant parts of the script for you. ;-) Better show notes next time.   Julie Olsen is an instructor with Athena School of Arms. You can find more information about Athena at their website, http://athenaschoolofarms.org/. Athena, as well as Forte, and Boston Armizare put on Iron Gate Exhibition. Registration for IGX 2019 is already open on their website http://www.irongateexhibition.com/. The New England Sword Gathering has a set of events that they are putting on including Brass Frog Assault of Arms this weekend, June 28th through 30th in East Haddam, Ct. The Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research, WSTR is hosting it. https://sites.google.com/view/brassfrog/ Jeff Lord is an instructor and founding member of ARMS, the Association for Renaissance and Medieval Swordsmanship. You can find more information at https://www.umass.edu/renaissance/about-4.   July 19th through 21st I'll be hosting the Flower of Battle with LAD Historical Fencing in Reading Pennsylvania. I don't normally toot my own horn, but I hope you'll forgive me for being excited to host a 3 day event that in addition to a Longsword Tournament, will have a Cutting Tournament, A Techniques Tournament, Singlestick, Dagger, Messer, Grab-Bag Mixed Weapons, and Grappling tournaments, as well as a host of classes with instructors such as Chuck Gross with HEMAStrong, Julie Olson, Connor Kemp-Cowell, Patrick Bratton, Charles Lin, James Reed, and others! We're pulling a lot of talent in the Mid-Atlantic region together to put on something special. https://www.facebook.com/events/172002340349274/

Connor Kemp-Cowell is the lead instructor for the Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild. You can find more information about the Philly Common Fencers on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/phillycommonfencersguild/ Steve Massaroni is a coach for Boston Armizare. He also had a role helping to run the tournaments at IGX 2018. You can find more information about Boston Armizare on their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/BostonArmizare/ Boston Armizare also puts on Boar's Tooth, a New England Sword Gathering Event in July. You can find more information about their event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/285138895717530/ And of course you can find more information about IGX at http://www.irongateexhibition.com   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Brief show notes for today's episode just to get the episode out. Ryan Zukowski is a member of the Long Island Historical Fencing Society. You can find more information about the LIHFS at http://www.longislandlongsword.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LIHFS/ Tea Kew is a member of Cambridge HEMA in the UK. https://www.academyofhistoricalarts.co.uk/groups/cambridge-hema/ or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeHEMA/   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

Experience is all around us and is what makes the community get better and better as the years go on. Today's episode has the voice of two experienced members of the community. Arto Fama is an instructor with Zwaard & Steen. You can find more information about Zwaard & Steen at https://www.zwaard-steen.org/. Arto has also been named to the Nordic Delegation for the 2nd European Games in Minsk 2019. More information about HEMA at Minsk can be found at https://www.hema-minsk2019.org/. Jake Priddy is the founder of Fenris Kunst des Fechtens in Martinsburg, West Virginia. More information can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fenriskdf/.   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

All about armor in today's episode. I finally got a chance to interview Bill Frisbee after a couple of years of trying and just missing each other. Bill Frisbee is runs New Hampshire KDF and Fechtschule Frisbee. You can find more information about both of them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewHampshireKDF/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/2269664679711738/ respectively. Fechtschule Frisbee is celebrating their 5th anniversary August 15th through 18th. Bill also attends Longpoint and IGX every year. More information about Longpoint can be found at http://www.fightlongpoint.com/. Longpoint 2019 will be March 28th through 31st in Ellicott City, Maryland. More information about IGX can be found at http://www.irongateexhibition.com/. IGX 2019 will be September 27th through 29th in Danvers, Massachusetts.   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

We're featuring interviews from Swordsquatch 2018 from both ends of the experience spectrum. Cody Schuler is a newer fencer, and Sven Lugar has decades of experience. Erik Von Essen is an instructor and founding member of SwordSquatch. You can find more information about the Lonin League at https://lonin.org/.   SwordSquatch is a yearly event put on by Lonin League in Seattle Washington. You can find more information about Swordsquatch at http://www.swordsquatch.org/ Early Bird Registration is open, and workshop submissions have been extended to March 31st. You can submit a workshop at http://www.swordsquatch.org/workshop-proposals   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

We're featuring interviews from Swordsquatch 2018 from both ends of the experience spectrum. Cody Schuler is a newer fencer, and Sven Lugar has decades of experience. Cody Schuler is a member of Kulshan HEAM. You can find Kulshan HEMA online at https://www.kulshanhema.com/. You can keep up with Cody on his instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pgoodstuff/   Sven Lugar is a sword jock in the pacific northwest and regular volunteer for SwordSquatch. He has 60 years of experience between the Ravens, Military service, the SCA, and HEMA. When he gets back to training, he will be will Lonin League. You can find more information about the Lonin League at https://lonin.org/.   SwordSquatch is a yearly event put on by Lonin League in Seattle Washington. You can find more information about Swordsquatch at swordsquatch.org including tickets for swordsquatch 2019.   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

