HEMA as a whole is about the revival of lost European martial arts. Unlike Asian martial arts schools, we do not have masters who have handed down the techniques over the centuries. Instead, we rely on training manuals dug up from from museums and private collections to try to recreate a long forgotten portion of history. At the highest level, HEMA is a combination of a history lesson and MMA with weapons.

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