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My rant on "Martialness" in HEMA
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My rant on "Martialness" in HEMA

How "real fights" is an awful way to frame your fencing

Tuesday Morning Sword Rants is a series that gives me an opportunity to dig in to topics that I either started writing about and couldn’t get the words together, started and stopped on, or otherwise couldn’t put pen to paper for. Short in length, unedited, and accompanied with a nice cup of coffee, I hope that these little discussions can get our morning brains working and provoke some thoughts on each subject.

What does the word “martial” mean to you in HEMA? Does it have a positive or negative connotation? Have you ever bumped into any “well ACTUALLY” moments where “martialness” was called into question? Do you have strategies for dealing with “violence nerds” who show up to schools?

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