We're finishing up Study in Steel 2018 and a one off interview from Give a Girl a Sword, hosted by Men at Arms Martial Arts. Broderick Stocks is a member of Warriors of Ash. You can find Warriors of Ash online at WarriorsofAsh.com. Broderick is still studying and practicing HEMA, and podiumed for the first time at Queen's Gambit with 3rd place in side sword cutting.   James Reed is the founder and Lead Instructor of Men at Arms Martial Arts in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. You can find more information about Men at Arms on Facebook, or on their website PASwordCombat.com. Men at Arms is hosting their second annual tournament event “Clash of Claymores” in April. There they are having four tournaments and over a dozen workshops as part of the Longpoint Historical Fencing League. You can get tickets online at https://www.paswordcombat.com/event-info/clash-of-claymores-2019   Give a Girl a Sword is an initiative started by Esfinges to encourage events intended to make it easier and more welcoming for women to join and get involved in HEMA. You can find more information about Esfinges on facebook, or their website, esfinges.net. The Esfinges (The Sphinxes) was born out of a need to assist women wanting to begin study of these arts so they can start practicing Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) and to bring female practitioners HEMA together.   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast  

I'm done moving and back to putting together episodes from the back log of interviews. Today's interviews are from Study in Steel 2018. We have Daniel León and Rebecca Glass. Daniel León is the instructor for Scuola Gladiatori in Quito Ecuador. There he teaches Tang Soo Do as well as longsword and is a Schola St George Affiliate. You can get in touch with Daniel directly via Facebook at Daniel León, or by phone + 593 099 787 0877. You can find his club on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/scuolagladiatoriwarriorschool/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/artesmarciales_tangsoo_hema_ec/), Youtube, or online at https://scuolagladiatori.com/. And more information about Schola St George can be found at https://www.scholasaintgeorge.org/ Rebecca Glass is a longtime student of HEMA and will be joining L'Arte Della Bellica as we start a new club in New York City in the coming months. She is teaching a class at Black Wolf Historical Fencing called "From Worrier to Warrior" February 23rd. As part of the class, they will look at goal setting and coping strategies that can help you get through competition -- and help you in your daily life outside of HEMA. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/232956564315306/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Sorry for the abbreviated show notes. It's been a long day and I wanted to get this out to you. Matt Stinson from Bold City Longsword. More information about them at https://www.jacksonvillehema.com/ and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BoldCityLongsword Zachary Springer founder of HEMAPE and from Schola St George Savannah. HEMAPE can be found on facebook and at http://hemape.com/. And you can find Schola St George Savannah at http://ssgsavannah.com/   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

We are kicking off season 2 with an episode 0 introducing Connor Dillon who will be helping me to put together, edit down, and prepare new episodes. This is just a nice introductory episode to talk about what we are looking to do with the HEMA-Cast and where we are going to take season 2. We look forward to putting out another episode next week (with luck).   Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

*THIS IS NOT A HEMA-CAST EPISODE* This is a pilot episode for a potential new Podcast from Firefly Bookstore. Matthew Williams is co-owner of Firefly Bookstore in Kutztown Pennsylvania. He regularly puts on events in Kutztown with local authors, and is a close personal friend of mine. He and I have spoken about doing Community Radio many times in the past and he is at least a part of why I started the podcast in the first place. So while this is not a HEMA-Cast episode, I wanted to share it and get some feedback from my listeners, and give an opportunity for Matt to share this pilot episode with his listeners. Please give us some feed back and let us know what you'd like to hear from a Community Bookstore Podcast. You can contact me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or Matt at contactus@fireflybookstore.com You can find us both on Facebook. We want to hear some feedback and I hope that we can get some ideas and put together another great podcast for you to listen to.   The intro, Midtro, and Outro are off of the Kutztown Music Sampler by Keith Brintzenhoff. For more information visit www. Toadcreekmusic.com or e-mail Keith@hometownu.com

This is the End! This is the end of what I am arbitrarily calling Season 1 of the HEMACast. Season 2 will start up again on a biweekly schedule at the end of July or the Beginning of August. Now that that's out of the way, I can introduce our 2 interviews. At IGX 2016, I got to interview Charles Murdock and Will Del Solar. Charles Murdock is an instructor for the Grünberg Freifechter out of Green Mountain Vermont. More information about the Grünberg Freifechter can be found on their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/grunbergfreifechter/ They are part of the Meyer Freifechter Guild, more information about them can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/mffgusa//study-groups/region-i/gruenberg-freifechte Will Del Solar is an instructor for Boston Armizare, out of Boston Massachusetts. Will has a HEMA blog found here: https://nerd-plus-jock-equals-hema.tumblr.com/ And Boston Armizare has a youtube channel and a facebook page for more information about them found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqI86Igqd3xDahzLwL9rn1w/ and Here: https://www.facebook.com/BostonArmizare/   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you by Old Line Historical Swordsmanship. Old Line Historical Swordsmanship is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. They study all manner of European swords, Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Saber, Rapier, Dagger, Wrestling, and others.  If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

The Spirit of HEMA is all about the camaraderie between fighters, the growth in the community, and the go get it done attitude that makes HEMA special. Josh Furrate, Connor Richardson, and Ashanti Ziths exemplify this spirit, without even trying. It was a pleasure to share their stories. Josh Furrate is a member of Ordo Pricinctus out of Baton Rouge, LA. They host the Baton Rouge Open, a part of SHFL, the Southern Historical Fencing League. You can find more information about Ordo Procinctus at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrdoProcinctusHEMA/ And more information about the Baton Rouge Open 2018 at https://www.facebook.com/events/2025780501080851/ Connor Richardson is a member of MEMAG Crossing fight school, and has been practicing HEMA for almost a year and a half now. You can find more information about MEMAG at http://memag.net/ Ashanti Ziths is a member of the New York Historical Fencing Association (NYHFA), and is the creator of the Agoge bag from Prometheus Packs. The Agoge bag is specifically designed for HEMA practicioners. You can find more information about NYHFA at http://www.newyorklongsword.com/. And you can find the Agoge bag at https://www.prometheuspacks.com/   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you by Old Line Historical Swordsmanship. Old Line Historical Swordsmanship is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. They study all manner of European swords, Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Saber, Rapier, Dagger, Wrestling, and others.  If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Wrestling and Grappling, or as it can be called in a historical context Ringen (German sources) or Abrazare (Italian Sources), are an integral part of Historical combat. And there are many great books and articles that you can find to support this idea. So in that spirit, we spoke with Tim Hall of CKDF and Douglas Perritt of VAF all about Ringen. Tim Hall is with CKDF and a cofounder of the US Historical Ringen Association. Tim is also a certified personal fitness trainer. Tim is a great Ringen teacher, and competitor. You can find information about CKDF at https://www.capitalkdf.org/. And you can find more information about the US HRA at https://usringen.org/ or on their Facebook Page Douglas Perritt is with the Virginia Academy of Fencing, and organizer of the Midatlantic Ringen Symposium (MARS) and the Atlantic Ringen Exposition and Symposium (ARES). You can find more information about VAF at http://www.vafinc.com/ You can find last years events on Facebook MARS 2017 and ARES 2017, and I'm sure this years events will be announced soon.   To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening.   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you by Old Line Historical Swordsmanship. Old Line Historical Swordsmanship is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. They study all manner of European swords, Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Saber, Rapier, Dagger, Wrestling, and others.  If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Excuses, excuses, excuses. The podcast is not abandoned, I've just been busy. More episodes are coming, don't worry!

I have made many friends in HEMA, but today's episode features 3 friends that I made fairly early on in my HEMA Career. John Morahn, Greg Fasolino, and Nick Murro are three people that I respect and admire, and because of that, I wanted to interview them and share their stories with the rest of the HEMA community. John Morahn is an instructor with Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research (WSTR) out of Willimantic, CT. At IGX 2016 and 2017 he taught Mair's Scythe, a non traditional Western Martial Arts weapon. You can find more information about WSTR at https://sites.google.com/site/wstrinfo/. You can find John Morahn on Facebook and Twitter. Greg Fasolino is a member of the Long Island Historical Fencing Society on Long Island New York. He was among the first tournament fights I ever had at IGX 2015. I got to interview him about being a Wisdom League fighter at IGX 2016. You can find more information about Long Island Historical Fencing at http://www.longislandlongsword.com. Where they also have information about Long Island Point, part of the LHFL. Nick Murro is the instructor for MEMAG Crossing Fight School. Nick reached out to my club shortly after we were established and has always helped us to be as technical and good sword fighters as we could be. He was my paired technique partner at Longpoint 2017, and we got to sit down and talk about what it's like to be instructors for HEMA. You can find more information about MEMAG Crossing Fight School at http://www.memag.net/crossingfight.html   To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening.   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Old Line Historical Swordsmanship. Old Line Historical Swordsmanship is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. They study all manner of European swords, Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Saber, Rapier, Dagger, Wrestling, and others.  If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Jayson Barrons is the president of the HEMA Alliance. The HEMA Alliance (HEMAA) is a service organization for the Historical European Martial Arts community. It is incorporated as an educational non-profit in order to provide a wide range of services from a stable core whose educational mission is legally bound by open bylaws and democracy. Jayson talked about some of the goals and the projects that the HEMAA is working on and how members can get involved. You can find out more about the HEMAA at http://www.hemaalliance.com/ Jake Norwood is a founder of CKDF and Longpoint. He occasionally runs a combat stress class at various events he attends. This class is designed to help fighters get more comfortable in a stressful situation, like competition, or a fight. We got a chance to talk about what you can do on your own, or in your own group, to get used to fighting at high intensity. Capital Kunst des Fechtens can be found at http://www.capitalkdf.org/ More information about Longpoint, including the Longpoint Historical Fencing League, and Longpoint South, can be found at http://www.fightlongpoint.com/   To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening.   The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

From Memorial Day weekend until June 27th, Broken Plow Pittsburg Sword Fighters hosted Peter Als Nerving and Fanni Baranyi and their Historical Equestrian Martial Sports Seminar at Double M Gaited Horses in Renfrew, PA. Each weekend they taught swordfighters how to ride and the basics of mounted combat. I got a chance to attend the first seminar and to chat with Peter and Josh about HEMS and the Seminars. You can find more information about HEMS in the Historical Equestrian Martial Sports Facebook group found here. Double M Gaited Horses can be found on Facebook as well at https://www.facebook.com/Double-M-Gaited-Horses-471572742883919. Josh Parise and Broken Plow - Pittsburgh Swordfighters can be found online at http://www.pittsburghswordfighters.com/ As mentioned in the podcast, Dom Duarte's book can be found on Amazon The Art of Riding on Every Saddle To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County. You can find them online at http://Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Upcoming Events the HEMA-Cast will be attending Longpoint 2017 - http://www.fightlongpoint.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Cédric Hauteville sat down with me at IGX 2016 to discuss his Youtube Documentary - Back to the Source. We got a chance to talk about some motivations for putting together the documentary and some difficulties with putting it all together. Cédric is a member of the English Martial Arts Academy which can be found online at http://www.englishmartialarts.com/ You can get in touch with Cedric on Twitter https://twitter.com/Hauced and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cedric_hauteville/ Keith Cotter-Reilly and I got a chance to talk at the Mid-Atlantic Ringen Symposium this year about Ringen, Abrazare, and all things Grappling. He is the head instructor for the Atlanta Freifechter group. They primarily study the works of Joachim Meyer, as well as Fabian Von Auerswald for ringen. He has also taught workshops at several of the HEMA events in the USA. The Atlanta Freifechters can be found online at http://www.fencingatl.com/. He is also the US supplier for SPES. SPES USA can be found online at http://histfenc.us/ To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County. You can find them online at http://Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Upcoming Events the HEMA-Cast will be attending Broken Plow Presents Peter Als Nerving's Historical European Martial Sports Seminar (HEMS) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broken-plow-weekend-equestrian-seminars-tickets-33800884355 The New York Historical Fencing Association's Fechtschule New York - https://www.facebook.com/events/123838278149907/ And Longpoint 2017 - http://www.fightlongpoint.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

International competitors Anton Kohutovič, Martin Tibenský, Sergey Kultaev, and Alexander Stankiewics attended IGX 2016 to compete and demonstrate their fencing skill and training, taking the top 3 spots in the IGX open Longsword competition. Anton Kohutovič and Martin Tibenský are from The Fencing Guild of Trnava in Slovakia. The fencing guild of Trnava can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TrnavskySermiarskyCech/ The Freifectergilde can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/FFGilde and online at http://ffgspb.ru/ The Freifectergilde's event Fecht Terra 2017 will take place October 7th through 9th. More information about that can be found on their facebook page. And the Freifectergilde is part of NFHEMA which can be found at ruhema.ru. To add some more community involvement, I'd like to have our listeners record themselves reading the opening and/or closing script to be included in the episode. If you'd like send me a recording of either the opening or closing script, e-mail me at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com with an audio file. The script for the opening and closing of the episode are found below: Opening: Hello, You're listening to the HEMA-Cast. A HEMA Focused Podcast. Where we interview members of the HEMA community, have roundtable discussions about topics important to HEMA, and discuss upcoming events with event organizers. I am [your name] and here is your host Patrick McCaffrey. Closing: You can find The HEMA-Cast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music at the HEMA-Cast. If you like what we do, and want to make it easier for people to find us, please rate us, write a review, and share it with your friends. If there's something we could be doing better, or you want to recommend a topic or a person to talk with, e-mail us at HEMAPodcast@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Twitter. In the meantime, this is [your name] and I hope you are granted Prudence, Celerity, Audacity, and Fortitude in all that you do. Thanks for listening. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County. You can find them online at http://Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast and hear sneak previews of interviews before they are put together in episodes. Upcoming Events the HEMA-Cast will be attending Broken Plow Presents Peter Als Nerving's Historical European Martial Sports Seminar (HEMS) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broken-plow-weekend-equestrian-seminars-tickets-33800884355 The New York Historical Fencing Association's Fechtschule New York - https://www.facebook.com/events/123838278149907/ And Longpoint 2017 - http://www.fightlongpoint.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

We wrap up the last of the Longpoint 2016 interviews with the first of the IGX 2016 interviews, and a special interview from MARS this past weekend. Steven Hirsh is the founder and fitness coach of Athena School of Arms from Boston Massachusetts. He was the last of our Longpoint 2016 interviews and we talked about goals in training and running a HEMA school or club. You can find more information about Athena School of Arms on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/athenaschoolofarms. Jeff Tsay is the organizer of IGX, as well as an instructor for Forte Swordplay from Boston Massachusetts. We got a chance to discuss the competition and intention behind IGX 2016. Which competitions were chosen and why. It is a great look at the process of putting together an event. You can find more information about Forte Swordplay on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/forteswordplay. And you can find more information about IGX at http://www.irongateexhibition.com/. IGX 2017 will be held September 29th through October 1st in Danvers MA. Chuck Gross is from Broken Plow in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and author of #HEMAStrong. Chuck and I sat down and talked at the end of the Mid-Atlantic Ringen Symposium in Virginia to talk about his journey to becoming #HEMAStrong. You can find more information about #HEMAStrong on facebook and at http://www.hemastrong.com/ The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. Kunst des Fechtens, the Art of Fighting, consists of longsword, dagger, and wrestling. You can find them online at http://Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Longpoint 2016 interviews are almost wrapped up with Logan Black and Ben Jarashow. Logan Black is the blacksmith for Black Horse Blades out of Wisconsin. His work horse feder is making waves in the HEMA community since it came out, and we got to talk about steel and swords. You can find Black Horse Blades online at http://www.blackhorseblades.com/, and you can contact them via e-mail at blackhorseblades@gmail.com Ben Jarashow is an instructor for Maryland KDF and a part of the organizational team for Longpoint. We got to talk about a lot of what goes into making Longpoint the amazing experience that it is, as well as some suggestions for running your own event. Maryland KDF can be found online at http://Marylandkdf.com. And more information for Longpoint can be found at http://www.fightlongpoint.com/. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. Kunst des Fechtens, the Art of Fighting, consists of longsword, dagger, and wrestling. You can find them online at http://Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Marshall Strong and Zachary Springer from Schola St. George Savannah, join Matt Stinson at the 3rd Team Georgia regional meeting. They talk about the judging culture and training of judges in Georgia. As well as their introductory curriculum in Savannah. Matt Sennet of Maryland Kunst des Fechtens Harford County sat down with me at Longpoint last year to talk about blacksmithing, and taking care of gear in HEMA.  Marshall Strong and Zachary Springer are members of Schola St George Savannah. Schola St George Savannah can be found on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ssgsavannah/ Matt Sennet is an instructor for Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County. MKDF can be found online at Marylandkdf.com. Matt Stinson is the instructor for Bold City Longsword in Jacksonville Florida, and guest host for the HEMA-Cast. You can find Bold City Longsword on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BoldCityLongsword/, and online at https://www.jacksonvillehema.com/. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. Kunst des Fechtens, the Art of Fighting, consists of longsword, dagger, and wrestling. You can find them online at Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Aaron Pynenberg, Travis Mayott, and Stephen Cheney sat down with me at Longpoint to talk about What HEMA is to each of us. From that vague question we had a fantastic discussion about where HEMA has been, where it's going, what makes up HEMA to each of us. If we had the time, we could have continued to discuss HEMA for much longer, but I hope that after listening to this round-table discussion you are inspired to answer the question of "What is HEMA?" for yourself. And hopefully you will find yourself with a more descriptive answer than just "Historical European Martial Arts" Aaron Pynenberg is the founder and Provost instructor for The Wisconson Historical Fencing Association in Appleton, as well as the Historical Fencing Affiliates. You can visit the Wisconson Historical Fencing Asscociation website at Wi-HFA.org. And the Historical Fencing Affiliates at the-HFA.com Travis Mayott is the Head Instructor for Maryland Kunst des Fechtens at the Columbia Maryland Location. You can visit the MKDF website at MarylandKDF.com Stephen Cheney is the instructor for MEMAG Bucks County Sword School in Richboro Pennsylvania. You can visit the Medieval European Martial Arts Guild website at MEMAG.net The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. Kunst des Fechtens, the Art of Fighting, consists of longsword, dagger, and wrestling. You can find them online at Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Zachary Springer and Michael Chidester are our guests today. Zachary Springer is an undergraduate researcher who brought a team with him to Longpoint 2016 to do a sports science research project collecting heart rate and accelorimetry data. Armstrong State University can be found at https://www.armstrong.edu/ Michael Chidester is the Editor-in-chief and Director of the Wiktenauer. He shared some of the history and purpose of the Wiktenauer in our interview. The Wiktenauer can be found at http://wiktenauer.com/ The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ The HEMA-Cast is also brought to you by Maryland Kunst des Fechtens - Harford County is a martial arts club dedicated to studying the arts of medieval Germany. Kunst des Fechtens, the Art of Fighting, consists of longsword, dagger, and wrestling. You can find them online at Marylandkdf.com. If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Peter Bruseau and James Auger are our guests today. Peter Bruseau is with the Virginia Academy of Fencing and spoke with us about his experiences with tournament fighting and what he hopes to get out of competition. You can find more information about the Virginia Academy of Fencing at http://www.vafinc.com/ James auger is from Elizabeth City North Carolina and is an independent scholar of the Longsword. He studies a combination of styles pulling from what works the best for him in his experience. We spoke about what it's like to study on your own and the difficulties in finding spaces to practice the art. Some resources mentioned at the end of the podcast include: http://wiktenauer.com/ || http://hroarr.com/ ||http://www.hemaalliance.com/ || http://www.armizare.org/ The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

Today's episode is going back to meeting more members of the HEMA Community. The past couple of episodes have been more technical in nature, and we're going back towards hearing the community's story with this episode. Our first interview was recorded at Fechtschule New York with Jonathan "Jazzy" Bucci of Broken Plow Western Martial Arts in Pittsburgh, PA. Jazzy is a partner in Broken Plow, and was just elected to the HEMA alliance governing council as of August 2016. This meeting was recorded before his nomination. For more information about Broken Plow, visit http://pittsburghswordfighters.com/. For tournament Management Inquiries E-mail events.brokenplow@gmail.com and for HEMA Alliance related correspondence, email Jazzy@hemaalliance.com Our second interview was performed by Nina Cafaro at Longpoint this year. Nina interviewed Gretchen Settle of Maryland Kunst Des Fechtens. Longpoint 2016 was Gretchen's first tournament she participated in. You can find more information about MKDF at http://marylandkdf.com/ The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

In this week's episode, we have an interview with Karl Bolle of Capital Kunst Des Fechtens (CKDF). Karl is an instructor at CKDF and is the Longpoint, DC HEMA Open, and Combat Con 2016 champion in advanced target cutting, and has earned multiple medals in cutting and single-handed weapon competitions. Karl shared his cutting experience and expertise with us at Longpoint 2016. For more information about Capital Kunst Des Fechtens, visit http://www.capitalkdf.org/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ | On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast | Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast | Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

We're Back! In today's episode we have two interviews from Matthew Stinson and one episode from Patrick McCaffrey. Jeff Wilson is a Free-Scholar and President of Steel Ring Academy, a member of the Historical Fencing Affiliates. Jeff has been involved and interested in reinacting for decades and recently found his way into the HEMA world. He has combat military experience and has been instrumental in building and developing training materials for several employers to include Seminole County HR department. He loves working with his hands and creating things. Many of the weapons and various other creative implements that are a part of HEMA will ever be in good hands with him. You can find more information about Steel Ring Academy at http://www.steelringacademy.com/. And you can find more information about the HFA at http://the-hfa.com/ Craig Shukas is an instructor with Krieg School Tampa Bay. Krieg School has member schools in Denver and Tampa Bay. You can find more information about Krieg School at https://kriegschool.com/ Mike Edelson is the Director and Principle Instructor at the New York Historical Fencing Association. He is a lifelong student of martial arts with over 30 years of experience, 20 of them in various weapon arts. He has taught classes and given presentations at HEMA events worldwide, inlcuding Schwertcampf, Fechtschule America, Longpoint, Pacific Northwest HEMA Gathering, Boston Sword Gathering, Chivalric Weekend, Swordfest and others. The New York Historical Fencing Association can be found online at http://www.newyorklongsword.com/ The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/  On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast  Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

This episode is the first episode from Longpoint. Nina Cafaro is your host, and I was her first interview. So you get to know a little more about me and my own HEMA journey. Patrick McCaffrey studies Fiore with L'Arte Della Bellica in Kutztown, PA. He has been studying HEMA for just over a year, and regularly visits other schools and groups. At L'Arte Della Bellica he runs the Abrazare (grappling) and Daga (Dagger) classes on Sundays, providing a basis of understanding and conditioning for swordfighting. The HEMA-Cast is brought to you in part by Sword Carolina. Sword Carolina offers an online HEMA school, as well as The Academy for study group and club leaders. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/  On iTunes at The HEMA-Cast  Stitcher at The HEMA-Cast Google Play Podcasts at The HEMA-Cast

This is just a quick teaser episode until I get a full episode up this weekend. This will be up for a limited time just to whet your whistle while I work on the next episode.

For our last episode before Longpoint we are finishing up the series of interviews with Sword Carolina and including an interview with the founder of MEMAG. Matthew Stinson interviewed Ashley Polasek of Sword Carolina. Ashley is a Women's Longsword competitor and Gold medal winning student of Sword Carolina. She also has a podcast of her own called the Baker Street Babes, an all-female group of Sherlock Holmes fans dedicated to approaching the fandom from a female point of view, as well as engaging in fun, lively conversations about the canon, film and television adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's work, and associated topics. Her podcast is available on iTunes. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ Cory Winslow is the founder of the Medieval European Martial Arts Guild, or M.E.M.A.G. He is also a HEMA Alliance Certified Instructor and the Vice Director of the HEMAA Curriculum Council. He has been seriously researching and training in Historical European Martial Arts since 2003. In 2006 he founded the first MEMAG training school in Salisbury Maryland with his assistant instructor Joshua Reptsik and continued to teach regular classes at the Peninsula Fight School of MEMAG until early 2014, when he and his wife Betsy established the Blue Ridge Sword School in Luray, VA where they currently instruct regular classes. MEMAG can be found online at http://www.memag.net/ If you like what you hear, you can support the HEMA-Cast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/HEMACast Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

This week's episode is again with guest host Matthew Stinson. We're continuing the series of interviews from Sword Carolina. This time with Josh Lucas. Josh is Aaron's right hand man and also started up Sword Carolina with him. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

This week's episode is a special guest Host episode with Matthew Stinson of Steelwind Fencing Academy from Jacksonville, FL. Matthew recently interviewed Aaron Shober of Sword Carolina. He was kind enough to share the interview with me to get it out to the rest of the HEMA Community.  Aaron stumbled onto HEMA in 2010 and quickly became passionate about it.  He practiced largely on his own for the next year, through books, DVDs, online resources, and events, before starting his own group in a local park.  In September 2012, Aaron leased a Main Street space and opened up a dedicated HEMA school, one of only a few in the country.  He is blessed to be a professional HEMA instructor, teaching and training as his full-time career. Aaron has taught classes at events such as IGX, SoCal, and his own Study in Steel. He has won medals in Longsword, Dussack, and Dagger and has helped coach several students to win or place in tournaments.  Sword Carolina's YouTube channel is recognized as one of the best free resources to start to learn HEMA, and Sword Carolina Online is the first online school of HEMA available.  Through Sword Carolina and Sword Carolina Online, Aaron now has students around the world. Sword Carolina can be found online at http://swordcarolina.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

In this episode I interviewed Jake Norwood of CKDF about Longpoint. America's premier HEMA gathering. We spoke about what goes on at Longpoint, and why people should attend Longpoint. Jake Norwood is an internationally known competitor and instructor in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), with over 30 medals from national and international full-contact competitions in longsword, military saber, dussack, messer, and target cutting since 2010. A multi-tour combat veteran of the 101st Airborne, Jake combines the training regimen and psychological toughness of the modern warrior to the reconstruction and physical application of Europe's traditional fighting arts. As an instructor, Jake has presented his aggressive, dynamic approach to Kunst des Fechtens, or the Art of Fighting, at workshops and conferences across Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. He is the head instructor at Capital Kunst des Fechtens and founder of the xKDF Network. His students are among the top competitors in the U.S. HEMA tournament scene. Jake is a former board member and the former president of the HEMA Alliance, an educational not-for-profit organization established to provide independent HEMA clubs and schools worldwide with the resources of an international cooperative. Capital Kunst des Fechtens can be found at http://www.capitalkdf.org/ More information about Longpoint, including schedule, and registration can be found at http://www.fightlongpoint.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

In this episode I interviewed a couple of amazing ladies who are a part of the HEMA community. Christy Conley is a massage therapist and is working with HEMA fighters to reduce stress and injury by providing her services at HEMA events. Her website is http://www.unwindthehema.com/ And her business number is (607) 862-6863 or, if you're feeling like a cheesy comercial, (607)UNBOUND. Her facebook page is not yet live but should be up shortly. Nina Cafaro is a graphic designer and member of my home club of L'Arte Della Bellica, and helps me with a lot of design work and helps to keep me on task. If I uploaded this post correctly, the PDF of my home club's flyer was designed by Nina, and she is working on designing a HEMA-Cast logo for me. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

In this episode I interviewed a couple of the suppliers of HEMA gear. Destroyer Modz and Purpleheart Armoury are two makers and suppliers of HEMA gear and accessories in America. I was able to interview Josh Parise of Destroyer Modz and Natasha Darce of Purpleheart Armouy. Josh not only founded Destroyer Modz, but also established Broken Plow Western Martial Arts in Pittsburgh. He competed at Fechtschule New York and took third place in the Cutting Tournament and Second place in the Longsword Biathlon. Destroyer Modz can be found online at http://www.destroyermodz.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DestroyerModz/ Broken Plow Western Martial Arts can be found online at http://www.pittsburghswordfighters.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brokenplow/ Natasha Darce, along with her husband, Christian Darce, have run Purpleheart Armoury for 18 years. They host two events every year, the Purpleheart Open in the spring and a Singlestick Tournament in December. More information about both events can be found on their website, as well as contact information if you'd like them to come to your event. Purpleheart Armoury can be found online at http://www.woodenswords.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

Over the weekend of June 3rd through 5th I went up to Andes New York for Fechtschule New York, and the NYHF-Point Tournament. While I was there I got to interview TOBY Hall about the NYHF-Point Tournament. Toby designed and managed the tournament over the weekend and was kind enough to talk about the logistics and ideas behind the tournament. Toby is an instructor at the New York Historical Fencing Association. He placed 3rd in the open longsword tournament at Shortpoint and will be competing in the Longpoint Historical Fencing League finals at Longpoint next month. The NYHF-Point Tournament was the first tournament he's managed. The New York Historical Fencing Association can be found online at http://www.newyorklongsword.com/ Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Ca

Over the weekend of June 3rd through 5th I went up to Andes New York for Fechtschule New York, and the NYHF-Point Tournament. While I was there I got several great interviews in. Today's episode is a shorter episode of short interviews with Jacob Kelly of the Pennsylvania Klopffechters, and Joseph Michel and Christian O'Connell of Tristate Historical Fencing. This is a shorter episode just getting to know some of the other members of the HEMA Community. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

Today's episode isn't really an episode so much as an announcement that I will be taking a two week break. Our next episode will be posted June 2nd, and I'll let you know who I'll be interviewing as soon as I figure that out. In the meantime, here are a couple other podcasts related to HEMA that you should check out. And a link to the next event I'll be attending beneath that. Frank Docherty - English Martial Arts and Self Defense at http://maister1.buzzsprout.com/ and also on iTunes Description - (from the website) This series of Podcasts will explain in simple terms the English Martial Arts and the self defense that English Martial Arts training equips us with. These podcasts will include descriptions, and the use of various weapons and Bare Fist Fighting. The Principles of the art and the true fight will be explained as well. These podcasts will be once monthly, and there will be occasional podcasts on self defense. Swordguild Podcast - a discussion podcast hosted by Swordguild Portland https://soundcloud.com/swordguildpdx Description - (from Soundcloud) A Historical European Martial Arts group in Portland, Oregon which has plenty to say and plenty to drink. NSFW and not to be taken too seriously, experienced instructors, intermediate students, and beginners in both drinking and HEMA round-table whatever comes up. Fechtschule New York 2016 - June 3rd to June 5th http://www.newyorklongsword.com/fechtschule-new-york/ Information and rules can be found on their Facebook event page - Fechtschule New York 2016

On May 7th, there was supposed to be an event called Klopfterfecht. It was an event that wouldn't be about classes or tournaments, but instead about having fun. Ultimately, the event didn't happen, but not for lack of trying. In this interview, I visited John Rothe of the Pennsylvania Klopffechters. John organized the aforementioned event, as well was one of the founding members of the Klopffechters.  More information for the event referenced in this episode, Fechtschule New York, can be found on Facebook. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

On April 23rd and 24th I had the opportunity to go to Springeck, an event in Wanaque, NJ, hosted by the NJ Historical Fencing Association. I had a blast free-sparring, learning and even got the chance to interview several people over the weekend. In this episode, I interviewed Eric White from the New Jersey Historical Fencing Association, Ben Lehman and Chris Taylor both from the Wisconsin Historical Fencing association, and Jim Brooks from Broken Plow in Pittsburgh. Eric White is the Principle instructor at the New Jersey Historical Fencing Association. He organized Springeck and we have him to thank for putting it all together. He also received the distinction of being a Journeyman in the Historical Fencing Affiliates at Springeck this year. Ben Lehman is now a Senior Free Scholar at the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association having played his prize at Springeck.  Chris Taylor is also from the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association, and is the 2016 Springeck King, having won Balloon Wars. Jim Brooks is with Broken Plow Western Martial Arts. He helped to found Broken Plow a couple of years ago with Josh Parise. You can visit the NJ HFA website here, and the WHFA website here. The Historical Fencing Affiliate's Charter can be found here. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast or Stitcher, also at The HEMA-Cast

On April 23rd and 24th I had the opportunity to go to Springeck, an event in Wanaque, NJ, hosted by the NJ Historical Fencing Association. I had a blast free-sparring, learning and even got the chance to interview several people over the weekend. In today's episode, I interviewed Tom and Zack from the NJ Historical Fencing Association, Aaron Pynenberg from the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association in Appleton, and Jeremiah Backhaus from the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association in West Bend. Aaron Pynenberg is the founder of the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association, as well as the Historical Fencing affiliates. He has been involved in HEMA for about 15 years or so. At Springeck he taught a class "Finishing the Dagger fight" where he used modern self defense with historical technique to stabilize, control, and finish an opponent where the historical masters left off. Jeremiah Backhaus is a Provost in the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association. At Springeck this year he taught a class on Ringen called "Wrestling Away," where he introduced techniques and basics for those who feel "Ringen is not for me."  You can visit the NJ HFA website here, and the WHFA website here. The Historical Fencing Affiliate's Charter can be found here. Like us on facebook at HEMA-Cast or on twitter @HEMAcast E-mail us at HEMApodcast@gmail.com Listen to us on the web at http://hemacast.libsyn.com/ Or on iTunes at The HEMA-Cast